RosemountHighSchool

AppleValleyHighSchool LakevilleNorthHighSchool BurnsvilleHighSchool LakevilleSouthHighSchool EaganHighSchool PriorLakeHighSchool EastviewHighSchool RosemountHighSchool

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Track&

Field

ChampionshipMeet2019Procedures

RevisedNovember,2018

EditedforNFHScomplianceJanuary,2019

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THESOUTHSUBURBANCONFERENCETRACK&FIELDCHAMPIONSHIPSBOYS&GIRLSMEETPROCEDURES

SECTION1. AWARDS

A. TheConferenceChampionshipawardsshallbe:- Oneteamchampionshiptrophy.- Individualmedalawardsforthefirstthreefinishersineachindividualeventandteamrelaymedalsforthe

firstthreefinishersineachrelayevent.B. AllawardsshallbeorderedandpurchasedbytheConferenceTrack&FieldCoordinatorandExecutive

SecretaryoftheSouthSuburbanConference.C. ItshallbetheresponsibilityoftheTrack&FieldCoordinatortoinventorytheawardsupontheirarrivalandto

informtheExecutiveSecretaryofanyproblems.D. TheMeetManagershallnotifytheConferenceCoordinatorimmediatelyafterthemeetifanyadditionalawards

areneeded.TheExecutiveSecretaryoftheSouthSuburbanConferencewillbenotifiedbytheConferenceCoordinatorofthoseneeds.

SECTION2. AWARDSPRESENTATION

TheAwardspresentationformatandschedulewillbeestablishedbythehostschool.SECTION3. CHAMPIONSHIPDATES/SITES

A. TheConferencechampionshipsshallbeheldonTuesdayandWednesdayintheweekbeforetheMSHSLsectionmeets.Ifeitherdayofthemeetispostponed,theadditionalscheduleddayshallbeThursdayofthesameweek.

B. Themetistobeheldon400meterlengthtrackswithaminimumof8lanesaroundtheentiretrack.C. Beginningin2011,themeetshallrotatelocationthroughtheconferenceinalphabeticalorderbyschoolname.

Years Host #ofTrackLanes GamesCommittee/JuryofAppealsMembers2011,2021 AppleValley 8 Rosemount,AppleValley,Burnsville2012,2022 Burnsville 8 AppleValley,Burnsville,Eagan2013,2023 Eagan 8 Burnsville,Eagan,Eastview2014,2024 Eastview 8 Eagan,Eastview,Farmington2015,2025 Farmington 9 Eastview,Farmington,LakevilleNorth2016,2026 LakevilleNorth 8 Farmington,LakevilleNorth,LakevilleSouth2017,2027 LakevilleSouth 9 LakevilleNorth,LakevilleSouth,PriorLake2018,2028 PriorLake 10 LakevilleSouth,PriorLake,Rosemount2019,2029 Rosemount 8 PriorLake,Rosemount,Shakopee2020,2030 Shakopee 10 Rosemount,Shakopee,AppleValley

SECTION4. CHAMPIONSHIPMANAGERS

A. TheTrack&FieldCoordinatorwillcontractforthefollowingpersonnelforthechampionshipmeet:2referees(1forrunningeventsand1forfieldevents)2startersF.A.T.systemandpersonnel

Fullyautomatictimingsystemwillbeusedforprelimsandforfinals.Itisrequiredthataminimumoftwofinishcamerasbeused(oneoneachsideofthefinishline),atleastoneofwhichtimesframestotheindividual1/1000second.Itisfurtherrecommendedthatathirdcamerabeemployedtocapturestraight-onrunnersforthoseracessubstantiallyfinishingallrunnersintheinsidelanes.

EventEntryandSeedingManager,ifnotpartoftheF.A.T.contractB. TheChampionshipMeetManagerwillbedesignatedbytheConferenceCoordinatorinconsultationwiththe

AthleticDirectorofthehostschool.TheindividualsodesignatedmustbeexperiencedwithTrack/FieldProceduresandoverallmanagementoflargemeetsofthiscaliber.

C. TheChampionshipMeetManagershallhavethefollowingresponsibilities:1. ToserveasadministratorandsupervisorfortheChampionshipMeet,specificallyoverseeingthe

followinggeneralareasofresponsibility:a. Hire,trainandsupervisethenecessarymeetpersonnel.Thesepersonnelwillinclude,but

arenotlimitedtothefollowing:TheClerk(s)ofCourse

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HeadFinishJudgeChiefUmpireAssistantUmpiresFieldEventHeadJudges(oneforeachevent)FieldEventAssistantsasneededAnnouncerThenumberofpersonnelshallbesufficienttorunaqualitymeetwhileworkingwithintheestablishedconferencebudgetfortheactivity.

b. PreparefinalexpensereportstotheSouthSuburbanConferenceTrack&FieldCoordinator.MeetbudgetpreparationistheresponsibilityoftheConferenceTrackCoordinator.

c. Programs–Programsmaybesoldbythehostsiteasawayofoff-settingtheprintingcosts.2. TocoordinatethepromotionalandplanningactivitiesofallaspectsoftheChampionshipMeet.3. Tocoordinateandsupervisetheactivitiesoftheofficialsandgroupsinvolvedintheadministration

oftheChampionshipMeet.4. Toprovideanddisseminateinformationtothecoachesofthecompetingteamsrelativetothe

ChampionshipMeet.5. Toseetotheneedsofcontestants,officials,andspectatorsandensurethatalltechnicaldetailsofthe

ChampionshipMeethavebeentakencareofwithintherulesoftheConference,theMSHSL,andtheNationalFederationofHighSchools.

