Meet Information
Apollo
Track and Field
12th
Hal Anders Invitational.
April 9, 2022
LOCATION:Glendale High School(for 2022 only)
ADDRESS: 6216 W Glendale Ave. Glendale, AZ 85301
(Track entrance is near 62ndAve. and Myrtle Ave.)
623-435-6300
ENTRY: Entry Fee is $175.00 per team (Boys and Girls Squad totals $350.00)
Checks payable to Apollo High School.
Please send payment to Tanner Linsacumat Apollo High School.
The following is the full packet and time schedule for the Hal Anders Invitational.
See page 3 for payment information. We look forward to your athletes competing
on Saturday, April 9.Please keep in mind the following:
You can enter two athletes per event and one relay.Please have your athletes entered into https://az.milesplit.com
no later than 10:00 am Thursday morning, April 7.
Please review the head coaches' page for the program and email hilary.mccarthy@guhsdaz.org
if any changes need to be made
This years Hal Anders will take place at Glendale High School
7:00 Javelin weigh in (by entrance to track)
7:30 Javelin warmup
8:00 Girls javelin starts, boys to follow
9:00 Coaches meeting in the home bleachers
9:00 Weigh-ins (by entrance to track)
10:00 Field events (see meet schedule)
11:00 First running event (**all running events are finals)
4:00ishThe meet should end around 3:30 to 4:00
Spectators will be in the north bleachers.Team camps or canopies are
allowed in the south in the upper levels of north bleachers.The bullpen is located in the eastern endzone
of the football field.
All entries MUST be entered at AZ Milesplit no
later than 10:00 am on Thursday, April 7.
Any last-minute changes must be in by 9 am, Friday April 8.
Email those changes directly to Bob Morrisromorris@pusd11.net.
If there are problems or issues, contact hilary.mccarthy@guhsdaz.org(cell
602-509-4485)
No substitutions on the day of the meet!!!!!!! If there are extenuating circumstances,please contact meet director Hilary McCarthy.
Water/Food Each team/athlete must bring their own water
and food items
There are some water fountain available.
Hospitality Each coach will receive a lunch (Firehouse Sub, chips, cookie and water bottle)
Snack bar:There will be an Apollo club selling items at the meet this year.
Tee shirts: Karma Graphics will be selling tee-shirts on the west side of the home bleachers.
Spectators: Spectators are allowed to attend the invitational.
Seating Fans will sit in the north bleachers.We ask that families sit together, use social distancing and wear masks covering nose and mouth at all times.
Covid:We will follow GUHSD & AIA Covid protocols as best possible.
Masks Mask/Gaiters must be worn at all times except when participating or warming up.
Coaches please be sure you, your assistant coaches and athletes follow the mask policy.
Still not sure of policies at this time.
SCHEDULE of EVENTS
7:00Javelin weigh in (runway is grass this year)
8:00 Girls Javelin / Boys Javelin If there is a large number of throwers, then girls will start at 7:30.
9:00 Coaches Meeting. Coaches meeting will be west end of the home bleachers. Shot
discus weigh in.
9:45 Final field event run throughs.
Athletes may run through from 9:15 through 9:45 if thereis a judge at the event.
10:00 Field Events: Prelims to be followed by Finals. Judges will announce finalist and take a 15-minute break before finals.
GirlsDiscus / Boys Shot
BoysH-J through Completion
Girls PV through Completion
Girls L-J (east pit) / Boys T-J (west pit) - open pit from 10-11:30.Finals will follow.
ALL FINALIST FIELD EVENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED...Then
BoysDiscus / Girls Shot
Girls H-J through Completion
BoysPV through Completion
BoysL-J (east pit) / Girls T-J (west pit) - open pit from 12:00-1:30. Finalswill follow.
11:00 TIMEDRunningevent FINALS
1. 4 x 800m - Girls/Boys (two heatseach?)
