Saturday, May 16, 2015

CLC Meet Info

Students out at 12:30, bus at 12:45

CLC Championship Track and Field Meet
 Brainerd HS – Thursday, May 21, 2015

MEET INFORMATION:
Entry Deadline: Monday, May 18 at 10:00 AM
We will use Raceberry Jam - entries are now set up at:
Please tell coaches to go to http://www.raceberryjam.com and go to meets CLC May 21 to enter athletes

Teams Competing:  Alexandria, Brainerd, Fergus Falls, Rocori, St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Tech, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Willmar

1.         Entries:         3 entries per school      1 relay team per school
2.         Coaches Meeting:  Meeting begins at 2:15 in the bleachers under the press box. Scratches will be made at the meeting. Only non-participating replacements may be entered on the day of the meet at the coaches meeting.

Buses should drop off at the gate (west of the track) and park in the parking lot across the street

3.         Spectators and camps: Only meet officials, coaches, and contestants are permitted on the track. Camps are to be set up outside the fence east and south of the track. School will still be in session when you arrive. Please keep camps clean!  Warmups can be done on the infield, but no team camps allowed. Turf Infield Protocol:  Please remind your athletes that no food is allowed on the turf field.  Absolutely no chewing gum, sunflower seeds, or soda pop allowed on field. Please pick up any garbage on field.

4.         Scoring:         Individual Events: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1    Relays: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
5.         Admission:    Adults $7.00                                        Students: $5.00
6.         National Federation rules and MSHSL modifications will govern the meet.
7.         Starter:           Randy Herrlich                                     Referee: Roger Twigg
8.         Running:       All races will be timed finals. (NO PRELIMS) Fast heat will be last.
Field Events: Top nine individuals will advance. Three jumps or throws in prelims, three additional attempts in the finals.

9.         Clerking:
·       Running Events: Athletes will report to the clerk at the NW corner of track for each race.
·       Checking out of Field Events: Running events take precedence over field events. The judge may choose to have an athlete move up out of order and take an earlier attempt. Athletes should be encouraged to check into running events at an early convenient time. The athlete has ten minutes from the completion of a running event to check back in with the field event judge or the athlete may be disqualified.
·       Pyramid spikes of 1/4” or smaller may be used.
·       No tape on the track, please we will have half tennis balls and chalk for relay exchanges.
·       9- lane track. Lanes will be seeded according to MSHSL.
·       All races will be timed finals. Top 9 seeds will be placed in the last heat.
·       The 800 will be run in two lane alleys with a 1-turn stagger. Runners will remain in their alley for one turn.
·       The 1600 and 3200 will use super alleys.
·       The 4 x 400 relay will use a 3-turn stagger (2nd runner cuts after the first turn).

10.       Field Events:
·       Pole Vault
o   From the opening height, the bar will be raised by 1’ until eight or fewer participants are alive and then up by 6” until conclusion.
o   Opening height for boys and girls pole vault can be decided at the coaches meeting prior to the meet.
o   The 90 second rule will be enforced.
o   Coaches must verify that pole vault poles are correct size and weight requirement for their vaulters. Bring your verification sheet.

·       High Jump
o   The starting height for both girls and boys will be determined at the coaches meeting.
o   The height will first be adjusted in 2” increments until there are eight participants remaining then by 1”.

·       Long and Triple Jump
o   Three preliminary jumps in flights.
o   Top nine will advance to finals with three additional jumps.

·       Shot Put and Discus
o   Weigh and check your shot put and discus at the equipment room at the back of the stadium. All equipment must be weighed in by 2:30.
o   Three preliminary throws in first flights.
o   Top nine will advance to finals with three additional throws.

11.       Awards:
o   The CLC track champion for the boys and girls will be determined by the results of the championship meet and trophies will be awarded at the end of the meet.
o   All Conference certificates shall be given by your school to the 1st through 3rd place finishers in individual events and 1st and 2nd places in relays. Honorable Mention is 4th, 5th and 6th place individual events and 3rd and 4th place in relays.
o   Results will be posted as soon as possible at the south end of the stadium and will be available at the end of the meet.   

12.       Rules Committee:
·       A games committee shall consist of the head coach from last year’s host school (Willmar), current years host school (Brainerd), and next year’s host school (Alexandria). The boys’ head coach from these schools will rule on boys meet questions and the girls head coaches will rule on girls’ questions.
o   CLC Designated schools and the meet referee.
o   All meet officials serve as meet umpires with the authority to see and report possible infractions to the rules committee.

13.       Concessions: Concession stand will be open throughout the meet at the NW corner of  the stadium.

14.       Make-up Date: Friday, May 22rd will be the make-up day in case of poor weather.

15.       T-shirts: Please submit team order forms to  Rod.Reuer@isd181.org by Thursday, May 14. $10.00 per shirt.

CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2015 MEET SCHEDULE

Coaches meeting:  The meeting will begin at 2:15 in the bleachers in front of the press box.

Time Schedule  

Field Events
Girls Discus                            3:00                             Girls Shot Put                         5:00
Boys Shot Put                         3:00                             Boys Discus                           5:00
Girls High Jump                     3:00                             Boys High Jump                     5:00
Girls Long Jump                     3:00                             Girls Triple Jump                   5:00
Boys Triple Jump                   3:00                             Boys Long Jump                    5:00
Boys Pole Vault                      3:00                            
Girls Pole Vault (if 2 pits)      3:00                             Girls Pole Vault (if 1 pit)       5:00                    

Running Events                   
4x800 Meter Relay (Girls)     1 Heat                         3:30
4x800 Meter Relay (Boys)     1 Heat                         3:40
100 Meter Hurdles (Girls)      3 Heats                        3:50
110 Meter Hurdles (Boys)     3 Heats                        4:00
100 Meter Dash (Girls)          3 Heats                        4:10
100 Meter Dash (Boys)         3 Heats                        4:20
4x200 Meter Relay (Girls)     1 Heat                         4:30
4x200 Meter Relay (Boys)     1 Heat                         4:35
1600 Meter Run (Girls)          2 Heats                        4:45
1600 Meter Run (Boys)         2 Heats                        5:00
4x100 Meter Relay (Girls)     1 Heat                         5:15
4x100 Meter Relay (Boys)     1 Heat                         5:20
400 Meter Dash (Girls)          3 Heats                        5:25
400 Meter Dash (Boys)         3 Heats                        5:35
300 Meter Hurdles (Girls)      3 Heats                        5:45
300 Meter Hurdles (Boys)     3 Heats                        5:55
800 Meter Run (Girls)                        2 Heats                        6:05
800 Meter Run (Boys)           2 Heats                        6:15
200 Meter Dash (Girls)          3 Heats                        6:25
200 Meter Dash (Boys)         3 Heats                        6:35
3200 Meter Run (Girls)          1 Heat                         6:45
3200 Meter Run (Boys)         1 Heat                         7:00
4x400 Meter Relay (Girls)     1 Heat                         7:15
4x400 Meter Relay (Boys)     1 Heat                         7:20