D. TheHostSchoolAthleticsDirectorshallberesponsiblefor:

1. Securingtheservicesofanappropriatenumberofticketsellers/takersandsecuritypersonnel,working

withintheestablishedconferencebudgetfortheactivity.Admissionpriceswillbe$7foradults;$5forstudents.Schoolswillbeaskedtoprovidealistoftrackparticipantsforadmission

2. Arrangingforvolunteerstudentand/oradulthelperstoassistinthefieldeventareas(sandgroomers,barattendants,implementretrievers,andsoon),toworkashurdlesetters,tomanagethestartingblocks,andtoserveasgeneralrunnersandassistantsasneeded.

3. Contractingfortheservicesofacertifiedtrainer.4. Set-upofthesiteincludingcorrectshotanddiscussectors,legallandingpitsforthehorizontaljumps,

legaluprightstandards,crossbars,andlandingpitsintheverticaljumps,andallotheraspectsofensuringanappropriatevenueforthemeet.Includedinthisisthesetupofadditionalflaggingormarkingneededforcrowdcontrolandfordesignatedcoaches’boxesasdefinedbythegamescommittee.Note:Coaches’boxesarerestricted-to-coaches-onlyareasandareboundbytherulesforsuchareasandanylegalmodificationsmadebytheseproceduresorthegamescommittee.NFHSrulesallowtheuseofelectronicdevicesintheserestrictedareasbycoachesonly.Athletesmayviewvideooftheirfieldeventattemptsbetweentrialsincoachingboxesorspectatorareasonlywiththecoach.Coachesunderstandthatbyruletheymayconferwithathletesbutnot‘coach’athletesfromrestrictedareasduringatrialorrace(thatis,talkanathletethroughaperformance,etc.)Coacheswhouseelectronicdevicesinareasnotdesignatedascoachingboxesorunrestrictedaresubjecttodisqualificationfromthemeet.

SECTION5. ENTRYPROCEDURES

A. Thereshallbeaguaranteedthreeentriesperindividualeventavailabletoeachschool.Eachparticipatingschoolmayenteronerelayteam.Eachschoolmaysubmituptooneadditionalbid-inperindividualeventforthepurposeoffillingalllanesofthefewestheats/sectionsneededtosatisfytheentryoftheguaranteed3/schoolbasedonthesizeofthetrack.Bid-inswillalsobeallowedinfieldeventsuptothesamenumberoftotalentrantsasinafullfieldinarunningevent.(8lanes:2bid-insaccepted,9lanes:6bid-insaccepted,10lanes:6bid-insacceptedunlesssomeschoolsdonotenter3athletesinanevent).[CoachesdecidedinMay,2017totreatbid-inswitha10lanetrackasifthemeetisona9lanetrack.Maximumathletesperindividualevent:8lanes=32,9lanes=36,10lanes=36.]

B. TheentryprocessshallbesuppliedtoallcoachesbytheChampionshipMeetManageratleastoneweekpriortoseeding.Onlytheofficialprocessshallbeused.

C. Theentrieswillbereturnedtotheentrymanagerbythemeansspecifiedandbythetimeanddateindicatedintheentryprocess.For2019,entrydeadlineisSunday,May19at12:00Noon.

D. Allhandheldtimessubmittedtoone/hundredthofasecondwillberoundeduptothenextone/tenthofasecondasrequiredbyFederationrules,and0.24secondsaddedtotheroundedtime.Alltimessubmitted

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withouttenthswillberoundeduptothenextfullsecond.(Example:An800mtimesubmittedas2:02willberoundedupto2:03.00).

E. Performancesusedbycoachesintheentryprocessmusthavebeenmadeduringthecurrentseasoninacompetitionmeetagainstotherschool(s).Norelayperformances(i.e.splits)areacceptableasanofficialtimeforanopenevent.Relaytimesmusthavebeenruninameetandnotbeacoach’sestimatefromaddingathlete’sindividualperformancestogether.

F. Coacheswillbeabletoseetheirentriesonlytoreviewforaccuracy.Anyerrorsmustbecommunicatedtotheentrymanagerbythetimeanddateindicatedintheentryprocess.

