WVSSAC

State Track Meet Games Committee

2008

 

1.  Assigned Numbers – Front – Jersey must be tucked into shorts 

     Hip Numbers – Right hip -- uniform only – 3200 M Run – Left breast & right hip

 

2.  Finishers in 1600 M Run and 3200 M Run will finish in lane 3 instead of lane 1. 

     Cones will be set up from the PV pit to the finish line.  Finishing runners will be

     directed to the right.

 

3.   Item “o” – Page 16.  Competitors may not wear hats, gloves, sunglasses, jewelry, 

watches, etc.   Cloth manufactured headbands and wristbands are permitted provided they are a manufactured SOLID single color and no wider than 2” 

 

4.  Qualifiers – Throws & Long Jump – Top 8 plus ties

     Sprint and high hurdle events – Top 2 from each heat and next 4 fastest times

 

5.  Starting heights for Pole Vault and High Jump:

A-G          A-B        AA-G         AA-B           AAA-G            AAA-B

Pole Vault        7' 0"        10' 0"      7' 0"            10' 0"              8' 0"                11' 0"

High Jump        4' 6"          5' 6"      4' 8"             5' 10"             4' 8"                 6' 0"

 


* Games Committee may adjust opening height according to the weather at the time of the meet or can be adjusted once regional qualifiers are posted.  If starting heights are changed prior to the state meet, the new starting heights will be posted on the WVSSAC website on the Monday of State Meet week.

 

Increments in the Pole Vault/High Jump: 6”/2”

 

6.  Pole Vault/High Jump: 5 jumping – 5 alive

 

7.  Pole Vault Certification Forms must be presented to event judge before you can vault.

 

8.   All poles to be used in the competition must be brought to the competition area along

      with weight verification form when the athlete checks in with the official.  If a pole is

      not checked at this time the athlete will not be allowed to use said pole.

 

9.   Pole Vault Coaches Restricted Area – Coaches may sit in the area directly across the

      track from the pole vault pit.  Athletes will be allowed to cross the track to

      communicate with coaches.  The athletes will be responsible for any interference

      they might create. 

 

10.  Restricted areas:  No Coaches or support personnel are permitted inside these

       areas without the permission of a Referee.  All athletes inside the restricted area

       must be in a school issued track uniform.  The use of electronic devices (cell phones,

       Palm pilots, headsets, etc.) are prohibited inside the restricted area  by all individuals

       including officials except meet management.  Restricted areas include:

                        A. The area inside barriers around track.

                  B. The roped areas at the shot and discus areas.

 

11.  Athletes will enter the track at the following locations:  100 – High Hurdles - PV -

SW corner – Gate 3 --200 – LJ – HJ – NW corner – Gate 2 - – 300 – 400 – 800 & up, Relays – NE corner – Gate 1 – All competitors finishing races will exit through SE corner - Gate 4

 

12.  Throwing implements are provided by WVSSAC.  No other implements allowed in

 the throwing areas.

 

13.  Marking Materials:

A.     Pole Vault – Maximum – 2 – Provided by meet management

B.     High Jump – 1 check mark - tape

C.     Long Jump - Maximum – 2 – Provided by meet management

D.     Track – Tennis ball halves provided by meet management – No tape – No chalk 

 

14.  Time Limits for excused athletes:  Athletes in field events will be excused on the

       third call to go to a running event.  Competitors will return to the field event within

      10 minutes of the completion of his/her heat or section of running event has been

       concluded.

 

15.  Recall – FAT malfunction

 

16.  Voice amplification will be used as necessary.

 

17.  Finish Lynx results can only be viewed by Finish Lynx operators, a referee and/or

 the Jury of Appeals.

 

18.  Press/Media personnel are not permitted onto second level of Press Box and the

 building at the finish line until the  final results of the meet have been determined and announced.  If a member of the Press wants a RESULTS diskette, he or she needs to provide a labeled diskette prior to the meet and the Hytek operator will provide the results ASAP at the conclusion of the meet.  Results of races do not become official until 30 minutes after the race.

 

19.  Distance races – 800 – 1600 – 3200 – 4 X 800

            One turn stagger – 4 alleys seeded       

            Row I               7-8-12-1-4-9-2-5-10-3-6-11

            Row II             16-13-14-15

 

20.  Athletes are permitted warm-ups between flights (2 per competitor)

 

21.  Chalk only is permitted in throwing events – no adhesives.

 

22. Starting blocks will be provided by Laidley Field.   Laidley Field will provide the

      following types of starting blocks:   First Place International 4-angle Block , Newton

      International 4-angle Block,  Moye Victory III and M-F Fixed Angle blocks.  No

      other starting blocks will be permitted on the track.  .

 

23.  Batons are provided by WVSSAC.

 

24.  All relay exchanges not run in lanes will be California exchange.

 

25.  Runners 2, 3 & 4 in the shuttle hurdles are permitted one marker per   

 individual.   The marker must be placed on the line between the teams assigned

 lanes.

 

26. Qualifiers for the state shall include the top 3 individuals or relays from each

regional and the next four fastest times.  Each regional director will submit a copy of the photo finish of each regional meet to the Assistant Director of the State Meet by no later than 9:00 AM the day following the meet.  The accuracy of each meet’s results will be verified.  The results will be verified to ten-thousandths of a second of a second if necessary.   In the event that hand times are submitted, Rule 3-9-4 will be used.  Each time will be rounded up to the slower one-tenth of a second, then .24 will be added to the time.