Dear Track and Field Coaches: (Revised Schedule and Times 4/5)

This is the planned schedule:

The 5th Annual Benjamin Franklin Friday Night Lights Invitational Track and Field Meet will be on Friday, April 8th, 2021 at Ben Franklin High School in Queen Creek, AZ. We look for this 5th Annual track meet to be a competitive Invitational with many participants setting stadium and meet records.

This meet is a state qualifying meet.

(REVISED TIME SCHEDULE 4/5)

• 1:30 pm (implement weigh-ins)

• 2:15 pm (coaches meeting)

• 2:40 pm (designated field/event finals)

• 4:00 pm (Finals for all running events)

Bus parking will be behind the school for all small vans or buses. All big buses will park across the street at the church. All teams will drop off athletes in the front of the school. Team camps must be set up behind the school in the designated grass area. No tents allowed in the bleachers or throwing areas.

This meet will be limited to 16 teams including Benjamin Franklin High School.

Meet entry fee

Payment is due by Wednesday March 30, 2022

Entry fee is $200 per gender team or $375 for both. Please make checks payable to BFCS, memo Friday Night Lights Track Invitational

Mail payment to:

Benjamin Franklin High School

Attn: Miaya Stephens

Queen Creek, AZ 85142

18864 E. Germann Rd

Admission

Adults- $10.00, students - $5.00. Children 12 and under - Free.

Rules and Regulations

• All tents and team camps will be set up on the North side of the school in the grass area of the courtyard.

• All non-participants and coaches must stay away from the finish line at all times during the meet. All participants are expected to stay in the stands. Warm-ups will be on the softball field just south of the shot put area.

• National Federation of State High School Association rules will be used. Coaches and spectators are to remain in the stands. A 1-point deduction could be enforced for violations.

• If an athlete fails to report on the 3rd call, he/she will not be allowed to participate in that event.

• All appeals are to the referee. Judgment calls can not be appealed. The games committee will make any decision appealed past the referee.

• Athletes must compete in school uniform. Relay teams must wear identical uniforms. If the uniform is improper, the athlete may not be allowed to participate in the event.

Concessions

Concessions will be sold. We will have coaches meals available. TBD

Meet Entries

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 Wednesday, April 6th, 2022.

• Each school will be allowed to submit (3) competitors in each event.

• There will be Pole Vault @ Queen Creek HS at 12:00 (REVISED 4/5)

• There will be no alternates, changes or additions the day of the meet. Only scratches.

• Schools can submit one (1) relay team in each race.

• Each school will provide their own batons, shots and discus.

• Athletes who are not competing will not be allowed on the infield and no electronic devices will be allowed on the track. This will be strictly enforced. Athletes who are in violation may be disqualified from competition at the discretion of the meet director.

Facilities

7 lane all weather track.

All weather runway for LJ, TJ Concrete shot and Discus rings.

All weather take off area for HJ.

Scoring and Awards

The top eight places will be scored as 10-8-6-4-3-2-1.

1. Medals will be awarded to the top three athletes / relay teams.

2. Team awards will be given to the top two boys and girls teams.Results will be posted throughout the meet on a bulletin board near the entrance to the stadium. Official meet results will be posted on athletic.net and az.milesplit.com.

3. Wingfootfinish.com will also have results throughout the day.

Coaches

Coaches will not be allowed on the infield area. Athletes may warm up on the infield but it is preferred by the softball fields. Athlete warm up areas are located on the grass fields south of the track past the throwing area.

Event Coaches from Long Jump, Triple Jump, and High Jump will be allowed by the event on the field only.

Track Events

1. All running races will be times finals. The heats will be seeded by entry times with the fastest times in the last heat or last flight in field events.

2. Lanes will be assigned for the timed finals races in the 100, 200, 400.

3. The track event check in area will be located near the South End zone.

4. All athletes must check in to the Clerk of the Course.

5. No heat changes will be made in the staging area.

6. 800, 1600 and 3200 meter mens and womens will be run separately. No Preliminary session, all timed finals. All entered athletes will run in one heat of the1600 and 3200. Box Alley start will be used for 800 & 1600 meter, waterfall for the 3200m run. The1600 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, 800 & 1600 relays will be run as finals, and all relays will be seeded according to entry time.

Field Events

If an athlete needs to leave to compete in another event, they must check out with the event judge. Starting heights may be changed by the Meet Director.

Long and Triple Jump

(3) boys & girls entries per field event.

Each athlete will have 4 jumps.

High Jump

Implements

Athletes Must bring and use their own throwing implements.

Trainer will be available for injuries only.

This is a rolling Schedule so these times are just an estimate!

Boys 4x800 relay 4:00 PM

Girls 4x800 relay 4:30 PM

Boys 110 HH 4:50 PM

Girls 100 HH 5:00 PM

Boys 100m 5:15 PM

Girls 100m 5:25 PM

B/G 1600 5:35 PM

Boys 400m Relay Heats 6:00 PM

Girls 400m Relay Heats 6: 15 PM

Boys 400m Run 6:30 PM

Girls 400m Run 6:40 PM

Boys 300m Hurdles 6:50 PM

Girls 300m Hurdles 7:00 PM

B/G 800m Run 7:15 PM

Boys 200m 7:35 PM

Girls 200m 7:50 PM

B/G 3200m 8:05 PM

Throwers Watermelon Relay 8:35 PM

Boys 1600m Relay Heats 8:45 PM

Girls 1600m Relay Heats 9:00 PM

Field Events -Start time 2:30 PM - 4 jumps and throws -

Will measure the first legal throw and if they dont pass the hog lines the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th attempts wont be measured. In the event a hog line is set up, those competitors whose first three throws do not reach the hog line, their 4th throw will be recorded.

Boys & Girls Long Jump - boys - 17 girls - 14 (We will not use Hog line but it would be this)

Boys & Girls Triple Jump - boys - 35 - girls - 27 (We will not use Hog line but it would be this)

Boys & Girls Shot Put - hog lines - boys - 35 - girls - 25

Boys & Girls Discus- hog lines - boys - 100 - girls - 70

Boys & Girls High Jump