FROM:  Brittney Nuanez, co-Meet Director (Athletic Administrator, Sunrise Mountain H.S.)

George Knatz, co-Meet Director (Athletic Director, Sunrise Mountain H.S.)

Ky Edwards (Head Coach, Sunrise Mountain H.S.) & Shane Hickman (I-A South Division Coordinator & Head Coach, Moapa Valley H.S.)

Sheryal Gallegos (Athletic Secretary, Sunrise Mountain H.S.), Meet Assistant

Donnie Nelson, Meet Coordinator (Assistant Director, NIAA)

 

 

2014 NIAA DIVISIONS I-A, III & IV SOUTHERN REGION TRACK and FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS @ SUNRISE MOUNTAIN H.S.

 

The 2014 NIAA Divisions I-A, III & IV Southern Region boys & girls Track and Field Championships are set for Tuesday, May 13 (Division I-A only TRIALS), and then Friday, May 16 (day one of finals) and Saturday, May 17 (day two of finals) at Sunrise Mountain High School in Las Vegas. The meet will be contested following the state meet (two-day) format.

 

 

MEET ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

 

The Games Committee is responsible for the entire meet’s management and all information above and beyond what is printed in this meet information packet.

 

The Jury of Appeals is responsible for the interpretation of all rules, regulations and policies set forth in this meet information packet and the National Federation rule book.

 

The NIAA staff and Board of Control will communicate only with the Meet Directors with regards to meet operations.

 

 

RULES

 

National Federation rules will govern the meet unless otherwise stated in this meet information packet. A three/five-member Jury of Appeals will rule on any protest.

The decision of the Jury of Appeals is final. No recourse (to the NIAA office, its staff or Board of Control) of action will be permitted after a ruling by the Jury of Appeals.

 

 

PROBLEM PROTOCOL

 

The head coach should proceed to the clerk / staging area to get in immediate contact with the Meet Referee when a protest situation occurs. Judgment decisions cannot be protested. A three/five-member Jury of Appeals will rule on any protest. The decision of the Jury of Appeals is final.

 

ATTENTION I-A, III & IV SOUTHERN NEVADA TRACK & FIELD COACHES! *** MEET ENTRIES ARE DUE SUNDAY, MAY 11 BY 9:00 A.M. ***

 

Please be advised that all entries for the 2014 NIAA Division I-A, III & IV Southern Track and Field Championships meet will now be done exclusively on www.athletic.net. It is very important that you take note of this deadline: Sunday, May 11 @ 9:00 a.m. After that deadline, the site shuts down and entries are closed!

 

THERE IS NO COST FOR YOU (the coach / schools) TO ENTER ATHLETES AT ATHLETIC.NET. The NIAA will be picking up those fees. However, the responsibility to enter your student-athletes correctly (on time and in the right events) falls on you! Please, don't be late and make sure you get kids where they need to be!

 

 

Please feel free to contact Brittney Nuanez and George Knatz, Athletic Administrator /Director and the Meet Directors at Sunrise Mountain High School, with any questions. Thank you.

 

Brittney Nuanez / George Knatz

Athletic Administrator / Director & Meet Directors

Sunrise Mountain High School

(1-702) 799-7207 ext. 4205 / 4120 > [email protected]  

Sheryal Gallegos is the Athletic Secretary at Sunrise Mtn. (ext. 4204)

 

 

Each school is permitted four (4) individual (boys and girls separate) entries and one relay team entry per event. Marks used for seeding must be from 2014 Nevada (in-state meets only) season.

 

The NIAA staff and its hosting school / Meet Directors are NOT responsible for errors made on entry forms (www.athletic.net). Coaches should be absolutely sure the entry form is accurate and correct before submitting it to the Meet Director. All entries are final once the deadline has passed.

 

NOTE: No changes to the original entries will be permitted once the site has closed, except in the case of injury or illness. These injury / illness substitutions must be a change out of specific individuals only. Athletes will not be permitted to change NOR add events. These substitutions must be someone who is NOT already on an entry list. The substitutions will be permitted until 24 hours prior to the start of the meet.

 

FAILURE OF THE COACH TO SUBMIT THE ENTRIES ON TIME WILL RESULT IN THE HEAD COACH BEING SUSPENDED FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE MEET!! or the student-athletes don’t compete, your call.***

 

 

 

STATE QUALIFYING

 

The top four (4) per event in all three divisions advance to the state meet.

