Meet Information
2024 East Canton Invite Meet Program
EAST CANTON TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL
APRIL 6TH, 2024
Welcome
teams and Coaches
This
is the 24TH season for the East Canton Invitational...although with
bad weather and Covid, we did not have the meet on 3 occasions.
Thank
you for the teams that have been here from the start as well as those of you
who have recently joined us.
Please
enter the meet through oh.milesplit.com as
many meets are done through this website. The fee for the Invitational is $100.00 per team / gender. For teams with small rosters, the fee is $20.00
per athlete. Example: 4 athletes in two
events each will cost $80.00. We will
again offer the triple jump for those programs that would like to give some
athletes a chance to try something new. The OHSAA Board of control has decided NOT to offer this event in the
tourney, but those kids that have done it in the past have enjoyed it...it's
about the kids.
We will
offer wheelchair events. If you have "seated" athletesplease contact me at the number provided. Cost for wheelchair athletesis $10.00 per event. They will be able to contest the 100 dash,
400 dash,800 meters and Shot put. Wheelchair events will not score for the
team,but will have official results.
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 oh.milesplit.com website.
All
rules and regulations are enclosed and questions can be answered at the coaches
meeting at 9:15 on the morning of the meet.
Feel
free to call me (Tom Loy) anytime with concerns regarding the meet.My number is (330) 284-4784
Yours
in Track & Field,
Coach
Tom Loy
East
Canton Track & Field
24th EAST CANTON TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH 2024
RULES
AND REGULATIONS
1. ALL ENTRIES
MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT: oh.milesplit.com BY
NOON ON THURSDAY, APRIL4th. SEE INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR DIRECTIONS. Entry Fee is
$100.00 per team ($200.00 for boys and girls) or $20.00 for each event entered
/ per person.
2. ONLY 1/4"
OR LESS PYRMID SPIKES WILL BE PERMITTED. 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 WILL 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 OFFICIAL RESULTS.PLEASE CONTACT MEET
MANAGEMENT WITH YOUR WHEELCHAIR ENTRIES. ($10.00 PER EVENT)
5. ALL TEAM CAMPS WILL BE IN AND AROUND THE VISITOR
BLEACHERS 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 ALL 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 EVENT IMPLEMENT WEIGH IN
WILL BEGIN AT 8:45 AM. - AT THE
CONCESSION STAND.RUNNING EVENT SEMI-FINALS WILL BEGIN
AT 10:20 AM. TRIPLE JUMP WILL BE CONTESTED AFTER THE LONG JUMP IS COMPLETED WITH AN OPEN PIT WITH FOUR
JUMPS. (SEE MEET SCHEDULE)
7. BULLPENS WILL BE USED TO "CHECK IN" FOR EVERY
RUNNING EVENT. THE BULLPEN FOR THE 200
METER DASH IS BEHIND THE 200 METER STARTING LINE, ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
OUR STADIUM. THE BULLPEN FOR THE 300
HURDLES IS IN THE INFIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STADIUM, AT THE REAR OF THE
POLE VAULT PIT. BULLPEN FOR ALL OTHER
RUNNING EVENTS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGH JUMP APRON... IN FRONT OF, AND
ACROSS THE TRACK FROM, THE CONCESSION STAND.
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
IS BEHIND THE SCOREBOARD ON THE WEST END OF THE STADIUM.LONG JUMP IS ON THE ASPHALT, TO THE WEST OF THE LONG JUMP PIT.DISCUS IS IN AREA BEHIND THE DISCUS
CAGE.SHOT PUT IS ON THE ASPHALT, WEST
OF THE CIRCLE.RUNNING EVENTS IS OUTSIDE
THE TRACK FENCE AND IN THE HOME (SOUTH) STANDS
10. PLEASE USE ALL APPROPRIATE
GATES. NO FENCE JUMPING
11. WE WILL SCORE EIGHT PLACES. 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - WITH AWARDS FOR EACH PLACE. MEDALS FOR PLACE
1-3, RIBBONS FOR PLACES 4 -8. THE FASTES
NON-FINALIST IN THE 100, 200 AND 110/100 HURDLES WILL EARN 8TH
PLACE. 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.
12. TEAM AWARDS WILL BE FOR THE TOP 2 TEAMS.
13. INVITATIONAL T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS
YEAR FOR $15-$20.
