2015 State Class C Track Meet Information

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To:
Class C Track Coaches
From: Marty Thornton, meet director
Phone: 207-512-2587 (home); 207-333-0938 (cell)
Email: marty.thronton@gmail.com
RE:
State Meet Information
Greetings all:
The Class C State Track Championships looms in our future, less than two weeks away. The season has
gone by quickly with strange weather either has us freezing or boiling. This was not going to be a meet
that I directed because I had officially retired, however, sometimes things happen so here I am again. I
hope that we can all work together to make this a great meet. We certainly have a beautiful venue so now
it is up to our student athletes. Enough said.
Meet location: Yarmouth High School, 286 West Elm Street, Yarmouth, Maine 04096
If you are uncertain of this location plug the address into Google Maps or MapQuest.
Meet start time: 10:00 am for both running and field events
Entries: Please use the events file that has been sent to you or downloaded from either Sub5 or
MileSplits calendar. Your electronic entries must be received at the above email address by 7:00 pm
Tuesday June 2nd. As soon as your entries have been imported you will be sent a copy of what was
received. You should review this, and only this, faxed back-up copies are no longer being used. The
responsibility of ensuring that your entries are accurate is completely up to you. Seeds in the form
of performance lists will be posted on Wednesday June 3 and the seeded will be posted on Friday
(possibly even Thursday evening). Any changes after Tuesday night will only be spelling, not seed
marks.
Times must be submitted as FAT or converted from handheld to FAT by adding .24. (Example: 11.0
becomes 11.24 and 11.90 becomes 12.14).
Qualifying procedure: Please check the 2015 MPA outdoor track bulletin thoroughly. Athletes qualify
based on an Automatic standard and a Provisional standard. Please make sure you are using the Class
C standards. All athletes must have met either the automatic or provisional standard to be entered into
the state meet. Please do not enter athletes who do not at least meet the Provisional Standard. There are
no standards for relays. Remember to enter all potential relay team members (up to eight) because once
the seeding is complete you will not be allowed to change the runners on your relay teams.
Seeding: Fields will be filled to 32. If there are more than 32 athletes who have met the automatic
qualification standard, all will be seeded. If fewer than 32 athletes meet the automatic standard the field
will be filled up to 32 with those who have made the provisional standard. No athletes will be seeded
who have not met at least the provisional standard.
The MPA scratch rule is in effect starting at 7 PM on June 2. If an athlete scratches from an event or
fails to show for an event, that athlete is immediately done for the rest of the meet. Performances up to
that time will stand. Make sure your athletes report for events on time. There will be a time schedule
posted on the web and available at the meet.
Buses: schools should drop off athletes near the baseball field (see map) and then go to the park and ride
parking lot on US Route 1 and Exit 15 on I-295 (north/southbound).
Athlete/team area: Teams should set up in the outfield of the baseball field (above the track). Please
refrain from throwing Frisbees, balls, etc. for the safety of athletes and spectators. Also, the playing of
loud music or engaging in distracting behaviors will not be permitted. These rules also pertain to
spectators.

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Implement check: The weighing/checking of implements will begin at 8:30 am and end at 10:30 am.
Weigh-in will be in the building near the starting line. There will be no implement checking after 10:30
am. Pole vaulters poles will be inspected by the pole vault official.
Spike size limit: 1/8th inch (for track events)
Awards/Scoring: Seven (7) places will be scored, and medals will be given for all seven places. Scoring
will be 10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for individuals and relays.
Gates open at 8:00 am. Admission fees for spectators are $8 for adults and $5 for students K-12.
Programs will be on sale for $2.
Team Packets will be available at the tent at the Finish line.
Coaches and Captains meeting will be at 9:00 on the infield near the finish line tent. All teams are to be
at this meeting.
Trainer: There will be a trainer on site.
Yarmouth High School has a no tobacco and no pet rule. Anyone bringing a pet (service dogs
exempted) will be asked to leave. Spectators, coaches and athletes are to stay outside the fenced area.
Exception - being in a coaches box during competition.
General meet information: In the 100 meter dash, the 100 meter and 110 meter high hurdles, there will
be semi-finals and a final. The eight fastest times, regardless of place in the heat, will advance to the
final. Fastest times get preferred lanes. In the other track events, if necessary, there will be sections run
on time and the fastest seeded section will be last. There will always be a full heat in the fastest section of
races run in lanes. Preferred lanes/positions will be given to athletes with fastest seed times.
Field events will have eight going to the final, according to State meet seeding procedures. throwing
events will be seeded worst to best with athletes with best qualifying performances placed in the last
flight. Jumping events will be seeded best to worst. The number of athletes and the number of flights
will be determined by the meet director. Five Alive will be used in the High Jump and Pole Vault and
these events will be seeded worst to best.
Timing will be done by Lakers Timing using a FinishLynx timing system. Meet results will be done
using Hy-Teks Meet Manager. Results will be available at the end of the meet and will be posted no later
than Sunday, June 7th on the Sub5 Track Club website. If coaches want their team results to import back
into their Team Manager, bring a USB flash drive with you, or make sure I have your email address.
Weather: In the event that the meet must be stopped because of severe weather, athletes will go to the
schools cafeteria until they are allowed to return to the track or field.
Games Committee: Dean Hall (Lisbon), Mike Griffin (Yarmouth), Norman Thombs (Monmouth), David
Thornton (running referee), Joyce Wiebe (field referee), MPA Rep, Marty Thornton (meet director)
Jury of Appeals: MPA rep, Ed Tostevin (official), Tom Menendez (official), Angela Nelligan (coach/
John Bapst), Carolyn Mehlan (coach/OOB).
Final Word: 2015 MPA Outdoor Track Bulletin. Please print off a copy for yourself. Just paste this link
into your browser: pa.cc/images/bulletins/bulletin_outdoor_track.pdf and you will have everything.
Please review the information on uniforms! One call and one call only will be given for events 10
minutes prior to the start of the event.

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New England Championship: specific information will be available at pack pick-up. Because the meet
is in Maine, you might want information sooner. Copy this link into your browser for the information
packet: http://www.newenglandsports.com/documents/cnesspa/2015-New-England-Outdoor-TrackPacket.pdf
Questions: Please contact Marty Thornton at marty.thornton@gmail.com or 512-2587 (home) or
333-0938 (cell) with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Sportsmanship Statement: Please download, print, and sign the Sportsmanship Statement and bring with
you to the meet. (If you forget, there will be copies for you to sign there.)
Thanks in advance for making this state championship a great event for our athletes.