2019 Gunston District Outdoor T&F Championships 2019

May 14, 2019 May 16, 2019

Alexandria City High School Track

Alexandria, VA

Hosted by Alexandria City High School

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Meet History

Meet Information

2019 VHSL GROUP 6 (C) GUNSTON DISTRICT

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

DATE Tuesday, May 14th & Thursday, May 16th, 2019 @ T. C. Williams High School.

LOCATION: 3330 King Street, Alexandria Virginia 22302

Parking: Parking will be a problem before 3:30 p.m. The parking garage near the Track will be available after classes let out at 3:15 p.m. Enter the garage from King Street at Kenwood Drive.

Track Opens: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 @ 2:30 p.m. / Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 2:30 p.m.

ADMISSION: General Admission is $7.00 for adults $5.00 for students.

DIRECTOR: Edmund B. Stoy

SCORING: Six places10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 for all individual events

Five places10 - 8 - 6 - 4 2 for relay events

AWARDS: Championship Plaques

Medals for 1st through 3rd place - Individual Events

Medals for 1st through 3rd place - Relays

60 patches for championship teams

ENTRIES: Each school may enter three (3) individuals in each event. If more than three (3) are entered, all entrants must have met the VHSL Group 6 GUNSTON DISTRICT standard during the current outdoor season in a VHSL sanctioned meet.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted to www.Milestat.com by 12:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12th , 2019. (mothers Day)

ADVANCING FROM VHSL Class 6 Gunston District will advance the top 6 individuals and the top 3

relay teams automatically plus all athletes or relay teams meeting the VHSL Class 6 Occoquan Region C Standards.

REGION ENTRY Coaches are to enter athletes advancing to the VHSL Group 6 (C) Occoquan Region by PREFORMANCE: virtue of their District meets performance with the athletes best performance of the District

for seeding purposes. Athletes advancing to the VHSL Group 6 (C) Occoquan Region by virtue of a qualifying mark must submit a proof of performance (POP) form (see VHSL website at https://www.vhsl.org/outdoor-track/ forms) or the performance must be posted on www.Milestat.com in order to be used to enter the VHSL Group 6 (C) Occoquan Region meets.

SCRATCH MEETING: There will be a coachs scratch meeting on Sunday (Mothers Day), May 12, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Rotunda room at T. C. Williams. Enter T. C. Williams thru door #14 on the Chinquapin Park side of the building. Coaches please plan on providing student help for the meet. Workers are needed at each field event, hurdle set up results and finish area.

REPORTING In events run in heats or sections, all participants must report to the clerk of the course at the

marshaling area before the first heat is run. Failure to report on time may result in a scratch.

CALL FOR First call - 15 minutes prior to the scheduled time of event.

EVENTS: Second call - 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time of event.

Third call - five minutes prior to the scheduled time of event.

FIELD EVENT NOTE: The one (1) minute rule will apply in all field events.

RULES: The 2019 National Federation Rule Book, the 2018-19 edition of the Virginia High School League Handbook and the VHSL Group 6 (C) Occoquan Region rule book

EQUIPMENT: Each school will furnish its own baton, discus, shot and vaulting pole. Blocks will be supplied for races below 400m run completely in lanes.

CONCESSIONS: The Titan Grill will operate during the meet to provide food and drink for sale.

2019 VHSL GROUP 6 (C) GUNSTON DISTRICT

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

VHSL Rules

84-4-3 Individual Participation-In one meet a contestant may compete in any number field events but shall be limited to participation in only three running events, except that a contestant who competes in the 3200 meter run may compete in only one other running event. No individual contestant may compete in more than one meet in any one day. In any meet contested over two days, a contestant competing in the 3200 meter run may compete in two additional running events as long as only one of the two is contested on the same day as the 3200 meter run.

Declaration Rule-All individuals declared for participation at the deadline set by the state meet director in consultation with the VHSL office will have those events count toward their participation limit as specified in this rule whether they compete in them or not. If an athlete is declared in more than the allowable number, the meet director has the authority to remove the athlete from the last event declared according to the meet schedule.

