T.C. Williams Invitational 2011

Alexandria, VA

Meet Information

Saturday, May 7, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.
T. C. Williams HIGH SCHOOL
3330 King Street
Alexandria, VA. 22302

ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries close Monday, May 2,2011 at 12:00 pm (noon) EDT

TO REGISTER:Use DirectAthletics @ www.directathletics.com Click on: 5/7/11 T. C. WILLIAMS H.S. INVITATIONAL
(***Questions call TCW Athletics @ 703-824-6860)

Entries are not accepted until the entry fee is paid.

ADMISSION: General Admission - $5.00

EVENT LIMIT: Schools are limited to a total of Twenty Five (25) Entries per school per gender. There are no event limits of individual entrants per school by event. VHSL maximum event limit rule apply per athlete. Schools may have only ONE (1) Team ENTRY in each of the relay events.

ENTRY FEES: $150.00 per team (boys and girls teams are considered separate teams), $275 for both, (boys and girls teams paid at the same time and by April 26, 2010) or $25.00 per individual if less than a team.

Entries are not accepted until the entry fee is paid.

Send ENTRY FEES to: T. C. WILLIAMS H.S. INVITATIONAL
C/O Athletic Department
3330 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22302

Check made payable to: T. C. Williams Track Boosters. There will be NO REFUNDS.

ENTRY CHANGES: There will be no additions and or substitution after the entry deadline. Monday, May 2, 2011

STARTING HIGHTS:

High Jump:
Boys - 5'6" raised 2' to 6'4" and 1" thereafter;
Girls - 4'6" raised 2" to 5'4" and 1" thereafter

Pole Vault:
Boys - 8'6" raised 6" to 13'6" and 3" thereafter.
Girls - 7'0" raised 6" to 10'6" and 3" thereafter

PREFERED 100 meter Dash, 110 meter High Hurdles and 100 meter Low Hurdles ~ 4,3,5,2, 6,1,8,7 (7 inside lane 1)
LANE ASSIGNMENT 200 meter Dash, 300 meter Hurdles, 400 meter Dash and 4 x 100meter Relay ~ 3,4,5,2,1,6,7

#### NOTE: Lane races will be drawn after athletes check in with the CLERK. Athletes who fail to check in by the final call will not be assigned lanes and therefore they will not be permitted to race.

SCORING: 10-8-6-4-2-1 FOR ALL EVENTS.

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.

RULES: VHSL and National Federation rules are in effect for the meet.

NOTE: Your states may have additional or stricter rules that require your compliance.

VIRGINIA VHSL event limit rule: In one meet a contestant may compete in any number of field events but will INDIVIDUAL be limited to participation in only three running events, except that a contestant who competes in the 3200
PARTICIPATION: meter run may compete in only one other running event on the same day that the 3200 meter event is run.

TIME SCHEDULE & ORDER OF EVENTS
MORNING SESSION
9:00 a.m. Coaches meeting
10:00 a.m. Girls Discus followed by Boys Discus
Girls Triple Jump followed by Girls Long Jump
Boys Triple Jump followed by Boys Long Jump

9:30 a.m. Girls 3200 Meter Run A.M. Section (runners not in the top 24 entries)

Boys 3200 Meter Run A.M. Section (runners not in the top 24 entries)

10:00 a.m. Girls 100 Meter Low Hurdles Preliminary
Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles Preliminary
Girls 100 Meter Dash Preliminary
Boys 100 Meter Dash Preliminary
Girls 1600 Meter Run A.M. Section (Top 16 entries P.M. section)
Boys 1600 Meter Run A.M. Section (Top 16 entries P.M. section)
Girls 200 Meter Dash Preliminary
Boys 200 Meter Dash Preliminary

AFTERNOON SESSION:
Field Events
12:00 P.M. Girls Pole Vault followed by Boys Pole Vault
Girls Shot Put followed by Boys Shot Put
Boys High Jump followed by Girls High Jump

Running Events (* FINALS ONLY, SECTIONS ON TIME)
12:15 P.M. Mens Open 3000 Meter Steeplechase (28 - 36 Barriers & 7 water jumps) ~ 1st place award only

12:30 P.M. Womens Elite 3000 Meter Steeplechase (28 - 30 Barriers & 7 water jumps) ~ 1st place award only

1:00 P.M. Girls 2000 Meter Steeplechase (16 - 30 Barriers & 4 water jumps ~ 24 entries accepted)
Boys 2000 Meter Steeplechase (16 - 30 Barriers & 4 water jumps~ 24 entries accepted)

1:30 P.M *Alexandria Primary School 400 Meter Relay (Co-Ed 2M & 2 F)

1:35 P.M.
* Girls 3200 Meter Relay


* Boys 3200 Meter Relay


Girls 100 Meter Low Hurdles (Top 8 from Preliminary)
Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles (Top 8 from Preliminary)
Girls 100 Meter Dash (Top 8 from Preliminary)
Boys 100 Meter Dash (Top 8 from Preliminary)
*Girls 1600 Meter Run (Top 16 entries)
* Boys 1600 Meter Run (Top 16 entries)


* Girls 400 Meter Relay


* Boys 400 Meter Relay


* 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 (Top 7 from Preliminary)
Boys 200 Meter Dash (Top 7 from Preliminary)
* Girls 3200 Meter Run (Top 24 entries)


* Boys 3200 Meter Run (Top 24 entries)


* Girls 1600 Meter Relay


* Boys 1600 Meter Relay


Most Outstanding performers AWARDS PRESENTATION

The Following events have not been assigned heats or lanes (unseeded events).

Heat and lane assignments will be issued after athlete check-in. Athletes must check-in with the clerk of the course at the East end of the track before the final call for their event. Lanes will be drawn after the final call for each unseeded event.

Events with Preliminary races

Girls 100 Meter Low Hurdles Preliminary
Boys 110 Meter High Hurdles Preliminary
Girls 100 Meter Dash Preliminary
Boys 100 Meter Dash Preliminary
Girls 200 Meter Dash Preliminary
Boys 200 Meter Dash Preliminary

Events without Preliminary races

Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals
Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Finals
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Finals
Girls 1600 Meter Relay Finals
Boys 1600 Meter Relay Finals

10-minute rule for field events:3
Athletes scheduled in both a running event and a field event at the same time must check out from the field event and report to their running event before the last call for that running event. Athletes will have 10 minutes to return to the field event and check in with the head official. If the athlete does not return within the 10 minutes and check in with the head event judge will risk being charged with an unsuccessful attempt or a pass at a height. Field events will not delay for a running event.

Athlete Check In (running events): Athletes are to check in with the clerk before the last call for the event. Athletes who check in after the final call risk not racing.

Athlete Check In (field events): Athletes are to check in with the head field event judge at the event venue (event site) at least 30 minutes before the scheduled start time. Athletes, who do not check in before the final call for the event, will be scratched from that event.

Team AWARDS:

DON RIVIERE Championship Trophy Boys

BOB ATKINS Championship Trophy Girls

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Outstanding Performance AWARDS:

BEVERLY LAWSON Female Outstanding Performance Award

DONALD FUTRELL Male Outstanding Performance Award

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Individual & Relay AWARDS:

WATCHES for 1st place individual and relay events

MEDALS for 2nd through 6th place in individual events

MEDALS for 2nd and 3rd place teams in relay events

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