14. GATE PRICES WILL BE $7.00 FOR ADULTS $5.00 FOR STUDENTS
15. 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 (Football Field in-bounds area) UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
16. NO TAPE OR ADHESIVE MARKERS ON THE TRACK /
JUMPING AREA. TENNIS BALLS ON THE TRACK AND CHALK ON THE JUMPING AREAS WORK
BEST.
17. RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CONCESSION
STAND AND PORTA-JOHNS.
18. CONCESSION STAND WILL BE WELL STOCKED WITH
FOOD AND BEVERAGES.
19. ATHLETIC TRAINER AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL
BE ON SITE.
20. TEAM BUS PARKING WILL BE AT THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF THE STADIUM, NEAR THE BUS GARAGE or ON THE NORTH OF THE STADIUM, NEER
THE WATER TOWER.. ATHLETE "DROP OFF" AND
"PICKUP" CAN TAKE PLACE AT THE SOUTHEAST GATE.
21. ATHLETE'S BEHAVIOR IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THEIR COACHES. PLEASE POLICE YOUR TEAM'S
AREA. A BAG WILL BE PROVIDED FOR TRASH.
22. 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!
23. RESULTS WILL BE POSTED DURING THE MEET AND CAN
BE FOUND AT oh.milesplit.com WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO AFTER THE MEET.
FIELD EVENTS:
| 10:00 AM | GIRLS LONG JUMP (OPEN PIT FROM 10:00-10:503 JUMPS, TOP 8 TO FINALS) |
|
| BOYS POLE VAULT (5 ALIVE)GIRLS |
|
| BOYS SHOT PUT (3 THROWS, TOP 8 TO FINALS)*WHEEELCHAIR THROWERS |
|
| GIRLS HIGH JUMP (5 ALIVE)BOYS TO FOLLOW GIRLS (5 ALIVE) |
| 12:00 NOON | BOYS LONG JUMP (OPEN PIT 12:00-1:00, 3 JUMPS, |
|
| GIRLS SHOT PUT (3 THROWS, TOP 8 TO FINALS)*WHEELCHAIR THROWERS |
|
| BOYS DISCUS (3 THROWS, TOP 8 TO FINALS) |
|
| *BOYS AND GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP TO FOLLOW |
RUNNING
EVENTS: ROLLING SCHEDULE-
10:20 AM SEMI-FINAL GIRLS 100 METER HURDLES
SEMI-FINALS
BOYS 110 METER HIGH HURDLES
FINAL GIRLS 4 X 800 METER RELAY
SEMI-FINALS
GIRLS 100 METER DASH
SEMI-FINALS
BOYS 100 METER DASH
*WHEELCHAIR 100-METERS (GIRLS THEN BOYS)
FINAL BOYS 4 X 800 METER RELAY
SEMI-FINALS
GIRLS 200 METER DASH
SEMI-FINALS
BOYS 200 METER DASH
20-MINUTE
BREAK FOR OFFICIALS \ TIMERS to eat/hydrate
FINAL
GIRLS 100 METER HURDLES
FINAL
BOYS 110 METER HIGH HURDLES
FINAL
GIRLS 100 METER DASH
FINAL
BOYS 100 METER DASH
FINAL
GIRLS 4 X 200 METER RELAY
FINAL
BOYS 4 X 200 METER RELAY
FINAL
GIRLS 1600 METER RUN - 2 HEATS
FINAL
BOYS 1600 METER RUN - 2 HEATS
FINAL
GIRLS 4 X 100 METER RELAY - 2 HEATS
FINAL
BOYS 4 X 100 METER RELAY - 2 HEATS
*WHEELCHAIR
400 METER DASH
FINAL
GIRLS 400 METER DASH - 3-4 HEATS
FINAL
BOYS 400 METER DASH - 3-4 HEATS
FINAL
GIRLS 300 METER HURDLES - 3-4 HEATS
FINAL
BOYS 300 METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES - 3-4 HEATS
FINAL
GIRLS 800 METER RUN - 2 HEATS
FINAL
BOYS 800 METER RUN - 2 HEATS
*WHEELCHAIR
800 METERS
FINAL
GIRLS 200 METER DASH
FINAL
BOYS 200 METER DASH
FINAL
GIRLS 3200 METER RUN
FINAL
BOYS 3200 METER RUN
FINAL
GIRLS 4 X 400 METER RELAY - 2 HEATS
FINAL
BOYS 4 X 400 METER RELAY - 2 HEATS
*RESULTS
/ AWARDS