Misericordia University High School Track Classic 2014

Dallas, PA

Meet Information

Team Entry
All entries will be handled by PennTrackXC.

Do not e-mail, call or FAX entries to MISERICORDIA. All entries must be made at pa.milesplit.com

Registration help:
http://pa.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

$250 per school (includes both genders) A team 18 athletes and over per gender $ 135/team a team under 18 student athletes per gender will be at a price of 8 dollars a person.

You must pay by check or cash the day of the meet or mailed ahead of time. If you come without your payment, you will be denied access to the meet.

NO LATE ENTRIES OR FEES ACCEPTED!

You will pick up your registration packet the day of the meet at the entry of Mangelsdorf track.
NO REFUNDS Fees are calculated on your registered athletes as of the Wednesday before the meet at 8:00 pm. You are responsible for no shows or scratches once registration closes.

If you fail to pay what you owe, and/or your check bounces, the Misericordia University Business Office will be in touch with your Director of Athletics!

No Day of Meet registration will take place - No Exceptions!

Payments Mail checks to:
Misericordia University
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612

Make checks payable to:
Misericordia XC/TF

Payment will also be accepted on race day.
AdditionalNotes Facility
400 meter track, 6-lane around, 8-lane straightaway.
Horizontal jump, pole vault and high jump and javelin runways are the same surface as the track.
All other throwing events will be from a cement recessed ring, on the outside of the south end of the track.

Spike Rule
Spikes longer then 1/4" pyramids are not permitted. The clerk will be checking spike length just before the races. If your athlete is in violation of this rule, he/she will not be allowed to participate.

Implements
Need to be checked in at the implement weigh-in table at least 30 minutes prior to the event.

Timing: FAT timing

Scoring
Team scores will be kept. Scoring will be 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

Awards
-Top 3 in each individual event and the winner of each relay will get a medal.

Results
Results will be posted as they are available.
Full results will be available after the meet on our track web page.

Parking
Parking on campus is limited; therefore we are asking buses to unload at the Mangelsdorf entrance; then park in the North lot at the entrance of the Anderson Center facing Lake Street next to the tennis courts.
Vans and spectators may park in the lot at the top of Mangelsdorf or in available spaces around campus.

Admission & Infield Restrictions
$5 per person
Non-Competitors and fans must remain in the stands
Non-Competitors and fans are not allowed in the infield
NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES (i.e. cell phones, ipods, headphones, etc) - in the infield, throwing areas, jump areas, track, etc.

Concessions
Food and drinks will be available.
Please note: Any food that your team brings into the facility will not be allowed in the track area, only at your team camp.

Team Camps
Please clean your team camps up before you leave. There will be trash bags inside your registration packets.

Non-Competitors and fans must remain in the stands

Extra traffic becomes a distraction and creates an unsafe environment for competitors and meet management.

Athletes should refrain from throwing footballs, frisbees, or objects in the team camp area or in the track area.

If you cannot adhere to these rules, your team will be asked to leave and you will not be allowed to attend future meets!

Precautions
Please pay attention to the signage in and around the facility!
Use the pedestrian sidewalks when walking around campus.
No food or drinks will be allowed inside the track area. (Only water will be permitted inside the track.)
Unsportsmanlike behavior or failure to follow procedures by coaches or athletes will result in denial of future entries at Misericordia University and you and your team will be removed from the meet.
NO PETS PERMITTED

Questions?
Head Coach Chris Wadas cwadas@misericordia.edu or 570-674-3365
Steven Ambrosi - ambrosis@misericordia.edu or 570-674-1871
Amy Mantush - mantusha@misericordia.edu or 570-674-1873

MEET EVENT SCHEDULES
*Times are approximate. We will run ahead of schedule whenever possible. We will be following a rolling schedule.
*Events will be run girls first followed by the boys, unless indicated otherwise.

9:30AM THROWING AREA OPEN, WEIGH IMPLIMENTS
10:00AM Shot Put - 4 throws
10:00AM JAVLIN (BOYS, FOLLOWED BY GIRLS) 4 throws
DISCUS (BOYS, FOLLOWED BY GIRLS) WILL BEGIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THE LAST JAVLIN THROW

10:30AM LONG JUMP followed by HIGH JUMP followed by TRIPLE JUMP
10:30AM POLE VALUT
10:00AM 4 x 800m RELAY
4 x 100m RELAY
100m HURDLES
100m DASH
1600m RUN
400m DASH
800m RUN
200m DASH
300m Hurdles
3200m RUN
4 x 400m RELAY
4:00PM APPROXIMATE MEET CONCLUSION

1.WE WILL BE VERY STRICT ON THIS RULE!! Spikes 1/4 spikes are allowed only on a shoe with a recessed sole. The clerk will be checking spike length just before the races. If your athlete is in violation of this rule, he/she will not be allowed to participate.
2.All athletes in running events or relay teams should check in at the clerks table to receive a hip number. The clerks table is located by the scorers table, near the finish line.
3.Events will be conducted as heats against time. Please be honest with your times!
4.If there are large amounts of heats in the 200m dash, your athletes in that event will be expected to re-declare 30 minutes prior to the event. A sheet will be at the scorers table to scratch them.
5.Heats will be run slow to fast.
6.Heat and lane assignments will be determined before the meet begins. If we see we have scratches, we may redraw.
7.Results will be posted at the conclusion of each event.
8.Absolutely no entries after you have sent your entries in to PennTrackXC
9.Implement weigh-in will be located by the shot put area.
10.PIAA/NFHS rules will be used to govern all competition.