DELAY of EVENTS: No event in the meet is to be held up because a participant is engaged in another event. 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 will make advance arrangements with the official in charge of the field event to postpone his attempt in the trials until after the track event has been run. No track event will be held up to accommodate a contestant likewise competing in a field event.

TRACK: 400 Meter Synthetic Surface - flats or up to 3/8" spikes may be worn. No other types of spikes may be used. Races from the 400 Meter Dash and below will be run in lanes.

Pole vault, long, triple and high jumps have synthetic surface runways. Port-A-Pit will be used for pole vault and high jump. Shot and discus are thrown from concrete circles.

FIELD EVENT Field events with finals will advance the top 8 to the finals as with the running events with ADVANCING: Semi-Finals.

SHOT /DISCUS: All shots Discus will be weighed and certified by the Head Field Judge

HIGH JUMP & POLE VAULT: Starting height will be determined after coaches' scratch meeting by the Games Committee. Participants in the High Jump and Pole Vault athletes must report to their event with their competition numbers but may elect to not wear their numbers when competition begins.

UNIFORMS: Participants will be required to wear team approved uniforms while competing.

In relay events each team member must wear similar color school uniform so as to make it evident to the officials that the runners are all on the same team (jersey & short).

HEAT LEADERS: These will be determined by the meet director after receiving the entry lists. The meet director will set up the heats by rule. The finals will be set up according to the place and times run in the trials.

In lane events, participants must return to the finish line and remain in their respective lanes until the judges have reached their decision as to the places.

CONTROL OF THE FIELD: All participants will be limited to specific areas in the stands. Each coach is directed to instruct his or her squad to remain in these areas except when competing or warming up for his or her event. All participants will be directed to warm up in a designated area. Any athletes found out of these designated areas are subject to disqualification. No coaches will be allowed on the track and/or infield areas during competition.

DISQUALIFICATION: A competitor may be disqualified from an event if the coach, manager, attendant, or anyone associated with the competitor's team is on the infield of the track or those areas designated only for officials and contestants actually participating or preparing for a subsequent event.

PRESENTATION OF TEAM AWARDS: Each teams is to pick up all medals after final meet results are announced.The team trophies and patches will be presented at the conclusion of the meet.

2019 VHSL GROUP 6 (C) GUNSTON DISTRICT

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Field Events

3:30 p.m.Coaches meeting

4:00 p.m. Girls Discus

Girls Triple Jump

Girls Pole Vault

Boys High Jump

5:00 p.m. Boys Pole Vault (Following Girls PV)

Boys Triple Jump (Following Girls TJ)

5:15 p.m. Girls High Jump (Following Boys HJ)

Boys Discus (Following Girls DT)

Running Events

5:00 p.m. Girls 4 x 800 Meter Relay Final

Boys 4 x 800 Meter Relay Final

5:30 p.m. Girls 100 Meter Low Hurdles Semi-Final

Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles Semi-Final

Girls 100 Meter Dash Semi-Final

Boys 100 Meter Dash Semi-Final

Thursday, May 16, 2019,

Field Events

4:00 p.m. Boys Shot Put

Girls Long Jump

5:15 p.m. Girls Shot Put (Following Boys SP)

Boys Long Jump (Following Girls LJ)

Running Events

5:00 p.m. Girls 100 Meter Low Hurdles (Top 8 from Semi-Final)

Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles (Top 8 from Semi-Final)

Girls 100 Meter Dash (Top 8 from Semi-Final)

Boys 100 Meter Dash (Top 8 from Semi-Final)

(FINALS ONLY, SECTIONS ON TIME)

5:15 p.m. Girls 1600 Meter Run

Boys 1600 Meter Run

5:40 Girls 400 Meter Relay

Boys 400 Meter Relay

5:50 Girls 400 Meter Dash

Boys 400 Meter Dash

6:10 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

6:25 Girls 800 Meter Run

Boys 800 Meter Run

6:45 Girls 200 Meter Dash

Boys 200 Meter Dash

7:00 p.m. Girls 3200 Meter Run

Boys 3200 Meter Run

7:30 p.m. Girls1600 Meter Relay

Boys 1600 Meter Relay