Central Region Meet 2002

May 24, 2002 May 25, 2002

Richmond, VA

Meet History

Meet Information

MEET DIRECTOR: Jim Holdren - Maggie Walker Governor's School - 740-193 (H) - 358-7159 (O) - 358-8397 (FAX) - 512-1474 (CELL)

DATES: Friday and Saturday, May 24 & 25, 2002

PLACE: Richard A. Hollader Track - Sports Backers Stadium

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.

Admission: $5.00 each day. VHSCA & District passes will be accepted. NO FACULTY PASSES ACCEPTED. Athletes will be admitted by uniform and competitor's number.

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.

Rules: 2002 EDITION OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD RULES AND VHSL RULES.

Scoring: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

Awards: Central Region Policy

All Academic: Athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better may be considered for the Central Region All-Academic Outdoor Track & Field Team. PLEASE PLACE AN ASTERIK BY THE NAME OF EACH ALL-ACADEMIC CANDIDATE ON YOUR ENTRY FORM.

Entry Limitations: Regional entries for all events including relays are limited to the top 6 finishers in each district meet plus those that have met the 2002 regional event standards and have verified same by submitting an official regional verification form.

Entry Forms: Official regional entry forms which facilitate computer date entry have been provided and MUST be used. Do not use the regional entry form from the principal's handbook.

Entry Deadline: Two (2) copies of the official entry form along with regional verification forms must be submitted to your district meet director at the conclusion of your district meet.

Scratches: Fax (358-8397) any scratches to Jim Holdren by 4:30 PM on Monday, May 20. Any entry scratched after this deadline will be ineligible for any subsequent running event. You may write "confirmed" at the top of each copy of your entry if you intend to make no changes.

Relay Declaration: Relay teams will be declared on a relay card provided at the meet at the time of event check-in. 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 ENTRY FORM.

Weigh-In: The discus weigh-in will take place on Friday, May 24 at 2:00 PM and shot and pole vault weigh-in will take place on Saturday, May 25, at 2:00 PM 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.

State Meet Qualifying: Individuals placing in the top 6 and relay teams placing in the top 3 in the regional championship meet and those individuals qualify for the state AA championship meet. Two (2) copies 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.

Regional T-Shirts: Special regional championship meet t-shirts will be on sale at the championship meet. Please inform all participants.

Radios, CD & Tape Players: No radios, boom boxers, etc. will be allowed in the stadium. Individual walkmen with earphones that can only be heard by the individuals wearing them will be allowed, BUT NOT IN THE COMPETITION AREAS.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, May 24, 2002

1:30 PM COACHES PICK UP SCHOOL PACKETS AT THE STADIUM (Pass out competitor's numbers and meet passes)

2:00 PM Certification of Girl's discus

3:00 PM Certification of Boy's discus

3:00 PM Girl's discus followed by Boy's Discus, Girls High Jump, Girls Long Jump (West Pit), Boys Long Jump (East Pit)

5:30 PM Girls 100 Meter High Hurdle Semifinals (33")*

5:45 PM Boys 110 Meter High Hurdle Semifinals (39")*

6:00 PM Girls 100 Meter Dash Semifinals*

6:15 PM Boys 100 Meter Dash Semifinals*

6:30 PM Girls 400 Meter Dash Semifinals*

6:45 PM Boys 400 Meter Dash Semifinals*

7:05 PM Girls 300 Meter Low Hurdle Semifinals*

7:20 PM Boys 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdle Semifinals*

7:40 PM Girls 800 Meter Run Semifinals*

7:55 PM Boys 800 Meter Run Semifinals*

8:10 PM Girls 200 Meter Dash Semifinals*

8:25 PM Boys 200 Meter Dash Semifinals*

Saturday, May 25, 2002

8:00 AM Certification of Boy's Shots and Girls' Pole Vault Poles #

9:00 AM Certification of Girl's Shots and Boy's Pole Vault Poles #

9:00 AM Boys Shot Put followed by Girls Shot Put, Girls Triple Jump (West Pit), Boys Triple Jump (East Pit), Girls Pole Vault followed by Boys Pole Vault, Boys High Jump

12:30 PM Girls 4x800 Meter Relay (sections) Final**

1:00 PM Boys 4x800 Meter Relay (sections) Final**

1:30 PM Girls 100 Meter High Hurdle Finals (33")

1:40 PM Boys 110 Meter High Hurdle Finals (39")

1:45 PM Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals

1:50 PM Boys 100 Meter Dash Finals

1:55 PM Girls 1600 Meter Run (unseeded section)

2:05 PM Girls 1600 Meter Run (seeded section)

2:15 PM Boys 1600 Meter Run (unseeded section)

2:25 PM Boys 1600 Meter Run (seeded section)

2:35 PM Girls 4x100 Meter Relay (sections)*

2:50 PM Boys 4x100 Meter Relay (sections)*

3:05 PM Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals*

3:10 PM Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals*

3:20 PM Girls 300 Meter Low Hurdle Finals (30")*

3:30 PM Boys 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdle Finals (36")*

3:35 PM Girls 800 Meter Run Finals*

3:40 PM Boys 800 Meter Run Finals*

3:45 PM Girls 200 Meter Run Finals*

3:50 PM Boys 200 Meter Run Finals*

3:55 PM Girls 3200 Meter Run (unseeded section)

4:10 PM Girls 3200 Meter Run (seeded section)

4:25 PM Boys 3200 Meter Run (unseeded section)

4:40 PM Boys 3200 Meter Run (seeded section)

4:55 PM Girls 4x400 Meter Relay (sections) Final***

5:10 PM Boys 4x400 Meter Relay (sections) Final***

5:45 PM AWARDS

* Lanes All the Way

** One Turn Stagger - Break at the head of the backstretch

*** Three Turn Stagger - 1st leg in lanes - 2nd leg breaks at the head of the backstretch

# Vaulters will be weighted at the South Storage Facility

ENTRY STANDARDS



Field Events      Boys         Girls

================= ============ ==========

Long Jump          21'04.00"   16'06.75"

Triple Jump        43'08.75"   34'10.50"

High Jump           6'00.00"    4'10.00"

Pole Vault         11'06.00"    7'06.00"

Shot Put           47'00.50"   32'03.00"

Discus            131'09.50"   97'06.25"



Running Events       Boys       Girls

==================== ========== ==========

4x800m Relay*         8:29.84   10:29.44

100/110m Hurdles*       15.74      16.84

100m Dash*              11.84      13.44

1600m Run*            4:35.74    5:30.74

1 Mile Run            4:37.34    5:32.54

4x100m Relay*           44.44      48.84

400m Dash*              51.84    1:01.84

300m Hurdles*           40.94      48.84

800m Run*             2:02.14    2:27.34

200m Dash*              23.24      26.94

3000m Run             9:29.14   11:26.14

3200m Run*           10:05.44   12:07.14

2 Mile Run           10:08.84   12:10.74

4x400m Relay*         3:37.84    4:12.24

* = Standard events contested in district, regional & state meets.

Note all F.A.T times above. Hand held standards are .24 of a second faster.

A school may enter only those athletes and relay teams that have placed in the top six (6) places in their respective district championship meets or that have met the regional qualifying standards in a meet of four (4) or more teams and verified by the meet director on the official regional meet verification form. Regardless of the number of qualified athletes in a particular event, no school may start more than six (6) in any individual events and no more than one relay team per relay event.