G. HeatingandflightingshallbeaccomplishedbyNationalFederationRulesexceptwherelegallymodifiedbytheseguidelines.

H. Coacheswillnotbegiventhecompletesetofallteams’flightorheatandlaneassignmentsuntilallcoachesreceivethisinformationatthepre-meetscratchmeeting.Onlytheflight,heatandlaneassignmentsforeventsconductedthatdaywillbeannounced.Heatandlaneassignmentsandfieldeventflightsforthatschool’sathletesonlywillbeprovidedtoindividualschools’headcoachestwodayspriortothemeet.Thecoacheswillbenotifiedofthebreakpointtimeforthe3200mrunby7:00pmontheSundayprecedingtheprelimsbye-mailsenttotheaddresslistedforthecoachontheschool’sMSHSLwebpage.Copieswillbeincludedtotheschools’athleticsdirectors.Thecoacheswillbenotifiedofthebreakpointtimeforthe1600mrunatthescratchmeetingheldattheprelims.

I. Heats/sectionsmaybere-seededifthereisaglaringclericalerror.

SECTION6. SCRATCHES

A. Thecoacheswillreceiveascratch/substitutionsheetaspartoftheentryprocesswhichtheymustsubmittothedesignatedareastatedinthepre-meetinformationatleast15minutespriortothescratchmeeting.Allscratches/substitutionsmustbelistedonthissheet.Sheetssubmittedafterthedeadlinewillnotbeaccepted(coachesmustarrangetransportationsuchthattheinformationison-sitebythescratchmeetingtime(75minutespriortothefirstpreliminaryevents.)Theentryprocessmayallowforthesetobesubmittedtotheentrymanagerpriortothedayofthemeet.

B. Substitutionswillbeallowedonlyinpreliminaryevents,includingthe1600m,3200m,polevault,andhighjump.

C. Thecoachmaysubstituteanentrytoreplacethescratchedentry.Thesubstitutewillbeplacedinthesameheatandlaneorflightasthescratchedentry.Nosubstitutionswillbepermittedforbid-inathletes.Substitutionsmaybemadeforthefirstthreeentriesprovidedthesubstitutehasaseedperformanceequaltoorbetterthanthatschool’sbid-inentrant’sperformanceiftheschoolhasmorethanthreeintheevent.Ifasubstitute’sseedperformanceischallengedbyanopposingheadcoach,thesubstitute’scoachmustbeabletoprovidethewrittenresultsofthemeetinwhichtheperformancewasattainedfortheathletetobeentered.HEATSAND/ORFLIGHTSWILLNOTBERE-SEEDED.

D. Ifanathletescratchesfromanopeneventineithertheprelimsorfinalsthateventcountsasoneofhis/herfourparticipations.

E. Ifanathletescratchesfromaneventforwhichs/hehasadvancedfromtheprelimstothefinals,furtherparticipationinthemeetwillnotbeallowed.

F. Anathletewhohasbeenscratchedduetoaninjury,illnessorotheremergencymaybere-instatedinothereventsinwhichs/hehasbeenentereduponproperdocumentationofthecircumstances,authorizedmedicalclearanceandtheapprovalofthereferee.

SECTION7. CONFERENCEHEADCOACHES

A. HeadTrackCoachesshallbeutilizedascounselforissuesconcerningtheConferenceChampionshipMeetthatarenotcoveredbytheseprocedures,SouthSuburbanConferencepolicies/procedures,MSHSLT&Fpolicies,orNFHSrules.

B. Selectionofofficialsshallbetheresponsibilityofmeetmanagement.SECTION8. EQUIPMENT

ThefollowingequipmentfortheConferenceChampionshipMeetshallbeprovidedorarrangedbythehostschool

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withmeetmanagement.

A. AminimumoftwelvestopwatchesshouldbeavailabletouseintheeventthetimingsystemmalfunctionsB. Pits,standardsandcrossbarsmeetingcurrentsafetystandardsforthehighjumpandpolevaultC. Appropriatequantityandlengthofmeasuringtapestomeetfieldeventmeasurementneeds.Certifiedlaser

measurementsystemsmaybeusedandareencouragedforeventswhereapplicable.(Meetmanagementshallarrangeforlasermeasuringwhenpossible.)

D. Inspectorandfieldeventjudges'flagssufficientforallumpiresandheadfieldeventjudges.E. Atleast10morehurdlesthanthenumberneededforalllanestofilltheshorthurdlesevents.F. 136conesor“halved”tennisballstoplaceevery1.5metersontheinsidelanelinearoundthecurvesG. Twelvebatonswithoutdents,tape,orotheritemsthatcanaidarunner’sgrip.H. Judges'andtimers'standplusaplatformforthefullyautomatictimersI. TenpairofstartingblockswithsufficientspikestoholdinplacewithouttheuseblockholdersJ. AHeadquarters/ClerkofCourseareaK. Appropriateequipmenttoweighandinspectthrowingimplements.(Meetmanagementmayarrangeforthis

alongwithlasermeasuring.)N. SufficientclipboardsforofficialsO. EquipmenttoputthecrossbarupinpolevaultP. AstepladderforthepolevaultorameasuringinstrumentcapableofmeasuringfromtherunwayQ. .32caliberstartingshells(blackpowderorpyrodependingonF.A.T.systemused).R. LapcounterS. AdesignatedareafortheTrainerwithappropriateequipment

SECTION9. FULLYAUTOMATICTIMING(F.A.T.)

