VHSL Group 4A State Indoor T&F Championships 2016

Lynchburg, VA

Meet Information

State Meet Registration Page
VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE, INC.
1642 STATE FARM BLVD.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 22911-8809

2016 BOYS AND GIRLS 3A/4A
STATE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEET INFORMATION

The Group 3A/4A State Indoor Championships will be conducted at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia on Friday, February 26and Saturday, February 27, 2016.

MILESTAT WINDOW: The window will open at noon on Monday, 2/15/2016 and close at 3:00PM on Sunday 2/21/2016.

ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: Entries will be done by using Milestat.com online entry service. In addition to Milestat each school will also submit the VHSL State Meet form according to instructions given to you by your Regional Director. All entries must be submitted using FAT times, Failure to convert these entries by the director and/or coach will render the competitors ineligible.

ADMISSIONS: Admission is $10.00 per day. No charge for pre school children accompanied by a paying spectator. Each participant will need his/her competitor's number for admission. Accepted passes for State events include VHSCA, VHSL, VIAAA, VATA, VSBA, and Principals State Membership Cards. Please see the VHSL 2015-2016 Acceptable Pass form for the complete list.

COACHES MEETING: There will be a coaches' meeting is prior to competition each day at the time posted on the time schedule, the meeting will take place behind the Scoring Platform. Coaches may pick up school kits at the table in the entrance hallway outside of the Track area. They will contain seed sheets, competitors' numbers and any other information that may be necessary.
Coachs passes will be issued in accordance with VHSL Policy by team gender. Additional coaches or school personnel can be admitted using one of the Cards shown on the VHSL 2015-2016 Acceptable Pass form.
1-5 athletes 1 Pass
6 -10 athletes 2 passes
11 or more athletes 3 passes
Competitor Numbers and hand stamps will be used for Athletes to exit and re-enter the Track area.

FACILITY: The Tolsma Track Center is a 200 meter track. Only 1/4" pyramid spikes or flats may be used. No ground down spikes are permitted. Any athlete using spikes other than the 1/4" pyramid spikes will be disqualified from this meet.

RULES: NFHS Track and Field Rule Book for 2015 as well as the VHSL rules as stated in the VHSL Handbook will be observed.

EQUIPMENT: Each team must furnish its own towels, shots and poles. Starting blocks will be furnished. Each contestant must wear proper track uniform, which shall consist of a jersey (with a number provided by VHSL), trunks and shoes as identified in rule 4 3 of the current rulebook. Dressing room facilities will NOT be available.

SHOT: Implement Certification will be at Shot Circle Area. NOTE: THE SHOT USED IN GIRLS COMPETITION WILL BE 8 lbs. 13 oz. (4.0 kg). BOYS SHOT WILL BE 12 lbs.
Vaulters - will certify their poles and weigh in the Pit Area. Vaulters must weigh-in dressed as they will compete, including shoes, helmets etc. For exact times please see the time schedule.

AWARDS: Team Trophies (1st & 2nd) will be presented at the conclusion of the meet. Individual medals (1st-6th) will be bagged and given to Coaches at the conclusion of the meet. Scoring will be 8 places

PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS: A contestant may compete in any number of field events but shall be limited to participation in only three running events; except that a contestant, who competes in the 3200M run, may compete in only one other running event on the same day as the 3200M run.

If a contestant is entered in a field event, which conflicts in the time schedule with a track event in which he is entered, he shall make advance arrangements with the official in charge of the field event to postpone his trials until after the track event has been run. No track or field event will be held up to accommodate a contestant.

NOTE: Competitors shall be disqualified for an event if his/her coach, manager, attendant or any one associated with his/her team is on the infield (the track, the enclosure inside, or those areas designated only for officials and contestants actually participating or preparing for an event.

ELIGIBLE TO STATE MEET: Entries may be only those contestants who placed first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth in a Regional Meet or those contestants who were properly reported by the Conference or Regional Meet Director as having met the state qualifying standards at the District or Regional Championship Meets (trials or finals) or who met the state qualifying standard in a meet of 3 or more teams and who have been verified by the CONFERENCE OR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, or have submitted the State Standard Verification form to the CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. If an athlete or Relay qualifies by placing in the top six at the regional meet; they may enter as their seed time or performance into the state meet, their best time or performance achieved at any meet of 3 or more teams during the season (even if it doesnt meet the state standard) so long as it is legitimately verifiable by their Conference and Regional Meet Director through the Milestat Database.

SEEDING: Seeding for all events shall be done on the basis of marks attained in district and regional meets or marks attained in meeting the state qualifying standard that are verified by your Regional Director using the Milestat web site.
In state events of 300 meters or less, including hurdles all FAT qualifying times will be seeded above hand held qualifying times.

CONFIRMATION OF ENTRIES: Contestants from a school are confirmed for the meet unless the Coach E-mails his or her scratches to the State Meet Director or The Regional Representative by Noon Monday, February 22th.

