Meet Information
VHSL Region 3C
Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Location: Heritage High School 3101 Wards Ferry Road
Lynchburg, VA. 24502
Meet Directors:
- Donald Alexander (Head Track and Field Coach)
- Dennis Knight (Athletic
Director)
knightcd@lcsedu.net
Date: Wednesday
5/27/20
Entry Information
Entry deadline:5/24/20 @ 11:59pm
Individual Entries
Any student placing top 6 in their district meet (among Class
3 schools) or any student having met the Regional Standard in a meet with 4 or
more teams qualifies for the Regional Championship meet.
Relay Entries
Any relay team placing top 3 in their district meet (among
Class 3 schools) or having met the regional standard in a meet with 4 or more
teams qualifies for the Regional Championship meet. Please make sure that any
athlete you may want to use on a relay is entered in the relay on Milestat or
is entered in an individual event. It helps to have all possible participants
in the computer ahead of time.
Entry Verification
All performances should be verified using MileStat. Any
performance that is not verified on MileStat will require a VHSL verification
form including the athletes name, performance, name of the meet, date of the
meet and a signature from the meet director. This form needs to be e-mailed to Coach
Shawn Webb @ webbse@lcsedu.net prior to the entry deadline. Entries that are
not verified until after the entry deadline WILL NOT be accepted.
All times submitted must be F.A.T. To convert a hand time
round the tenths place up if the hundredths place is greater than 0 and then
add 0.24 to that rounded time. Any time found to be in violation of this F.A.T.
conversion policy will be converted to F.A.T. by meet management. All heats,
flights and sections will be determined using MileStat entries. We will follow
all applicable NFHS and VHSL rules and regulations along with the Class 3,
Region C regional handbook.
Awards
- Team trophies will be awarded to the top two (2) teams
(Boys and Girls).
- Medals will be awarded to the top six (6) individuals per
event and the participants on the top two (2) relay teams per event (Boys and Girls).
- Coach of the Year will be awarded tothe Coach of the Region
Championship teams.
- A packet with individual awards will be prepared for each
school.
Parking
Heritage High School has an early dismissal at 11:00 AM on
5/27/20. In order to avoid congestion, we ask that no teams arrive prior to
11:30 AM. Buses will be directed where to park upon arrival. Cars will park in
the parking lot above the track.
Admission
Admission for spectators is $6 per person. VHSL approved
passes will be accepted.
Spectators
Spectators can watch the meet from either the home or visitor
bleachers. No spectators will be allowed on the infield. Areas will be flagged
off to watch the Shot Put and Discus on the field area below the track. Please
stay behind the flag barriers for the safety of both the student-athletes and
other spectators. Long and Triple jump will have barriers marked off. We ask
that all coaches, spectators and athletes not competing in Long or Triple Jump
remain outside of the ropes. The pole vault pit is inside the oval. For this
reason, only coaches and competing athletes will be allowed on the infield.
Spectators may watch from the stands.
Team Tents
Team tents are not allowed in the bleachers! The bleachers
are for spectators only. Please do not make camp in the bleachers, your team
will be asked to move. Team tents are limited to grassy areas only. We would
like to keep the bleachers clear for spectators since they have limited access
to most areas of the track complex.
Starting Heights
Starting heights will be based on the field of entries.
Spikes
1/4 or 1/8 pyramid spikes only! No exceptions. Any athlete
found in violation of this rule will be disqualified from the meet. That
includes any previous performances that occurred before the infraction.
Athletic Trainer
A certified athletic trainer will be available.
Bullpen
The bullpen will be located inside the gate above the 100/110
starting line on the track. We ask that participants are in the bullpen by 2nd
Call so that they can move to the starting line after the 3rd call. Check in
for Field Events will be at the Field Event. Coaches are allowed on the
infield. All participants should exit the track at the gate nearest the finish
line. Athletes jumping the fence will be given one warning. After the warning
is given, the next infraction will result in disqualification. NO Electronic Devices
allowed on or inside the oval.
Declaration Rule
Scratching a participant from an event does not affect any
remaining events that the student may be entered in. However, once a
participant is declared in the maximum number of track events, coaches may not
scratch them from an individual event and then enter them into a relay.
Protests
The Meet Referee is . All protests must be submitted to him.
Jury of Appeals
The Jury of Appeals will be selected at the coaches meeting
with representation from all districts. Should the Jury of Appeals be split
2-2, the Meet Director (Dennis Knight) will make the final decision. All
decisions will be final.
Concessions
Concessions will be available at the end of the complex near
the Baseball Fields. S
Relay Cards
Please turn in Relay Cards to the starter when checking in.
Please be sure to include school, gender, event and relay team members.
Scoring
Scoring for both individual and relay events will be 10, 8, 6,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
All running events will be Timed Finals. Field Events will
consist of 3 Attempts in the Preliminary Round. The Top 9 will advance to
Finals for 3 more Attempts.
Schedule of Events
12:30 pm: Coaches Meeting
1:00 pm Field Events Begin:
Boys High Jump, Girls Long Jump, Boys Long Jump, Boys Shot
Put, Girls Discus, Girls Pole Vault
Followed by:
Girls High Jump, Girls Triple Jump, Boys Triple Jump, Girls
Shot Put, Boys Discus, Boys Pole Vault
3:30 pm Running Events Begin (Rolling Schedule)
Girls 3200 Meter Relay (4x800)
Boys 3200 Meter Relay (4x800)
Girls 100 Meter High Hurdles
Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles
Girls 100 Meter Dash
Boys 100 Meter Dash
Girls 1600 Meter Run
Boys 1600 Meter Run
Girls 400 Meter Relay (4x100)
Boys 400 Meter Relay (4x100)
Girls 400 Meter Dash
Boys 400 Meter Dash
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Girls 800 Meter Run
Boys 800 Meter Run
Girls 200 Meter Dash
Boys 200 Meter Dash
Girls 3200 Meter Run
Boys 3200 Meter Run
Girls 1600 Meter Relay (4x400)
Boys 1600 Meter Relay (4x400)