Akron Invitational 2012

Akron, CO

Meet Information

2012 Akron Invitational Track Meet
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Akron High School Sports Complex


Welcome to the 6th Akron Invitational Track Meet at the Akron Sports Complex 10 lane, all-weather track. We are excited to be hosting this meet as a state pre-qualifying event. We are asking each school to be prepared to help out wherever and whenever possible throughout the day. Each school will be assigned a field event and should provide enough adult helpers to run the event efficiently. You should also be prepared to bring tape measures for your event if at all possible. Akron will be in charge of moving hurdles, starting blocks, and providing pickers and timers. We will use co.milesplit.com for your entries. You will have until 12 noon Friday, April 20, 2012 to complete your entries.

Date: Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Time: 8:00 am Coaches Meeting NO additions to events will
be allowed, only scratches.
8:00 am Shot & Disc weigh in, Vaulter weigh in and
pole check in Blue Shed
8:30 am field events
9:30 am running events

Entry fee: $125.00 per school ($75 per team for single teams) Please bring with you on 4/21 or mail in earlier.

Entries: Online through co.milesplit.com
No more than 6 entries per event.

Admissions: Adults: $5.00
Students/Seniors: $4.00

*This is a state pre-qualifying meet. We will use the FinishLynx F. A. T. System and wind gauges. All throwing implements and vaulters must be weighed prior to your events. This will be done in the storage shed on the south side of the home stands underneath the concession stand.

Meet Director: Dave Clarkson
Referee: Tom Meyer
Starter: Tracy Lungwitz
Field Judges: Greg Clarkson, Dave Clarkson
Clerk: Kevin Hall
Back Up Clerk: Dave Clarkson
Head Timer: Dave Kautz
Wind Gauge: ?

Schools invited: Akron, Limon, Idalia, Cheyenne Wells, Wray, Otis, Fleming, Haxtun, Woodlin, Yuma, Arickaree, Merino, Weldon Valley, Caliche, Flagler, Kit Carson, Sedgwick County, Otis, Pikes Peak, Prairie, Simla, Peetz and Eads.

Running and jumping events: All weather surfaces. 1/8 inch spikes only.

Throwing events: Cement rings.

Field events: 4 attempts per field event. No finals.

Awards: Ribbons awarded through 6th place. Plaques for Girls & Boys Champions

Warm Up Area: Please have athletes warm up on the baseball field or on the practice field just north of the baseball field. Please stay off the football infield until you are called for an event and then leave the infield immediately after your event is finished.

Bus Parking Please have bus drivers park the buses along the North side of the complex next to the track.

Finish Line - Please remind athletes, coaches, parents, etc. that only officials will be allowed inside the area defined by a restraining rope that will be from the staging area to the scaffolding at the finish line.

Field events: 8:30 am Saturday, April 21, 2012

Girls: Boys:

Pole Vault. High jump
Long jump Triple jump
Discus Shot put

Then opposite after completion of 9:00 am field events.

School assignments for field events: schools can divide into events by gender measure, rake, record, wind gauge (for jumps.)

Long jump: Merino, Arickaree, Woodlin
Triple jump: Wray, Idalia, Flagler
High jump: Haxtun, Limon, Cheyenne Wells
Shot put: Fleming, Holyoke, Weldon Valley
Discus: Otis, Pikes Peak, Sedg Co
Pole vault: Akron, Yuma

Exchange zones: Caliche, Akron, Simla
Starting blocks/hurdle crew: Akron
Pickers: Akron

Shot minimum measured girls 27/boys 37
Discus minimum measured girls 75/boys 95
Long jump girls 13/boys 17 minimum measured
Triple jump girls 26/boys 36 minimum measured
High jump girls start 4/boys 5

Akron High School Track Invitational

Running events: 9:30 am (times are approximate)

9:30 am Sprint medley relay - girls
9:40 am 3200M relay girls 4 x 8
9:50 am 3200M relay boys 4 x 8
10:00 am 100M hurdles - girls
110M hurdles - boys
100M - girls
100M - boys
800M relay girls 4 x 2
800M relay boys 4 x 2
1600M run - girls
1600M run - boys
400M relay girls 4 x 1
400M relay boys 4 x 1
400M - girls
400M - boys
300M hurdles - girls
300M hurdles - boys
800M run - girls
800M run - boys
200M dash - girls
200M dash - boys
3200M run - girls
3200M run - boys
1600M relay girls 4 x 4
1600M relay boys 4 x 4

Packet pickup/presentation of awards

Registration help:
http://co.milesplit.com/articles/61621