Central Region Outdoor T&F Championships 2012

Richmond, VA
Hosted by Maggie Walker

Meet Information

2012 CENTRAL REGIONAL OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 23 & 24, 2012 - Sports Backers Stadium

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012

1:30 PM COACHES PICK PACKETS AT THE STADIUM

2:00 PM Certification of Girls Shot & Boys Discus & Boys Pole Vault Poles

3:00 PM Boys Discus Girls High Jump

Girls Shot Girls Long Jump (West Pit)

Boys Pole Vault Boys Long Jump (East Pit)

5:00 PM Girls 4 x 800 Meter Relay *

5:30 PM Boys 4 x 800 Meter Relay *

6:00 PM Girls 100 Meter High Hurdle Semifinals (33)

6:15 PM Boys 110 Meter High Hurdle Semifinals (39)

6:30 PM Girls 100 Meter Dash Semifinals

6:45 PM Boys 100 Meter Dash Semifinals

7:00 PM Girls 400 Meter Dash Semifinals

7:15 PM Boys 400 Meter Dash Semifinals

7:35 PM Girls 300 Meter Low Hurdle Semifinals

7:50 PM Boys 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdle Semifinals

8:10 PM Girls 200 Meter Dash Semifinals

8:25 PM Boys 200 Meter Dash Semifinals

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

2:00 PM Certification of Boys shot, Girls Discus & Girls Pole Vault Poles

3:00 PM Girls Pole Vault Girls Triple Jump (West Pit)

Boys Shot Put Boys Triple Jump (East Pit)

Girls Discus Boys High Jump

5:00 PM Girls 100 Meter High Hurdle Finals (33)

5:10 PM Boys 110 Meter High Hurdle Finals (39)

5:15 PM Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals

5:20 PM Boys 100 Meter Dash Finals

5:25 PM Girls 1600 Meter Run (unseeded section)

5:35 PM Girls 1600 Meter Run (seeded section)

5:45 PM Boys 1600 Meter Run (unseeded section)

5:55 PM Boys 1600 Meter Run (seeded section)

6:05 PM Girls 4 x 100 Meter Relay *

6:15 PM Boys 4 x 100 Meter Relay *

6:25 PM Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals

6:30 PM Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals

6:35 PM Girls 300 Meter Low Hurdle Finals (30)

6:40 PM Boys 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdle Finals (36)

6:45 PM Girls 800 Meter Run Finals *

6:55 PM Boys 800 Meter Run Finals *

7:05 PM Girls 200 Meter Run Finals

7:10 PM Boys 200 Meter Run Finals

7:15 PM Girls 3200 Meter Run (unseeded section)

7:30 PM Girls 3200 Meter Run (seeded section)

7:45 PM Boys 3200 Meter Run (unseeded section)

8:00 PM Boys 3200 Meter Run (seeded section)

8:15 PM Girls 4 x 400 Meter Relay *

8:30 PM Boys 4 x 400 Meter Relay *

* sections on time - fastest section last.


2012 Central Region Outdoor Track & Field Standards

Girls Shot Put - 33'07.25"
Boys Shot Put - 47'10.00"
Girls Long Jump - 16'09.00"
Boys Long Jump - 21'02.00"
Girls Triple Jump - 3503.00
Boys Triple Jump - 4301.00
Girls Discus - 97'10.00"
Boys Discus - 133'11.00"
Girls High Jump - 4'10.00"
Boys High Jump - 5'11.00"
Girls Pole Vault - 8'00.00"
Boys Pole Vault - 11'00.00
Girls 100m Hurdles - 16.66
Boys 110m Hurdles - 16.05
Girls 300m Hurdles - 48.92
Boys 300m Hurdles - 42.14
Girls 100m Dash - 13.09
Boys 100m Dash - 11.57
Girls 200m Dash - 26.80
Boys 200m Dash - 23.16
Girls 400m Dash - 1:00.98
Boys 400m Dash - 51.84
Girls 800m Run - 2:24.49
Boys 800m Run - 2:00.47
Girls 1600m Run - 5:25.65
Boys 1600m Run - 4:32.02
Girls 3200m Run - 11:54.47
Boys 3200m Run - 10:02.28
Girls 4x100m Relay - 51.18
Boys 4x100m Relay - 44.23
Girls 4x400m Relay - 4:10.59
Boys 4x400m Relay - 3:30.11
Girls 4x800m Relay - 10:17.43
Boys 4x800m Relay - 8:26.95

CONVERTING NON-STANDARD RACE TIMES TO VHSL STANDARD EVENTS

1500 M, 3000 M TO 1600 M, 3200 M - MULTIPLY BY 1.0737
MILE, 2 MILE TO 1600 M, 3200 M - DIVIDE BY 1.0058
880YD,MI,2 MI REL TO 800M,1600M, 3200M REL - MULTIPLY BY 0.9942

