2024 REGION 3B OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Questions and Concerns - Contact the Meet Director Ms. Shea Collins, DSA - Thomas Jefferson H.S.

Scollins3@rvaschools.net  (804) 780-6028

I. DATES: FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, May 24 & 25 2024 

II. PLACE: James G. Holdren, Jr. Track at Maggie Walker Governor's School

III. 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 or flats may be used on the all-weather surfaces. Team locker rooms/changing rooms are not available, and athletes should come dressed to run. Restrooms access will be available, but limited, in the stadium. Concession Stand will be open Saturday ONLY! Athletes should NOT be inside the school building at any time for any reason, unless directly instructed to enter the building for weather issues. Any athlete found inside the Maggie Walker building will be immediately disqualified from the meet.

IV. ADMISSION:

Friday - Free Admission

Saturday - $10.00. VHSCA, VIAAA & VHSL PRINCIPAL'S AND HONORED GUEST PASSES will be accepted. DISTRICT & FACULTY passes WILL NOT be accepted. Athletes will be admitted by uniform.

TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE - PURCHASE TICKETS HERE. 

V. EQUIPMENT: Meet management will furnish starting blocks. All other equipment, team or personal, must be furnished by the competing schools. UNIFORM RULES WILL BE ENFORCED. IT IS EACH COACH'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE UNIFORM RULES!

VI. RULES: 2024 EDITION OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD RULES AND VHSL RULES. 

VII. SCORING: The top 8 finishers in each event, including relays, will earn team points as follows:

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

VIII. AWARDS:

• Team Trophies will be awarded to the 1^st & 2^nd place teams after the conclusion of the Boys 4x400m Relay.
• Individual Awards - Top 3 Places in each event, including relays, will receive medals.

IX. ENTRIES: EACH SCHOOL IS ALLOWED TO ENTER TWO (2) ATHLETES PER GENDER IN EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENT AND 1 RELAY TEAM PER GENDER IN EACH RELAY EVENT. IN ORDER TO ENTER MORE THAN TWO ATHLETES IN AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT, ALL 3+ ATHLETES ENTERED FOR THAT EVENT MUST HAVE MET THE 2024 REGIONAL EVENT STANDARD FOR THAT EVENT IN A MEET OF FOUR (4) OR MORE SCHOOLS DURING THE CURRENT OUTDOOR SEASON. IF THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE PLEASE ASK FOR CLARIFICATION! *Regional standards for each event are listed below.

X. ENTRY FORMS: OFFICIAL REGIONAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE VIA THE MILESTAT ENTRY SYSTEM NO LATER THAN 10:00 PM, TUESDAY, MAY 21. YOU MAY EDIT YOUR ONLINE ENTRIES AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO 10:00 PM ON TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024. FOLLOWING THIS DEADLINE YOUR ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED FINAL AND DECLARED.   

XI. DECLARATION RULE: ALL ENTRIES FOR RUNNING EVENTS AT THE DEADLINE ON TUESDAY, MAY 21, WILL BE CONFIRMED AS ENTERED. EACH CONFIRMED EVENT WILL COUNT AGAINST THE ATHLETE'S MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EVENTS WHETHER THEY CONTEST THEM OR NOT.

XII. 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 on the card and any four (4) of those athletes may run in any order. The relay will only count toward the running event total of the four (4) athletes who actually compete. ALL RELAY RUNNERS AND ALTERNATES MUST BE LISTED AS PART OF YOUR MEET ROSTER ON YOUR ONLINE ENTRY. Note that the only way to enter an athlete who is only going to be used as a relay runner is to list them in one of the 8 slots allowed for each relay on the Milestat entry system. DO NOT ENTER MORE THAN EIGHT (8) NAMES FOR ANY ONE RELAY.

• Note: If an athlete is entered in the maximum number of individual running events at the entry deadline, those running events already count against their event total, whether they run the events or not. An athlete CANNOT scratch from one of those individual events to be eligible for a relay.
• Example: If an athlete is entered in the 100m, 400m, and 200m at the entry deadline, all three of those running events count and the athlete is at their limit of running events. Whether the athlete competes in all three races or not, they are NOT eligible for any relay races.

XIII. WEIGH-INS:

• The Girl's and Boy's Pole Vault Weigh-In and Pole Inspection will begin at 3:00 pm, on Friday May 24. 
• The Girl's and Boy's Shot & Discus weigh-in will take place on Saturday, May 25 beginning at 8:30am. All implements not meeting specifications will be impounded until the end of the meet by the head field event judge. Only those implements properly inspected and so marked may be used at the meet. 

