Meet Information
Location at Kelly Walsh High School 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Field Events Begin - 8:00 A.M.
Running Events Begin - 10:00 A.M.
Four Individual Events per Participant Limit
Host School: Centennial Middle School and Casper Classical Academy
All middle schools bring tape measures and field event equipment/implements, (discus, shot put, pole vault poles etc).
The coaches' meeting on 5-9-25 is at 7:15 am behind the KWHS pressbox
Coaches pick up field event participant sheets, clipboards, and pencils
Confirm the Order of Running Events
Submit Scratches
No add ins are allowed for any event. Please make sure events are full in milesplit
Relay Zone Assignments (CMS @ exchange zone 1, DM @ exchange zone 2, CY @ exchange zone 3)
Cut-line Assignment (CCA for 1600m, CCA for 800m)
Help with hurdle setup, teardown, raising or lowering of hurdle heights, and help keep the finish line clear of participants/spectators (all schools present)
Field Events
Horizontal Jumps (Long/Triple):
Ideal # of workers - 5 (Official, marker, tape reader, two rakers)
Pits are opened by the official running the event
Jumps are measured to the nearest inch
Fouls/scratches are not marked
No courtesy marks
Ties are broken by the second-longest jump by each competitor
Vertical Jumps (High/Pole Vault)
Ideal # of workers - 5 (Official, two people moving standards, two people resetting the bar
Pits are only open during the competition
No practicing
High jump goes up by 2 inches per successful attempt
Starting heights
Girls - 36
Boys - 44
Pole Vault goes up by 6 inches per successful attempt
Starting heights
Girls 46
Boys 50
Throws (Shot Put and Discus)
Ideal # of workers - 4 (Official, two markers, tape reader)
Areas are only open during the competition
No practice
Shot put marks are measured to the nearest inch
Discus marks are measured to the nearest inch
Track Events
Hurdles
Hurdles are placed on the corresponding color marks on the track
They are lined up with the ends matching
Athletes cannot touch the hurdle with their hands
Athletes cannot intentionally knock down hurdles (3 in a row is a DQ)
Athletes cannot run out of their lane on three consecutive steps
Contacting hurdles is legal, but contacting a hurdle that results in interfering with another competitor is a DQ
Hurdle heights are as follows:
Relays
Competitors must pass/receive the baton within the exchange zone
The baton is the point of reference
4x100m relay is run in one lane by the team
4x400m relay is run as a three-turn stagger
First runner runs lap in their lane
Second runner cuts toward lane one after completing the first 100m and advancing past the cut line
Runners can drop the baton and still complete the race as long as the following occur:
There is no interference with another team
The baton is picked up by the athlete that dropped the baton and passed
The team does not advance in the race (baton returns to track at drop point)
Field Events Begin - 8:00 A.M.
Running Events Begin - 10:00 A.M.
Four Individual Events per Participant Limit
Host School: Centennial Middle School and Casper Classical Academy
All middle schools bring tape measures and field event equipment/implements, (discus, shot put, pole vault poles etc).
The coaches' meeting on 5-9-25 is at 7:15 am behind the KWHS pressbox
Coaches pick up field event participant sheets, clipboards, and pencils
Confirm the Order of Running Events
Submit Scratches
No add ins are allowed for any event. Please make sure events are full in milesplit
Relay Zone Assignments (CMS @ exchange zone 1, DM @ exchange zone 2, CY @ exchange zone 3)
Cut-line Assignment (CCA for 1600m, CCA for 800m)
Help with hurdle setup, teardown, raising or lowering of hurdle heights, and help keep the finish line clear of participants/spectators (all schools present)
Field Events
Horizontal Jumps (Long/Triple):
Ideal # of workers - 5 (Official, marker, tape reader, two rakers)
Pits are opened by the official running the event
Jumps are measured to the nearest inch
Fouls/scratches are not marked
No courtesy marks
Ties are broken by the second-longest jump by each competitor
Vertical Jumps (High/Pole Vault)
Ideal # of workers - 5 (Official, two people moving standards, two people resetting the bar
Pits are only open during the competition
No practicing
High jump goes up by 2 inches per successful attempt
Starting heights
Girls - 36
Boys - 44
Pole Vault goes up by 6 inches per successful attempt
Starting heights
Girls 46
Boys 50
Throws (Shot Put and Discus)
Ideal # of workers - 4 (Official, two markers, tape reader)
Areas are only open during the competition
No practice
Shot put marks are measured to the nearest inch
Discus marks are measured to the nearest inch
Track Events
Hurdles
Hurdles are placed on the corresponding color marks on the track
They are lined up with the ends matching
Athletes cannot touch the hurdle with their hands
Athletes cannot intentionally knock down hurdles (3 in a row is a DQ)
Athletes cannot run out of their lane on three consecutive steps
Contacting hurdles is legal, but contacting a hurdle that results in interfering with another competitor is a DQ
Hurdle heights are as follows:
Relays
Competitors must pass/receive the baton within the exchange zone
The baton is the point of reference
4x100m relay is run in one lane by the team
4x400m relay is run as a three-turn stagger
First runner runs lap in their lane
Second runner cuts toward lane one after completing the first 100m and advancing past the cut line
Runners can drop the baton and still complete the race as long as the following occur:
There is no interference with another team
The baton is picked up by the athlete that dropped the baton and passed
The team does not advance in the race (baton returns to track at drop point)