Meet Information
28th ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 4:30 P.M.
At The Bob McIntyre Track
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Facility
1350 Tremont Street Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Presented by the Council of New England Secondary School Principals Association
57 Northern Blvd., Colchester, CT 06415
Executive Director: Donn Friedman, donn@cnesspa.org, (860-416-1884)
President: Michael Burnham, Maine Principals Association
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New England Track & Field Committee:
Massachusetts: Chris Lane, MIAA; Connecticut: Steve Wysowski, CIAC;
Vermont: Bob Johnson, VPA; Maine: Mike Burnham, MPA;
New Hampshire: Dave Rozumek, NHIAA; Rhode Island: Dick Magarian, RIIL
Registration begins at 2:30 PM
Competition begins at 4:30 PM Field - 5:00 PM Running
4:30 PM Long Jump and Shot Put Boys, followed by Girls
High Jump (2 pits Opening Heights: Boys, 601-Girls, 501)
5:00 PM 4 x 800 meter Relay - Sections
4 x 200 meter Relay - Sections
1 Mile - Sections
1,000 meter - Sections
600 meter - Sections
300 meter - Sections (on time)
2 Mile - Sections
4 x 400 meter Relay Sections
After the High Jumps have been concluded:
Hurdles Semifinals
Dash Semifinals
Hurdles Final
Dash Final
NOTE: Girls will compete before the boys.
Fastest sections will run last.
All athletes must check in when called.
FILING OF ENTRIES:
One representative from each state should send all entries electronically using Hy-teks Meet Manager to Lucia Carroll at lucia.carroll17@gmail.com. Entries should be sent as soon as your qualifiers are determined. All entries should be received by 5:00 pm, Sunday, February 22, 2015.
REGISTRATION:
Registration of athletes, packet pickup, and payment of fees will begin at 2:30 PM in the gymnasium, not the track area. All coaches and athletes should report directly to the gym,
entering from the Malcolm X Blvd., aka New Dudley Street side door. Note: Coaches will be asked to make scratches as they begin the registration process.
FEES:
$20.00 per individual athlete. $40.00 per relay team.
Make checks payable to: CNESSPA. Entry fees must be paid at the time of registration. There will be no refunds and no purchase orders will be accepted, check or cash only. Receipts will be given, if needed. A New England commemorative lapel pin and a certificate of participation will be given to each competitor. The individual schools will pay all expenses for this meet.
AWARDS:
Special New England Champion plaques will be presented to the first place winners of each event, including relays. Athletes/relays placing 2nd through 6th in their events will receive medals.
LIMITATIONS:
Each state will be allowed to submit the names of six (6) competitors per event. The selection of athletes will be made by each states Association Track Committee. Final decision of an athletes participation remains with the Meet Director and the New England Representative of his or her state. Individual state restrictions govern each states athletes participation in the New England Championship. Competitors are limited to a maximum of four (4) events. No athlete may be entered in more than four events, including relays. National Federation rules govern the meet. No event will be held up to wait for an athlete competing in another event.
SCHOOL REPS:
All competitors must have an adult representative of their school present in order to compete in the meet.
EQUIPMENT:
Starting blocks, shot puts, relay batons will be supplied by the meet. Do not bring your own to the meet.
LOCKERS:
There are no locker rooms available at Reggie Lewis. Athletes should come ready to compete.
GENERAL ADMISSION TO MEET:
General admission: $10.00, tickets go on sale at 2:30 PM at the front entrance.
SPIKES:
Athletes are to wear their spikes only in the track area and only during their competition. Spike worn anywhere else in the center may cause your athlete to be disqualified. SPIKES: only 1/4 pyramid spikes are allowed. Other spikes will cause elimination from the meet. Correct size spikes will be available to purchase near the registration area in the gym. Athletes must have their spikes checked in the gym before competition.
T-SHIRTS:
Official New England Indoor Track & Field Championship apparel will be sold at the meet. Apparel can be pre-ordered at www.grr-tees.com until the Thursday before the Meet and postordered beginning on Monday after the Meet.
COACHES & ATHLETES ADMISSION INFORMATION:
Each school team entered will receive one (1) coachs wristband per gender! Only athletes actually entered in the competition will be allowed into the meet, and they must wear their wristband to enter the Field House. Coaches or Athletic Directors passes will not be accepted at this meet. Relay teams must wear numbers.
WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION AND RESULTS: www.cnesspa.com (also, results will be posted on: www.milesplit.com)
IMPORTANT: Due to the fact that the meet is very popular and
spectators come from all the N.E. states, the Reggie Lewis Center is filled to capacity. So we are obliged to monitor carefully all nonregistered athletes. THERE ARE NO ALTERNATES IN THE RELAYS. Coaches must understand this fact. We cannot allow non-competitors to be passed into the meet for free. The Boston Fire Marshals are very cognizant of overcrowding, and in the past have ordered us to close the doors early causing some parents to be unable to see their sons or daughters compete. Please inform your parents to arrive early.
COACHES SHOULD READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGGIE LEWIS INCLUDED IN EACH PACKET AT REGISTRATION SO THEY UNDERSTAND THEM AND THEIR ATHLETES RESPONSIBILITIES.
Remember you pay for your entries at the registration desk. All field event athletes must report to their site at the initial call. The decision of the games committee is final!
DIRECTIONS TO REGGIE LEWIS:
North of Boston: follow I-93 South to Mass. Ave. exit;
West of Boston: follow Mass. Pike East to I-93 South (Southeast Expressway);
South of Boston: Rte. I-93 North to Southeast Expressway to Mass. Ave. exit; Take the Mass. Ave exit ramp, continue straight through the lights on to Melnea Cass Blvd., and
follow Melnea Cass to the end. Go left onto Tremont Street Reggie Lewis is 1/2 mile on the left.
Please see www.mstca.org for specific parking information and the bus driver manual for further parking instructions.
HOTELS:
Overnight accommodations and all meals are the responsibility of the entering schools and individuals. When calling the hotel to make reservations make sure to tell them you are with the New England High School Indoor Track Championships. Tell them the rate listed below.
BEST WESTERN PLUS Roundhouse Suites
891 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-989-1000 (ask for Jennifer)
$109.00 plus taxes----free hot breakfast (all room quests)
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, February 27, 2015 at 4:30 P.M.
At The Bob McIntyre Track
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Facility
1350 Tremont Street Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Presented by the Council of New England Secondary School Principals Association
57 Northern Blvd., Colchester, CT 06415
Executive Director: Donn Friedman, donn@cnesspa.org, (860-416-1884)
President: Michael Burnham, Maine Principals Association
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New England Track & Field Committee:
Massachusetts: Chris Lane, MIAA; Connecticut: Steve Wysowski, CIAC;
Vermont: Bob Johnson, VPA; Maine: Mike Burnham, MPA;
New Hampshire: Dave Rozumek, NHIAA; Rhode Island: Dick Magarian, RIIL
Registration begins at 2:30 PM
Competition begins at 4:30 PM Field - 5:00 PM Running
4:30 PM Long Jump and Shot Put Boys, followed by Girls
High Jump (2 pits Opening Heights: Boys, 601-Girls, 501)
5:00 PM 4 x 800 meter Relay - Sections
4 x 200 meter Relay - Sections
1 Mile - Sections
1,000 meter - Sections
600 meter - Sections
300 meter - Sections (on time)
2 Mile - Sections
4 x 400 meter Relay Sections
After the High Jumps have been concluded:
Hurdles Semifinals
Dash Semifinals
Hurdles Final
Dash Final
NOTE: Girls will compete before the boys.
Fastest sections will run last.
All athletes must check in when called.
FILING OF ENTRIES:
One representative from each state should send all entries electronically using Hy-teks Meet Manager to Lucia Carroll at lucia.carroll17@gmail.com. Entries should be sent as soon as your qualifiers are determined. All entries should be received by 5:00 pm, Sunday, February 22, 2015.
REGISTRATION:
Registration of athletes, packet pickup, and payment of fees will begin at 2:30 PM in the gymnasium, not the track area. All coaches and athletes should report directly to the gym,
entering from the Malcolm X Blvd., aka New Dudley Street side door. Note: Coaches will be asked to make scratches as they begin the registration process.
FEES:
$20.00 per individual athlete. $40.00 per relay team.
