Hohokam Invitational (Formerly Tribune) 2013

Mesa, AZ

Meet Information

10th Annual Mesa Hohokam Invitational

Hosted by Westwood High School

April 19th at Westwood High School 945 W. 8th St. Mesa

Westwood High School is pleased to host another competitive track meet featuring the top teams from the Valley. This document contains important information about the meet. Please read through it carefully and contact me with any questions you might have. This will be a state qualifying meet.

Meet Director:

James Smith (Meet Director) Westwood Head Track Coach

Phone (602) 319-2523 Fax (480) 472-4509 Email: james@azflames.com

Daily Admission:

Adults - $5.00 Students - $3.00 Children 12 and under Free AIA Passes

Payment

The Entry fee = $300 per team ($150 boys, $150 girls). Mesa Schools entry fee = $350 per team ($175 boys, $175 girls) ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TRACK. Payment is due by April 1st, 2013.

Entries:

All entries must be from a 2013 meet that utilized a F.A.T. electronic timing system. Converted times will not be accepted!
All entries will be submitted online through Athletic.net. Please ensure that you have entered all of your athletes correctly as we will not be allowing any changes the day of the meet. You must have all of your entries submitted to Athletic.net by 11:59pm on Monday, April 15th, 2013.
Each school will be allowed to submit three (3) competitors in each event.
There will be no alternates, changes or additions the day of the meet.
Schools can submit one (1) relay team in each race.

Check in and Arrival:

Coaches will pick up team packets at the Coaches meeting at 11:00am in the sports annex classroom.
Team camps must be set up in the North bleachers, or, in the grass area of the baseball field, just south of the stadium.

Athletes:

Athletes who are not competing will not be allowed on the infield. This will be strictly enforced. Athletes who are in violation may be disqualified from competition at the discretion of the meet director.
The track will be open for warm ups until 11:45am on Friday. After that time, all warm-ups must be completed outside of the track on the baseball field/team camp area just south of the stadium.
Athletes should use the athlete and coach entrance located on the southwest end of the stadium, just past the check in tent (see map for further details).
Trainers will be available in the training room on the Southwest end of the stadium near the start of the 100 meter dash.

Implements

Athletes MAY NOT bring or use their own throwing implements. A large variety of implements will be provided. No exceptions.

Facilities:

8 lane all weather track.
All weather runways for LJ, TJ and PV.
Concrete shot and Discus rings.
All weather take off area for HJ.

Scoring and Awards:

The top eight places will be scored as 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Medals and custom bags will be awarded to the top three athletes / relay teams.
Team awards will be given to the top two boys and girls teams for Hohokam Invitational.
City Championship medals will be awarded to City of Mesa top three athletes / relays.

Coaches:

Will not be allowed on the infield area.
The hospitality room will be located in the sports annex classroom. The hospitality room will open at 4pm on Friday. Coaches will be provided with a meal ticket that they will present to be allowed access to the hospitality room.

Results:

Results will be posted on electronic scoreboard after each race and throughout the meet on the bulletin board near the ticket entrance to the stadium on the southwest end of the home side bleachers (See map).
Official meet results will be posted on athletic.net, mesasports.org, as well as aztrack.com, and the Arizona Interscholastic Association track web page.

Track Events:

Lanes will be assigned for the preliminary races in the 100, 200, 400 and hurdles.
The top 16 times will qualify for finals. The top 9 16 qualifiers will run in the first heat, and the top 1 - 8 qualifiers will run in the second heat.
The track event check in area is located on the southwest end of the stadium, near the start of the 100 meters. All athletes must check in to the Clerk of the Course. No heat changes will be made in the staging area.
800, 1600 and 3200 meter mens and womens will be run separately. Seeds 25+ will run in preliminary session. The top 24 entered athletes will run in one heat of the 1600 and 3200, and 2 heats of the 800m (12 per heat). The number of runners in each heat may be changed by the Meet Director. Box Alley start will be used.
The 1600 meter relay will be run using a 3 turn stagger.
Each team will be allowed to submit one relay team in the 400, 1600 and 3200 relay. 400, & 1600 relays will be run as finals, and all relays will be seeded according to entry time. Only throwers should be entered in Throwers relay.

