Meet Information
2024 Occoquan Region Indoor Track and Field Tournament
CO-DIRECTOR:Bobby KrauseFalls Church
Contact Information:rlkrause@fcps.edu703-207-4025
CO-DIRECTOR:Blair SmithWoodson
Contact Information:bdsmith@fcps.edu703-503-4682
Date | Time | Event | Location |
February 14 2024 | 1:00pm | DAY ONE | PG Sportsplex |
February 15, 2024 | 1:00pm | DAY TWO | PG Sportsplex |
**The facility opens at 11:30m. All scratches will be due by TBA ps.edu. There will be no scratch meeting
ENTRY DEADLINE: ALL ENTRIES must be submitted on www.milestat.com. Entries will all be due by 11:59 PM on Friday, February 9 on milestat.com. Entries submitted into milestat.com are the team's official entry and the responsibility of the Head Coach. If athletes are erroneously omitted into milestat.com, it will disqualify their participation in the event.
ENTRIES:
Top 6 in each individual event from the Patriot and National District meets. Top 4 relays from the Patriot and National District meet will qualify. Additional individuals and relays may qualify for the meet if they meet the qualifying standard in a sanctioned event and verified through milestat or athletic.net.
Athletes who have reached an automatic Occoquan Region standard, not in the Top 6, through a performance in a meet that season, including a performance achieved at the District meet.
Top 6 in each district will be permitted to use their season best performance, due to tremendous variance in District meet venues.
In case of any ties, such as in field events, field size is limited to the top marks that will keep each event to 24 or less athletes.
Athletes may be over-entered heading into the scratch meeting, but must be legally entered by the conclusion of the scratch meeting.
All usable regular season performances MUST be in the milestat.com or athletic.net databases PRIOR to the start of the District Championships in order to be used.
EVENT LIMITATION: In one meet a contestant may compete in any number of field events, but shall be limited to participation in only three running events. Exception, a contestant who competes in the 3200-meter run may compete in only one other running event on the same day. In a two-day meet, a competitor in the 3200m run may compete in three running events, so long as they dont compete in all three on the same day.
STANDARDS: See Below
AWARDS: Medals to top 3 individuals -individual medals will be given to coaches at the conclusion of the meet. The Region Championship Team and Runner-Up will be presented and awarded as soon as all results have been tabulated. NOTE: THE VHSL NOW ADVANCES THE TOP 3 INDIVIDUALS AND THE TOP 3 RELAYS FROM THE REGION MEET TO THE STATE MEET.
ADMISSION: General admission for ALL will be $7.00
PASSES: Accepted in accordance with Occoquan Region Handbook
SCRATCH PROCESS: All scratches will be due by February 10th, 2023 at 11:59 pm to rlkrause@fcps.edu. There will be no scratch meeting. Results that are not in Milestat must be verified. If the result populates in the milestat database it will be considered verified automatically.
SCRATCHES: Any scratches in any seeded or sectioned event following the coaches scratch deadline date will not disqualify an athlete from all subsequent running events, but will count against the athletes 3 event running total. When a contestant who has qualified in a preliminary withdraws from competition, no substitute will be allowed. If an athlete is excused from an event by the athletic trainer or physician appointed by the games committee, that athlete will be eligible for any and all other events if later cleared by the same. No event in the meet is to be held up because a participant is engaged in another event. If a contestant is entered in a field event in which he is entered, he/she shall make advance arrangements with the official in charge to complete his/her trials after the track event. NO TRACK EVENT WILL BE HELD UP BECAUSE OF A FIELD EVENT.
EQUIPMENT: Each school will furnish its own batons, shot, discus, and vaulting poles. Starting blocks will be provided, but schools are encouraged to bring their own blocks.
RULES: 2023 Edition National Federation rule Book and the 2023-24 edition of the VHSL Handbook.
NOTE: The one minute rule will apply in all Field Events.
