East Canton Middle School Invitational 2023

April 29th, 2023

Welcome teams and Coaches

Please enter the meet through oh.milesplit.com as many meets are done through this website. The fee for the Invitational is $75.00 per team / gender or $150 for both boys and girls.  

The meet will be timed using Finishlynx Timing and scored with Hytek Meet Manager.  Results will be posted and can be found soon after the meet at the ohiomilesplit website and will be posted during the meet.

All rules and regulations are enclosed and questions can be answered at the coaches meeting at 9:15 on the morning of the meet.

Please contact us with question through the ohiomilesplit contact or call Jason Wade at (330) 232-0325

Yours in Track & Field,

Coach Tom Loy 

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. - ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT: oh.milesplit.com BY NOON ON Friday, APRIL 28th. SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON oh.milesplit FOR DIRECTIONS. Entry Fee is $75.00 per team ($150.00 for boys and girls) 

2. -ONLY 1/4 OR LESSPYRIMID SPIKES WILL BE PERMITED.  ANYTHING LONGER WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION     

3 - COACHES MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 9:15 AM AT THE FINISH LINE TENT.... ALL SCRATCHES WILL TAKE PLACE THERE FOR RUNNING EVENTS.  FIELD EVENTS WILL SCRATCH AT THE SITE. ONLY EMERGENCY REPLACEMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED After 10:00

 4. WHEELCHAIR EVENTS MAY BE CONTESTED....100 DASH, 400 DASH, 800 METERS AND SHOT PUT FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.  THESE EVENTS WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE TEAM SCORES, BUT WILL BE IN THE OFFICAIL RESULTS.  PLEASE CONTACT MEET MANAGEMNET WITH YOUR WHEELCHAIR ENTRIES. ($5.00 PER EVENT)

5. - ALL TEAM CAMPS WILL BE IN AND AROUND THE VISITOR BLEECHERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STADIUM.  NO ATHLETE, COACH OR SPECTATOR SHOULD CUT THROUGH THE COMPETITION AREA WHILE THE MEET IS GOING ON. PLEASE STAY OFF THE TURF FIELD!  THIS INCLUDES ATHLETES AND COACHES.

6. - FIELD EVENTS WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 AM WITH GIRLS DISCUS, LONG JUMP AND HIGH JUMP, BOYS POLE VAULT AND SHOT PUT.  THROWING EVENTS IMPLEMENT WILL BE COMMON IMPLEMENTS AND EACH ATHLETE WILL BE ABLE TO USE ANY IN THE POOL.  RUNNING EVENT SEMI-FINALS WILLBEGIN AT 10:15 AM. 

7. - BULLPENS WILL BE USED TO CHECK IN FOR EVERY RUNNING EVENT.  THE BULLPEN FOR THE 200 METER DASH AND 200 METER HURDLWS IS BEHIND THE 200-METER STARTING LINES, ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF OUR STADIUM.  BULLPEN FOR ALL OTHER RUNNING EVENTS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGH JUMP APRON... IN FRONT OF THE CONCESSION STAND.   ATHLETES WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE BULLPEN TO THE STARTING LINE.

8. - CHECK-IN FOR ALL FIELD EVENTS WILL BE AT THE SITE OF THE EVENT.

9. - COACHING AREAS WILL BE USED FOR ALL EVENTS.  POLE VAULT IS IN THE TURF IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE FIELD.  HIGH JUMP AND LONG JUMP IS BEHIND THE SCOREBOARD AT THE WEST END OF THE STADIUM.  DISCUS IS IN THE DUGOUT AT THE DISCUS CAGE.  SHOT PUT IS IN THE GRASS, WEST OF THE CIRCLE.  ALL RUNNING EVENTS IS OUTSIDE THE TRACK FENCE

10. PLEASE USE ALL APPROPRIETE GATES.  NO FENCE JUMPING

11. NO FANS OR SPECTATORS WILL BE PERMITTED NEAR THE FINISH LINE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE TRACK.  STAT AREA IS MEANT FOR TIMING AND MEET PERSONEL ONLY.

12. - WE WILL SCORE EIGHT PLACES.  10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - WITH AWARDS FOR THE TOP SIX PLACES.  RIBBONS FOR PLACES 1-6.  HEAD COACHES WILL MEET IN THE PRESS BOX AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 4 X 400 RELAY TO GET THEIR ATHLETES AWARDS AND MEET RESULTS. 

