Friends of Indoor Track Invitational 2009

Landover, MD
Hosted by Westfield

Meet Information

FRIENDS OF INDOOR TRACK
INVITATIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2008

LOCATION: PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX
8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785

ENTRIES: THIS IS NOT A RELAY ONLY EVENT!
EACH SCHOOL MAY ENTER ONE RELAY TEAM IN EACH OF THE FOUR RELAYS; AND, TWO ATHLETES IN EACH RUNNING AND FIELD EVENT. WE ARE NOT SETTING SPECIFIC QUALIFYING STANDARDS; BUT, ASK EACH COACH TO SEND LEGITIMATE VARSITY ATHLETES WITH REALISTIC SEED PERFORMANCES.

ENTRY FEE: $250.00 PER SCHOOL WITH BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS. OTHERWISE, $125.00 PER TEAMBOYS AND GIRLS SEPARATE. CHECKS PAYABLE TO: F.I.T.

ENTRIES DUE: WE ARE CLOSING ENTRIES AT 35 SCHOOLS. ALL ENTRIES WILL BE DONE THIS YEAR VIA THE MILESPLIT NETWORK. PLEASE SEE PAGE 4 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

YOU MUST REQUEST TO GET INTO THE MEET AND GET THE PASSWORD IN ORDER TO DO YOUR ENTRIES ONLINE.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED ON THE MILESPLIT NETWORK AND HAVE BEEN ADDED AS A TEAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR YOUR TEAM. IT TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GO THROUGH, SO DO THIS NOW!!!

ALL ENTRY FEES ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, DEC. 19th ! ENTRIES WILL CLOSE AT 9:00 PM ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD

AWARDS: NO TEAM SCORING. MEDALSTOP 3 RELAYS; TOP 6

JUMPS: THE LONG AND TRIPLE JUMPS WILL EACH BE SEEDED INTO
2 FLIGHTS. EACH FLIGHT WILL HAVE A 90 MINUTE OPEN PIT JUMP TIME AND SEPARATE WARM-UP TIMES. EACH JUMPER WILL GET 3 JUMPS. NO FINALS. ALL LEGAL JUMPS WILL BE MEASURED. WE WILL HAVE TWO PITS OPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.

RUNNING EVENTS: ALL RACES WILL BE CONDUCTED AS SECTIONS BASED ON SEED TIME. SECTIONS WILL MOVE FROM SLOW TO FAST. PLEASE DO NOT LIE ABOUT SEED TIMES.

MAIL CHECKS & (PAYABLE TO F.I.T.)
C/O MIKE KIERNAN (703 209-3585)
3948 BRADWATER STREET
FAIRFAX, VA 22031

ANY ENTRY QUESTIONS: Michael.Kiernan@fcps.edu
703 209-3585

ENTRY FEE DUE: DECEMBER 19, 2008

ENTRY DUE DATE: DECEMBER 23, 2008

FIELDHOUSE WILL OPEN AT 7:45 A.M.NO EARLIER!

ORDER OF EVENTS: 8:15AM START TIME

GIRLS DMR8:15 AM (1200-400-800-1600)
BOYS DMR(DMRS AND 4X8S HAND HELD TIME)

GIRLS 4X800M RELAY 9:00AM
(SECTIONS ON TIME; SLOW TO FAST)

9:00 AM FIELD EVENTS:
LONG JUMP--BOYS AND GIRLS SAME TIME
TRIPLE JUMP--AFTER LONG JUMPS
HIGH JUMP--GIRLS FOLLOWED BY BOYS
SHOT PUT--BOYS FOLLOWED BY GIRLS
***POLE VAULT-- MEN WILL GO FIRST AT 9:45 AM
GIRLS WILL FOLLOW.

BOYS4x800M RELAY
55 METER HURDLES--GIRLS FOLLOWED BY BOYS-F.A.T.
55 METER DASH--NO FINALS FOR HURDLES AND DASH; TIME ONLY
4x200M RELAY
1600M RUN
500M DASH
1000M RUN
300M DASH
3200M RUN
1600M RELAY

PLEASE BE REALISTIC ABOUT SEED TIMES!
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR ATHLETES CHECK IN ON FIRST CALL!