 

 

MEET SCHEDULE – I-A TRIALS @ SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL

 

D I-A Meet Schedule – PRELIMS: Tuesday May 13, 2014

 

Start Time (Check-in deadline time)   Event

1:30 pm                       Coaches Meeting

 

3:00 pm  (2:45pm)       Boys 110 Hurdles                                                                                         3:15 pm  (3:00pm)            Girls 100 Hurdles

3:30 pm  (3:15pm)       Boys 100                                                                                                        3:45 pm  (3:30pm)             Girls 100

4:00 pm  (3:45pm)       Boys 800 Relay                                                                            4:15 pm  (4:00pm) Girls 800 Relay

4:30 pm  (4:15pm)       Boys 1600                                                                                                   4:50 pm  (4:35pm)             Girls 1600

5:15 pm  (5:00pm)       Boys 400 Relay                                                                            5:25 pm  (5:10pm   Girls 400 Relay

5:45 pm  (5:30pm)       Boys 400                                                                                                    6:05 pm  (5:50pm)            Girls 400

6:30 pm  (6:15pm)       Boys 300 Hurdles                                                                                      6:50 pm  (6:35pm)             Girls 300 Hurdles

7:15 pm  (7:00pm)       Boys 800                                                                                                    7:35 pm  (7:20pm)             Girls 800

7:50 pm  (7:35pm)       Boys 200                                                                                                    8:10 pm  (7:55pm)             Girls 200

8:40 pm  (8:25pm)       Boys 1600 Relay                                                                                        8:55 pm  (8:40pm)             Girls 1600 Relay

 

NOTE: (!) An athlete / relay team must check-in at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the event (by the published deadline time) or he/she/they will be scratched from the event. THE ATHLETE ONLY WILL BE PERMITTED TO CHECK IN. Athletes will be seeded into heats and lanes for the prelims according to entry times and number of checked-in athletes. Athletes from the same school will be distributed evenly between the heats.

 

Field Events (only necessary if there are a large number of entries)

3:00 pm           Boys Pole Vault and Girls High Jump

5:00 pm           Boys High Jump and Girls Pole Vault

 

Pole Vault and High Jump will be contested until the top 9, plus ties, remain. These will then compete on Friday/Saturday for the finals.

 

Track Events – Advancing from trials to finals

 

1. Entries must be submitted using best Nevada (in-state) mark achieved during the 2013 season.

 

2. The 3200 and 3200 (4x800) Relay will not conduct trials.

 

3. Twelve (12) athletes will advance to the final in the 800 and 1600 events (see 4.a./b. below).

 

4. Finalists in the lane events (EIGHT (8)) will be determined as follows (see next page):

 

a. If two heats... the first two (2) finishers per heat plus the next four (4) fastest by time overall (8 fastest by time in the 800 and 1600 events) advance to the final.

 

b. If three heats... the first (1) finisher per heat plus the next five (5) fastest by time overall (9 fastest by time in the 800 and 1600 events) advance to the final.

 

c. If four heats... the first (1) finisher per heat plus the next four (4) fastest by time overall advance to the final.

 

d. If five heats... the first (1) finisher per heat plus the next three (3) fastest by time overall advance to the final.

 

e. If six heats... the first (1) finisher per heat plus the next two (2) fastest by time overall advance to the final.

 

f. If seven heats... the first (1) finisher per heat plus the next one (1) fastest by time overall advance to the final.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEET SCHEDULE – DAY ONE @ SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL

 

2:00 p.m., COACHES MEETING

 

 

Friday, May 16 – TRACK EVENT TRIALS if necessary

 

3:00 p.m. TBA, D-IV Girls 110m Hurdles – TRIALS TBA (133) %%

D-III Girls 110m Hurdles – TRIALS TBA (97) %%

 

D-IV Boys 100m – TRIALS TBA (109) %%

D-III Boys 100m – TRIALS TBA (73) %%

 

D-IV Girls 200m – TRIALS TBA (128) %%

D-III Girls 200m – TRIALS TBA (92) %%

 

Friday, May 16 – TRACK EVENT FINALS

 

3:30 p.m. or following trials, D-IV Girls 3200m Relay (138)

D-III Girls 3200m Relay (102)

I-A Girls 3200m Relay (66)

 

D-IV Girls 110m Hurdles (133)

D-III Girls 110m Hurdles (97)

I-A Girls 110m Hurdles (61)

 

D-IV Boys 100m (109)

D-III Boys 100m (73)

I-A Boys 100m (37)

 

D-IV Girls 800m Relay (136)

D-III Girls 800m Relay (100)

I-A Girls 800m Relay (64)

 

D-IV Girls 1600m (131)

D-III Girls 1600m (95)

I-A Girls 1600m (59)

 

D-IV Boys 400m Relay (117)

D-III Boys 400m Relay (81)

I-A Boys 400m Relay (45)

 

D-IV Girls 400m (section finals*) (129)

D-III Girls 400m (section finals*) (93)

I-A Girls 400m (section finals*) (57)

* Top times overall advance to state.

