MSTCA Girls Coaches Invitational 2014

Somerville, MA

Meet Information

39
th Annual Girls
MSTCA Outdoor Track & Field Invitational
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Field Events Start at 9:30 AM Track Events Start at 10 AM
Dilboy Stadium, 110 Alewife Brook Parkway, Somerville, Mass.
Sanctioned by the M.I.A.A. Meet Director: Charlie ORourke, Somerville High School
Sponsored by Somerville High School Event Manager: Charlie ORourke
Qualifying Standards
100 meter 13.64 Freshman 100 m 14.5 200 meter 28.0 400 m IH 73.5 400 meter 65.0
800 meter 2:35.0 Mile 5:50.0 Freshman mile 6:10 2 Mile 12:45.0 100 HH 18.0
Only one relay per school:
4 x 100m relay 55.7 Freshman 4 x 100m none 4 x 400m 4:38.0 4 x 800 m relay 11:08
Field Events:
High Jump 410 Pole Vault 700** Long Jump 1504 Triple Jump 3200
Discus 8600 Javelin 9100 Shot Put 2904
** Pole Vault will be contested on Friday, May 8, at 3:30 PM at Notre Dame Academy, Hingham.
Events for Mobility Impaired and Sight Impaired Athletes:
100 m no standard; Shot Put no standard. Additional information on the registration procedure and time
of competition will be posted on this site as soon as determined.
Coaches: The qualifying standards are in place so that athletes may be placed in their proper heats and
flights. Please do not overestimate your athletes performances and displace those athletes who have
actually achieved better marks.
Athlete limitations: An athlete may participate in any three events. You may enter as many athletes in an
event as you want, as long as each athlete has met the qualifying standards.
MIAA rules will be in effect for this meet. Uniform rules will be enforced.
You MUST enter on-line using www.DirectAthletics.com. Please read these directions carefully and follow the
instructions for the entry process. ON-LINE ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY, MAY 3,
MIDNIGHT.
Entry Fees:
$6.00 per individual, per event entry, $20.00 each relay. Example: Jane Smith, LJ and 100m = $12.00.
Checks Payable to MSTCA. Tax ID Number: 04-3394224. Once entered, the school is responsible for
payment regardless of attendance. Payments in the form of a purchase order or a check payable to the MSTCA,
should be mailed as soon as possible to: M.S.T.C.A., c/o Elaine Mooney, 60 Cynthia Street, Seekonk, MA 02771.
Waiver form: A waver form has been sent to your athletic director, or it can be downloaded from this web
site. He/she has to sign it, attach your roster to it and send it by April 15, 2015 to Jim Hoar, President of
* ENTRY DEADLINE -

