Maine Class B State Championship 2018

Meet Director: Ian Braun - H: 667-7938 W: 288-5011 ext. 3350 ibraun@mdirss.org

Meet Location: Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME

Meet Packets: Packets may be picked up by coaches at the finish line tent beginning at 8 A.M. on Saturday, June 2

Bus Parking: A Foxcroft staff member will be the buses at the entrance and give directions as to where athletes will be dropped off and directions as to where the bus should park for the day

Team Tents: Tents must be between the outer fence and the fence surrounding the track. Teams need to stay out of the long/triple jump and shot put area. Those areas are roped off.

Admission Fees: Adults - $8 Senior Citizens (65+) - $5
                Students (K-12) - $5
                 Programs will be available for sale for $2

Entries: Will be completed according the MPA seeding procedure. All electronic entries must be received by 7 P.M. on Tuesday, May 29.​ Send electronic seeds to David Jeffrey
(djeffrey@breweredu.org)

All entries must be either Hy-Tek Team Manager or Team Manager Lite.

As soon as your entries have been imported you will be sent a copy of what was received. You should review this, and only this, faxed back-up copies are no longer being used. The responsibility of ensuring that your entries are accurate is completely up to you. Performance Lists will be sent as soon has all entries are received and confirmed. The Seeded Meet will be posted on sub5.com the morning of Friday, June 1 or sooner. Any changes after you have confirmed your entries will be for spelling only, not seed marks.

Entries will be posted at http://www.sub5.com/youth-pages/outdoor-track/

Order of Events The Order of Events will stay the same, but the time schedule may be adjusted once the meet is seeded, if the number of entries
warrant the change. We will update the Order of Events on theSub5 website. The Games Committee may move the boys’ 4x400m Relay ahead
of the girls’ 4x400m relay, if the girl field events are in progress. The 4x400m relays are the last event of the meet.

Qualifying Please check the 2018 MPA Outdoor Track & Field Bulletin thoroughly. Athletes qualify based on an Automatic Standard and a
Provisional Standard. Make sure you are using the Class B Standards. Include only athletes that have made at least Provisional Standards. All athletes that have made Automatic
Standards be entered into that event. We will take up to 32 athletes that have made the Provisional Standard. We will not allow athletes that have not met the Provisional Standard.
There are no standards for the relay events. Remember to enter all potential relay team members (up to eight). Once you have Confirmed your entries you will not be allowed to change or add to
the runners on your relay teams.

Scratch Rule The scratch rule will be in effect as of 7 P.M. on May 29. Any athlete that is removed from an individual event after 7 P.M. on May 29 will be scratched from the entire meet.
If a competitor is scratched from, or fails to report to any event before the event starts, then that competitor is scratched from that event and the rest of the meet.
There will be a scratch meeting after the coaches and captains meeting.

Jury of Appeals TBD - it will be the MPA representatives, two officials, two experienced coaches.

Games Committee Will be myself, Don Berry (track referee), Brenda Oldfield (fieldreferee), the MPA representatives, and three coaches (TBD)

Pole Vault Weight certification forms must be faxed to Ian Braun (207-288-0692) no later than May 29 by 7 P.M. Forms should also be brought to the meet by the coaching staff and presented to
the judge(s) inspecting the poles.
No form = No vault

Event Check-In All field events will check-in at the event site. Track events will check-in at the clerking tent. Line clerks will direct or escort the athletes to the start lines.

Only one call will be given. The call will be made 10-minutes prior to the scheduled start of the event. Please read the 2018 MPATrack & Field Bulletin for other related information

Clerks and head event judges will give directions for the event.

Athletes must check-in within those 10-minutes from the call to the start of the event. If an athlete fails to show for an event they will be scratched from that event and the remainder of the meet.

Timing System FinishLynx systems will be in use. Please instruct your athletes tostay away from the area.

Track The track at Foxcroft Academy is an 8-lane track.

Relays Relay declaration forms will be in your team packets and may be picked up at the finish line tent upon arrival. Relay forms must be turned in to the clerk when you team checks into the relay event.

Clerks will have the names of athletes on a form and all must be present for check-in. Names should be in the order you are running your relay.

Teams may include up to 8 names for each relay. Only the names of athletes are entered on May 29 will be allowed to run on that particular relay.

Batons will be provided.

Flights and Heats Will be determined by the meet director after seeding is completed.