A. F.A.T.andphotosshallprovidetheofficialresultsforalltrackevents.B. Timeswillberecordedofficiallytothegreater1/100ofasecond.C. TheF.A.T.operatorshavetheresponsibilitytoreadthephotosanddeterminetheorderoffinish.PerNFHS

rule,theminimumnumberofF.A.T.personnelistwoindividuals.D. Ifthereisanequipmentfailure,themanualtimingandjudgingwillbeused.TheGamesCommitteeis

responsiblefordeterminingpriortothemeetwhetherornottheF.A.T.operatormaysignalarecallofastartaswellasanyothertimingprocedurestobeusedintheeventofF.A.Tfailure.

E. Ifqualifiersarepickedbytimeinanevent,manualtimingmustcovereachplaceincaseofanequipmentfailurewiththeelectronicdevice.

F. If,intheeventofamechanicalfailure,manualtimingisusedforoneheat,itmustbeusedforallheatsinthatevent.

G. Officialpicturesunderprotestwillbeviewedonlybytherefereeandthedesignatedphotoevaluator.Thecoachinvolvedintheprotestmayonlyviewthepicturewiththereferee'sconsent.

SECTION10. GAMESCOMMITTEE/JURYOFAPPEALS

A. TheprimaryfunctionsoftheGamesCommitteearetoestablishproceduresnotcoveredinthismanualandtoactastheJuryofAppealswhendecisionsoftherefereesareprotested.Itsdecisionisfinalandwithoutappeal;itsscopeislimitedtodecidingwhetherornottherefereecorrectlyappliedtherulesingivensituations.

B. TheGamesCommitteeshallconsistoftheheadcoachesfromthehostschool,theheadcoachesfromthepreviousyears’hostschool,theheadcoachesfromthenextyear’shostschool,andthemeetmanagerwhoshallactasthechairperson.Anyprotestinvolvingtheschoolofmembersofthecommitteeshallbeheardanddecisionrenderedonlybymembersofthecommitteenotfromthoseschools.Intheeventthatwoulddisqualifyallmembersofthecommittee,theJuryofAppealswilltemporarilybecometheheadcoachesfromthenextthreeschoolsinhostingrotationafterthecurrentcommitteemembers.

SECTION11. HEATS,FLIGHTS,QUALIFYINGPROCEDURES&STAGGERS

A. Generalinformationforrunningevents:

1. Thechampionshipsshallberunona400mtrackofatleast8lanes.2. Iflanesarevacant,thefollowingwillapply:

Ifninecompete,uselanes1–9

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Ifeightcompete,uselanes1–8Ifsevencompete,uselanes2-8Ifsixcompete,uselanes2-7Iffivecompete,uselanes3-7Iffourcompete,uselanes3-6Ifthreecompete,uselanes3–5

LaneassignmentsareneveralteredaftertheSeed/GamesCommitteehasdrawnthemunlesstheseedingprocesswasnotdoneinaccordancewiththeseprocedures.Ifalllanesarefilledandoneathletedropsout,thatlaneshallremainvacant. NOTE:Inracesrunaspreliminaries(100-200-400-800-bothhurdles),

theseedingprocessforprelimsshallutilizethe2016NFHSruleforsplittingathletesbetweenheatstowardthegoalofathletesnotcompetingdirectlyagainstteammatesinpreliminaryheatswheneverpossible.(VotedbyconferenceheadcoachesNovember14,2016)

3. Onlythoserunnerscanbeseededwhohaveatimefortheeventinwhichtheyhavebeenentered.4. Ifheatsscratchdowntoprovideaheatwithnocompetition,theyshallberedrawn.5. IfathletestiebytimeforthelastqualifyingspotintotheFinals(i.e.tothe0.001secondusingF.A.T.

or0.1secondhandheld),thisshallbehandledasfollows:

a) Arun-offwouldberequiredafterproperrest.b) Forraces800morlongernorun-offwouldberequired.Wewouldeitherexpandthenumber

offinalistsorruntwosectionsinthefinalbytime.Shoulda2-sectionfinalbeneeded,thefirst(slower)sectionshallhaveaminimumof4runners.

6. Relayentrieswillbedeclaredthedayofcompetition.EntrycardswiththedesignatedrunnersshallbeturnedintotheClerkofCoursepriortotherunningoftherelay.

7. Anathleteleavingafieldeventtogotoanothereventmustreporttotheeventjudgeoftheevents/heisleaving.Theeventjudgemustwritedownthetimetheathleteisleaving.Theathletemustreturntotheeventjudgeimmediatelyuponcompletionofhis/herrace.

