MEET ENTRIES An event file will be available on www.runwv.com . The deadlines for the Big 10 Conference Track & Field Championship are as follows: 1. All entries are to be emailed to mcsmith@k12.wv.us by 3:00 p.m on Tuesday, May 1^st. 2. Any additions or scratches can be emailed to butrackcoach@yahoo.com by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the meet. 3. Additions and scratches can also be made on site from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. There will be a mandatory coaches meeting at 10:30 a.m.

FIELD EVENTS We will start field events at 11:00 a.m. The field event rotation will be as follows: First Rotation: Boys Discus, Girls Shot Put, Boys Long Jump, Girls High Jump, and Boys Pole Vault Second Rotation: Girls Discus, Boys Shot Put, Girls Long Jump, Boys High Jump, and Girls Pole Vault All implements will be checked by the meet officials by 10:45 a.m. to ensure their legality. Implements will be checked by the meet referee or his designee in the black tent beside the shot put ring. Pole vault poles will be checked by the event judge in the silver and black tent at the end of the pole vault runway.

RUNNING EVENTS We will start running events at 12:00 p.m. The format will follow what is suggested by the W.V.S.S.A.C. for a two-session meet. Below is the order of events: First Session: 100 / 110 Hurdles Trials, 100 Trials, 3200 Girls, 200 Trials, 3200 Boys, 400 Second Session: 4 x 800, 100 / 110 Hurdle Finals, 100 Finals, 4 x 200, 1600, 300 Hurdles, 4 x 100, 800, 200, Shuttles, 4 x 400

ASSISTANCE The majority of our meet events will be covered by workers, but we would like to assign each team an event to help assist with if needed. That list is attached.

ADVANCEMENT TO FINALS – 100, 200, 110 / 100 HURDLES The qualifying procedures for athletes in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 110 / 100 meter high hurdles are as follows: 1. One Heat - Straight to finals 2. Two Heats - Top two + next four fastest times 3. Three Heats - Top two + next two fastest times 4. Four or more Heats - Winner + next fastest times to fill out the field

ADVANCEMENT TO FINALS – FIELD EVENTS The top eight athletes in the shot put, discus, and long jump will advance to the finals. Athletes will be given three additional jumps / throws.

OPENING HEIGHTS – HIGH JUMP AND POLE VAULT The opening heights for the Big 10 Championship will be those established by the State Games Committee for the AA division. Below are the opening heights: High Jump – 4’4” for girls and 5’6” for boys Pole Vault – 7’0” for girls and 9’0” for boys The meet referee can adjust the opening heights based on weather or entries.

ADMISSION As established by the Big 10 Conference, the cost of admission for all spectators (adults and students) is $5.00. Only WVSSAC passes may be utilized and those individuals must sign in and may be asked for identification.

CONCESSIONS / T-SHIRTS Hot and cold concessions will be available by the B-UHS Athletic Department. T-shirts will also be on sale for $12.00, by EHS Athletic Department.

TIMING / SCORING We will be utilizing Finish Lynx for timing and Hy-Tek for scoring the meet.