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35th Annual Robert Warren/Charlie Eaton Relays

4/30/04 - Acalanes HS (Lafayette) - NCS

Dear Coaches,

Welcome back to the thirty-fifth running of the Robert Warren/Charlie Eaton Relays. The date of the meet will be April 30th, 2004. All laned running events will be limited to the top twenty-one entries in events around turns and the top twenty-eight entries in non-laned events. All field events will be limited to the top twenty-four entrants and each competitor will be limited to four total jumps or throws. All multiple heat running events will be seeded slowest to fastest, with medals going to the top five places according to time.

Acalanes administration has explicitly forbidden the use of bar-b-ques by guests.

Running events will begin at 2:00 p.m. (see the enclosed order of events), while field events will commence at 2:30 PM. We will attempt to adhere to the schedule as closely as possible, but if we should get ahead we won’t hold up the meet, so make sure your athletes are at Acalanes with plenty of time to spare. Since entrants in all individual running events will be limited to the top 21 qualifiers (three heats) in laned events, qualifying marks may need to be verified. Final team results will be announced and plaques awarded following the conclusion of the meet.

Coaches! In order to return to a Friday venue, we were forced to make changes in the total number of events and move to a timed finals only format. This will in fact make this an even more user and spectator friendly event. Oh yes: Acalanes now has a brand new seven lane track with with a sand-and-rubber mixed base synthetic grass playfield. The shot put venue was moved, as were the horizontal jump pits. Furthermore, the discus competition will no longer be held on the main field. Tent City will still congregate out on the discus field, but without the shot area, there is now ample space for both the event and the athletes to set up shop.

Scoring of events will be 6-4-3-2-1 for all individual running and field events, and 10-8-6-4-2 for relays. All scratches will be done either at the bullpen or at each individual field event. Instruct your athletes who are alternates to be sure to arrive by the THIRD call for each event. Alternates will be added once third call is made and missing athletes are scratched. Please don’t substitute athletes for your scratches and don’t attempt changes yourself with the Clerk-of-the-Course! Should an athlete miss third call they will not be reinstated! Do it the right way and teach your athletes so they can do it themselves

In the pole vault, the bar start at 7’06” (frosh/soph girls), with varsity girls coming in at 8'00", frosh/soph boys coming in at 9'00”, and varsity boys at 10'00". It will then move up at six-inch increments until all competitors are done. There will be run-throughs for individuals entering at higher heights as the competition progresses, so plan accordingly. Obviously the better athletes won’t be vaulting until later in the afternoon, but this way the vault competitions will be done while it is still light out and the pits can be put away!

ENTRIES

1. Individual entries in running events are limited to two athletes per school, taking the number of top competitors for each event as per limits listed above.

2. Due to the typical glut of entries in the field events, we will limit the total number of entries to twenty-four per event. Therefore, please enter only legitimate marks; if questionable, we will request verification. While we understand that some schools may have more than two legitimate entries in some events, teams' third entries in individual events will only be added if normal space allows and other individuals with qualifying marks make it from another team first! Non-scoring B teams will be allowed in reaces when and if space becomes available. In the four X 1600 m. races, non-scoring B teams are welcome; scoring teams must be declared before race time.

3. Pick up a program at the check-in before the meet so you can check your entries. Any problems should be pointed out to Manny Myers.

4. We will be accepting electronic entries only at Peter Geurini’s EZ Meets website: Http://www.ezmeets.com

5. ENTRIES DEADLINE WILL BE MIDNIGHT, APRIL 23rd, NO EXCEPTIONS

Entry fees this year will be $100.00 per division, $250.00 for three divisions, or $300.00 for four levels. Meet management has sent out a total of thirty-five invitations this year and will accept the first twenty-five teams that submit their paid entries.

GENERAL MEET INFORMATION

1. The Uniform Rule will be enforced at all times and in all events. Coaches make sure your field event athletes comply or they will be scratched! Particularly, the shot and discus competitors had better comply or be prepared to suffer the consequences. Please dress at home as we have limited dressing space.

2. The snack bar will be open from the beginning of the meet and will serve hot and cold snacks. Coaches will be given coupons to be redeemed in the small gym for dinner. This can be done between 5:30 PM and 6:45 p.m. Each school will receive a limited number of tickets with our compliments. If you have a larger staff, additional tickets will be available for purchase at the coaches/athletes gate at the north end of the track (extra tickets will be sold for $3.00 each). Please check all athletes through at this gate.

