SOUTHERN MICHIGAN ACITIVITIES ASSOCIATION
TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
Hosted by Hillsdale High School
AT HILLSDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Welcome to the Southern Michigan Activities Association Track and Field Championship hosted by Hillsdale High School. Please read the following information carefully.
Entries
Each school is allowed three entries per event and one relay team. Schools may submit more than three entries provided all entries have met the additional qualifying standard. Entries should be e-mailed to boy’s track coach, Clay Schiman at cschiman@hillsdaleschools.org
All entries must be e-mailed. No faxes please.
Entries are due: Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
- All head coaches are required to attend a final seeding meeting to be held Monday, May 21, 2012 at Brooklyn Columbia Central High School
- All changes to entries will be completed at this FINAL SEEDING MEETING. Only scratches may be made after the meeting of coaches on Monday, May 21,2012
General Information
Time Schedule: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
2:00 Coaches meeting at the tent by the finish line.
2:30 Preliminary scratch sheets due to the finish line
Implement weigh-in will be near the finish line at a track side table.
3:00 3200 Relay
Field events
A. Girls shot put, high jump, pole vault- Boys to Follow
B. Boys discus, long jump (Open Pit 3-4:00 p.m.) Girls to Follow
3:25 National Anthem
3:30 Preliminaries
A. 100 meter dash
B. 110 meter hurdles (boys)
C. 100 meter high hurdles (girls)
D. 200 meter dash
4:15 Finals-Boys Long Jump
4:30 Final scratch sheets are due (press box.)
5:00 Girls Long Jump (Open Pit 5-6:00 p.m.) Finals: 6:15
5:10 National Anthem
5:15 Finals (Boys events precede girls events)
Parking: Buses are to be parked on South Street by the tennis courts.
Locker Room: Locker room space will not be available. Please dress at home. There are restrooms next to the track.
Concessions: A concession stand will be available
Admission: Admission will be $5.00.
Facility: Coaches and non-contestants will NOT be allowed in the infield during the meet. Please instruct athletes not to climb the fences or bring radios, frisbees, footballs, etc…
Only track shoes with spikes that are ¼” or less, or running flats will be permitted on the track. This rule will be strictly enforced. The long jump, high jump, and pole vault surfaces are the same material as the track. The shot put and discus circles are concrete. Throwers must wear flats or tennis shoes. No spikes allowed.
Only chalk will be permitted on runways or the track. NO TAPE!
Additional Info Please inform your spectators that pets are not allowed and that the Hillsdale Board of Education has adopted a Smoke Free Environment Policy that encompasses all school grounds.
Scoring: Scoring for individual and relay events will be10-8-6-4-2-1.
Results: Result sheets will be available at the conclusion of the meet. The Jackson Citizen Patriot will receive results.
Awards: Trophies will be given for the first place boys and girls teams based on the combined placing from the dual meet and conference meets. Medals will be given to the first, second, and third place finisher in each event.
Officials: Starters –Brian Eves, Fred Bowers
Clerk – Scott Robare
Meet Manager –Pat Pastula
Jury of Appeals: The jury of appeals will consist of the following people:
Meet Manager-Pat Pastula
Boys Coach-Stockbridge High School
Boys Coach-Albion High School
Girls Coach-Columbia Central
Girls Coach-Hillsdale High School
Alternate - Leslie Boys Coach
Any member of the Jury of Appeals who is a party to an appeal is not eligible to serve on the jury for that appeal. An alternate selection shall replace them on the jury for that appeal. Judgment decisions may not be appealed.
Entry Information: Please e-mail a list of all entries to Clay Schiman, cschiman@hillsdaleschools.org
If you have additional questions, please email
cschiman@hillsdaleschools.org
ENTRIES ARE DUE SUNDAY, MAY 20 AT 1:00 P.M.
- See the list of additional qualifiers charts of times, heights and distances
- Schools may enter three individuals in each event. More than three individuals may compete, if ALL have met the additional qualifying standards.
- Check each entrant on the school’s Eligibility List (Form 1).
- Changes to entries will not be accepted after the Monday May 21st
Meeting. Only scratches may be made after the meeting of coaches on
Monday evening at Brooklyn Columbia Central
- Your completed and submitted email entry will be considered verification that all athletes entered are eligible by all standards and will comply with current governing event participation standards.
The contestant’s name must appear on the Eligibility List in order to compete. There will be no substitutions or changes in entries made by a school except as allowed in the relay events.
Most problems that occur with the entries are unverified times or distances, incorrect times, names missing from the master Eligibility List, and more entries submitted than allowed when not all have met the additional qualifier standard. Please check over your entry carefully before you submit it.
Scratch sheets for field and preliminary events MUST be submitted by 2:30 pm. Scratch sheets for the final events MUST be submitted by 4:30 pm. Submit scratch sheets even if you do not have any scratches.
The entries must be e-mailed by 1:00 pm on Sunday May 20, 2012. Faxed entries will not be accepted.
Problem situations during the meet:
If you have any questions during the meet, check with the meet manager, Pat Pastula. In the event of an appeal, use the appeal form enclosed in your packet. Judgment decisions may not be appealed.
If you have any questions regarding the meet, call boy’s track coach Clay Schiman (517) 610-2611 – cell or (517) 439-4320 ext 224 - desk
Clay Schiman
Athletic Director
Hillsdale High School
30 S. Norwood
Hillsdale, Michigan 49242
Conversions-All FAT (Fully Automated Times) should be converted based on the following formula. FAT -.4, then rounded up
For example: 11.62-.4=11.22=11.3
ADDITIONAL QUALIFIER STANDARDS
GIRLS BOYS
SHOT PUT 29’4 ½” 39’ 11 ½”
DISCUS 85’ 8 ¼” 115’ 6 ¼”
POLE VAULT 6’ 6” 10’ 3”
HIGH JUMP 4’ 2” 5’ 4”
LONG JUMP 13’ 8 ¼” 17’ 6 ½”
100/110 HURDLES 22.0 18.7
100 METER DASH 13.8 11.6
1600 METER RUN 5:55.1 4:51.5
400 METER DASH 1:08.3 56.0
300 HURDLES 56.6 45.1
800 RUN 2:36.3 2:08.4
200 METER DASH 28.7 23.9
3200 METER RUN 13:45.2 10:49.2
