§127-3-29.
Track and Field (Boys and Girls).
29.1. Rules: Track and Field rules published by the National Federation
of State High School Associations are the official rules for all interscholastic
competition unless otherwise provided by Commission modification.
29.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team practice will
begin on Monday of Week 35 and the first contest may be on Wednesday of Week 37.
29.3. Length of Season: The track and field season will end for each
team or individual by WVSSAC tournament elimination.
29.4. Maximum Team Contests: A track and field team will be permitted
16 meets exclusive of sectional, regional, and state contests.
29.5. Participation Limitations: Maximum of 4 events per participant
per meet.
29.6. Scrimmages: Not permitted.
29.7. Individual students of a team must have practiced on 14 SEPARATE
days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before participating in an interscholastic
contest.
29.8. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC sanctioned events and
non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These awards must be consistent with the
items specified in the Awards Rule.
29.9. Junior High Schools - The above will apply for
junior high schools with the following adaptations:
29.9.1. Junior high teams will be permitted 14 meets and only 2 meets
per week.
29.9.2. Junior high season will be completed by Thursday of Week 46.
29.9.3. Participation limitation: Junior high/middle school students,
regardless of grade levels (6, 7, 8, or 9), may compete in a maximum of four events, of
which only three may be running events including relays.
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