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General Information
STATE TOURNAMENT (Friday-Saturday of Week 46)
Qualifying standards for the State Meet in field events will use the following
standards.
BOYS
AAA AA A
Pole Vault 12’0” 11’0” 11’0”
High Jump 6’2” 6'0” 6’0”
GIRLS
AAA AA A
Pole Vault 9’0” 8’0” 8’0”
High Jump 5'2” 4’10" 4’10”
1. If there is a scratch in the “hot heat” of the State Track Meet in any
timed final event, the referee is to reheat the race in order to fill the
“hot heat” in the finals.
2. The top two finishers in each heat and the next four best times will
be used to determine the qualifiers for the finals in the State Track
Meet.
3. The 2011-2012 State Track and Field Meet will be at Laidley Field,
Charleston, West Virginia, on Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19.
4. Officials volunteering to help at this meet who receive no compensation
will have their registration fee for the following year waived.
5. Price of admission: Adults - $8.00 Students - $7.00
6. Protests: Protests that develop during the State Track Meet should
be made at once and not later than thirty (30) minutes after the
results of the protested event have been officially announced. Any
such protests must be submitted in writing by the coach to the
announcer’s table. The protest will be submitted to the Referee
who will render a decision.
7. Award Presentations: Awards in all final events will be presented
to first place finishers thirty (30) minutes after the results of
said event have been officially announced. Should the event have
a protest filed, the award presentation will be postponed until the
Referee has rendered a decision on the protest and said event
results have been declared official. Places 2-6 may pick up their
awards 30 minutes after results have been officially announced
and no protest has been filed.
8. Seeding Information
For the State Meet, heat leaders and relay team leaders will be seeded
on the basis of the regional times.
9. All relays will be ran as timed finals.
For seeding purposes, F.A.T. times will be utilized; hand-held times
will be converted. The State Meet Director will be responsible for this
conversion.
10. No tents can be put up by any teams until Friday of the State Meet
beginning at 11:00 am. First come - first serve. Violator’s tents will be
confiscated and given back at 2:00 pm.
11. Sponsorship and Rights: The WVSSAC is the sponsoring organization
for all state tournaments. The WVSSAC reserves all rights in
regard to the management of these tournaments, the sale of any items
at the tournament site, and any audio or visual reproductions of the
events. Any sale, distribution or reproduction of clothing, souvenirs,
pictures or other items without the expressed written consent of the
WVSSAC is strictly prohibited. Pictures for media or school yearbooks
are to be used for these purposes only.
Friday's order of events:
Friday, May 18, 2:00 p.m. (Please note starting time of events)
Time Events Participation Class
Field Events - Session 1 – IV
2:00 p.m. Shot Put Girls AA Finals
Discus Boys AA Finals
High Jump Boys A Finals
Long Jump Girls A Finals
Pole Vault Girls AAA Finals
2:00 p.m. 4 x 800 Meter Relay Girls A Finals
2:15 p.m. 4 x 800 Meter Relay Girls AA Finals
2:30 p.m. 4 x 800 Meter Relay Girls AAA Finals
2:45 p.m. 4 x 800 Meter Relay Boys A Finals
3:00 p.m. 4 x 800 Meter Relay Boys AA Finals
3:15 p.m. 4 x 800 Meter Relay Boys AAA Finals
3:30 p.m. 100 Meter High Hurdles Girls A Trials
100 Meter High Hurdles Girls AA Trials
100 Meter High Hurdles Girls AAA Trials
3:50 p.m. 110 Meter High Hurdles Boys A Trials
110 Meter High Hurdles Boys AA Trials
110 Meter High Hurdles Boys AAA Trials
Field Events - Session 2 – V
4:00 p.m. Discus Girls AA Finals
High Jump Girls A Finals
Long Jump Boys AA Finals
Pole Vault Boys A Finals
Shot Put Boys AAA Finals
4:10 p.m. 100 Meter Dash Girls A Trials
100 Meter Dash Girls AA Trials
100 Meter Dash Girls AAA Trials
4:20 p.m. 100 Meter Dash Boys A Trials
100 Meter Dash Boys AA Trials
100 Meter Dash Boys AAA Trials
4:45 p.m. Shuttle Hurdle Relay Girls A Finals
Shuttle Hurdle Relay Girls AA Finals
Shuttle Hurdle Relay Girls AAA Finals
5:15 p.m. Shuttle Hurdle Relay Boys A Finals
Shuttle Hurdle Relay Boys AA Finals
Shuttle Hurdle Relay Boys AAA Finals
5:45 p.m. 200 Meter Dash Girls A Trials
200 Meter Dash Girls AA Trials
200 Meter Dash Girls AAA Trials
Field Event – Session 3 - VI
6: 00 p.m. Shot Put Girls AAA Finals
Discus Boys AAA Finals
High Jump Boys AA Finals
Long Jump Girls AA Finals
Pole Vault Girls A Finals
6:05 p.m. 200 Meter Dash Boys A Trials
200 Meter Dash Boys AA Trials
200 Meter Dash Boys AAA Trials
6:25 p.m. 3200 Meter Run Girls A Finals
6:40 p.m. 3200 Meter Run Girls AA Finals
6:55 p.m. 3200 Meter Run Girls AAA Finals
7:10 p.m. 3200 Meter Run Boys A Finals
7:25 p.m. 3200 Meter Run Boys AA Finals
7:40 p.m. 3200 Meter Run Boys AAA Finals