GHSA 1A Division 1 - Region 4 2023

Franklin, GA

Meet Information

2023 Region 4A-D1 Track Meet

Girls and Boys

Location:Heard County Middle School Track

269 Old Field Rd, 

Franklin, GA 30217

Date:April 25th  (Rainout day is Thursday April 27)

Online Entry Link:ga.milesplit.com  Must Register on milesplit These entries must match and meet the deadlines. 

PW: GHSA1A1R4

Entry Deadlines:April 21, 2022  at Midnight (Milesplit) 

Entry Notes: 

Also, GHSA rules only allow athletes to participate in any combination of 4 total events including relays. However, an athlete can be listed as alternates in any of or all of the relays, but that athlete can only compete in 4 of their events. If an athlete exceeds this limit, they will be disqualified from all of their events participated in and their team points will be removed.

Meet Officials:

Meet Director: Cory Shelnutt

Clerk of Course: Shane Lasseter 

Assistant Clerk of Course: Heard

Starter: Adam Treadwell

Electronic Timers:Heard

Pickers:  Heard

Announcer: Heard

Field Event Workers:

Long Jump: Heard/Crawford

Triple Jump:Heard/Crawford

High Jump: Heard/Temple

Shot Put: Heard/Temple

Discus: Heard/Lamar 

Pole Vault: Heard/Lamar

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/ Lamar                (2nd Exchange)Heard/ Temple              (3rd Exchange) Heard/Crawford

Break Line (800 and 4x400m) = Heard

Hurdle Crew: Rows 1,2,&3 - Heard

          Rows 3&4-Temple

                          Rows 5&6- Lamar

                          Rows 7&8- Crawford

                          Rows 9&10- Heard

Grievance/Games Committee

All head coaches minus the two head coaches of the disputing teams of the  grievance at hand. All grievances must be presented to the Meet Director & Clerk of course to determine if a vote by the committee is necessary. If the grievance is concerning an issue within a field event, then the grievance must be presented before that round of field events has completed. If the grievance is concerning an issue within a running event, then the grievance must be presented to the Meet Director & Clerk of course before the following event has ended. For example, a coach cannot file a grievance about an incident that occurred in event #1 after event #3 has begun.

General Information

  1. Admission is $5.

  2. The Track has eight lanes, is all-weather, and utilizes FAT timing.

  3. Shot Put and Discus areas are concrete.

  4. Starting blocks will be provided, and you may bring your own.

  5. Shots and Discus will be inspected, weighed, and marked before Coaches meeting.

  6. Each school may enter three athletes in each individual event and one relay team.

  7. All heats and flights will be set according to times, distances, and heights from entry form. Please be honest.  If an athlete does not have an FAT official seed time. Then that athlete will be placed in Heat 1 with the slower times. 

  8. 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.  A designated warm-up area will be utilized on the infield towards the 

  9. We will be scoring 8 places.

  10. Champion and runner up trophies will be presented at the conclusion of the meet.  Individual Medals will be presented during the meet.

  11. All GHSA rules and regulations will be followed.

  12. The field events will be conducted within 1 flight. Each participant will receive 4 attempts in the horizontal events. All marks will be considered as finals. The vertical jumping events will be contested normally with 3 attempts allowed at each Height. Three consecutive misses will eliminate the athlete from the competition. The Top 4 overall marks qualify for State Sectionals. 

  13. Spectators will only be allowed on the track during field events.

  14. Results will be posted on the sponsor board beside the concession stand.

  15. The control tent is for timers and pickers only.  No coach should enter unless summoned over the PA system.

  16. Hip numbers are to be placed on the side of the left hip.

  17. 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 including alternates can consist of 8 athletes. A relay team can consist of any combination of 4 out of the 8 total athletes. There is only one relay team allowed per team per relay 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

  1. Check in will be located in the middle of the infield. 

Implement Weigh-In

Implements will be weighed in near the discus cage at a weigh station before the coaches' meeting.

REQUIREMENTS: Boys shot= 12lbs min     Girls shot= 4kg min    Boys discus= 1.6kg min         Girls discus= 1kg min

Team Areas

  1. Tents are only allowed in the grassy areas around the track that are not near the shot put or jumping pits..  

  2. Tents are not allowed in the stands.

Region Order of Events

Region Order of Events   (Times are estimated)

Tuesday April 25th

9:00 am Coaches Meeting (Scratch Only)

10:00 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

10:30 am Girls-4x800 relay (Finals)

10:45 am Boys-4x800 relay (Finals)

11:15 am Second Session of Field Events

 Boys High Jump, Boys Long Jump, Boys Shot put, Girls Discus, Girls Pole Vault, Girls Triple Jump

                 we will only have 1 Flight

12:30 pm Running Events (Heats=Girls then Boys)

(Running Finals = Top 4 times will advance to State Sectionals)

(Girls then Boys)   All start times are approximate and the meet will be on a rolling schedule

12:15 First Call running events

12:30 Girls- 100 meter Hurdles 

12:45 Boys- 110 meter  Hurdles

1:05 Girls 100 meter 

1:15 Boys-100 meter 

1:30  Girls-4x200 meter Relay 

1:40  Boys-4x200 meter Relay 

1:50  Girls 1600 meter 

2:10 Boys- 1600 meter 

2:30 Girls-4x100 meter Relay

2:40  Boys-4x100 meter Relay

2:50 Girls- 400 meter 

3:00 Boys- 400 meter 

3:20 Girls-300 meter hurdles

3:30 Boys-300 meter hurdles 

3:45 Girls-800 meter 

4:00 Boys-800 meter 

4:15 Girls-200 meter 

4:25 Boys-200 meter 

4:35 Girls- 3200 meter 

5:00 Boys- 3200 meter

5:20 Girls-4x400 meter Relay

5:30 Boys- 4x400 meter Relay