B. Staggers

1. The800meterwillbeaone-turnstagger.2. The1600mand3200mwillberuninalleysforoneturn.Itisrecommendedtousethetwo-waterfall

super-alleymethodusedattheMSHSLStateMeet.3. The4x200mrelaywillbeafour-turnstaggerandruninlanesalltheway.4. The4x100mrelaywillbeatwo-turnstaggerandruninlanesalltheway.5. The4x800mrelaywillbeaone-turnstagger.6. The4x400mrelaywillbeathree-turnstaggerwithnumber2runnersbreakingastheypassthecut

lineonthebackstraightaway.Ifthetrackisnotmeasuredandmarkedforathreeturnstaggerandexchange,atwo-turnstaggerwillbeusedwiththefirstrunnersinlanesandhandingoffinlanes.Thesecondrunnersmaymovetotheinsidewhentheyhaveappropriatespace.Runnersthreeandfourwillbeshuffledinbyteampositionoftheincomingrunners.

7. The400mwillbeatwoturnstaggerandruninlanesalltheway.8. The300mHurdleswillbeaone-turnstaggerandwillberuninlanesalltheway.

C. QualifyingProceduresforIndividualEvents

1. ForaneightlanetrackNo.ofEntries MethodofQualifying

1-8 Finalsonly9-16 Twoheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextsixbest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenextfourbesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

17-24 Threeheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextfivebest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenexttwobesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

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25–32 Fourheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextfourbesttimes(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach(ifhandheldmustbeused).

2.Foraninelanetrack

No.ofEntries MethodofQualifying

1-9 Finalsonly10-18 Twoheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextsevenbest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenextfivebesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

19-27 Threeheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextsixbest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenextthreebesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

28–36 Fourheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextfivebest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenextbesttime(ifhandheldmustbeused).

3.Foratenlanetrack

No.ofEntries MethodofQualifying

1-10 Finalsonly11-20 Twoheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenexteightbest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenextsixbesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

21-30 Threeheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextseven

besttimes(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenextfourbesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

31–36 Fourheats-qualifyonefromeachandthenextsixbest

times(F.A.T.)ortwofromeach&thenexttwobesttimes(ifhandheldmustbeused).

Notethatifatenlanetrackisused,thebid-inprocessandnumbersallowedwillbethesameasifrunona9-lanetrack.

D. LaneAssignments-Eightlanetrack

100m,100mHH,110mHH300mIM,300mLH4x800m

Lanes4&5-#1seedin4;2ndseedin5Lanes3&6-#3seedin3;4thseedin6Lanes2&7-#5seedin2;6thseedin7Lanes1&8-#7seedin1;8thseedin8

200m,400m,4x100m,4x200m,4x400m

Lanes3&4-#1seedin3;2ndseedin4Lanes2&5-#3seedin2;4thseedin5Lanes1&6-#5seedin1;6thseedin6Lanes7&8-#7seedin7;8thseedin8

800m,1600m,3200m

Oneturnstaggerwithtoprunnersinthemiddlelanes.

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The1600mand3200mrunswillbeconductedintwosectionswiththefastersectiontoberunsecond.The3200mwillbecontestedonthefirstdayofthemeetandthe1600monthesecondday.Ineven-numberedyears,thegirlswillrunthe3200mintheearliertimeslotofthescheduleandtheboyswillrunthesameraceasthefinaleventoftheday.Inodd-numberedyears,theboyswillrunthe3200mintheearliertimeslotofthescheduleandthegirlswillrunthesameraceasthefinaleventoftheday.Theseedingwillbeaccomplishedbygroupingtherunnersatanaturalbreakwithaminimumof13runnersandamaximumof17runnersallowedinthefastersection.

Relays

The4x800mrelayshallbecontestedinasinglesection.The4x100m,4x200m,and4x400mrelaysshallbecontestedintwosections.Thesecondsectionheatshallbethefasterentrants.Thefirstsectionshallhave4schoolsandthesecondsectionthebalanceoftheschools.Thecurrent-yearMSHSLStateMeetlanguageregardingthenumberofrelaymarksallowedatexchangezonesforrunnersinlanes-onlyrelaysshallbefollowed.Ifthecurrentguidelineshavenotyetbeenpublished,theprecedingyear’slanguageshallbefollowed.Thegamescommitteeshallspecifytheallowablemarkingmaterials.

LaneAssignments-Ninelanetrack100m,100mHH,110mHH300mIM,300mLH4x800m

Lane5-#1seedin5Lanes4&6-#2seedin4;3rdseedin6Lanes3&7-#4seedin3;5thseedin7Lanes2&8-#6seedin2;7thseedin8Lanes1&9-#8seedin1;9thseedin9

200m,400m,4x100m,4x200m,4x400m

Lanes4&5-#1seedin4;2ndseedin5Lanes3&6-#3seedin3;4thseedin6Lanes2&7-#5seedin2;6thseedin7Lanes1&8-#7seedin1;8thseedin8Lane9-#9seedin9

800m,1600m,3200m

Oneturnstaggerwithtoprunnersinthemiddlelanes.

Relays

The4x800mrelayshallbecontestedinasinglesection.The4x100m,4x200m,and4x400mrelaysshallbecontestedintwosections.Thesecondsectionshallbethefasterentrants.Thefirstsectionshallhave4schoolsandthesecondsectionthebalanceoftheschools.Thecurrent-yearMSHSLStateMeetlanguageregardingthenumberofrelaymarksallowedatexchangezonesforrunnersinlanes-onlyrelaysshallbefollowed.Ifthecurrentguidelineshavenotyetbeenpublished,theprecedingyear’slanguageshallbefollowed.Thegamescommitteeshallspecifytheallowablemarkingmaterials.