Entry deadline on Direct Athletics is Sunday, May 3, 2015, midnight.
ON-LINE ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETED BY DATES LISTED IN # 1 above.
You MUST enter on-line using www.DirectAthletics.com. Please go to the MSTCA web site,
read the directions and follow the instructions for the entry process for the meet.
If your school completes the Single Waiver Form (information on the MSTCA
web site) you will just be responsible for the payment (check/PO). If your
school uses the Single Payment option, then you complete the entry process,
come to the meet and pick up your packet.
IF YOU DO NOT USE THE SINGLE WAIVER or PAYMENT: When you complete the
on-line entry process you will get an e-mail confirmation of your entered athletes.
The M.S.T.C.A. must have a copy of the e-mail confirmation, signed by your Principal MSTCA, 31 Campion Rd., Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. When sent back with the team roster attached, this
form is valid for the entire spring season, but it must be received before your team is allowed to compete in
any meet sponsored by the MSTCA. The waiver form serves to verify that the athletes entered fulfill the
eligibility requirements of the MIAA and are bona-fide members of the track team. It also confirms that the
times and distances submitted are accurate. If the Games Committee determines that a coach has entered
athletes with inflated times or distances, the MSTCA will notify that teams school administration of the
occurrence.
If your school completes the Single Waiver Form, you will just be responsible for the payment
(check/PO). If your school uses the Single Payment option, you complete the entry process on Direct
Athletics and you dont need to do anything else, just come to the meet and pick up your packet.
If your school does not use the Single Waiver you need to BRING a photocopy of the entry confirmation
e-mail from Direct Athletics, SIGNED BY YOUR A.D. or PRINCIPAL and present this form to the meet
director. Once the DA confirmation is presented, and your payment confirmed, you will be given your team
packet.
Medals will be awarded to the top six performers in every event. There is no team scoring. Coaches will be
asked to nominate athletes for Best Field, Best Running, and Best All-Around Athletes awards.
The track is an 8-lane composite track, ONLY pyramid spikes can be worn. Athletes will be disqualified if
they wear other types of spikes.
Javelin will be thrown off a grass runway. Wear the appropriate shoes for throwing off this runway.
First legal throw or jump will be measured, then only distances equal to or longer than the standards will be
measured. Standards: Shot Put: 2904; Discus: 8600; Long Jump: 1504; Triple Jump: 3200; Javelin:
9100.
Starting heights and progressions for the High Jump and Pole Vault will be determined after the MIAA
announces their standards for the State Divisional Meets.
Results will be posted on the MSTCA web site. The web site copies can not be used for State Meet
certification. A copy of your schools performances from the computer is the only copy that can be used for
certification. You can get a copy of your team performances by completing a self-addressed envelope (with
$2.00) at the computer table. The information will be mailed to you after the meet.
O r d e r o f E v e n t s
Field Events
9:30 - Triple Jump, High Jump, Javelin, Discus, Mobility Impaired and Sight Impaired Shot Put.
11:00 Long Jump, Shot Put
Except in the High Jump, athletes will get three attempts. Top eight athletes will advance to the finals and get
three more attempts.
Track events will start at 10:00 AM Fastest sections run last.
We will have an approximate Time Schedule for the races and will follow it as closely as possible.
However, we will NOT hold up any race to stick to the time schedule, races will start with the flow of the
meet. The Time Schedule will be e-mailed to coaches the week before the meet.
400 meter Intermediate Hurdles Sections on time
2 Mile Run Sections on time
Freshman 100 meter Dash trials Fastest 8 (FAT) will advance to final.
100 meter Dash Trials Fastest 8 (FAT) advance to final.
100 High Hurdles Trials Fastest 8 (FAT) advance to final.
200 meter Dash Trials Fastest 8 (FAT) advance to final.
Freshman Mile Sections on timeMile Sections on time
400 meter Sections on Time
800 meter Sections on time
200 meter Dash Final
100 High Hurdles Final
Mobility Impaired and Sight Impaired 100 meter Dash Final
Freshman 100 meter dash Final
100 meter dash Final
Freshman 4 x 100 meter relay Sections on time
4 x 100 meter relay Sections on time
4 x 800 meter relay Sections on time
4 x 400 meter relay Sections on time
DIRECTIONS TO Dilboy Field, Somerville
From 93 N- take exit 31 (Rt.16W) Mystic Valley Parkway, stay on Mystic Valley Parkway for two
miles Dilboy Field will be on the right.
From 93 S take Exit 32 toward Medford Square; merge onto Rt. 16W, Mystic Valley Parkway
and then see above.
From Rt. 2 head toward Boston, take US-3N/Rt. 16E on the left toward Arlington/Medford.
Follow US-3N/MA-16E/ Alewife Brook Parkway for 7/10s of a mile. Dilboy Stadium will be on your
left.
There is no on-site parking for buses. Once teams are dropped off at the stadium, buses will be
directed to an off-site parking area. When a team is ready to leave, the coach must call the bus
driver to come to the stadium to pick up athletes. Please do not call your bus driver too early, as
there is no live parking of buses allowed in front of the stadium and police will enforce this
regulation.
For more information about the meet contact the meet director:
Charlie ORourke, 617-842-9317 (cell); 617-787-1198 (home); 617-783-7292 (fax)
e-mail: charlieorourke@gmail.com