Saunders Montague Desert Classic 2018

Queen Creek, AZ

Meet Information

Dear Track Coaches,
Welcome and thank you for participating in the 2018 Saunders Montague Desert Classic Track and Field Invitational on Friday March 2, 2018. Enclosed are the entry procedures for the meet. Please read through the information carefully and contact me if you have any questions. Please enter your athletes best mark to date this year. This meet will be a state qualifying meet.
Meet Director Fred Clare and Ellie Hardt
Any questions contact or Fred Clare 480-298-0541 fclare56@yahoo.com or Ellie Hardt atelliehardt67@gmail.com 480-455-0801
Location - Queen Creek High School 22149 E. Ocotillo Road, Queen Creek Arizona
Coaches Hospitality room The hospitality room will be open for coaches from 8:30 - 10:30 for breakfast and from 1- 3pm for Lunch. Each coach will receive a ticket for the hospitality room.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Each team may enter 3 participants in each running event and 1 relay team. In the Field events each team can enter 4 participants with the exception of the pole vault where there is unlimited entries if they can clear the opening height. Participants may compete in a total of four (4) events.
Important Dates and Times
Wed Feb 28th 11:59 p.m. Entries must be entered into Athletic.net
Fri. March 2nd 8:30 a.m. Arrive at QC. Implement weigh-in
9:00 a.m. Javelin begins
9:15 a.m. Weigh-ins completed. No implements will be weighed after this time.
9:30 a.m. Coaches Meeting
10:00 a.m. Running Events, Field Events Begin
7:30 p.m. Team Awards
Admission Prices
Adults - $5.00 Students $3.00 Children 5 &under free Passes - AIA only
Entries - Entries will be entered into Athletic.net.
The cost will be $175 for each boys and girls team or $350 for the school. Please make checks payable to QUEEN CREEK ATHLETIC BOOSTERS TRACK AND XC and mail to PO Box 2022, QUEEN CREEK AZ 85142. PLEASE do not make checks out to Queen Creek High.
Entries must be entered through Athletic.net before 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 2018.
Each team may enter 3 participants in each running event and 1 relay team. In the Field events each team can enter 4 participants. There will be no changes in entries the day of the meet .
Track Facilities
9 lane all weather track. All weather runways in LJ, TJ, and PV.
All weather take off area for HJ.
Concrete shot and discus rings. Foam pits for HJ and PV.
Track Events
A. Lanes will be assigned for preliminaries in the 100, 200 and 100m-110m hurdle races. The 400m and 300m hurdle races will be finals only. The heats will be seeded by entry times with the fastest times in the last heat.
B. The Number of heats will depend on the number of qualified entries per event.
C. The nine (9) finalist will be assigned lanes according to qualifying times in the preliminaries. The 9 fastest times regardless of place will advance to the finals.
D. Bull Pen area: This will be located in the South end of the football field. All athletes will be required to report to the Bull Pen area to the Clerk of the Course. No Heat adjustments will be made in the staging area.
E. 800-1600-3200 meter mens and womens runs and relays will be run separately. Depending on the number of entries (1) or (2) heats will be run with the fastest times in the second heat. The number of runners in each heat can be changed at the Meet Directors discretion. Waterfall or Box alley start will be used.
F. 1600m relay will use a 3 turn stagger.
Field Events
Shot, Discus and Javelin
Participants will be placed in 3 flights with the best flight competing last. The participants will compete in order with the individual best mark competing last.
Each athlete will get 3 preliminary throws. The top 9 will advance to the finals where they will get 3 more throws.
The first throw will be measured and then only attempts over the following distances will be measured.
Mens Shot - 34 Womens Shot - 24
Mens Discus - 100 Womens Discus - 70
In Javelin all throws will be measured
We will provide some throwing implements. If you want to weigh-in any implements you must do so before 9:15 a.m. They will be placed on the rack for all athletes to use.
Long and Triple Jump
A flight system will be used. Athletes must jump within the flight assigned. If an athlete needs to leave to compete in another event they must check out with the event judge.
The boards for the triple jump are at 24, 28, 32 and 40 from the sand. No other boards will be taped down. The long jump board is 4 from the sand.
Each participant will receive 3 preliminary attempts. The top 9 will advance to the finals.
The first attempt will be measured and then only jumps over the following distances will be measured. Boys Long Jump - 17 Girls Long Jump14' Boys Triple Jump - 35 Girls Triple Jump 27
Pole Vault and High Jump As heights approach qualifying standards heights will be adjusted to match.
Mens Pole Vault will start at 9 w/ 6raises to 13 and then 3raises.
Womens Pole Vault will start at 7 w/ 6raises to 10 and then 3 raises.
Mens High Jump will start at 54 w/ 2 raises to 6 and then 1 raises. The 3 alive method will be used.
Womens High Jump will start at 42 w/ 2 raises to 5 and then 1 raises. The 3 alive system will be used. The starting heights may be changed at the discretion of the meet director.

Scoring - The top 8 places will score. Scoring will be 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

First Aid
Our trainers will be set up in the middle of the field. Our trainers are for injuries only.
Awards
Medals will be given to the top 4 finishers in each event and to the top 3 teams in relay events. A trophy will be given to the top 2 Womens teams and top 2 Mens teams.

Order of Events - Field Events
Boys Javelin 9:00 Girls Javelin 10:00
Girls Triple Jump 10:00 Boys Triple Jump 1:45
Boys Long Jump 10:00 Girls Long Jump 1:45
Boys Shot Put 10:30 Girls Shot Put 2:00
Girls Discus 10:30 Boys Discus 2:00

Pole vault weigh-ins Girls 9:15 a.m. in weight room. Girls Pole Vault, 10:00 a.m. Pole vault weigh-ins Boys 12:30 a.m. Boys Pole Vault 1:30 p.m.
Girls High Jump 10:00 a.m. Boys High Jump, 1:00 p.m.
Implement weigh-in at 8:30 by Shot and Discus area

Note*
Tentative Times. We will run ahead of schedule if we can All Finals will take place 10 minutes after the conclusion of the last flight.

Prelims
G/B 3200m Final 10:00 AM
Girls 100m High Hurdles Prelims 10:20 AM
Boys 110m High Hurdles Prelims 10:50 AM
Girls 100m Prelims 11:20 AM
Boys 100m Prelims 11:40 AM
G/B 1600 Heats 1 and 2 Final 12:00 PM
Girls 200m Prelims 12:20 PM
Boys 200m Prelims 12:40 PM
All Finals
Girls 4x800 relay 2:00 PM
Boys 4x800 relay 2:30 PM
Girls 100 HH 3:00 PM
Boys 110 HH 3:05 PM
Girls 100m 3:10 PM
Boys 100m 3:15 PM
G/B 1600 (Fast heat) 3:30 PM
Girls 400m Relay Heats 1,2,3 3:50 PM
Boys 400m Relay Heats 1,2,3 4:10 PM
Girls 400m Run 4:30 PM
Boys 400m Run 5:00 PM
Girls 300m Hurdles 5:20 PM
Boys 300m Hurdles 5:40 PM
G/B 800m Run Heat 1-3 6:00 PM
Girls 200m 6:20 PM
Boys 200m 6:25 PM
G/B 3200m (Fast Heat) 6:30 PM
Girls 1600m Relay Heats 1, 2 7:00 PM
Boys 1600m Relay Heats 1, 2 7:15 PM
Done at 7:30 P.M. WE HOPE