NOTE: ROUND UP ALL HAND TIMES TO THE NEXT HIGHEST TENTH THEN ADD O.24 SECONDS TO CONVERT TO FAT

EXAMPLE: 100 M HAND TIME ON WATCH 11.21 = 11.3 + 0.24 = 11.54 FAT

When converting hand times for non-standard events, add 0.24 seconds before using muliplier/divisor

EXAMPLE: 1500 M HAND TIME ON WATCH 4:35.31 = 4:35.4 + 0.24 = 4:35.64 X 1.0737 = 4:55.96 1600 M (FAT)

SHOW BOTH ACTUAL TIME AND CONVERTED TIME ON ALL VERIFICATION FORMS

CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIP MEET QUALIFYING

ONLY THOSE ATHLETES AND RELAY TEAMS WHO PLACE AMONG THE TOP SIX (6) IN THEIR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP MEET OR WHO MEET THE REGION MEET STANDARDS IN A SANCTIONED MEET OF FOUR (4) OR MORE TEAMS AND VERIFIED BY THE MEET DIRECTOR ON THE OFFICIAL REGIONAL MEET VERIFICATION FORM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET. NO TEAM MAY START MORE THAN ONE (1) RELAY TEAM PER RELAY EVENT.

2012 CENTRAL REGIONAL OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

I. DATES: WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, May 23 & 24 2012

II. PLACE: Richard A. Hollander Track - Sports Backers Stadium

III. FACILITIES: 400 Meter, 8 lane, all-weather track. Concrete shot and discus throwing surfaces.
all-weather surfaces on LJ/TJ , PV runways and HJ surface. All-weather spikes of
1/4 or less and flats may be used on the all-weather surfaces. Locker rooms are not
available. Athletes should come dressed to run. Restrooms will be open in the stadium.

IV. ADMISSION: $6.00 each day. VHSCA, VIAAA & VHSL PRINCIPALS AND HONORED GUEST PASSES will be
accepted. DISTRICT & FACULTY passes and WILL NOT be accepted. Athletes will be admitted by
uniform.

V. EQUIPMENT: Meet management will furnish starting blocks. All other equipment, team or personal
must be furnished by the competing schools. UNIFORM & JEWELRY RULES WILL BE
ENFORCED.

VI. RULES: 2012 EDITION OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD
RULES AND VHSL RULES.

VII. SCORING: 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

VIII. AWARDS: Central Region Policy

IX. ALL ACADEMIC THE CENTRAL REGION NOW HONORS THE TOP ATHLETES IN EACH SPORT THAT MAINTAIN
A 3.0 CUMULATIVE GPA. COACHES MUST INDICATE ALL ACADEMIC CANDIDATES ON
THEIR ON-LINE ENTRY WITH AN ASTERIK FOLLOWING THEIR LAST NAME
ONLY THOSE ATHLETES WILL BE CONSIDERED. MVP BALLOTS WILL BE PROVIDED AND
MUST BE RETURNED FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION FOR THE 4 X 400 M RELAYS

X. ENTRY REGIONAL ENTRIES FOR ALL EVENTS INCLUDING RELAYS ARE LIMITED TO THE TOP 6
LIMITATIONS FINISHERS IN EACH DISTRICT MEET PLUS THOSE THAT HAVE MET THE 2011 REGIONAL
EVENT STANDARDS AND HAVE VERIFIED SAME BY SUBMITTING AN OFFICIAL REGIONAL
VERIFICATION FORM,SIGNED BY THE MEET DIRECTOR.

XI. ENTRY FORMS: OFFICIAL REGIONAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON LINE VIA THE MILESTAT ENTRY
SYSTEM NO LATER THAN NOON, SUNDAY, MAY 20 2012. ENTRY PERFORMANCES
MUST BE THE BETTER OF THEIR DISTRICT PERFORMANCE (TRIAL OR FINAL) OR A
VERIFIED REGIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE FROM A 2012 OUTDOOR SEASON
MEET OF FOUR (4) OR MORE TEAMS.

XII. ENTRY ALL REGIONAL VERIFICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR DISTRICT MEET
DEADLINE: DIRECTOR AT THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR DISTRICT MEET. YOU MAY EDIT YOUR ON
LINE ENTRIES AT ANY TIME UP UNTIL NOON ON SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012.
YOUR ENTRIES AS OF THIS DEADLINE WILL BE CONSIDERED FINAL AND DECLARED.

XIII. DECLARATION ALL ENTRIES IN RUNNING EVENTS DECLARED AT THE DEADLINE ON SUNDAY WILL BE
RULE: CONFIRMED AS ENTERED. AND WILL COUNT AGAINST THE ATHLETES MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EVENTS WHETHER THEY CONTEST THEM OR NOT.

XIV. RELAY Relay teams will be declared on a relay card provided at the meet at the time of event check-in.
DECLARATION: Six (6) athletes may be listed any four (4) of whom may run. The relay will count as an event
only for those four (4) athletes who actually compete. ALL RELAY RUNNERS AND
ALTERNATES MUST BE LISTED ON YOUR ON-LINE ENTRY. Note that the only way to
enter an athlete who is only going to be used as a relay runner is to list them in one of the 8
slots allowed for each relay. DO NOT ENTER MORE THAN EIGHT (8) NAMES FOR ANY ONE
RELAY.

