KINSMEN-HUNGERFORD INVITATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CLASSIC

A. AGE GROUPS

Senior - the individual’s birth certificate indicates that he/she has not yet reached his/her 19 th birthday by January 1 st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held.

Junior - the individual’s birth certificate indicates that he/she has not yet reached his/her 15 th birthday by January 1 st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held.

Midget - the individual’s birth certificate indicates that he/she has not yet reached his/her 14 th birthday by January 1 st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held. Students may compete in this category for one year only.”

ALL ATHLETES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE ACCORDING TO THEIR PROVINCIAL OR STATE PLAYING REGULATIONS.

B. MEET RULES AND REGULATIONS

100m., 200m. & Sprint Hurdles - Timed heats with the fastest 6 qualifying for finals. All other track events will be run as timed sections or finals, at the discretion of the meet organizers.

1. · Lane designated events - 100m., 200m., all hurdles, 4 x 100m. relays.
2. Box start with one-turn stagger - 400m., 800m., 3000m., 4 x 400m.
3. Curved line start - 1500m., 2000m. steeplechase.

· Field Events

1. High jump & pole vault will be finals with starting heights at the Minimum Standards.
2. Long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, javelin - 3 trials each with the top 8 qualifying for the final 3 trials. No marks below the Minimum Standards will be measured in these events.

· Spike length - the maximum length permitted for spikes is 6 mm. or 1/4 inch for all track events and jumping events. The track and runways are rubberized asphalt. The shot put and discus pads are concrete and the javelin runway is grass.

C. ENTRIES

1. Each school will be allowed to enter unlimited athletes in each individual event and 2 teams in each relay event.
2. Individual events
1. An athlete may enter 3 individual events.

3. Relays
1. An athlete may enter one 4 x 100m. relay, plus the Open 4 x 400m.
2. An athlete may move up to another age class for the 4 x 100m.(e.g.. midget to junior).
3. All members of a relay team must wear identical school tops.
4. All relay teams must provide their own legal batons.

4. If an athlete is entered in too many events or a school has entered too many athletes in an event, the Meet Committee will scratch athletes from events at its discretion in order that a school complies with the entry regulations.
5. All competitors should be capable of achieving the Minimum Standards. Athletes who do not achieve these Minimum Standard will not score team points.
6. Print each athlete's name once in the proper column on the appropriate age division entry form. For each event enter the event code number and seed time or distance for that athlete.If in doubt, use the Minimum Standard. Use metric distances only.

MINIMUM STANDARDS CHART

7. PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOUR ATHLETES ARE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING THE PRECEEDING STANDARDS BEFORE ENTERING THEM IN EVENTS

EVENT	MIDGET GIRLS	JR AND SR GIRLS	MIDGET BOYS	JUNIOR BOYS	SENIOR BOYS
100m	0:14.5min	0:14.5min	0:13.0min	0:12.7min	0:12.5min
200m	0:31.0min	0:31.0min	0:28.5min	0:27.0min	0:26.0min
400m	1:12.0min	1:11.0min	1:00.0min	0:56.0min	0:56.0min
800m	2:45min	2:40min	2:30min	2:17min	2:14min
1500m	5:45min	5:40min	5:10min	4:50min	4:40min
3000m	13:00min	12:30min	11:15min	10:30min	10:15min
Sprint Hurdles	0:16.0min	Jr. 0:15.5min / Sr. 0:20.0min	0:19.0min	0:18.5min	0:18.5min
Intermediate	300m	Jr. 300m - 0:56.0min	300m	300m	400m
Hurdles	1:00.0min	Sr. 400m - 1:20.0min	0:55.0min	0.50.0min	1:05min
High Jump	1.25m	1.30m	1.50m	1.55m	1.60m
Pole Vault	-	1.75m	2.15m	2.45m	2.60m
Long Jump	3.80m	4.00m	4.40m	5.00m	5.30m
Triple Jump	8.50m	9.00m	10.00m	10.50m	11.50m
Shot Put	7.25m	7.60m	10.50m	11.50m	11.50m
Discus	18.00m	21.50m	26.00m	30.00m	34.00m
Javelin	16.00m	18.00m	30.00m	34.00m	34.00m
			2000m	Steeplechase	7:15min

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