LaneAssignments-Tenlanetrack

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100m,100mHH,110mHH300mIM,300mLH4x800mLanes5&6-#1seedin5;2ndseedin6Lanes4&7-#3seedin4;4thseedin7Lanes3&8-#5seedin3;6thseedin8Lanes2&9-#7seedin2;8thseedin9Lanes1&10-#9seedin1;10thseedin10

200m,400m,4x100m,4x200m,4x400m

Lanes4&5-#1seedin4;2ndseedin5Lanes3&6-#3seedin3;4thseedin6Lanes2&7-#5seedin2;6thseedin7Lanes1&8-#7seedin1;8thseedin8Lanes9&10-#9seedin9;10thseedin10

800m,1600m,3200m

Oneturnstaggerwithtoprunnersinthemiddlelanes.

Relays

Allrelaysshallbecontestedinasinglesection.Thecurrent-yearMSHSLStateMeetlanguageregardingthenumberofrelaymarksallowedatexchangezonesforrunnersinlanes-onlyrelaysshallbefollowed.Ifthecurrentguidelineshavenotyetbeenpublished,theprecedingyear’slanguageshallbefollowed.Thegamescommitteeshallspecifytheallowablemarkingmaterials.

E. Inseedingthefinalsusingtheprelimresultsthefastestheatwinnerwillbeseededfirst,thenextfastestheat

winnerwillbeseededsecond,andsoforthuntilallheatwinnershavebeenseeded.Afterthat,thefastestsecondplacefinisherwillbenext,followedbythesecondfastestsecondplacefinisher,etc.ifhandheldtimingisused.IfF.A.T.wasused,heatwinnersshallbeseedfirstfollowedbythebesttimesoverall.

F. ShotPutandDiscusThrow

1. TheShotPutshallbecontestedfirsteachday.TheDiscusThrowshallbeginnolaterthan75minutesaftertheshotputeventstarts.

2. Throwingeventwarm-upswillincludea30-minutesgeneralwarm-upperiodduringwhichanychecked-inthrowermayusethecircle.Eachflightwillhaveaflight-onlywarm-upjustpriortoitscompetitionwhichwillalloweachthrowerinthatflight2timesinthecircleduringthewarmupperiod;eachtimeinthecircle,thethrowermaybring2implementstothrow.

3. Flightsshallbedrawnbyperformancewiththebestcompetitiveflightcompetinglast.4. FlightsizeshallbeinaccordancewiththecurrentNFHSrules.Thenumberineachflightshallbe

equalizedasmuchaspossible.5. Eachcompetitorwillhavethreeattemptsintheprelims.Eachfinalistwillhavethreemoreattempts.6. Thenumbertoqualifyforfinalsshallbeonemorethanthenumberofscoringplaces.Finalistswill

competeinreverseorderofperformance(8lanetrackhas8places,therefore9finalists,9lanetrackhas9places,therefore10finalists,10lanetrackhas10places,therefore11finalists).

G. LongJumpandTripleJump

1. Threeflightsofcomparablesizeshallbescheduled.2. Eachschoolshallhaveoneslotineachflight.Anybid-inathletesthatqualifyshallbeanadditional

sloteachfortheaffectedschools.

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3. Eachflightshallhaveaspecificstarttimelistedinthemeetschedulesuchthatthefinalsshallcoincidewiththestarttimesofthefirstsectionofthe3200monDay1andthesecondsectionofthe1600monDay2.

4. Coacheswillentertheirathletesduringtheentryprocesswithbestjumpforseedingtoenablecomparisonforaddinganybid-inathletes.Theseenteredathletesaretheofficialentrantsfortheschool.

5. Coacheswillreceivetheorderofcompetitionineachflightofthehorizontaljumpsasdeterminedbyrandomdrawpriortotheoriginalentrydeadline.Coacheswillnotifytheentrymanagerofwhichathletewillcompeteinwhichflightbythemethodanddeadlinespecifiedintheentryprocess.NOTE:theintentofthisprocessistoeliminatetheneedforathletestocheck-outofthehorizontaljumpstocompeteinrunningevents.Coachesareexpectedtoplacetheathletesaccordinglyandletthemknowtheyneedtobepresentandcompetingintheirassignedflights.

6. Eachcompetitorwillhavethreeattemptsintheprelims.Eachfinalistwillhavethreemoreattempts.7. Thenumbertoqualifyforfinalsshallbeonemorethanthenumberofscoringplaces.Finalistswill

competeinreverseorderofperformance(8lanetrackhas8places,therefore9finalists,9lanetrackhas9places,therefore10finalists,10lanetrackhas10places,therefore11finalists).