SCORING: 10-8-6-4-2-1 for all events.
CALL FOR EVENTS: First call--15 minutes prior to the scheduled time of event. Second call--10 minutes prior. Third call--5 minutes prior. Athletes should report at First Call. In events run by heats, all starters must report to the clerk at the check-in area before the first heat is run. Failure to report at the time will result in a scratch. Each individual declared for participation will have that event count against their event total, regardless of whether or not they compete in the event.
INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION: In one meet, a contestant may compete in any number of field events, but shall be limited to participation in only three running events. If one of the running events is the 3200 meter, an athlete may only run in one other event on the same day as the 3200 on the day the 3200 is contested.
FINAL ADVANCEMENT: The winner of each semifinal heat Advancement and the next (X) fastest times (number needed to complete the 8 finalists) will advance to the final. Seeding for Formula finals will be based on place then time from semifinals.
UNIFORMS: Team members shall wear the school uniform. A competitor must be in the proper track uniform and wearing his/her contestant number before he/she will be permitted to compete. Numbers, when worn, shall be attached to the front of the shirt for all events.
CONTROL OF THE FIELD:Each coach is asked to keep his/her squad in the stands, off the track, and out of the infield, except when an individual is competing or warming-up. The only people allowed on the infield are those with identification tags indicating an official capacity in the meet and coaches in appropriately identified coaching areas or boxes. All others may be disqualified.
Indoor Track Region Schedule
Location: PG Sportsplex
Scoring: 10-8-6-4-2-1 for all events
Athletes: Top 6 in each individual event from the Patriot and National District meets. Athletes who have reached an automatic Occoquan Region standard through a performance in a meet that season, including a performance achieved at the District meet.
Advancement: Top 3 in each individual and top 3 relays will advance to the State Championship.
Relays: Each team is permitted 1 relay in each of the relay events.
Field Events: Three jumps/throws in the trials and three jumps/throws in the finals.
11:30AM FACILITY OPENS
12:00PM Weigh in Shot/Pole vaulters at event
1:30PM Pole Vault (Region D Girls followed by Region D Boys)
Girls Shot (Region D followed by Region C)
Girls High Jump (Region C followed by Region D)
Girls Long Jump (Region D followed by Region C)
Boys Long Jump (Region C followed by Region D)
2:00 4 X 800 Relay (Region C followed by Region D)
3:30 Boys 55 Hurdle Prelims (Region C followed by Region D)
3:50 Girls 55 Hurdle Prelims (Region C followed by Region D)
4:10 Boys 55 Dash (Region C followed by Region D)
4:25 Girls 55 Dash (Region C followed by Region D)
5:15 Region C 3200 (Girls followed by Boys)
5:45 Region D 3200 (Girls followed by Boys
6:15 Girls 55 Hurdle Finals (Region C followed by Region D)
6:20 Boys 55 Hurdle Finals (Region C followed by Region D)
6:25 Girls 55 Dash Finals (Region C followed by Region D)
6:30 Boys 55 Dash Finals (Region C followed by Region D)
REGION 6C & 6D TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thurs February 15
11:30AM FACILITY OPENS
12:00PM Weigh in shot/pole vaulters at event
1:00PM Pole Vault (Region C Girls followed by Region C Boys)
Boys High Jump (Region D followed Region C)
Boys Shot Put (Region C followed by Region D)
Girls Triple Jump (Region C followed by Region D)
Boys Triple Jump (Region D followed by Region C)
3:00 800m Relay (section on time)
3:45 1600m Run-all sections
4:25 500m Dash
4:50 1000m Run-all sections
5:50 300m Dash
6:35 1600 Meter Relay
Team Awards Presentation
For Day 2 Running Events: Region C Girls, Region C Boys, Region D Girls, Region D Boys
Results will be posted on...www.milestat.com
State Meet Dates: 2/26 and 2/27 @ Virginia Beach Sports Center