Meet Information
Region 5 AA Track Meet
Girls and Boys
Location:Heard County Middle School Track
269 Old Field Rd,
Franklin, GA 30217
Date:April 26th and 28th
Online Entry Link:GHSA NET& ga.milsplit.com Must Register on both websites
Entry Deadlines:April 23, 2018 at Midnight (GHSA) April 23, 2018 at Noon(Milesplit)
Entry Notes: You must list alternates as #5 and #6 on your relay and no one can be listed on both relays per GHSA rules.
Also, GHSA rules only allow athletes to participate in 4 total events including relays.
Meet Officials:
Meet Director: Cory Shelnutt
Clerk of Course: Shane Lasseter
Assistant Clerk of Course: Heard
Starter: Adam Treadwell
Electronic Timers:Shane Lasseter
Pickers: Heard
Announcer: Heard
Field Event Workers:
Long Jump:Heard/Callaway
Triple Jump:Heard/Haralson
High Jump: Heard/Temple
Shot Put: Heard /Callaway
Discus: Heard/Bremen
Pole Vault:Heard/Bremen
Note: We are required to report the Top 6 finishers to the State, so please break all necessary ties in field events.
Exchange Zones/(1st Exchange) Heard & Callaway (2nd Exchange) Temple & Haralson (3rd Exchange) Bremen & Heard
Break Line (800 and 4x400m) = Bremen
Hurdle Crew: Rows 1&2 - Callaway
Rows 3&4-Temple
Rows 5&6- Haralson
Rows 7&8- Bremen
Rows 9&10- Heard
Grievance/Games Committee: All head coaches minus the two head coaches of the disputing teams of the grievance.
General Information
Admission is $5.
The Track has eight lanes, is all-weather, and utilizes FAT timing.
Shot Put and Discus areas are concrete.
Starting blocks will be provided, and you may bring your own.
Shots and Discus will be inspected, weighed, and marked before Coaches meeting.
Each school may enter two athletes in each individual event and two relay teams.
All heats and flights will be set according to times, distances, and heights from entry form. Please be honest. Teams will be split in the pre-lims.
All teams are required to remain off the infield during the running events. If athletes/patrons are on the infield without permission they may be disqualified.
We will be scoring 8 places.
Champion and runner up trophies will be presented at conclusion of the meet. Individual Medals will be presented during the meet.
All GHSA rules and regulations will be followed.
If a field event has 10 or more participants, then the participants will be divided into two groups (Two Flights). Flight participants will receive 4 attempts. The Top 4 overall marks qualify for State Sectionals. If there are 9 or less participants, then the field event will be one flight with 4 attempts, and the Top 4 marks qualify for State Sectionals.
Spectators will only be allowed on the track during field events.
Results will be posted in the area between the lower and upper decks of the home side.
The control tent is for timers and pickers only. No coach should enter unless summoned over the PA system.
Hip numbers are to be placed on the side of the left hip.
Athletes competing in events held at the same time should report to both the Field Judge and the Clerk of the Course. Running events take precedence over field events and vertical events take precedence over horizontal events.
Relay Teams
Relay teams must consist of any combination of 4 athletes from the total list of 8 athletes registered in that event.
Bus Parking
Buses should drop off athletes and then park at the Heard County Arena down the road where the driver will be shuttled back to the event.
Check-In
Check in will be located in the finish line side end zone of the infield.
Implement Weigh-In
Implements will be weighed in near the discus area before coaches meeting.
Team Areas
Tents are only allowed in the grassy areas around the track that are not near the shot put or jumping pits..
Tents are not allowed in the stands.
Region Order of Events
(Times are estimated)
Tuesday April 26th
9:30 am Coaches Meeting (Scratch Only)
10:15 am First Session of Field Events
Girls High Jump, Girls Long Jump, Girls Shot put, Boys Discus, Boys Pole Vault, Boys Triple Jump
we will only have 1 Flight
11:00 am Girls-4x800 relay (Finals)
11:15 am Boys-4x800 relay (Finals)
11:15 am Second Session of Field Events
we will only have 1 Flight
12:45 pm Running Events (Heats=Girls then Boys)
12:30Presentation of Colors/1st Call
12:45 Girls 100 Hurdles (qualifying heats)
1:00 Boys 110 Hurdles (qualifying heats)
1:25 Girls- 100 meter (qualifying heats)
1:35 Boys- Boys- 100 meter (qualifying heats)
1:45 Girls- 3200m (Girls only Finals)
2:20 Girls- 400 meter (qualifying heats)
2:30 Boys- 400 meter (qualifying heats)
2:45 Girls-300 meter hurdles (qualifying heats)
3:35 Girls- 200 meter (qualifying heats)
3:45 Boys- 200 meter (qualifying heats)
1 Heat Race-Any event that has 8 or less participating athletes will be run on the second day as a final.
2 Heat Race-The Top 2 from each heat and the next 4 fastest times will advance to the finals.Day Two Finals
Thursday April 28th
(Running Finals = Top 4 will advance to State Sectionals)
3:30 pm Coaches Meeting
4:00 pm (Girls then Boys) All start times are approximate and the meet will be on a rolling schedule
4:00Girls-100 meter Hurdles (final)
4:15 Boys-110 meter Hurdles (final)
4:30 Girls-100 meter (final)
4:40 Boys-100 meter (final)
4:50 Girls-4x200 meter Relay (final)
5:05 Boys-4x200 meter Relay (final)
5:10 Girls 1600 meter (Girls only final)
5:20 Boys 3200 meter (Boys only final)
5:25 Girls-4x100 meter (final)
5:35 Boys-4x100 meter (final)
5:45 Girls-400 meter (final)
6:05 Girls-300 Hurdles (final)
6:15 Boys-300 Hurdles (final)
6:35 Boys-800 meter (final)
6:45 Girls-200 meter (final)
6:55 Boys-200 meter (final)
7:15 Girls-4x400 (final)
7:25 Boys 4x400 (final)