QUESTIONS??Call Mike Kiernan at 703-209-3585
e-mail: Michael.Kiernan@fcps.edu
Mike Dobson 703-229-3565 tmdobson@fcps.edu

FRIENDS OF INDOOR TRACK
INVITATIONAL

December 27, 2008

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

NO ONE IN THE INFIELD, EXCEPT COMPETING ATHLETES.
AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED ASAP AFTER EACH EVENT.
F.A.T. FOR ALL RACES EXCEPT DMR AND 4X800
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 1200-400-800-1600.
OPENING HEIGHTS: BOYS HJ-56; GIRLS HJ=46; POLE VAULT=76-GIRLS; 96-BOYS
LISTEN CAREFULLY FOR RUN-THRU AVAILIBILITY IN PITS.
ADMISSION IS $5.00.
ALL RUNNERS MUST CHECK IN AT THE BULLPEN AT FIRST CALL. BE PREPARED TO CHECK IN EARLYSECTIONS MAY BE COMBINED. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR RELAY CARD!!!
PLEASE GIVE A LECTURE TO YOUR ATHLETES ABOUT NOT STEALING, WATCHING THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT, NOT LEAVING ANY TRASH, AND UNIFORM AND JEWELRY RULE.

PLEASE LET US KNOW EARLY IF YOU NEED TO BE MOVED TO A SLOWER SECTIONBECAUSE THE ATHLETE/S YOU BROUGHT CANT RUN THE SEED TIME!!

PARKING CRISIS: NO CARS ARE TO ENTER MAIN ENTRANCE TO SPORTS COMPLEX. DRIVE DIRECTLY UP TOWARD FED EX FIELD AND PARK IN RV LOT.
IT IS A 400M WALK TO FIELD HOUSE. WE HOPE TO HAVE A SHUTTLE
BUS WORKING. PLEASE ALERT PARENTS.

ADMISSION IS $5.00
PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS AND FANS

Entering Via Milesplit Nework

You can go to milesplit network by typing in www.milestat.com. If you are from somewhere other than Virginia, look to the top left of the page, and there is a pull down menu that will take you to your states web page. Then simply follow the directions below. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REGISTER AND REQUEST TO BE AN ADMIN FOR YOUR TEAM AS SOON AS POSSILBE. THE PROCESS TAKES A DAY OR SO, SO PLEASE REGISTER AND ASK TO BE A TEAM ADMIN IMMEDIATELY.

1. Login or Register - You must have a user name and password for Milesplit. To get that, if you don't have one, click register in the top right gray MileSplt bar directly under the Universal Sports logo and search box.
2. Claim Your Team - If you haven't already set this up, you must be registered as a coach or team administrator to register for a meet In order to get set up, you go to your team page, and at the top right, click Claim This Team. Choose either that you want to be a coach or team admin. Follow the instructions on that page. Apply and submit. Once you do that and are approved (usually within a few hours), you will receive a confirmation email and you'll be set to go to the next step.
3. Update Your Roster - If your team's roster is not already up to date, now is a good time to get any corrections made and add any additional athletes to it. Go to your team page, login, and you will see button that says "Team Administration" to the right of your team's name. Click that and then click roster on left hand toolbar. Enter or update your roster, adding any new athletes. To move graduated athletes to Alumni, simply add their graduation year and hit save.
4. Enter the Meet - Go to the season calendar and click on the green meet registration button of the meet you want to enter. Read and follow the instructions carefully and fill out the form completely. Once entered you'll see all of the available events/races listed out. To put your athletes into these events/races click the "Edit Entries" link by the event. On the following page, check the athletes you want in the race (putting in seed times if applicable), and click the save button at the bottom. Do this for each event/race. You will be able to change and update these entries until the entry deadline.