 

D-IV Boys 300m Hurdles (section finals*) (116)

D-III Boys 300m Hurdles (section finals*) (80)

I-A Boys 300m Hurdles (section finals*) (44)

* Top times overall advance to state.

 

D-IV Boys 800m (finals) (112)

D-III Boys 800m (finals) (76)

I-A Boys 800m (finals) (40)

 

D-IV Girls 200m (128)

D-III Girls 200m (92)

I-A Girls 200m (56)

 

D-IV Boys 3200m (114)

D-III Boys 3200m (78)

I-A Boys 3200m (42)

 

D-IV Boys 1600m Relay (119)

D-III Boys 1600m Relay (83)

I-A Boys 1600m Relay (47)

 

 

Friday, May 16 – FIELD EVENT FINALS

 

2:00 p.m., Shot Put, Discus weigh-ins open… * Weigh-ins also open during this time.

 

3:00 p.m., D-III Girls High Jump (105)

D-IV Girls High Jump to follow (141)

I-A Girls High Jump to follow (69)

 

3:00 p.m., D-IV Girls Long Jump (139)

I-A Girls Long Jump to follow (67)

D-III Girls Long Jump to follow (103)

 

3:00 p.m., I-A Boys Triple Jump (50)

D-III Boys Triple Jump to follow (86)

D-IV Boys Triple Jump to follow (122)

 

3:00 p.m., D-III Boys Pole Vault * (88)

I-A Boys Pole Vault * to follow (52)

D-IV Boys Pole Vault * to follow (124)

 

 

Continued on next page…

 

3:00 p.m., D-IV Boys Shot Put (125)

D-III Boys Shot Put to follow (89)

I-A Boys Shot Put to follow (53)

 

3:00 p.m., I-A Girls Discus (72)

D-IV Girls Discus to follow (144)

D-III Girls Discus to follow (108)

 

 

MEET SCHEDULE – DAY TWO @ SUNRISE MOUNTAIN H.S.

 

 

Saturday, May 17 – TRACK EVENT TRIALS if necessary

 

9:00 a.m. TBA, D-IV Boys 110m Hurdles – TRIALS TBA (115) %%

D-III Boys 110m Hurdles – TRIALS TBA (79) %%

 

D-IV Girls 100m – TRIALS TBA (127) %%

D-III Girls 100m – TRIALS TBA (91) %%

 

D-IV Boys 200m – TRIALS TBA (110) %%

D-III Boys 200m – TRIALS TBA (74) %%

 

Saturday, May 17 – TRACK EVENT FINALS

 

9:30 a.m. or following trials, D-IV Boys 3200m Relay (120)

D-III Boys 3200m Relay (84)

I-A Boys 3200m Relay (48)

 

D-IV Boys 110m Hurdles (115)

D-III Boys 110m Hurdles (79)

I-A Boys 110m Hurdles (43)

 

D-IV Girls 100m (127)

D-III Girls 100m (91)

I-A Girls 100m (55)

 

D-IV Boys 800m Relay (118)

D-III Boys 800m Relay (82)

I-A Boys 800m Relay (46)

 

D-IV Boys 1600m (113)

D-III Boys 1600m (77)

I-A Boys 1600m (41)

 

Continued on next page…

D-IV Girls 400m Relay (135)

D-III Girls 400m Relay (99)

I-A Girls 400m Relay (63)

 

D-IV Boys 400m (section finals*) (111)

D-III Boys 400m (section finals*) (75)

I-A Boys 400m (section finals*) (39)

* Top times overall advance to state.

 

D-IV Girls 300m Hurdles (section finals*) (134)

D-III Girls 300m Hurdles (section finals*) (98)

I-A Girls 300m Hurdles (section finals*) (62)

* Top times overall advance to state.

 

D-IV Girls 800m (finals) (130)

D-III Girls 800m (finals) (94)

I-A Girls 800m (finals) (58)

 

D-IV Boys 200m (110)

D-III Boys 200m (74)

I-A Boys 200m (38)

 

D-IV Girls 3200m (132)

D-III Girls 3200m (96)

I-A Girls 3200m (60)

 

D-IV Girls 1600m Relay (137)

D-III Girls 1600m Relay (101)

I-A Girls 1600m Relay (65)

 

 

Saturday, May 17 – FIELD EVENT FINALS

 

8:00 a.m., Shot Put, Discus weigh-ins open

 

9:00 a.m., D-III Boys High Jump (87)

D-IV Boys High Jump to follow (123)

I-A Boys High Jump to follow (51)

 

9:00 a.m., D-IV Boys Long Jump (121)

I-A Boys Long Jump to follow (49)

D-III Boys Long Jump to follow (85)

 

9:00 a.m., I-A Girls Triple Jump (68)

D-III Girls Triple Jump to follow (104)

D-IV Girls Triple Jump to follow (140)

 

