THE TRI-CITIES TRACK CLASSIC

Friday / Saturday, April 19-20, 2013

Kermit Tipton Stadium - Science Hill High School

Johnson City , Tennessee

A National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Select Meet for 2013

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Kermit Tipton Stadium - Click for Other Facility Pictures

Important - Map of Track > Closeup / Parking and Access  (for map to full screen view click enlarge box in right hand corner of smaller map)

Times posted at the Tri-Cities Track Classic may be used to qualify for
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GENERAL INFORMATION

 
ELIGIBILITY:
Sanctions have been requested from the following state associations: AL,FL, GA, IL, IND, KY,MISS,NC,OH, PENN, SC, TN,VA, WVA. It is your responsibility to confirm that your state association has sanctioned this meet. If your state is not part of the list above please contact meet management to request your state be added. Member schools are invited to enter. Track club or unattached entries will not be accepted. Postgraduate students who have completed the 12th grade cannot compete. Participants must be certified and eligible to compete in their state associations.

ELITE ATHLETE / RELAY COORDINATOR
For those relay teams and athletes that are nationally ranked please contact our Elite Athlete / Relay Coordinator for so that we can insure your national level athletes - relays the best competition / matchups. Please contact: Marty Sonnenfeldt (865) 304-8381 or email knoxvilleyouthathletics@gmail.com for futher information.

OFFICIALS / VOLUNTEERS:  Certified Officials and Volunteers - Please Sign Up Online for Meet Day Assignments (fill in name / email and contact info on Google Spreadsheet)

GATE FEE:
There will be a gate fee of $4.00 each day for Friday and Saturday. All athletes must present their team jerseys for free entry. All coaches will be given gate passes in their packets.

ENTRY FEE:
$10.00 per athlete. Maximum $ 100.00 per team (Boys and Girls pay as separate teams) No Refunds.
 
LODGING - Official Tri-Cities Track Classic Meet Hotel

For special Knoxville Youth Athletics Tri-Cities Track Classic lodging rates Click Special Rates and book online or contact:

Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center                  

ENTRY DEADLINE:

All online entries must be made by Sunday, April 14, 2013. Make checks payable to Knoxville Youth Athletics. Certified, Cashiers Check, Money order or School Check only. There are no entry refunds or entry fee changes for scratched athletes or no-shows.    All entry fees must be received by at our PO Box by - Wednesday April 17th. If you cannot send in your payment by this time please pay your fees by credit card when you register online (extra charges apply)

ONLINE ENTRY: 
All entries must be made online - no exceptions

Make checks payable to Knoxville Youth Athletics. Certified / Cashiers Check / Money Order or School Check only. Mail entry fees only to:
Marty Sonnenfeldt
Tri-Cities Track Classic
P.O. Box 7204
Knoxville , TN 37921

ENTRY CONFIRMATION:
A copy of your on-line entries will be e-mailed to you. Please check this email carefully.  You are able to make changes to this entry online up through the entry deadline of 4/14/2013.  All entries are accepted pending the receipt of entry fees. We must recieve your entry fees no later than April 17, 2013. No other changes to your entries will be accepted after the entry deadline.
 
ENTRY LIMITS:
Three (3) individual entries per event per team. Three (3) events per athlete (including field and relays). Only (2) Relay entries per event per team.

ENTRY SEED TIMES:
All entrants must submit entry marks for the events listed in the Meet Schedule. Previous years qualifying standards have been removed so we ask your cooperation in being honest and accurate seed marks when entering. These marks must be recorded in official meets in 2012-2013.   In fairness to all please do not turn in bogus marks. Those seeded in the top 10 for each event will have their marks checked.  Athletes with bogus marks will be placed in slowest sections. Please adjust all hand times in sprint and hurdle events upward by .25. All athletes entered at NM or no mark will be seeded in the slowest heats and sections.
 
MINIMUM MEASURMENT MARKS / OPENING HEIGHTS (Important) : Revised 4/17/13
Listed minimum measurement marks for throws and horizontal jumps will be not be implimented this year.   Opening heights may be adjusted downward by officials after a survey of the jump and vault participants.


PARTICIPATION LIST (available 4/17) / HEAT SHEETS (available 4/19)

4/17/13 - All Field Limitied Event Entries have been accepted 

2013 MEET SCHEDULE

4/17/13 - Download Revised Meet Schedule

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE UPDATE - 4/19/13 - 3PM

DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS - THE FOLLOWING EVENTS HAVE MOVED TO SATURDAY

Shuttle Hurdle Relay - 3:50 PM (after the 800)

Boys Pole Vault - 10:00 AM

Triple Jump 1:30 PM girls first - boys to follow

Download Coaches Instructions

400 Meters – Recortan – Click Here to Street Map of Kermit Tipton Stadium

IMPLEMENTS:
Shots and Discs will be provided by the meet management.  

MEDICAL: On site medical will be provided and will be located in the infield.  Our on site staff will provide event injury and emergent assesment and care only.  Medical will not provide taping prior to competition.

 
PACKET PICK-UP:
4/19/13 - PM Session 4-8 PM, 4/20/2013 - 7:00AM - Noon - Packet Pickup will take place at the coaches and athletes entrance located outside the gate at the end of the first turn - large Green utilitiy building.
 
COMPETITION AND UNIFORM RULES:
The Tri-Cites Track Classic will run according to the rules set forth in the 2013 National High School Federation Rules and Case Book. These rules will be strictly enforced. In addition to these rules, the following rules of competition will also be in effect:
1. The track and field competition areas are explicitly closed to all coaches, non-competing athletes and spectators. Failure to comply will result in disqualification and removal by security.
2. Hip numbers must be worn on the front both hips and on the front of the athlete's jersey. The Clerk of the Course will hand out hip numbers for timing purposes.
3. No running warm-ups will be allowed on the track. No field event warm-ups will be allowed at the field event venue without an event official present.
4. Lapped runners in the distance races will be moved to lane 2.
5. Minimum marks for measurement and opening heights in field events are listed in the Meet Schedule
6. Relay batons will be provided.
7. A $50 cash protest fee must be paid at the awards pick-up when a protest is filed. This fee will be refunded only if your protest is upheld.
 
SEEDING:
All first round events (prelims) will be random seeded.  All section vs time events will be seeded from best to worst with the fastest section running first. The top nine marks in field event trials will advance to finals. The top eight times in the running trial rounds will advance to finals.

TIMING: FAT 

Live Results

Complete Results

T-SHIRTS: Commemorative Tri-Cities Track Classic Series shirts will be on sale at the meet for $15.00.  Logo shown above

 For general information, call the Knoxville Youth Athletics Hotline at (865) 304-8381. For technical, meet details e-mail Meet Director - Marty Sonnenfeldt TennRunner@aol.com or assistant meet director Chris Kane chris.kane010@gmail.com