Dear Track Coaches and Athletic Directors:

Florence Track & Field will be hosting the 2021 Gopher

Jail Break Invitational on Friday April 30^th, 2021.This meet will be a state qualifying meet.

For more Gopher Jail Break Invite meet information

contact Mike Carlin at mcarlin@fusdaz.org.

Entries:

• Each
  
  school will be allowed three (3) entries per individual event
  
  and one (1) relay team in each relay event.

• All
  
  entries will be entered at milesplitaz.com

• Entry
  
  deadline is Wednesday  April 28^th, 2021 at 9:00pm.

PAYMENT

$300 per schoolChecks

must be made out to:Florence

High School - Track & Field

Checks

are to be mailed to:PO BOX 2850

Florence,

Arizona 85132

Shawn Cluff Mike

Carlin

Host Athletic Director Host

Coach

2021 Gopher Jail Break Track & Field

Invitational

I.General Information

A.Location:Florence

High School

1000 Main Street

Florence, AZ85132

B.Meet

Date - Tuesday April 28^th, 2020

C.Site

Athletic DirectorHost Coach

Shawn CluffMike

Carlin

520-866-3560 School520-866-3560

Cell480-298-2911

D.Times:See attached schedule.

II.ENTRIES

A.Each

school will be allowed to submit three ( 3 ) individuals per event and one ( 1

) relay team per event

B.Entry

deadline is Tuesday April 27^th, 2021 at 11:59pm on MILESPLITAZ.COM

C.All

participants will enter and compete in events as permitted by the AIA

D.All

participants will follow AIA COVID Guidelines for competition at all times.

III.Admission Prices

A.Adults - $6.00Students - $4.00 with student ID

Passes - AIA Only.

Athletes in UNIFORM or

with a coach will be admitted free.

IV.Bus Parking

Please unload and park all

buses in the parking lot in front of the school located off of Main

Street.All spectators and teams will

enter the East Stadium Gates.The

stadium will be open to spectators @ 2:30.

V.Scoring, Awards, and Advancement to the State

Meet

A.Scoring

will be on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

B.Medals will be awarded to the top three

finishers in each event.

C.Ties

will be decided in the manner designated in the National Federation Track and

Field Rule Book.

VI.Track Facilities

A.8

lanes curve - 8 lanes straight - All weather

B.Concrete

shot and discus rings

C.All

weather runways in long jump, triple jump, pole vault and javelin

D.All

weather take-off area for high jump.

VII.Track Events

A.Lane

assignments in the 100m, 200m, 400m and hurdle races.

B.Seeding

will follow High School guidelines as given in the National Federation Rulebook.

Note:If there is a malfunction of the electronic

timing device in any of the heats, then,

all heats (of

that event ONLY) will revert to hand held times.

C.Staging

Area:This will be located on the north end

of the infield.All athletes will be

required to report to the staging area by the

second call to the Clerk of the Course, who

will check them in.THERE WILL BE NO HEAT ADJUSTMENTS IN THE

STAGING

AREA.Any scratches on the day of the meet will be run as an empty lane.

D.800m,

1600m, 3200m Runs and Relays

1.800m

and 1600m Runs - Depending on the number of qualifying entries, one ( 1 ) heat

or two ( 2 ) heats will be run with the fastest times in the second heat.The number of runners in each heat is at the

Meet Directors discretion.Box Alley

start will be used.

2.3200m

Run - one ( 1 ) heat.Box Alley start

will be used.

3.Relays:

a.4

x 100m Relay - One ( 1 ) heat will be run.

b.4

x 400m Relay - One ( 1 ) heat will be run using a three ( 3 ) turn stagger.

c.4

x 800m Relay - One ( 1 ) heat will be run using a Box Alley start.

VIII.Field

Events

A.Shot

Put, Discus, Javelin

1.Participants

will be placed in flights with the best flight competing last.The participants within a flight will compete

in order with the individual with the best mark competing last.

2.After

all preliminary throws are completed there will be NO additional qualifying

except the nine ( 9 ) finalists.All

preliminary throws will be measured.

3.Weigh-ins

will be at the bull pen during the coaches meeting.

B.Long

Jump and Triple Jump

1.An

open pit will be used for the men's and women'slong and triple jump.

2.After

all preliminary jumps are completed there will be NO additional qualifying

except the nine ( 9 ) finalists.All

preliminary jumps will be measured.

C.Pole

Vault and High Jump

1.Starting

Heights will be determined from the entries.

2.The

"Three Alive" or "Five Alive" procedure will be used depending on the number of

entries.

(Note:Pole vaulters will be weighed to assure that their

body weight matches the allowable printed weight capacity of their pole)

IX.Appeals

A.All appeals must be processed

through the Meet Referee.No appeals

will be accepted on judgment call of Meet Officials.The Meet Referee and Jury of Appeals will be

the final authority on rule infractions.The Jury of Appeals will act only on rule interpretations.

B.Jury of Appeals / Games

Committee

1.Kenneth Wantland - Florence High School

2.

3.

4.

5.

X.Other Meet Officials

A.Host

Coach - Mike Carlin

B.Athletic

Director - Shawn Cluff

C.Meet

Director - Mike Carlin

D.Meet

Referee - Jennifer

Gonzales

E.Head

Field Judge - Justin

Unger

F.Scorebook - Dave Shapiro

G.Starter - Craig Millbranth

H.Announcer -

I.Awards -

J.Head

Finish -

K.Clerk -

L.FAT

Timing System - Dave

Shapiro

2021 - GOPHER JAIL BREAK TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY APRIL 30,

2021

ASAP - Girls Javelin, Followed by Boys Javelin

2:30pm -Coaches Meeting - Near Finish Line

3:00pm -Field Events

Girls-DiscusBoys-Shot

Put

Triple

Jump*Triple

Jump*

Pole

VaultHigh Jump

Girls-Shot

Put - To start after the girls finishBoys-Discus -

To start after the boys finish

High

Jump - To start after the girls finishPole Vault - To start after the boys finish

3:30pm -Long

Jump**Long Jump**

*There will be an open pit from 3:00-4:00pm.

** There will be an open pit from 4:30-6:30pm.

4:00pm - Running

Events

BOYS -4x800m Relay

GIRLS4x800m

Relay

BOYS -110m

Hurdles

GIRLS -100m

Hurdles

BOYS -100m

Dash

GIRLS - 100m

Dash

BOYS - 1600m

Run

GIRLS - 1600m

Run

BOYS -4 x

100m Relay

GIRLS -4 x

100m Relay

BOYS -400m

Run

GIRLS -400m

Run

BOYS -300m

Low Hurdles

GIRLS -300m

Intermediate Hurdles

BOYS -800m

Run

GIRLS -800m

Run

BOYS -200m

Run

GIRLS -200m

Run

BOYS -3200m

Run

GIRLS -3200m

Run

BOYS -4 x

400m Relay

GIRLS -4 x

400m Relay