We will double pole, if warranted. The final seeded meet will be posted at sub5.com by noon on Friday, June 1

Uniform Rule The National High School Federation uniform rule is in effect. Be aware and understand the undergarment rule for all events, not just relays. All uniforms must be worn as the manufacture intended (no rolled waistbands on shorts, jerseys must be tucked in). Uniforms must remain on while the athlete is in the competition and awards Areas. Please read both the National High School Federation uniform rule and the uniform run in the MPA Track & Field Bulletin

Spikes Spikes must be ⅛” needle only

Checking of The checking and weigh-in of implements will begin at 8:30AM.
Implements Weigh-ins and the checking of implements will end at 10:30 AM,you will not be able to check-in implements after 10:30 AM.
Vaulting poles will be inspected by the pole vault official.

The pole vault will go up 9” on the first two height advancements Girls’ 7’ to 7’9” to 8’6” and boys’ 9’ to 9’9” to 10’6”

Trainer A certified trainer will be available one hour before the start of the first event. Teams must bring all needed supplies.

Coaches’ & A coaches’ & captains’ meeting will held at 9:30 A.M. on the infield Captains’ near the finish line tent. All teams must be present at this Meeting. We will also hold a scratch meeting at this time.

Warming-up Athletes warming up must not interfere with competing athletes at any time. Athletes cannot use the field event venue if the official is not present.

Finals Track events - there will be semis and finals in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, and 110-meter hurdles. In all other track events we will have the fastest heat last - there will be 8 runners in the final heat.

Field events - 8 competitors will reach the finals in the throwing events and the horizontal jumping events. The high jump and the pole vault will be 5-alive.

Spectators Spectators are not allowed on the infield.

Coaches Coaches will be allowed on the field in designated areas only.

Non-Participating: Non-participating athletes are in field event areas or the infield. Athletes When non competing athletes need to be in their team area or outside the track away from event area. Athletes not following this request may be disqualified from the meet.

Honest Effort If in the opinion of the referee, competitors do not make an “honest effort” in an event in which they are entered; those competitors may be disqualified for unsporting conduct.

Awards Medals will be awarded to the first seven place finishers in each event. There will be an awards area in the infield. Please instruct your athletes to be prompt and in proper uniform when they are called to awards stand.

At the end of the meet there will be a ceremony to award trophies to the runners-up and winning teams. All teams are encouraged to stay for the ceremony.

Scoring Meet scoring is 10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for individual and relay events.

Programs Will be available in team packets and for sale at the main gate for $2

Trash Each team will be supplied with a trash bag. Please police your team’s area at the conclusion of the meet. Trash bags should be deposited in the nearest trash can.

Concessions There will be a concession stand.

Protests and There will be a Jury of Appeals and Games Committee. An Appeals protest form may be picked up at the scoring table. All protests must be in writing from a coach, accompanied by
a $35 fee. The protest and the fee must be given to the meet director.

Time Schedule The meet will be on a time schedule. We will not go ahead of the time schedule. It is the responsibility of the coaches and athletes to report to their event on time. Please listen for the call. The call to check-in to an event will be 10-minutes prior to the scheduled start of the event.

Electronics No phones, iPods, or other electronic equipment is allowed in the competition area. Coaches may record their athletes, view the image, and instruct their athlete. The athlete may not view any image of themselves in the competition area.

Other Activities No football, frisbees, etc. will allowed in the competition area.

Weather In the event the meet must be stopped because of severe weather, athletes and coaches will go to the academy’s gymnasium until officials inform them to return to the track. If the meet is postponed it will be rescheduled for Tuesday, June 5.

Final Word The 2018 MPA Track & Field Bulletin will be the final word. Please be familiar with this bulletin.

NEW ENGLAND COMPETITION:
MPA will enter all qualified athletes. Athletes entered will be based on the performances at the
3 State meets. All 7 scorers from each State meet will form a pool to fill the field. The State
Champions from each of the 3 classes and the next 3 best performances will qualify for the meet.
If one or more of the 6 qualifiers decides not to compete, then the field will be filled with the
next best performance from the State meet. If an athlete qualifies in more than one event,
they may decide to enter in fewer events than for which they have qualified.

George Mendros​ will be putting together the Maine entrants for the New England Championship. He will
need to have all the information by Sunday evening, 6/3. ​ Any athlete who qualifies or is an alternate must
contact him at home (207-282-5065) or by email George.mendros@thorntonacademy.org

If an athlete does not contact him, they will not be entered into the event. If an athlete is not
competing, they should contact him and let him know he/she is not competing.


2018 Location – University of New Hampshire, 6/9
For more information on see:
www.mpa.cc
www.newenglandsports.com