Meet Information
Central- Maine Freshman Track Championship
Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 3:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College, Whittier
Field, Pine Street, Brunswick.
To compete in this meet, each school must have its insurance
provider send Bowdoin College a Proof of Liability Insurance naming
Bowdoin College as an additional- insured. Please see the memo from
Lynn Ruddy, Associate Bowdoin Athletic Director. Bonny Eagle,
Brunswick, Cheverus, FreeporL, Portland, Scarborough, Thornton
Academy and Westbrook are on already on file for 2010.
If in doubt, call Lynn Ruddy.
Commemorative shirts will be available at the meet. The shirts are
separate from meet administration, but will provide a donation to
the meet if profitable.
Note entry instructions! Each event is given a unique number.
Place the number of the event on the upper line to the right of
each athlete's name, and his/her performance in that event on the
line under the number. This facilitates computer entry.
If you use Team Manager, please e-mail your entries in that format.
Mail your entries to arrive on or before Friday, May 28, 2010 to
David Watson, 488 O1d Bath Road, Brunswick, Maine 04011, telephone
443-6171 or mobile 751-0945. No fax number is availab1e this year.
You may try scanning the entry form and e-maiI it to
wdwatson@suscom-maine.net. If you do this, please call Mr. WaLson
to confirm that it has arrived. If you e-mail the entry form, give
the original to Mr. Watson at the meet.
No post entries. Entries received on Tuesday, June 2, are out of
luck. Rain date is Wednesday, June 2. In case of bad weather, the
decision to postpone the meet will- be made at 1-2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, June 1, by Dave Watson. If in doubt, call 443-6171. You
may e-mail Mr. Watson at wdwatson@suscom-maine.net. If we have a
postponement, We may have to time the old fashioned way, as the
rest of the week is committed for the automatic timing machines.
This meet is under continuing sanction by the MPA as part of the
Central Maine Junior High School- Track Championship program.
The league fee schedule is $35.00 for one team (boys or girls)
entered, and $50.00 for two teams (boys and girls) entered. You
may send the league fee with the entry form, or send it to Steve
Ross, CMFTC Secretary, 152 Deering Ridge Road, East Waterboro,
Maine 04030, telephone 207-247-2049, or hand carry it with you
and give it to Mr. Ross. Make League Fee payable to CMFTC.
For Teams which have fewer than six individuals entered, the fee is
$5.00 for each individual entered. A school entry form (enclosed)
is required.
The facility is provided at a very favorable rate, which depends
upon it being as clean aft.er the meet as before. Members of each
team must pick up any trash before leaving the site. Help us stay
at, Bowdoin.
The starting height For girls pole vault will be 5 feet., and 7 feet
for boys. The pole vaults will be run concurrently, i.e. when the
girls get to 7 feet any boys who wish to start at that height will
vault with the remaining girIs. The high jump will also be run
concurrently, starting at 4 feet for girls, and 5 feet for boys.
Each school is required to run one field event, and provide the
officials and assume the expense, if any, and a measuring device to
run the event. Since there are about twice as many schools as
there are field events, schools will be doubled up to facilitate
efficiency. Knowledgeable parents and high school juniors and
seniors are acceptable as officials A form has been provided for
you to list your chief official and event officiating preference
on. The meet director will attempt to contact the athletic
dIrector to confirm the event each school will be responsible for.
Please have your athletes come changed up. Toilets will be
available. Proper behavior is the responsibility of the
representatives of the participating schools.
The playing of stereos, tape decks or other noise makers will be
prohibited during the meet. The throwing of footballs, Frisbees, and
other distracting devices will be prohibited during the meet.
There will be no practicing after the conclusion of a field event.
Each team is responsible for picking up trash in its staging area.
Enclosed please f ind the following items
I order of events - schedule of events rules of competition
2 team entry forms - Girls and Boys
1 official provided - coaches information sheet
1- information sheet-you are reading it.
1 Additional- Insured memo from Bowdoin College
Meet records, last year's results and winning schools over the
years will- be sent under separate cover.
Get the entry form to W. David Watson to arrive by May 29, 2009.
If you believe that the entry form may arrive late, call Mr. Watson
at 207-443-61-'71 or 75L-0945 or e-mail to wdwat.son@suscom.maine.net
Note: Only scratches will be accepted on the day of the meet.
No event changes or additions to events will be accepted.
CMF Track Championship
C/O w. David Watson
Meet Director
488 OId Bath Road
Brunswick, Maine 04011
Questions about entries? Contact W. David Watson at 443-6171 or 751
-0945. Fees or history of the meet? Contact Steve Ross at 247-2049
Note: Bowdoin College requires that all schools sending athletes
must have on file with Bowdoin a Proof of Liability Insurance
certificate, which must list Bowdoin College as an additional
insured. See the memo from Bowdoin College enclosed. Athletic
Directors, business managers and principals are very familiar with
this process. Students from schools which have not met this
requirement, will- be denied participation.
W. David Watson, Meet Director
Steve N. Ross, Secretary & Founder
Tony Myatt, Treasurer