No additions to or changes in the official list of entries (other than scratches shall be permitted after the entry has been received.

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND DIRECTOR Boys and Girls
Region 3A East TBA

Region 3A West Joe C. Curcio - coachjoetf@aol.com C 434 942 7126
Staunton River High School H 540 297 7151
Region 4A North Rod Camden rodcamden@comcast.net W (434) 239-4311
E. C Glass High School H (434) 522-3726

Region 4A South Don Mollenhour dmolley@earthlink.net 757 969 8321

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES:

Please remember to send your Regional Results Carolyn Shifflett, cshifflett@vhsl.org at the VHSL office after your Region Meet. An HTML file from Hy-tek will suffice.

Anyone experiencing Difficulty can contact:

JOE C.CURCIO
3A/4A State Meet Director
CoachjoeTF@aol.com
C (434) 942-7126
H (540) 586- 2163
School (540) 297- 7151 or 7089
Fax (540) 297-2982
3A/4A TIME SCHEDULE - STATE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, February 26, 2016
12:30 AM Doors Open/Packet Pickup
12:45 Certification of Poles and Implements
1:00 pm Coaches Meeting
2:00 pm 3A Boys Shot Put followed by 4A Boys Shot Put
2:00 pm 3A Boys Pole Vault followed by 4A Boys Pole Vault
2:00 pm 3A Girls High Jump followed by 4A Girls High Jump
2:00 pm 3A Girls Long Jump followed by 4A Girls Long Jump - track side pit
2:00 pm 4A Boys Triple Jump followed by 3A Boys Triple Jump - infield side pit
5:00 pm 3A Boys 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals followed by 4A Boys 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals
5:30 pm 3A Girls 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals followed by 4A Girls 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals
6:30 pm 3A Boys 55 Meter Hurdle Trials followed by 4A Boys 55 Meter Hurdle Trials
6:50 pm 3A Girls 55 Meter Hurdle Trials followed by 4A Girls 55 Meter Hurdle Trials
7:10 pm 3A Girls 55 Meter Dash Trials followed by 4A Girls 55 Meter Dash Trials
7:40 pm 3A Boys 55 Meter Dash Trials followed by 4A Boys 55 Meter Dash Trials

Saturday, February 27, 2016
8:00 am Doors Open/Packet Pickup
8:15 am Certification of Poles and Implements
9:30 am 3A Boys High Jump followed by 4A Boys High Jump
9:30 am 3A Girls Triple Jump followed by 4A Girls Triple Jump - infield side pit
9:30 am 4A Boys Long Jump followed by 3A Boys Long Jump - track side pit
10:00 am 3A Girls Pole Vault followed by 4A Girls Pole Vault
10:00 am 3A Girls Shot Put followed by 4A Girls Shot Put
10:50 am National Anthem
11:00 am 3A Girls 55 Meter Hurdle Finals followed by 4A Girls 55 Meter Hurdle Finals
11:15 am 3A Boys 55 Meter Hurdle Finals followed by 4A Boys 55 Meter Hurdle Finals
11:30 am 3A Girls 55 Meter Dash Finals followed by 4A Girls 55 Meter Hurdle Finals
11:40 am 3A Boys 55 Meter Dash Finals followed by 4A Boys 55 Meter Hurdle Finals
11:50 am 3A Girls 800 Meter Relay Finals followed by 4A Girls 800 Meter Relay Finals
12:15 am 3A Boys 800 Meter Relay Finals followed by 4A Boys 800 Meter Relay Finals
12:40 pm 3A Girls 1600 Meter Run Finals followed by 4A Girls 1600 Meter Run Finals
1:00 pm 3A Boys 1600 Meter Run Finals followed by 4A Boys 1600 Meter Run Finals
1:20 pm 3A Girls 500 Meter Dash Finals followed by 4A Girls 500 Meter Dash Finals
1:40 pm 3A Boys 500 Meter Dash Finals followed by 4A Boys 500 Meter Dash Finals
2:00 pm 3A Girls 1000 Meter Run Finals followed by 4A Girls 1000 Meter Run Finals
2:15 pm 3A Boys 1000 Meter Run Finals followed by 4A Boys 1000 Meter Run Finals
2:30 pm 3A Girls 300 Meter Dash Finals followed by 4A Girls 300 Meter Dash Finals
2:45 pm 3A Boys 300 Meter Dash Finals followed by 4A Boys 300 Meter Dash Finals
3:00 pm 3A Girls 3200 Meter Run Finals followed by 4A Girls 3200 Meter Run Finals
3:30 pm 3A Boys 3200 Meter Run Finals followed by 4A Boys 3200 Meter Run Finals
4:00 pm 3A Girls 1600 Meter Relay Finals followed by 4A Girls 1600 Meter Relay Finals
4:30 pm 3A Boys 1600 Meter Relay Finals followed by 4A Boys 1600 Meter Relay Finals
5:00 pm Awards