2ND ANNUAL BOYS & GIRLS 2A-2B

REGIONAL INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

COPY FOR: PRINCIPAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR GIRLS COACH BOYS COACH

SITE: ARTHUR ASHE CENTER RICHMOND, VA

DATE: TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 12, 2019 AND WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2019

RULES: NATIONAL FEDERATION EDITION OF TRACK & FIELD RULES - VHSL HANDBOOK (2017)

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

EQUIPMENT: VINYL OR PLASTIC INDOOR SHOTS AND STARTING BLOCKS WILL BE FURNISHED BY MEET

MANAGEMENT. ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT, TEAM OR PERSONAL, MUST BE SUPPLIED BY

COMPETING TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS. NO SPIKES ARE ALLOWED IN THE ASHE CENTER

UNIFORM: ATHLETES ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL UNIFORM. COMPETITORS NUMBERS, IF

FURNISHED, AND HIP NUMBERS MUST BE WORN. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION UNIFORM RULE WILL

BE ENFORCED! - NO ROLLED-UP SHORTS - SHIRTS MUST FALL BELOW THE

WAIST). COACHES PLEASE INFORM YOUR ATHLETES.

DRESSING: LIMITED DRESSING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ARTHUR ASHE CENTER. YOU ARE STRONGLY

ADVISED TO COME DRESSED TO COMPETE.

2A Entry Limits: ENTRIES ARE LIMITED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND RELAY TEAMS THAT HAVE MET THE REGIONAL

STANDARDS IN A SANCTIONED MEET OF AT LEAST THREE (3) SCHOOLS DURING THE CURRENT INDOOR

SEASON. SHOULD LESS THAN 12 INDIVIDUALS OR RELAY TEAMS MEET THE REGIONAL STANDARD

IN ANY EVENT, THE FIELD FOR THAT EVENT WILL BE FILLED TO 12 WITH THE NEXT HIGHEST MILESTAT RANKING ATHLETES/RELAYS.

2B ENTRY Limits : Each 2B Region School is allowed three entries per individual event and one relay. Each school may enter more than three if all athletes have met the Region Standard for that event. Every athlete must have a recorded mark for their event. All marks must be verifiable on Milestat.

RELAY RELAY TEAMS WILL BE OFFICIALLY DECLARED ON A RELAY DECLARATION CARD WHEN THE TEAM

DECLARATION REPORTS TO THE CLERK OF COURSE FOR CHECK-IN. AT THAT TIME A MAXIMUM OF SIX ATHLETES

AND ALTERNATES: FROM YOUR ENTRY LIST MAY BE LISTED, ANY FOUR OF WHICH MAY RUN. THE RELAY WILL COUNT AS

AN EVENT FOR ONLY THOSE ATHLETES WHO ACTUALLY RUN THE RELAY. MAKE SURE YOU LIST ALL

POSSIBLE RELAY LEGS IN YOUR ON-LINE ENTRY. THE MILESTAT ENTRY SYSTEM WILL ALLOW UP

TO EIGHT (8) ATHLETES TO BE ENTERED PER RELAY. USE THESE EIGHT SLOTS FOR ATHLETES WHO ARE ONLY RUNNING RELAYS ATHLETES ENTERED IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR MEET ROSTER AND NEED NOT BE RE-LISTED AS RELAY LEGS. ONLY ATHLETES LISTED ON YOUR ON-LINE MEET ROSTER WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE.

ENTRY FORMS: OFFICIAL REGIONAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON LINE VIA THE MILESTAT ENTRY SYSTEM

DEADLINE & VHSL DO NOT USE THE REGIONAL ENTRY FORM FROM THE PRINCIPALS HANDBOOK. YOU MAY EDIT

DECLARATION YOUR ON LINE ENTRIES AT ANY TIME UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON Wednesday, FEBRUARY 6, 2019, ONLY

RULE PERFORMANCES VERIFIED BY THE MILESTAT DATA BASE FOR THE CURRENT INDOOR SEASON WILL BE

ALLOWED FOR ENTRY.ALL ENTRIES REMAINING AFTER THIS DECLARATION DEADLINE WILL BE

CONSIDERED FINAL AND DECLARAED AND WILL COUNT AGAINST THEIR VHSL EVENT LIMIT WHETHER

THEY COMPETE IN THEM OR NOT. IN THE EVENT A COACH INAVERDENTLY DECLARES AN ATHLETE IN

MORE EVENTS THAN ALLOWED, MEET MANAGEMENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SCRATCH THOSE

ATHLETES FROM ALL EVENTS OVER THE ALLOWED LIMIT, BEGINNING WITH THE LAST EVENT ON THE

TIME SCHEDULE AND WORKING BACKWARD UNTIL THE MAXIMUM LEGAL LIMIT IS REACHED

STATE MEET THE TOP THREE (3) FINISHERS IN EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENT AND THE TOP THREE (3) RELAYS FROM THE

QUALIFYING: REGIONAL MEET AND ANY ATHLETE OR RELAY TEAM MEETING THE 2019 STATE STANDARDS

WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET.SCHEDULED AT ROANOKE COLLEGE IN SALEM,

VA ON WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20-21, 2019

STATE MEET STATE MEET ENTRY INFO CAN BE FOUND ON THE VHSL WEBSITE.. ENTRIES WILL BE DONE ONLINE

ENTRIES: VIA THE MILESTAT ENTRY SYSTEM. THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES WILL BE NOON ON SUNDAY,

FEBRUARY 17, 2019.. COMPLETE STATE MEET ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR

REGIONAL TEAM PACKET, INCLUDING THE PASSWORD REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.

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QUESTIONS: CONTACT THE 2A MEET DIRECTOR JIM HOLDREN-(H) 740-1193 - (SCH) 358-7159 - CELL 512-1474 Email

jimholdren@aol.com OR 2B MEET DIRECTOR STEVE GEIMAN cell (540)-649-3075, email stevegeimanmgmt@gmail.com

Region 2A Indoor Standards:

EVENT GIRLS STANDARD BOYS STANDARD

LONG JUMP 1403.75 1710.25

TRIPLE JUMP 2809.75 3503.50

HIGH JUMP 403.00 502.00

POLE VAULT 509.00 700.00

SHOT PUT 2605.00 3611.75

4 X 800 M RELAY 12:26.82 10:40.31

55 M HURDLES 11.13 9.76

55 M DASH 8.12 7.13

4 X 200 M RELAY 2:10.20 1:47.89

1600 M RUN 6:12.79 5:07.29

500 M RUN 1:33.79 1:17.03

1000 M RUN 3:43.49 3:00.66

300 M RUN 48.21 41.21

3200 M RUN 14:08.59 11:23.81

4 X 400 M RELAY 5:22.36 4:15.60

NOTE: ADD 0.24 SECONDS TO ALL HAND TIMES TO CONVERT TO FAT

When converting hand times recorded to nearest hundredths of a second, round the time up to the next highest tenth of a second before adding the 0.24.

Example: A hand time of 11.41 must be rounded to 11.5 then 0.24 added to give the FAT equivalent time of 11.74