Meet Information
BOYS and GIRLS ELITE INVITATIONAL
TRACK & FIELD MEET
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Robert McIntyre Track at Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, Roxbury, MA
9:30 a.m. Field Events 10:15 a.m. Running Events
Hosted by: Somerville H.S. Sanctioned by: M.I.A.A.
Event Manager: Charlie ORourke
Meet Director: Charlie ORourke
Sponsored by: New Balance
Meet Information
The Boys and Girls Elite Invitational Track Meet will held at Reggie Lewis Center on Sunday, January 25, 2015. The meet begins at 9:30 a.m. for field events and 10:15 a.m. for running events. The top thirty (30) athletes and thirty (30) relay teams entered in the Boys and Girls Invitational meet will be selected by the meet directors to run in the Elite Invitational Meet. Athletes not selected for the Elite Meet will participate in the Boys/Girls Invitational Meet on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Coaches will submit their entries for their respective Boys/Girls Invitational Meets. ALL ENTRIES ARE
COMPLETED ON DIRECT ATHLETICS. Please make sure you indicate WHERE and WHEN your athletes achieved their performances.
The list of athletes entered in the Invitational Meet and those selected for the Elite Meet will be posted on the MSTCA web-site by Thursday evening, January 22, 2015. It is the responsibility of all coaches to check the status of their teams entries.
NOTE: If the Games Committee feels that a school has entered athletes or relays with incorrect seed marks, those athletes entered incorrectly will be changed to their correct races and the MSTCA will send a letter to that Athletic Director expressing our concerns.
Coaches: You must make sure that you bring your team members on the right day. If you show up on the wrong day your athletes will not be allowed to compete.
There is NO additional fee for the Elite Meet. Your entry fee for the Boys and Girls Invitational covers the entry fee.
MSTCA medals will be awarded to the top six placers in each event, including relays. NO team awards. There will be a trackside awards ceremony for each event as soon as the event is done and results are available. Please make sure your athletes are present at this ceremony.
IMPORTANT RELAY INFORMATION
Only the top thirty (30) relay teams will be accepted into the Elite Meet on Sunday. There will only be relays in the Elite Meet, there will be no relays in the Invitational Meet on Saturday. No other relays will be run in conjunction with this meet. If your relay team(s) are not accepted into the Elite Meet and you want to run a relay to get a better time for the Class meets, you should enter the Last Chance Meet on Sunday, February 1, 2015.
ELITE MEET ORDER OF EVENTS
Field Events start at 9:30 a.m.
SHOT PUT Boys first
LONG JUMP Girls first
Hurdles and Dash will be completed before the High Jump pits are set up.
HIGH JUMP The competition will begin 30 minutes after the pits are set up. Girls at scoreboard end, Boys in the middle of the floor.
Running Events start at 10:15 A.M. GIRLS COMPETE BEFORE BOYS unless otherwise indicated.
55 meter Hurdles Trials 8 fastest advance to final
55 meter Dash Trials - 8 fastest advance to final
Girls One Mile Run Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
55 meter Hurdles Finals Boys first
55 meter Dash Finals
Boys One Mile Run Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
After the completion of the Hurdles and Dashes:
600 meter Run Sections of six based on submitted times, fastest section last
1000 meter Run Two sections of twelve based on submitted times, fastest section last
300 meter Dash Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
Two Mile Run Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
Relays may start AFTER the completion of the High Jumps or earlier, at the discretion of meet management:
4 x 200m Relay Sections on time - fastest section last
4 x 800m Relay Sections on time - fastest section last
4 x 400m Relay Sections on time - fastest section last
Athletes will have to check in when their events are called. An athlete who shows up to check in for a race after the sections for the event have been set up WILL NOT be allowed to compete.
This meet will move very quickly, make sure you inform your athletes that they need to listen for the event announcements and report promptly when their
events are called.
TRACK & FIELD MEET
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Robert McIntyre Track at Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, Roxbury, MA
9:30 a.m. Field Events 10:15 a.m. Running Events
Hosted by: Somerville H.S. Sanctioned by: M.I.A.A.
Event Manager: Charlie ORourke
Meet Director: Charlie ORourke
Sponsored by: New Balance
Meet Information
The Boys and Girls Elite Invitational Track Meet will held at Reggie Lewis Center on Sunday, January 25, 2015. The meet begins at 9:30 a.m. for field events and 10:15 a.m. for running events. The top thirty (30) athletes and thirty (30) relay teams entered in the Boys and Girls Invitational meet will be selected by the meet directors to run in the Elite Invitational Meet. Athletes not selected for the Elite Meet will participate in the Boys/Girls Invitational Meet on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Coaches will submit their entries for their respective Boys/Girls Invitational Meets. ALL ENTRIES ARE
COMPLETED ON DIRECT ATHLETICS. Please make sure you indicate WHERE and WHEN your athletes achieved their performances.
The list of athletes entered in the Invitational Meet and those selected for the Elite Meet will be posted on the MSTCA web-site by Thursday evening, January 22, 2015. It is the responsibility of all coaches to check the status of their teams entries.
NOTE: If the Games Committee feels that a school has entered athletes or relays with incorrect seed marks, those athletes entered incorrectly will be changed to their correct races and the MSTCA will send a letter to that Athletic Director expressing our concerns.
Coaches: You must make sure that you bring your team members on the right day. If you show up on the wrong day your athletes will not be allowed to compete.
There is NO additional fee for the Elite Meet. Your entry fee for the Boys and Girls Invitational covers the entry fee.
MSTCA medals will be awarded to the top six placers in each event, including relays. NO team awards. There will be a trackside awards ceremony for each event as soon as the event is done and results are available. Please make sure your athletes are present at this ceremony.
IMPORTANT RELAY INFORMATION
Only the top thirty (30) relay teams will be accepted into the Elite Meet on Sunday. There will only be relays in the Elite Meet, there will be no relays in the Invitational Meet on Saturday. No other relays will be run in conjunction with this meet. If your relay team(s) are not accepted into the Elite Meet and you want to run a relay to get a better time for the Class meets, you should enter the Last Chance Meet on Sunday, February 1, 2015.
ELITE MEET ORDER OF EVENTS
Field Events start at 9:30 a.m.
SHOT PUT Boys first
LONG JUMP Girls first
Hurdles and Dash will be completed before the High Jump pits are set up.
HIGH JUMP The competition will begin 30 minutes after the pits are set up. Girls at scoreboard end, Boys in the middle of the floor.
Running Events start at 10:15 A.M. GIRLS COMPETE BEFORE BOYS unless otherwise indicated.
55 meter Hurdles Trials 8 fastest advance to final
55 meter Dash Trials - 8 fastest advance to final
Girls One Mile Run Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
55 meter Hurdles Finals Boys first
55 meter Dash Finals
Boys One Mile Run Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
After the completion of the Hurdles and Dashes:
600 meter Run Sections of six based on submitted times, fastest section last
1000 meter Run Two sections of twelve based on submitted times, fastest section last
300 meter Dash Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
Two Mile Run Sections based on submitted times, fastest section last
Relays may start AFTER the completion of the High Jumps or earlier, at the discretion of meet management:
4 x 200m Relay Sections on time - fastest section last
4 x 800m Relay Sections on time - fastest section last
4 x 400m Relay Sections on time - fastest section last
Athletes will have to check in when their events are called. An athlete who shows up to check in for a race after the sections for the event have been set up WILL NOT be allowed to compete.
This meet will move very quickly, make sure you inform your athletes that they need to listen for the event announcements and report promptly when their
events are called.