Meet Information

Site: Tad Gormley Stadium located in New Orleans ' City Park . The track has an 8 (48") lane, polyurethane surface. All runways, including the javelin, are synthetic. Maximum of ¼" spikes are allowed.

Entry Procedure: Entries must be submitted online via Direct Athletics. Go to www.directathletics.com for instructions.

Entry Fee: The entry fee is $35.00 per team. Boys and Girls are considered separate teams. The entry fee must be paid prior to a school being allowed to enter their athletes through Direct Athletics. School check, personal check or money orders are acceptable. Checks should be made payable to the Nokia Sugar Bowl.

Mail entry fee checks to : Rome Evans, 1404 Mason Smith St., Metairie , LA 70003

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 entries is Tuesday, March 23 rd at 6:00 PM CST .

Host Hotel: Quality Hotel & Conference Center, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd, Metairie , LA 70001
504-833-8211 · $69 / room + tax.

The Quality Hotel is located just off of I - 10 at Causeway Blvd , approximately 10 minutes from the track. There are several restaurants that are within minutes of the hotel located along Veterans Blvd.

Awards: Custom design Brooks Running - Nokia 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.

Qualifying Procedure:

Prelims will be held in the 100, 200, 400 & 100/110 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 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 www.dyestat.com on Thursday, March 25 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:

Event Girls Boys

Shot Put 25' 39'

Discus 65' 110'

Javelin 70' 130'

Long Jump 13' 18'6”

Triple Jump 29' 38'

Opening Heights :

HJ 4'4" 5'6"

PV 7' 10'6"

*VERY IMPORTANT* - The Nokia Sugar Bowl Track & Field Classic will provide 4kg & 12lb shots to be used in the girls & boys Shot Put competition. Only the shots provided by the NSBTFC will be allowed during both prelims and finals.

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 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 must enter through the athlete gate at the Roosevelt Mall entrance to the stadium. Athletes will not be allowed to enter the stadium via vehicle.

Louisiana coaches should use their LHSAA 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 $4.00 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: Rome Evans · (504) 888-9652 home · (504) 837-5204 · [email protected].

Nokia Sugar Bowl home page

DyeStat
is published by
John Dye
Baltimore MD

©1998-2004