Germantown Academy All Comers Meet 2015

Fort Washington, PA

Meet Information

Tuesday Evenings June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14

A friendly All-Comers Meet Series which celebrates the community of ALL those interested in Track & Field, delivering impressive accuracy with a congenial experience for the athletes involved and for the officials handling the meet.
~ Tom Taft, Meet Co-Director
CAREY STADIUM & ATHLETIC COMPLEX
340 MORRIS ROAD FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034 (convenient to PA Turnpike Exit #339)

MEETS SANCTIONED BY USA TRACK & FIELD
*ALL AGES WELCOME*

BSS 100 six-lane 400m track and jump runways. Two shot put circles, two high jump venues, two long jump/triple jump pits, and two pole vault pits (so wind will always be at vaulters back). Shot Put and Discus thrown from concrete. Javelin thrown from grass. Short spikes only ( max). FULLY AUTOMATIC TIMING. Seeding of heats/flights determined primarily by seed times/marks, with flexibility to suit athletes preferences (e.g., if a daughter wants to compete in the same heat as her father!). Concessions available. All proceeds benefit Germantown Academy athletic facilities. Meets generally will be held rain or shine, but if thunderstorms are forecast, please check the website for the meets status before heading out to the meet. ENTRY FORM IS ON BACK OF THIS FLYER. To save time (after your rush hour drive!), fill it out ahead of time and bring to meet.

The latest meet series info, meet results, and directions to Carey Stadium will be posted at www.gatrack.org

COMPETITOR NUMBERS: Every athlete is assigned a competitor number. The numbers speed up registration and allow meet personnel to compile and post results more quickly! If you have competed at a previous Germantown Academy All-Comers Meet (since mid-June of 2012), you can find your assigned competitor number on the list compiled at www.gatrack.org or posted in the registration area. If you are attending a GA Meet for the first time, you can obtain a competitor number in advance by emailing Tom Taft at tomtaft71@gmail.com. This does not commit you to competing at any meet it will just speed up your registration on meet day. Of course new athletes can obtain a competitor number in person on meet day, but should arrive as early as possible in order to complete the registration process comfortably before their first event. Please put your competitor number on each seed card.

REGISTRATION: Except for hurdlers, registration is Day-of-Meet Only (opens at 4:00 pm): $10 for one event; $5 each additional event; relays are free. In order that the hurdle events run efficiently, ALL HURDLERS MUST PRE-REGISTER BY CONTACTING EITHER MEET DIRECTOR BY SUNDAY BEFORE MEET (pay at the meet). PLEASE NOTE: Registration will close 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the Mile RW, Sprint Hurdles, 100m, and High Jump.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Track Events (Heats run Fast to Slow)
5:45pm: Mile Racewalk (unjudged). 6:00pm: Sprint Hurdles (100/110/80m).
Rolling starting times beginning at 6:15pm: 100m, Mile, 400m, Long Hurdles (400/300/200m), 800m, 200m, 3000m on June 23rd and July 7th; 5000m on June 30 and July 14, Relays (upon request and with enough daylight to run safely).
Field Events (Max 4 Throws/Jumps, except for HJ and PV; Competitors must supply their own implements)
Throws: 5:30pm: 1st Flight Discus. 6:00pm: 1st Flight Javelin. Followed by 2nd Flight Discus and 2nd Flight Javelin (run concurrently). Shot Put will be open circle from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.
Jumps: 5:00pm: Flight 1 of Pole Vault (warm-ups from 4:30 to 5pm); Vaulters from Flight 1 clearing 96 will continue into Flight 2.
7:00pm: Flight 2 of Pole Vault -- Opening Height 10ft or above (warm-ups from 6:30 to 7pm).
6:00pm: High Jump, Long Jump (open pit until 7:30pm), Triple Jump (open pit from 7:45pm).
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CONTACT: Meet Directors: Tom Taft, tomtaft71@gmail.com, 215-778-6968
Kyle Mecklenborg, krmeck@verizon.net, 215-393-1382