Field Events:

If an athlete needs to leave to compete in another event, they must check out with the event judge, and return to their event within 15 minutes of the completion of the other event.

A. Long and Triple Jump:

Athletes will compete in flights.
Each athlete will have three preliminary jumps. The top nine will advance to finals.
Long jumps min. measurement line Flt #1 Boys = 18, Girls 13
Long jumps min. measurement line Flt #2 Boys = 19' Girls = 15'
Triple jump min. measurement line Flt #1 Boys = 36 Girls 28
Triple jump min. measurement line Flt #2 Boys = 39' Girls = 31'

B. Pole Vault - Three Alive method will be used

Mens Vault will start at 11 with 6 raises to 14 then 3 raises
Womens Vault will start at 7 with 6 raises to 11 then 3 raises.
A second warm up time period of ten minutes will be allowed for athletes who enter the competition at en exceptional height. The head pole vault judge will determine the height at which this warm up will take place.
Starting heights may be changed by the Meet Director

C. High Jump - Three Alive method will be used

Mens High Jump will start at 54 with 2 raises to 60 then 1 raises.

Womens High Jump will start at 4 6 with 2 raises to 52 then 1 raises.
Starting heights may be changed by the Meet Director.

D. Shot and Discus

Athletes will compete in flights.
Each athlete will get three preliminary throws, the top nine will move on to finals where they will receive three more throws.
Discus min. measurement line Flt #1 Boys = 100, Girls 70
Discus min. measurement line Flt #2 Boys = 115' Girls = 85'
Shot min. measurement line Flt #1 Boys = 35 Girls 25
Shot min. measurement line Flt #2 Boys = 40' Girls = 30'
Westwood High School will provide all of the throwing implements to be used in Shot and Discus competition. These implements will be available for warm up. NO OTHER IMPLEMENTS WILL BE USED IN COMPETITION.

Tentative Schedule

Friday Track Preliminaries (Time may be +/- 15 minutes)

12:00 - 3200m Boys (Seed 25+)

3200m Girls (Seed 25+)

1:00 110m Boys Hurdles

100m Girls Hurdles

1:30 100m Boys

100m Girls

2:15 1600m Boys (Seed 25+)

1600m Girls (Seed 25+)

3:00 400m Boys

400m Girls

3:45 300m Hurdles Boys

300m Hurdles Girls

4:15 800 m Boys (Seed 25+)

800 m Girls (Seed 25+)

4:45 200m Boys

200m Girls

Friday Track Finals (Time may be +/- 15 minutes)

5:30 3200 Relay Boys

3200 Relay Girls

6:00 110m hurdles Boys

100m hurdles Girls

6:15 100m Boys

100m Girls

6:30 1600m Boys (Top 24)

1600m Girls (Top 24)

6:45 - 400m relay Heat Boys

400m relay Heat Girls

7:15 400m Boys

400m Girls

7:30 - 300m hurdles Boys

300m hurdles Girls

7:45 - 800m Boys (Top 24)

800m Girls (Top 24)

8:00 - 200m Boys

200m Girls

8:15 - 3200m Boys (Top 24)

3200m Girls (Top 24)

8:45 Throwers Watermelon 400m Relay Boys

Throwers Watermelon 400m Relay Girls

9:00 - 1600m relay Heat 1 Boys

1600m relay Heat 1 Girls

Field Events

Friday: 11:30am Friday: 4:30pm

Girls Long Jump Boys Long Jump

Boys Triple Jump Girls Triple Jump

Girls Pole Vault (7 start height) Boys Pole Vault (11 start height)

Boys Discus Girls Discus

Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put

Boys High Jump (54 start height) Girls High Jump (46 start height)