9:00 a.m., D-III Girls Pole Vault * (106)

I-A Girls Pole Vault * to follow (70)

D-IV Girls Pole Vault * to follow (142)

* Weigh-ins will be conducted during check-in times

 

9:00 a.m., D-IV Girls Shot Put (143)

D-III Girls Shot Put to follow (107)

I-A Girls Shot Put to follow (71)

 

9:00 a.m., I-A Boys Discus (54)

D-IV Boys Discus to follow (126)

D-III Boys Discus to follow (90)

 

 

STATE QUALIFYING

 

Track & Field Events = The top four (4) placers in each event will advance to the 2014 NIAA Nevada State Track & Field Championships (May 23 & 24 at Carson High School in Carson City), presented by the Farmers Insurance Group.

 

The meet (and event) staff will attempt to break ties, even in the case of state qualifying positions, according to the procedures outlined in Rule 6, Section 3, Article 2 for throwing events and in Rule 7, Section 3, Article 2 for jumping events.

 

 

TIES FOR STATE QUALIFYING POSITIONS

 

1. Field Events – If a tie exists after rule book tie-breaking (placing) procedures have been applied, each tied athlete will advance to the state meet.

 

2. Running Events of 400 meters or less = A run-off will take place 30 minutes after the conclusion of the last running event in the meet.

 

3. Running Events of 800 meters or more = Each tied athlete will advance to the state meet.

 

 

SCORING

 

Scoring will be to eight places (10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1) for all divisions.

 

 

 

 

 

UNIFORMS & JEWELRY

 

Please refer to pages 22-24 (and specifically RULE 4, SECTION 3, ARTICLES 1-4) of the 2014 NFHS Track & Field rules book for information on a “Competitor’s Uniform.”

 

 

SPIKES

 

The NIAA Track and Field Advisory Committee and NIAA office staff have officially adopted a 3/16-inch pyramid or needle spike rule. Spikes may not protrude more than 3/16-inch into the track/runway surface. All removable protrusions must be removed from the spike plate/shoe base. If an athlete is found to have competed with improper equipment, that athlete (and relay team) will be disqualified. Re-adopted, 2011.

 

 

EVENT AREA

 

Coaches and non-participating athletes must stay outside all fenced, roped and flagged areas. Athletes must vacate the infield / event area immediately after the event’s conclusion (awards ceremony).

 

 

CHECK-IN / CLERK & STAGING AREA

 

Athletes must report and check-in with the clerk prior to the beginning of all events. The athletes may leave the staging area after check-in, however they will be responsible for arriving at the event site on time.

 

 

LANE ASSIGNMENTS

 

Lane assignments will follow National Federation rules, weighing place first and time second.

 

 

STAGGERS

 

400 Relay – 2-turn stagger (by lane)

800 Relay – 4-turn stagger (by lane)

1,600 Relay – 3-turn stagger (by lane)

3,200 Relay – 1-turn stagger (by lane or alley)

 

open 800 – 1-turn stagger (by lane or alley)

open 1,600 – 1-turn stagger (by lane or alley)

open 3,200 – 1-turn stagger (by lane or alley)

 

 

BLOCKS

 

The Games Committee will provide starting blocks. Athletes may, however, use their own starting blocks.

 

 

WEIGH-INS

 

Implement weigh-ins will take place.

Pole vault weigh-ins will take place at the event site.

 

 

STARTING HEIGHTS & PROGRESSIONS

 

High Jump – the Meet Director will determine the starting height. ***

The bar will progress up 2 inches until there are four competitors or less remaining, at which point the bar will then progress up 1 inch.

 

Pole Vault – the Meet Director will determine the starting height. ***

The bar will progress up 6 inches until there are four competitors or less remaining, at which point the bar will then progress up 3 inches.

 

*** It is recommended that starting heights be one increment below the mark of the 8th qualifier. It is the Meet Director’s option, however, to start another increment lower depending on weather conditions and entry marks.

 

 

FIELD EVENT ATTEMPTS

 

All Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Discus event athletes will get three (3) attempts. The competitors (field) will then be re-ranked and (only) the top nine (9) athletes plus ties will receive three (3) additional attempts. Marks do carry over.

 

 

AWARDS

 

The top four (4) placers in each event will receive medals. The top boys and girls team champion in each division meet will receive a trophy.

 

 

ADMISSION

 

Adults, $10; Students, $5; Seniors, $3

Children (8 and younger), Free

The NIAA Courtesy Card will be accepted.

 

HOST SCHOOL

 

Sunrise Mountain High School is located at 2575 North Los Feliz Street in Las Vegas (89156). The phone number to the school’s main office is (702) 799-7207. George Knatz, the Athletic Director and co-Meet Director, can be contacted at extension 1, 1 4120 and/or [email protected].