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Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic


Fri.-Sat., March 28-29, 2008

Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans LA


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Meet Info

2008 AllstateSugar Bowl Track & Field Classic Meet Information

Date: March 28th & 29th, 2008

Site: Tad Gormley Stadium,1 Palm Drive, New Orleans,Louisiana 70124.The track and field complex is just 10 minutes from downtown New Orleans. The track has an 9 (42") lane, polyurethane surface. All runways, including the javelin, are synthetic. Maximum of ¼" spikes are allowed.

Entry Fee:Entry Fee: The entry fee is $45.00 per team if paid prior to March 21st. ($55/team if paid after March 21st) Boys and Girls are considered separate teams. School check, personal check or money orders are acceptable and should be made payable to the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Entry fees must be paid prior to the close of entries at 8:00 PM on March 25th, 2008. Please click on this link and print and return the PAYMENT FORM with your entry fee.

Entry Procedure: Entries must be submitted online via Direct Athletics. between 8:00 AM on Saturday, March 22nd (CST) and 8:00 PM (CST) on Tuesday, March 25th. Go to http://www.directathletics.com/ for instructions.

Entry Limits: Louisiana High School Athletic Association rules state that an individual may compete in a maximum of four (4) events. This can be any combination of field, running or relay events. Each school is limited to two athletes per event and one relay team in each of the contested relay races.

Entry Deadline: The deadline to submit / change entries to Direct Athletics is Tuesday, March 25th at 8:00 PM CST.

Qualifying Procedure: Prelims will be held in the 100, 200, 400, 100/110 Hurdles & 300 Hurdles. The winner of each heat will automatically qualify for the finals. The number of remaining qualifiers will be determined by the number of heats and will be based on times. Sixteen (16) athletes in each event will qualify from the prelims to the finals. The final will be run in two heats, with the top eight times from the prelims running in the second section.

800 Meters: All but the top 12 - 14 entries (based on submitted times) will run in heats against time on Friday. The top 12 - 14 entries will run in one heat on Saturday.

1600 & 3200 Meters: All but the top 12-14 entries will run in heats on Saturday morning. The top 12-14 entries will run in one heat on Saturday afternoon. Check http://www.sugarbowltrackclassic.com/ on Thursday, March 22nd to determine when your distance athletes will compete.

Relays: The 4 x 800 relay will run heats against time on Friday afternoon. All other relays will be run heats against time on Saturday afternoon. Coaches will be asked to serve as relay exchange zone judges. Assignments will be in your team packet.

Field Events: Each competitor will get three attempts in the prelims. The top 10 will advance to the final and get three additional attempts. In the High Jump and Pole Vault, each competitor will get three attempts per height (or until three consecutive misses have occurred). There will be minimum standards enforced in the throws and horizontal jumps. No attempt will be measured unless the minimum standard has been achieved. Athletes will be allowed to jump or throw out of order in the final so as to not make participants wait on those competing in other events.

The minimum standards are as follows:

Girls Shot Put 25' >>> BoysShot Put 38'

Girls Discus - 65' >>> Boys Discus - 100'

Girls Javelin - 70'>>> Boys Javelin - 120'

Girls Long Jump - 13' >>>Boys Long Jump - 18'

Girls Triple Jump - 30'>>> Boys Triple Jump - 37'

Girls HJ opens at 4'4">>> Boys HJ opens at 5'6"

Girls PV opens at 8'>>> Boys PV opens at 11'0"

 

*VERY IMPORTANT* - Gill Athletics and The Allstate Sugar Bowl Track & Field Classic will provide all of the throwing implements that will be used in the meet. Only implements provided by ASBTFC will be allowed during both prelims and finals, no personal implements will be allowed.

Awards: Custom design Brooks Running - Allstate Sugar Bowl Track & Field Classic t - shirts will be presented to the top three finishers in each event. Boys and Girls team champion and runner-up trophies will be presented to the top two teams. Outstanding Field and Outstanding Track performer awards will be presented in both divisions.

Student Meet Workers: Local participating teams may be asked to supply one student worker to help with the track meet. These students will be asked to work a maximum of two hours, helping with field events. Out of state teams will not be asked to supply helpers.

Medical Attention: A certified athletic trainer will be on site (located in a tent near the closed end of the stadium) for the treatment of minor injuries. Coaches must assume the responsibility for their athletes at all times, and should make certain that the athletes are fit to compete.

Admission: *******VERY IMPORTANT******

Athletes must be dressed in their team uniform in order to be admitted free of charge. Athletes in street clothes WILL NOT be admitted free of charge even if they are not competing that day. Please make sure that your athletes are aware of this policy. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. All athletes and spectators will enter the stadium through the Roosevelt Mall gate. Louisiana coaches should use their LHSCA card for admission. Out of state coaches will have tickets in their team packets. Each team will be allowed one manager/trainer, who will be admitted on a coaches ticket. General admission is $5.00 per day for anyone 13 years of age and over. 12 and under will be admitted free of charge.