13. - TEAM AWARDS WILL BE FOR THE TOP TEAM ONLY.  

14. - INVITATIONAL T-SHIRTS MAY BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR FOR $12-$20.

15. - GATE PRICES WILL BE $5.00 FOR ADULTS$3.00 FOR STUDENTS

16. - SPECTATORS AND COACHES CAN NOT BE IN COMPETITION AREAS.  ATHLETES WHO ARE NOT JUMPERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED NEAR THE JUMP RUNWAYS. NO ATHLETE SHOULD BE ON THE TURF FIELD UNDER ANY CURCUMSTANCES.

17. - NO TAPE OR ADHESIVE MARKERS ON THE TRACK / JUMPING AREA.

18. - RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CONCESSION STAND AND PORTA-JOHNS. 

19. - CONCESSION STAND WILL BE WELL STOCKED WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGES.

20. - ATHLETIC TRAINER AND EMERGENCY PERSONEL WILL PROBABLY BE ON SITE.

21. - TEAM BUS PARKING WILL BE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STADIUM, NEAR THE BUS GARAGE.  ATHLETE DROP OFF AND PICKUP CAN TAKE PLACE AT THE SOUTHEAST GATE.

22. - ATHLETES BEHAVIOR IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR COACHES.  PLEASE POLICE YOUR TEAMS AREA.  A BAG WILL BE PROVIDED FOR TRASH.

23. - EACH SCHOOL IS WELCOME TO HAVE A COACH HELP IN ANY EVENT.  IF A COACH IS AT THE SITE OF ANY EVENT AND NOT IN THE COACHING AREA, THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED A DUTY FOR THE DURATION OF THAT EVENT!

24. - RESULTS WILL BE POSTED DURING THE MEET AND CAN BE FOUND AT oh.milesplit.com WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO AFTER THE MEET.

Schedule of Events

FIELD EVENTS:

10:00 AM

GIRLS LONG JUMP - 4 JUMPS, NO FINALS (OPEN PIT FROM 10:00-11:00)  

BOYS POLE VAULT (5 ALIVE)    GIRLS TO FOLLOW BOYS (5 ALIVE)

GIRLS DISCUS  - 4 THROWS - NO FINALS

BOYS SHOT PUT- 4 THROWS - NO FINALSGIRLS HIGH JUMP (5 ALIVE)BOYS TO FOLLOW GIRLS (5 ALIVE)

11:30 AM

BOYS LONG JUMP- 4 JUMPS, NO FINALS (OPEN PIT FROM 11:30-12:30)  

GIRLS SHOT PUT- 4 THROWS - NO FINALS

BOYS DISCUS- 4 THROWS - NO FINALS

RUNNING EVENTS: ROLLING SCHEDULE - (2ND HEAT WILL BE THE HOT HEAT)

10:15 AM

FINAL GIRLS 4 X 800 METER RELAY

FINAL BOYS 4 X 800 METER RELAY

FINAL GIRLS 100 METER (30) HURDLES (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL BOYS 110 METER (33) HURDLES (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL GIRLS 100 METER DASH (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL BOYS 100 METER DASH (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL GIRLS 1600 METER RUN - 1 HEAT

FINAL BOYS 1600 METER RUN - 1 HEAT 

FINAL GIRLS 4 X 100 METER RELAY - 1-2 HEAT 

FINAL BOYS 4 X 100 METER RELAY - 1-2 HEAT

FINAL GIRLS 400 METER DASH FINAL (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL BOYS 400 METER DASH (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL GIRLS 4 X 200 METER RELAY - 1-2 HEAT

FINAL BOYS 4 X 200 METER RELAY - 1-2 HEAT

FINAL GIRLS 200 METER HURDLES (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL BOYS 200 METER HURDLES (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL GIRLS 800 METER RUN - 1-2 HEAT

FINAL BOYS 800 METER RUN - 1-2 HEAT

FINAL GIRLS 200 METER DASH (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL BOYS 200 METER DASH (2-3 HEATS)

FINAL GIRLS 4 X 400 METER RELAY - 1-2 HEAT

FINAL BOYS 4 X 400 METER RELAY - 1-2 HEAT

*RESULTS / AWARDS