3. COACHES!!!! NO ATHLETES ARE TO WANDER INTO THE MAIN PART OF THE SCHOOL. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOUR ATHLETES UNDERSTAND THIS: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE ANY INDIVIDUALS, WHILE ATTENDING THE BOB WARREN/CHARLIE EATON RELAYS,TO GO INTO THE ACADEMIC AREAS OF THE SCHOOL AS IT PROVED TO BE A MAJOR DISTRACTION IN PAST YEARS. ANY ATHLETE CAUGHT OUTSIDE OF THE MEET'S GENERAL AREA WILL BE SCRATCHED FROM THE REST OF THE MEET. THIS IS ONLY IN FORCE WHILE CLASSES ARE IN SESSION.

4. Tent City will remain on the same field. No tents or warming up will be allowed on the track's infield and only meet officials, current field event competitors and up-coming heat individuals will be allowed on the infield. All warm-ups will be done on the baseball field, with the Bullpen area just behind the start of the 100 meters. Any athlete who ignores these rules will be disqualified from further competition. Please keep your non-participants and fans away from the clerk area and far away from the start of the sprints. It’s a major distraction to the competitors.

5. We will supply starting blocks.

6. Each athlete may use his or her own shots and discuses for competition. Weigh-ins will be tabled adjacent to the coaches/athletes gate on the north end of the bleachers.

7. An athlete may enter any four events, in one classification only.

8. The track and runways are all weather. Wear 1/4" spikes only.

9. All runners must report to the Clerk-of-the-Course in the Bullpen for heat/lane assignments. Individuals/teams failing to report by the third call will be scratched and not reinstated, regardless of pressure.

10. Robert Warren T-shirts will be available, but in a limited number and for a limited time. They are $12.00.

EVENT INFORMATION

1. Open 3200 M. - One heat with waterfall starts (seeded by time).

2. 3200 M. Relay & 6400 M. Relay - 1 heat (scratch start) per two divisions. Please note: Unless huge numbers of entrants show up this year in the 6400 M. Relays, we are planning to combine both boys’ divisions into one heat and do the same on the girls side. F/S teams will wear their singlets inside-out for scoring purposes. Coaches, please be sure to get your own team’s time in the event of watch failure at the finish line (it HAS happened!).

3. All other track events are TIMED FINALS ONLY! Heats will be seeded according to entry times, with the fastest seven entrants in the final heat; places will be determined by time only.

4. All throwing and horizontal jumping events will allow each competitor four attempts. Placement will be determined based on these FOUR ATTEMPTS ONLY! There will be no finals in any of these four field events.

LIST OF EVENTS FOR EACH DIVISION

FROSH-SOPH GIRLS FROSH-SOPH BOYS VARSITY GIRLS VARSITY BOYS
4 X 100 METER RELAY 4 X 100 METER RELAY 4 X 100 METER RELAY 4 X 100 METER RELAY
4 X 200 METER RELAY 4 X 200 METER RELAY 4 X 200 METER RELAY 4 X 200 METER RELAY
4 X 400 METER RELAY 4 X 400 METER RELAY 4 X 400 METER RELAY 4 X 400 METER RELAY
4 X 800 METER RELAY 4 X 800 METER RELAY OPEN 100 METERS OPEN 100 METERS
4 X 1600 METER RELAY 4 X 1600 METER RELAY OPEN 100 M. HURDLES OPEN 110 M. HURDLES
OPEN 100 M. HURDLES OPEN 110 M. HURDLES OPEN 3200 M. RUN OPEN 3200 M. RUN
LONG JUMP LONG JUMP 4 X 800 METER RELAY 4 X 800 METER RELAY
TRIPLE JUMP TRIPLE JUMP 4 X 1600 METER RELAY 4 X 1600 METER RELAY
HIGH JUMP HIGH JUMP LONG JUMP LONG JUMP
POLE VAULT POLE VAULT TRIPLE JUMP TRIPLE JUMP
SHOT PUT SHOT PUT HIGH JUMP HIGH JUMP
DISCUS DISCUS POLE VAULT POLE VAULT
SHOT PUT SHOT PUT
DISCUS DISCUS

