2026 Patriot District Indoor Track Championship 2026

2026 PATRIOT DISTRICT INDOOR TRACKFORMAT

DIRECTOR: Jen Sobota

Work #: 703-913-3909

Cell #: 757-784-3569

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Rosie Donaldson

Cell #: 571-643-6235

DATES & SITES: PG Sports Plex

ENTRIES: All schools must have the MEL updated online by: Sunday, January 25th by 6:00PM

 COACHES MEETING:

*** A Link will be sent out for the Scratch Meeting******

 DETERMINATION OF DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: The 1st place team will be designated as PATRIOT DISTRICT Champion and will receive the championship PLAQUE and PATCHES.

 SCORERS TABLE: LIMIT TO ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL

AWARDS:1 team plaque for the district champion & patches for the district championship team. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE AWARDED MEDALS.

ADMISSION:$10 for adults and $5 students; cash and ETix available

Complimentary: Tickets accepted only from the schools competing. Schools participating may issue complimentary tickets to faculty and staff.

GENERAL: All EVENTS are conducted under the NFHS Rules, but will not follow the NFHS schedule of events.

ENTRY DEADLINE : ALL ENTRIES must be submitted on www.milestat.com. Entries will all be due by 6:00pm on Sunday, January 25.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:  Each school may enter 3 individuals in each event. However, a school may enter more than 3 individuals in an event providing ALL individuals entered in that event meet the District Qualifying Standard. All running and shot put and high jump entries must be verified. The District meet will allow entries with no height in the pole vault and no distance in the long jump and triple jump. Times obtained on an outdoor (400m) track will be accepted. All usable regular season performances MUST be in the milestat.com or athletic.net databases PRIOR to the deadline of the District Championships in order to be used.  Each team will also be permitted one relay in each relay event.

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 don't compete in all three on the same day.

STANDARDS: Refer to Page. 4 (below)

AWARDS: Medals to top 3 individuals -individual medals will be given to coaches at the conclusion of the meet. The District Championship Team will be presented and awarded as soon as all results have been tabulated.

GENERAL:  Meet will be run at PG Sportsplex. The Tournament Director and Meet Referee reserve the right to place an athlete, regardless of entry time, into an appropriate heat/flight based upon skill-performance level.

SCRATCH PROCESS: We will have a virtual scratch meeting on Monday, January 26. You are required to bring all meet results, as you may be required to provide proof of performance for each entry.

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, and vaulting poles. Starting blocks will be provided, but schools are encouraged to bring their own blocks.

RULES: 2025 Edition National Federation rule Book and the 2025-26 edition of the VHSL Handbook.

 NOTE: The one minute rule will apply in all Field Events. Check out time to attend another event is 10 minutes, with discretion of the meet official.

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 athletes 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.

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.

REGION ENTRY / PERFORMANCE: Coaches are to enter athletes advancing to the VHSL Group 6A Region C by virtue of their District meets performance with the athlete's best legitimate performance of the season for seeding purposes. Top 6 in each individual event and top 4 relays 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. In the event of scratches, no other athletes will be added to the list. If there are ties, the list will cutoff at the next best mark in order to keep the total at 24 athletes or less in each event. Athletes advancing to the VHSL Group 6A Region C by virtue of a qualifying mark must submit a proof of performance on www.Milestat.com in order to be used to enter the VHSL Group 6A Region C meet.

Indoor Track Patriot District Schedule 2025-2026

Location: PG Sportsplex

Scoring:10-8-6-4-2-1 for all events

Results will be posted on...www.milestat.com