H. PoleVault

1. Competitorswillvaultinreverseorderofbestseedperformancesandwillusea"fivealive"system.2. TheNFHSruleonwarm-upforvaulterspassingopeningheightsshallbefollowed.3. a.Thegirls’startingheightwillbe8inchesbelowtheseventhbestenteredmark(Thisreferstothe

seventhbestoverallheightentered,nottheheightoftheseventhperformer.Tiedheightsshallcountasonemark).Thestartingheightwillbeadjustedtothenearest6”markequaltoorlowerthantheheightdeterminedbythisprocess.b.Theboys’startingheightwillbe10’0”.

c.Thegamescommitteeshallreviewentryseedheightsandmayappropriatelyadjustthestartingheightspriortocoachesreceivingtheirseededentries.

4. Thebarwillberaisedin6inchincrementsuntilsixcompetitorsremainandthenin3inchincrements.

H HighJump

1. a.Thestartingheightwillbe4’6”forGirlsand5’8”forBoys.b.Thegamescommitteeshallreviewentryseedheightsandmayappropriatelyadjustthestartingheightspriortocoachesreceivingtheirseededentries.

2. Thebarwillberaisedin2inchincrementsuntilsixcompetitorsremainandthenin1inchincrements.

SECTION12. IMPLEMENTSWEIGH-INANDINSPECTION

Thediscusandshotshallbeweighedandinspectedpriortocompetitionduringtimeslistedintheofficialmeetschedule.Theassignedofficialswillmarkthosethatarelegalandimpoundthosewhichdonotmeettheproperspecifications.Onlyinspectedandmarkedimplementsareallowedinwarm-upandcompetition.

SECTION13. OFFICIALS

A. Duringthecompetition,theseedingandheatingresponsibilitiesaredelegatedtomeetmanagement.Should

circumstancescausetheneedtoseed/heatinwaysnotcoveredbytheseprocedures,theGamesCommitteeshallbecalledtogethertomakethenecessaryarrangementsanddecisionswithinitspurviewthatarenotdelegatedbyruletothereferee.

B. Referees,Umpires,andHeadFieldJudgeswillremainatthesitethirtyminutesafterthefinalresultsare

announcedoruntildismissedbythemeetmanager.

C. Umpires

1. Thereshallbeumpire(s)assignedtoeachturntoadequatelyobservetheentireturn.2. Umpireswilljudgeeachstraightawayandtherelayexchangezones.

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3. Atleastoneumpire,referee,orstarterwillbelocatedatthebreakpointinanyracesnotruninlanesfortheentirerace.

4. Theumpireswillofficiatethestraightawayracesdividedbetweentheendsandsides.5. TheHeadUmpirewillstationhimself/herselfintheinfield.6. Sufficientumpiresshallbeemployedtoensurethatallrelayexchangezonesareproperlyobserved

inalllanes.Agivenumpireshouldnotbeexpectedtoobservemorethanthreelanesateitherthebeginningorendoftheexchangezone.(Notethatthisrecommendationmeansthataminimumof12umpiresareneededinthe4x100mrelaybasedonthemaximumsectionsizebeing6inthatrelaywhen2sectionsarerun.Ona10lanetrack,24umpireswouldbeneededtomeetthisrecommendation).

D. FieldEvents

Eachfieldeventwillhaveanappropriatenumberofassignedofficial(s).ItisrecommendedthatMSHSL/NFHSregisteredofficialsserveasheadfieldeventjudgeswheneverpossible.

E. Ifbudgetallows,itisrecommendedthatameetstarterandtwoassistantstartersbeemployedtoadequatelycoverthestartsduetomorelanesandlongerstaggerswhenthetrackhas9ormorelanes.

SECTION14. PROTESTS

A. Protestsrelatingtomatterswhichdevelopduringtheconductofthemeetshouldbemadeatonceandmaynotbemadelaterthan30minutesaftertheresultshavebeenofficiallyannouncedperNFHSrule.Meetmanagementwillprovidetheprocessandpaperworkneededforthefilingofanyprotests.

B. OnanydisqualificationtheRefereeshallattempttoinformtheheadcoach(es)involvedbeforetheofficialresultsareannounced.

C. TheJuryofAppealswillruleonanyprotestofthereferee’sdecisionthatgoesbeyondthereferee.Itisunderstoodthatdecisionsaboutthestartaresolelythoseofthestartteamand,likeanyjudgmentcall,arenotappealable.ThemeetrefereesmaybeconsultedontherulesofTrack&Field.

SECTION15. RESULTS

Allresultswillbeannouncedimmediately(exceptinthecaseof14Babove).Themeetresultswillbeavailableattheconclusionofthemeetandwillincludeanindicationofthedistributiontime.HeadcoacheswillhavethetimeallowedbyNFHSrulefromtheindicatedtimetoappealanofficialresult.Meetmanagementwillsendoutofficialresultsbynoonofthenextday.Headcoacheswillhave48hourstoprotestaclericalorteamscoringerror.

SECTION16. SCORING

TheChampionshipMeetshallbescoredtothenumberofplacesequaltothenumberoflanesavailableatthehostsiteforbothTrack&Fieldevents.