2.High Hurdles - Boys / Girls
3.100m -Girls/Boys
4.1600m -Girls/Boys
5.4 x 100m Relay -Girls/Boys
(two or more heats each - places determined by times)
6.400m - Girls/ Boys
7.300m I-H -Girls/ Boys
8.800m -Girls/ Boys
9.200m - Girls/Boys
10.3200m Girls(Finals - one heat) Boys 3200 (1 heat)
11.4x400m Relay -Girls / Boys (two or three heats each* places determined by times)
4PM (or as soon as possible following the final event completion)
Presentation of Team Places and Plaques Awarded to Top Three Finishing Programs
Coaches, please haveathletes clean up their camps.Thank you for being a part of historyparticipating in the Twelfth Annual Apollo High School / Hal Anders Invitational!
12th Annual Apollo High School
Hal Anders
Track Invitational
Saturday,
April 09th 2022
MEET
INFORMATION PACKET
THIS IS AN AIA
SANCTIONED STATE QUALIFYING MEET!In the event of a rain/lightening
cancellation,no rescheduled date will be assigned.
9:00 Coaches Meeting and Shot/disk Weigh-Ins
10:00Field events begin
11:00Meet begins THIS IS
A TIMED FINALSMEET ONLY!
LOCATION:Glendale High School [for 2022
only]
ADDRESS: 6216
W Glendale Ave. Glendale, AZ 85301
(Track entrance
is near 62nd Ave. and Myrtle Ave.)
623-435-6300
ENTRY:
Entry Fee is $175.00 per team (Boys and Girls Squad totals
$350.00)
Checks
payable to Apollo High School. Please send payment to Tanner
Linsacum at Apollo High School.
ADMISSION:
Adults - $5.00 / Students and children$3.00 /
Children under 5 - free
FACILITY: TRACK: Glendale has an 8-lane all-weather
track. Athletes are to use flats, " or1/8" spikes.
Anyviolation will result in immediate disqualification from the meet.
RUNWAYS & APRONS: All jumping events are placed on all-weather
surfaces. Same spike rules apply to all jumping
events.Starting blocks will be furnished by Apollo High School, or
individuals may bring their own. Apollo will not be liable for damage or
loss to other starting blocks.
Shot
Put and discus surfaces are concrete. Weigh-Ins will begin at9:00
AM at the entrance tothefacility. Only implements that make
qualifications will be used.
Each school is to provide their own batons,
shots and discs.
TAPE IS NOT ALLOWED AS MARKERS ON ANY
PART OF THE FACILITY. Cut tennis balls will beprovided for relays.
Timing of all running events will be
done electronically, backed up by stop watches. The track events will run
according to the set sequenceschedule. Any malfunction of the
electronic system will defer tohand held times, preventing that event
from being marked as state qualifying.
RULES
and REGULATIONS:2022 State and
National FHS track and field rules will be fully enforced.New rules revisions will be followed.
All
non-participants and coaches must stay away from the finish line at all times
during the meet. Please no standing along the railing in the
bleachers. Team camps may be
set up on the north side of the
facility or in the bleachers to the north of the football field. Canopies
and E-Z Ups are allowed on the north side of the facility only. No athletes
or team canopies allowed in the south
bleachers.
PARTICIPATION: Each team may entertwoparticipantsper
event and one relay team. You MAY NOT ADD athletes, butwe will
allow substitutions. Athletes who are substituting must give their name
at the bullpen. Fully automatic timing (electronic timing system) names
will not be changed until after the final results. All athletes must
beentered through athletic.net. Site will be opened on April 6thfor
entries.All entries must be enteredonline through
athletic.net no later than9:00 pm on Thursday, April 7th.If
you have any questionsregarding the site or entry process, please contact
Bob Morris at 623-694-2405.
AWARDS: Medals will be awarded 1stthrough
4thplaces. Medals will be packaged by school and can be
picked up in the press box when your team has finished for the day.Due to transportation constraints, some
schools may need to leave Apollo before medals are officially divided and
awarded.These medals will be mailed to
your school on Monday April 18th.
TROPHIES:Team Champions and 2ndplace
trophies.3rdplace
plaques will be awarded for both boys and girls squads.