Bus Parking: Teams are asked to drop off their athletes at the Roosevelt Mall entrance and then park their bus inside of stadium gates via the Marconi entrance. Please do not park buses along Roosevelt Mall. There will be no spectator parking inside of the stadium.

Questions: Mike Corn(504) 734-7902 (home) - (504)599-8903 (office)

[email protected]

 www.sugarbowltrackclassic.com

www.directathletics.com



Records

Boys

100 M Kentaz Gayden – West Jefferson - 10.52 - 2006
200 M Willie Hordge - Forest Brook (TX) - 21.34 - 2003
400 M Ronnie Alexander – Belaire – 47.95 - 2005
800 M Kerjuan Williams – St. Augustine – 1:51.55 - 2005
1600 M Pat Gavin – St. Pauls (LA)– 4:14.77 - 2001
3200 M Scott Fuqua – Oak Mountain (AL) – 8:59.50 – 2002
110 H Harry Jones – St. Augustine – 13.93 – 1994
300 H Reggie Weams - Redemptorist - 38.21 - 2007
4 x 100 St. Augustine – 42.19 – 1993
(Turner, Sincere, Smith, Johnson)
4 x 200 St. Augustine – 1:26.32 - 2005
(Champaigne,Jonson,Montegue,Williams)
4 x 400 St. Augustine – 3:15.53 - 2005
(Champaigne, Spooner, Williams, Jonson)
4 x 800 Rummel – 8:00.65 - 2002
(McInnis, Kinberger, Glotser, McMullin)
Long Jump Troy Twillie – Slidell – 24'9" – 1994
Triple Jump Traun Smith – Destrehan – 49' 9 ¾" - 1999
High Jump Nathan Burks – Ruston - 6’9” - 2005
Shot Put Damien Tullier – Br. Martin – 55' 7 ½" – 1995
Discus Larry Jones – Ruston – 177’3” - 2005
Javelin Nathan Junius – Jesuit – 207' 1" – 1997
Pole Vault Michael Hoque - Houston (TN) - 15’9” - 2003

Girls

100 M Janice Davis – Natchez (MS) – 11.73 - 2001
200 M Janice Davis – Natchez (MS) – 23.77 - 2001
400 M Christy Fairly – George County (MS) – 53.85 – 2000
800 M Kirby Patterson - Daphne (AL) - 2:14.58 - 2004
1600M Laurel Pritchard – Vestavia Hills (AL) 5:06.47 2004
3200M Julia Cathcart – Starkville (MS) – 11:03.15 - 2002
100 H April Sams – Mandeville – 13.96 – 1996
300H Courtney Golston - BC Rain (AL) - 44.99 - 2003
4 x 100 Irving (TX) - 48.20 - 2007
(Paschall,Deneen,Beach,Juarez)
4 x 200 Warren Easton – 1:40.13 – 1998
(Gable, Robertson, Shaul, Smith)
4 x 400 Baton Rouge High – 3:52.50 - 2002
(Kador, Rosby, K.Taylor, Harris)
4 x 800 Baton Rouge High – 9:39.44 - 2002
(Harris, Broden, George, Rosby)
Long Jump Latoya Collins - Rabouin – 19'1 ¾ " – 2005
Triple Jump Danielle Brown – McMain – 40'1 ½" – 1997
High Jump Amanda Spivey – Destrehan – 5'8" – 1999
Shot Put Zaquita McClanahan - Irving (TX) - 39'9" - 2007
Discus Lakeitha Elmore - Ruston - 126'2" - 2007
Javelin Anna Lyons – Ruston – 128'6" – 2005
Pole Vault Rhiannon Jaet - McGill-Toolen (AL) - 12’2” - 2003


Directions

From the East: Exit I-610 at Canal Blvd. Take a left on Canal Blvd and travel south to Navarre. Take a left on Navarre to Marconi. Take a left on Marconi, the stadium will be on your right.

 

From the West:Exit I-610 at Canal Blvd. Take a right on Canal Blvd and travel south to Navarre. Take a left on Navarre to Marconi. Take a left on Marconi, the stadium will be on your right

Coaches are reminded to drop their athletes off at the Roosevelt Mall entrance to the stadium and then drive back around to the Marconi entrance to park their team bus inside of the stadium gates. Buses may be parked on the Marconi side of the stadium. Only team buses and officials will be allowed to park inside of the stadium, there is no available parking inside for spectators or coaches.


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