XIV. STARTING HEIGHTS:

• PV-G TBD - No higher than 6'6" MOVING 6" To 10' THEN 3"
• PV-B TBD - No higher than 7'6" MOVING 6" To 13'0" THEN 3"

• HJ-G TBD - No higher than 4'4" MOVING 2" To 5'2" THEN 1"
• HJ-B TBD - No higher than 5'2" MOVING 2" To 6'2" THEN 1"

XV. STATE MEET QUALIFICATION

INDIVIDUALS and RELAY TEAMS PLACING IN THE TOP 4 IN THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND RELAY TEAMS HAVING MET THE STATE MEET STANDARDS WILL QUALIFY FOR THE GROUP 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET, TO BE HELD AT LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ON FRIDAY MAY 31st - SATURDAY JUNE 1st

XVI. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET T-SHIRTS WILL BE ON SALE 

XVII. PLEASE INFORM ALL PARTICIPANTS NO LARGE SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE STADIUM. ELECTRONICS OF ANY KIND INCLUDING CELLPHONES, EARBUDS AND OVER EAR HEADPHONES  ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COMPETITION AREA. THE COMPETITION AREA IS ANYWHERE ON OR INSIDE THE TRACK, INCLUDING THE INFIELD, THE POLE VAULT RUNWAY, THE HIGH JUMP APRON AND THE HORIZONTAL JUMPS AREAS. This includes athletes warming up or waiting for their attempts in the field events

XVIII. IMPORTANT ENTRY REMINDERS: PLEASE FOLLOW CAREFULLY! 

1. ALL REGIONAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON LINE via the Milestat entry system.

2. YOU MAY EDIT YOUR ON-LINE ENTRIES AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO 10:00 PM ON TUESDAY, MAY 21. AT THAT TIME ALL ON-LINE ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED FINAL AND DECLARED AND WILL COUNT AGAINST THE ATHLETE'S MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EVENTS. 

3. ALL ATHLETES INCLUDING ANY POSSIBLE RELAY ALTERNATES MUST BE ENTERED ON-LINE. DO NOT ENTER MORE THAN EIGHT (8) ATHLETES FOR ANY ONE RELAY ON THE MILESTAT ENTRY PLEASE USE THESE SLOTS TO ENTER ALL ATHLETES WHO MAY BE USED ON ANY OF YOUR RELAY TEAMS AND ARE NOT ENTERED IN ANY INDIVIDUAL EVENT AT THE MEET. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE ANY ATHLETE ENTERED IN ANY EVENT ON YOUR ON-LINE ENTRY ROSTER ON YOUR RELAY TEAMS SO LONG AS IT DOES NOT PUT THEM OVER THE NUMBER OF ALLOWABLE RUNNING EVENTS. 

2024 Region 3B Outdoor Track Standards

Projected Time Schedule

FRIDAY - May 24

     3:00PM Begin Pole Vault Weigh-In and Pole Inspection

     4:00 PM GIRLS PV - Followed by BOYS PV

     5:30 PM GIRLS 4X800M RELAY FINAL - likely 1 section only

     5:45 PM BOYS 4X800M RELAY FINAL - likely 1 section only

SATURDAY - May 25

     12:10 PM BOYS 110M HURDLE FINAL -- likely 2 sections at max

     12:20 PM GIRLS 100M DASH FINAL- likely 4 sections at max

     12:35 PM BOYS 100M DASH FIANL- likely 4 sections at max

     12:50 PM GIRLS 1600M RUN FINAL- likely 2 sections at max

       1:05 PM BOYS 1600M RUN FINAL- likely 2 sections at max

       1:20 PM GIRLS 4X100M RELAY FINAL-2 sections at max

       1:30 PM BOYS 4X100M RELAY FINAL-2 sections at max

       1:40 PM GIRLS 400M DASH FINAL- 3-4 sections

       2:05 PM BOYS 400M DASH FINAL - 3-4 sections

       2:30 PM GIRLS 300M INT. HURDLE FINAL - likely 3 sections at max

       2:45 PM BOYS 300M INT. HURDLE FINAL-- likely 3 sections at max

       3:00 PM GIRLS 800M RUN FINAL -- likely 3 sections at max

       3:15 PM BOYS 800M RUN FINAL - likely 3 sections at max

       3:30 PM GIRLS 200M DASH FINAL - likely 4 sections at max

       3:45 PM BOYS 200M DASH FINAL - likely 4 sections at max

      20 min break to account for 3200's in the morning

       4:20 PM GIRLS 4X400M RELAY FINAL- 2 sections at max

       4:35 PM BOYS 4X400M RELAY FINAL-2 sections at max