Thevalueofthefirstthroughtenthplaceshallbeasfollows:12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1Relaysarescoredthesameasindividualevents.Thevalueofthefirstthroughninthplaceshallbeasfollows:10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1Relaysarescoredthesameasindividualevents.Thevalueofthefirstthrougheighthplaceshallbeasfollows:10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Relaysarescoredthesameasindividualevents.

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2019SouthSuburbanConferenceTrack&FieldTimeSchedule

PRELIMINARIES–DAY1–Tuesday,May21

1:45 Scratch/Adddue2:00 Coaches’Meeting

FIELD EVENTS - Prelims & Finals in Field Events

2:50BoysPoleVault 2:50GirlsHighJump2:50BoysShotPut 4:05GirlsDiscusThrowBoysTripleJump GirlsLongJump (Flight1-2:50;Flight2-3:25;Flight3-4:00;Finals-4:35forLJ&TJ)

3:40 Girls100mHighHurdles(33”)-4Heats3:55 Boys110mHighHurdles(39”)-4heats4:10 Girls100m-4heats4:22 Boys100m-4heats4:35 Boys3200m-Section14:49 Boys3200m-Section25:04 Girls400m-4heats5:16 Boys400m-4heats5:33 Girls300mLowHurdles(30”)-4heats5:48 Boys300mIntermediateHurdles(36”)-4heats6:05 Girls800m-4heats6:23 Boys800m-4heats6:39 Girls200m-4heats6:51 Boys200m-4heats7:06 Girls3200m-Section17:23 Girls3200m-Section2

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2019SouthSuburbanConferenceTrack&FieldTimeSchedule

CHAMPIONSHIPFINALS–Wednesday,May222:15 Coaches’Meeting2:50 FIELD EVENTS - Prelims & Finals in Field Events

2:50GirlsPoleVault 2:50BoysHighJump2:50GirlsShotPut 4:05BoysDiscusThrowGirlsTripleJump BoysLongJump(Flight1-2:50;Flight2-3:25;Flight3-4:00;Finals-4:35forLJ&TJ)

3:15 Girls4x800mRelay3:30 Boys4x800mRelay3:45 Girls100mHighHurdles3:53 Boys110mHighHurdles4:00 Girls100m4:06 Boys100m4:16 Girls4x200mRelay (2sections)4:26 Boys4x200mRelay (2sections)4:35 Girls1600m Section14:45 Boys1600m Section14:55 Girls1600m Section25:05 Boys1600m Section25:15 Girls4x100mRelay (2sections)5:23 Boys4x100mRelay (2sections)5:32 Girls400m5:37 Boys400m5:48 Girls300mLowHurdles5:54 Boys300mIntermediateHurdles6:02 Girls800m6:08 Boys800m6:15 Girls200m6:20 Boys200m6:35 Girls4x400mRelay (2sections)6:50 Boys4x400mRelay (2sections)

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PoleVaultWeightVerificationForm

EachmemberschoolshallprocessthePoleVaultWeightVerificationFormlistingeachstudentparticipatinginthepolevaulteventandkeeptheinformationonfileintheAthleticDirector'sOfficepriortoapolevaulter’sfirstinterscholasticcompetition.Periodicverificationofavaulter’sweightandpoleratingshouldbeconductedduringtheseason.ByNFHSrule,thecompetitorsweightshallbeatorbelowthemanufacturer’spolerating.Acompetitorshallnotuseatrainingpole,apolewhichisimproperlymarkedorapoleratedbelowhis/herweightduringthewarm-uporcompetition.

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ofAthleticDirector

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Minnesota State High School League 2100 Freeway Boulevard

Brooklyn Center, MN 55430-1735

SOUTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE TRACK & FIELD MEET Sportsmanship/Jewelry/Uniform/Equipment

Verification Form to Meet Referee Head Coach: Sign below and return form to School Registration Table at the subsection and section meets.

1. All of our athletes competing in this year's meet are in compliance with all 2019 National Federation (NFHS) and Minnesota State High School League rules/regulations regarding being attired in legal uniforms, using legal equipment, and not wearing any prohibited items.

Penalty: The competitor shall be required to remove all prohibited items and be attired in a legal uniform prior to competition. If the athlete refuses to change into a legal uniform, s/he will not be allowed to compete. If an athlete is not asked to change and be properly attired and is found in an illegal uniform at the conclusion of a race or trial, no penalty will be applied. No reports will be filed.

2. I have reviewed the rules and expectations with my athletes and assistant coaches

regarding sportsmanship. 3. All of our athletes understand that iPads, cell phones, video recorders, and all other

electronic devices are NOT allowed in competitive or restricted areas, as determined by the meet policies and procedures. This includes all field event venues, the track and infield, clerk tent, awards area and medical tent. The penalty is disqualification from all events in which the athlete is entered.

Date: Tuesday & Wednesday, May 21 & 22, 2019

Meet: South Suburban Conference Championship Meet

School: (include all schools in co-op)

Team: Boys Girls

Coach’s Signature: NOTE: If you have any questions, please contact the Meet Referees (Scott Stallman/Ken Freeman)