MARKING MINIMUMS FOR FIELD EVENTS

FROSH-SOPH GIRL FROSH-SOPH BOYS VARSITY GIRLS VARSITY BOYS
DISCUS 070' DISCUS 100' DISCUS 090' DISCUS 120'
SHOT PUT 025' SHOT PUT 040' SHOT PUT 028' SHOT PUT 042'
LONG JUMP 014' LONG JUMP 016' LONG JUMP 015' LONG JUMP 019'
TRIPLE JUMP 028' TRIPLE JUMP 036' TRIPLE JUMP 030' TRIPLE JUMP 039'
HIGH JUMP 4-00 HIGH JUMP 5-00 HIGH JUMP 4-06 HIGH JUMP 5-06
POLE VAULT 7-06 POLE VAULT 9-00 POLE VAULT 8-00 POLE VAULT 11-0

Please remember that the following time schedule is an approximation only! It is the responsibility of the various teams and coaches to have their athletes present in plenty of time to compete in the meet. We will not hold up events for athletes that are not present. Our goal is to complete the meet in a timely manner and to give everyone an opportunity to compete.
Thanks, Meet Management

TIME SCHEDULE AND ORDER OF EVENTS FOR TRIALS AND FINALS

TIME FIELD EVENTS TIME EVENT # #HEATS RUNNING EVENTS

02:30 PM Event 01. FSB SHOT PUT 02:30 PM Event 25/27 1 FSG/VG 6400 M. RELAY
Event 02. FSB LONG JUMP 03:00 PM Event 26/28 1 FSB/VB 6400 M. RELAY
Event 03. FSG HIGH JUMP 03:30 PM Event 29. 3 FSB 110 M. HURDLES (TIMED FINALS)
Event 10. FSG POLE VAULT 03:45 PM Event 30. 3 VB 110 M. HURDLES (TIMED FINALS)
Event 04. VG POLE VAULT 04:00 PM Event 31. 3 FSG 100 M. HURDLES (TIMED FINALS)
Event 21. FSB POLE VAULT 04:15 PM Event 32. 3 VG 100 M. HURDLES (TIMED FINALS)
Event 18. VB POLE VAULT 04:30 PM Event 33. 1 FSG 3200 M. RELAY
Event 05. VG TRIPLE JUMP 04:45 PM Event 34. 1 FSB 3200 M. RELAY
Event 06. VB DISCUS 05:00 PM Event 35. 3 FSB 400 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
05:15 PM Event 36. 3 FSG 400 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
04:00 PM Event 07. VG SHOT PUT 05:30 PM Event 37. 3 VB 400 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 08. VG HIGH JUMP 05:45 PM Event 38. 3 VG 400 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 09. FSG LONG JUMP 06:00 PM Featured Event Coaches 400 M. RELAY! (TIMED FINALS)
Event 11. FSB TRIPLE JUMP 06:00 PM DINNER BREAK UNTIL 6:30 PM
Event 12. FSB DISCUS 06:30 PM Event 39. 1 VB 3200 M. RELAY
06:45 PM Event 40. 1 VG 3200 M. RELAY
07:00 PM Event 41. 3 VB 100 M. DASH (TIMED FINALS)
07:10 PM Event 42. 3 VG 100 M. DASH (TIMED FINALS)
05:30 PM Event 13. FSG SHOT PUT 07:20 PM Event 43. 1 VB OPEN 3200 M.
Event 14. VG DISCUS 07:35 PM Event 44. 3 FSB 800 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 15. VB LONG JUMP 07:50 PM Event 45. 3 FSG 800 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 16. FSB HIGH JUMP 08:05 PM Event 46. 3 VB 800 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 17. FSG TRIPLE JUMP 08:20 PM Event 47. 3 VG 800 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
08:35 PM Event 48. 1 VG OPEN 3200 M.
08:50 PM Event 49. 3 FSB 1600 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
07:00 PM Event 19. VB SHOT PUT 09:05 PM Event 50. 3 FSG 1600 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 20. FSG DISCUS 09:20 PM Event 51. 3 VB 1600 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 22. VB HIGH JUMP 09:35 PM Event 52. 3 VG 1600 M. RELAY (TIMED FINALS)
Event 23. VB TRIPLE JUMP
Event 24. VG LONG JUMP 09:45 PM FINALS AWARDS PRESENTATION