SCORING:All scoring will follow
10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
RUNNING
EVENTS:ALL EVENTS WILL BE RUN AS (TIMED)
FINALS. NO PRELIMINARY/QUALIFYING HEATS. THE HEATS WILL BE SEEDED AND RUN IN ORDER FROM
SLOWEST SEED TIMES TO FASTEST. PLEASE ENTER ELECTRONIC SEED TIMES
ONLY.This is done so that athletes will only have 4 events maximum to
participate in on this one day meet.
The
200m will be run on a full curve.
The
400m will be run in lanes.
The
800m MAY be run in two separate heats (boys slow & fast heat / girls slow
& fast heat). All four to be run in as timed finals. Coaches
meeting decision whether or not to run this way or in one heat for each gender.
1600m girls and boys; 1
heat each.
The 3200m will be run in
2 heats - gender separated.
We will use "box alley"
starts for the 4x800m, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m races.
The
400m and 1600m relays will be run in heats as seeded timed finals (no
prelims). We will use electronic times to determine the places to reduce
the wear and tear of sprinters. We will also be using a three-turn
stagger for the 4x400m relay.
We
will run a single heat of the 4x800m relay for the boys and a single heat for
the girls, unless decided differently at coaches meeting.
FIELD EVENTS:
Boys
and Girls High Jump and Pole Vault starting heights will be determined at the
coaches meeting. I am looking at Girls HJ @ 4-3, PV 6-1, with Boys HJ 5-3, and
PV 8-1.
The
bar in the Boys High Jump will be raised 2" at a time until 6'0" has been
reached. At that point, it will then be raised 1" at a time. The
bar in the Girls High Jump will be raised 2" at a time until 5'0" has been
reached, and then raised 1".
The
bar in both the Boys and Girls Pole Vault will be raised 6" at a time or as
determined by final competitors.
Shot
Put and Discus: Competitors will each get THREE THROWS, with the best
mark being carried over to the finals. The top nine throwers will move
onto the finals, allowing three additional throws.
Long
and Triple Jump: Competitors will getTHREE JUMPS, with the best
mark being carried over to the finals. The top nine jumpers will move
onto the finals, allowing three additional jumps.
LANE
ASSIGNMENTS:TIMED FINALS ONLY;
assigned by seeded times.
GAMES
COMMITTEE:Head
starter- Head Official, Bob Morris, Hilary McCarthy, Randal Orr, Tanner
Linsacum
RUNNING
SCHEDULE: We are on
a running schedule. It is the responsibility of the athletes and coaches
to know the order of events. Order of events is attached. We will
begin runningevents promptly at11:00 AM.Events will run
straight through (4 heats per lane events and 2 for distance events and
distance relays)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Curve
Judges and Exchange Inspectors will be used. Infractions will be signaled
with a red/white flag, resulting in a disqualification for teams who violate
the exchange.
Athletes must
stay in their lanes at the conclusion of their race and wait for the judges to
come to you. Please do not return to the finish line.
Athletes must
report to the staging area or "bullpen" by the 2ndcall.
In the
bullpen, athletes will receive the following information...
Receive
starting instructions.
Receive
their lane assignment.
Checked
for proper uniform.
Athletes
who have not reported to the bullpen by the 3rdcall may not be
allowed to participate in thatevent.
The Meet Directors have the authority to run the meet in the best interest of
the meet and the athletes.It is the responsibility of the Games Committee
to make any decision appealed past the meet directors. There will be no
locker room facilities available. Bathrooms are located on the north side
of the gym, just south of the racquetball courts. Any jumping of fences
or destruction of the Apollo facilities could result in removal from the event.PLEASE:
No radios, CD players, Frisbees, football, etc. allowed near the track.
NOISE DISRUPTS THE START OF RACES. Please keep all athletes in the outer
area off the north side of the track.
Heat Sheets
and results will be available in MileSplit live. Coaches, please be
patient when waiting for postings. Stay away from the Automatic
Timingtent and do not ask for results ahead of postings. Final results
will be posted on https://az.milesplit.com
and possibly Athletic.net.
There will be a T-Shirts "Karma
Graphics" vendor throughout the day. Coaches, there will also be a
hospitality area in the cafeteria.