Make checks payable to: CNESSPA. Entry fees must be paid at the time of registration. There will be no refunds and no purchase orders will be accepted, check or cash only. Receipts will be given, if needed. A New England commemorative lapel pin and a certificate of participation will be given to each competitor. The individual schools will pay all expenses for this meet.
AWARDS:
Special New England Champion plaques will be presented to the first place winners of each event, including relays. Athletes/relays placing 2nd through 6th in their events will receive medals.
LIMITATIONS:
Each state will be allowed to submit the names of six (6) competitors per event. The selection of athletes will be made by each states Association Track Committee. Final decision of an athletes participation remains with the Meet Director and the New England Representative of his or her state. Individual state restrictions govern each states athletes participation in the New England Championship. Competitors are limited to a maximum of four (4) events. No athlete may be entered in more than four events, including relays. National Federation rules govern the meet. No event will be held up to wait for an athlete competing in another event.
SCHOOL REPS:
All competitors must have an adult representative of their school present in order to compete in the meet.
EQUIPMENT:
Starting blocks, shot puts, relay batons will be supplied by the meet. Do not bring your own to the meet.
LOCKERS:
There are no locker rooms available at Reggie Lewis. Athletes should come ready to compete.
GENERAL ADMISSION TO MEET:
General admission: $10.00, tickets go on sale at 2:30 PM at the front entrance.
SPIKES:
Athletes are to wear their spikes only in the track area and only during their competition. Spike worn anywhere else in the center may cause your athlete to be disqualified. SPIKES: only 1/4 pyramid spikes are allowed. Other spikes will cause elimination from the meet. Correct size spikes will be available to purchase near the registration area in the gym. Athletes must have their spikes checked in the gym before competition.
T-SHIRTS:
Official New England Indoor Track & Field Championship apparel will be sold at the meet. Apparel can be pre-ordered at www.grr-tees.com until the Thursday before the Meet and postordered beginning on Monday after the Meet.
COACHES & ATHLETES ADMISSION INFORMATION:
Each school team entered will receive one (1) coachs wristband per gender! Only athletes actually entered in the competition will be allowed into the meet, and they must wear their wristband to enter the Field House. Coaches or Athletic Directors passes will not be accepted at this meet. Relay teams must wear numbers.
WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION AND RESULTS: www.cnesspa.com (also, results will be posted on: www.milesplit.com)
IMPORTANT: Due to the fact that the meet is very popular and
spectators come from all the N.E. states, the Reggie Lewis Center is filled to capacity. So we are obliged to monitor carefully all nonregistered athletes. THERE ARE NO ALTERNATES IN THE RELAYS. Coaches must understand this fact. We cannot allow non-competitors to be passed into the meet for free. The Boston Fire Marshals are very cognizant of overcrowding, and in the past have ordered us to close the doors early causing some parents to be unable to see their sons or daughters compete. Please inform your parents to arrive early.
COACHES SHOULD READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGGIE LEWIS INCLUDED IN EACH PACKET AT REGISTRATION SO THEY UNDERSTAND THEM AND THEIR ATHLETES RESPONSIBILITIES.
Remember you pay for your entries at the registration desk. All field event athletes must report to their site at the initial call. The decision of the games committee is final!
DIRECTIONS TO REGGIE LEWIS:
North of Boston: follow I-93 South to Mass. Ave. exit;
West of Boston: follow Mass. Pike East to I-93 South (Southeast Expressway);
South of Boston: Rte. I-93 North to Southeast Expressway to Mass. Ave. exit; Take the Mass. Ave exit ramp, continue straight through the lights on to Melnea Cass Blvd., and
follow Melnea Cass to the end. Go left onto Tremont Street Reggie Lewis is 1/2 mile on the left.
Please see www.mstca.org for specific parking information and the bus driver manual for further parking instructions.
HOTELS:
Overnight accommodations and all meals are the responsibility of the entering schools and individuals. When calling the hotel to make reservations make sure to tell them you are with the New England High School Indoor Track Championships. Tell them the rate listed below.
BEST WESTERN PLUS Roundhouse Suites
891 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-989-1000 (ask for Jennifer)
$109.00 plus taxes----free hot breakfast (all room quests)