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XV. WEIGH-IN: The Girls Boys discus weigh-in will take place on Wednesday, May 23 at 2:00 pm. The Girls & Boys
Shot and Pole Vault weigh-in will take place Thursday, May 24 at 2:00 PM AM all at the SOUTH
STORAGE SHED AT SPORTS BACKERS STADIUM. All implements not meeting specifications will be
impounded until the end of the meet. Only those implements properly inspected and so marked may be used
at the meet.

XVI. SECTORS The SHOT and DISCUS SECTORS at Sports Backers Stadium will be 34.92 degrees.

XVII. STARTING HTS PV-G 73 MOVING 6 TO 103 THEN 3 PV-B 99 MOVING 6 TO 139 THEN 3
& PROGRESSIONS HJ-G 48 MOVING 2 TO 52 THEN 1 HJ-B 58 MOVING 2 TO 62 THEN 1

XVIII STATE MEET INDIVIDUALS PLACING IN THE TOP 6 AND RELAY TEAMS PLACING IN THE TOP 3
QUALIFYING: IN THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND RELAY
TEAMS HAVING MET THE STATE MEET STANDARDS AT THE DISTRICT OR REGIONAL
MEETS OR AT A SANCTIONED MEET OF 10 OR MORE TEAMS DURING THE 2012 OUTDOOR
SEASON WILL QUALIFY FOR THE STATE AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MEET. ONE (1) COPY OF
YOUR STATE MEET ENTRY FORM ALONG WITH ANY STATE VERIFICATION FORMS
MUST BE FILED WITH THE REGIONAL MEET DIRECTOR BEFORE LEAVING THE
REGIONAL MEET.

XIX. REGIONAL SPECIAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET T-SHIRTS WILL BE ON SALE AT THE
T-SHIRTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEET. PLEASE INFORM ALL PARTICIPANTS

XX. RADIOS, CD NO RADIOS, BOOM BOXES, ETC. WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE STADIUM. INDIVIDUAL
PLAYERS WALKMEN WITH EARPHONES THAT CAN ONLY BE HEARD BY THE INDIVIDUALS
WEARING THEM WILL BE ALLOWED, BUT NOT IN THE COMPETITION AREA.. THE
COMPETITION AREA IS ANYTHING INSIDE THE FENCE SURROUNDING THE TRACK AND
SHOT PUT SECTORS.

XXI. IMPORTANT ENTRY REMINDERS : PLEASE FOLLOW CAREFULLY!

1. ALL REGIONAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON LINE via the milestat entry system

2. YOU MAY EDIT YOUR ON-LINE ENTRIES AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO NOON ON SUNDAY, MAY 20. AT THAT TIME ALL ON-LINE ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED FINAL AND DECLARED AND WILL COUNT AGAINST THE ATHLETES MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EVENTS.

3. ALL ATHLETES INCLUDING ANY POSSIBLE RELAY ALTERNATES MUST BE ENTERED ON-LINE. DO NOT ENTER MORE THAN EIGHT (8) ATHLETES FOR ANY ONE RELAY ON THE MILESTAT ENTRY PLEASE USE THESE SLOTS TO ENTER ALL ATHLETES WHO MAY BE USED ON ANY OF YOUR RELAY TEAMS AND ARE NOT ENTERED IN ANY INDIVIDUAL EVENT AT THE MEET. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE ANY ATHLETE ENTERED IN ANY EVENT ON YOUR ON-LINE ENTRY ROSTER ON YOUR RELAY TEAMS SO LONG AS IT DOES NOT PUT THEM OVER THE NUMBER OF ALLOWABLE RUNNING EVENTS.

4. USE ONLY THE BEST DISTRICT PERFORMANCE (TRIAL OR FINAL) OR A REGIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE WITH VERIFICATION FORM ATTACHED FOR EACH ENTRY.

5. REGIONAL OR STATE VERIFICATION FORMS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY REGIONAL ENTRY (INDIVIDUAL OR RELAY) THAT DID NOT PLACE IN THE TOP 6 PLACES IN YOUR DISTRICT MEET OR HAS A REGIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE BETTER THAN THEIR BEST DISTRICT MEET PERFORMANCE. YOU MUST GIVE THESE TO YOUR DISTRICT DIRECTOR PRIOR TO LEAVING THE DISTRICT MEET.

6. DONT FORGET TO INDICATE YOUR ALL ACADEMIC CANDIDATES WITH AN ASTERIK FOLLOWING THEIR LAST NAME ON YOUR ON-LINE ENTRY

ANY PROBLEMS - CONTACT JIM HOLDREN: (H) 740-1193 (CELL) 512-1474

(W) 358-7159 SCH. FAX 358-8397 E-MAIL jimholdren@aol.com