West Virginia State ChampionshipsMay 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008 @ Laidley Field Track in Charleston, WV |
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Additional InformationWVSSACState 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 meets 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 |
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