Regional Track Meet Information Sheet

When – May 8^th and 9^th at Fernley HS - 1300 Highway 95A

Bus Parking - Park all buses in the dirt lot west of Highway 95A and east of the home bleachers.  It is recommended that drivers drop students and coaches off in the main parking lot in front of the school, and then enter the bus parking lot just before getting back on to the highway as you leave the school on either exit road. 

Team Camping and Warm up Areas– The team camping/warm up area is the grass practice field north east of the track next to the softball field.  The football field is off limits except for those athletes competing in the pole vault or high jump.  No one is to enter the baseball or softball fields.  The bleachers within the stadium are for spectators!  Do not set up team camps in any of the bleachers.

Entrance - The athlete and coach entrance will be on the very south end of the stadium nearest the team camping area.  To use this entrance, initially the athletes must be in uniform.  We will mark their hand/wrist for entrance/re-entrance in case they change clothes after their events. 

Coaches Meeting - 1 pm in the FHS Commons (through the 4 sets of brown doors) on May 8^th.

Shot Put and Discus Weigh Ins – 1 pm – 1:45 pm Friday (Girls shot/Boys discus) and 8 am – 8:45 am on Saturday (Boys shot/Girls discus).Weigh ins will take place in the FHS Lunch Room (through the 4 sets of brown doors, then to the right).  Teams will be called up by school to weigh in implements.  All implements will be kept at that time and brought to the throwing venue at first call.  All implements not making size or weight will be kept and returned to the school at the conclusion of the meet each day. 

Pole Vault Weigh Ins – Weigh ins for pole vault will take place on the runway from 1 pm to 1:45 pm for the girls on Friday and 8 am to 8:45 am on Saturday for the boys.  All pole vaulters must weigh in at these times!

Time on 5/8/2015 – Field events and trials begin at 2 pm.

Time on 5/9/2015 – Field events and trials begin at 9 am.

Awards – The top 8 athletes will be escorted to the awards stand and announced after each event.  Team awards will be announced at the conclusion of the meet on Saturday.

Clerk of the Course – Northwest end of the track.  Only the athletes who are checking into an event will be allowed in this area.

Registering Athletes on Athletic.net

You may enter an athlete in up to 4 individual events.

You may register up to 4 athletes in an event.

You do not need to put in individual names for relays on athletic.net when registering but you may if you wish.

Relay participants are not set until the relay card is handed in at check in for the event.

An athlete does not become a participant in an event unless they check in.

An athlete may scratch an individual event and participate in a relay instead.

An athlete may NOT run under someone else's name.

Example:

Fred Smith is signed up through athletic.net for the region meet in 4 individual events: 100, 200, high jump, and shot put.

OK:  Fred does not check in for the 100 and the coach puts him on the relay card for the 4x100 which he runs.

NOT OK:  Fred checks in for the 100 but then does not run.  The coach adds him to the 4x100 relay card which he runs. He also competes in the 200, high jump, and shot put.

OK:  Fred Smith runs the 100, 4x100, 200, and then high jumps.  He does not check in for the shot put.

Questions?  Email Jeff Knutson @ [email protected]

We are looking forward to a great meet, good luck to everyone.