Due to a number of requests from coaches, the number of entries per event has been raised to 5 per event, in all individual events, Varsity and Novice.
You are invited to the First Annual Essex County Track Coaches Season Opener Invitational meet on Friday, December 20th, 2019. The meet will be contested at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility.
The meet is open to all scholastic teams that are members of the National Federation of Schools included within New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut as these states share a reciprocal sanction agreement. The rules and by laws of the N.J.S.I.A.A. as well as the Nation Federation will govern this meet .
Athletes must represent their High School. No Club Teams, or Unattached athletes are permitted entry into the meet.
Entry Closes December 17th at Midnight
Online Entry Here on Milesplit: Rosters, Even tseeding, Field Cards and Heats Sheets will all be generated from NJ.Milesplit
Entry Fee: Minimum Entry $100/ Per Gender/ Per school
Individual Entry Fee: $8.00 per athlete/per event
Relay Entry Fee: $24.00 per relay (Schools are permitted 1 entry per relay event)
Entry Limitations; Varsity level 5 contestants per event/ per school JV/Novice 5 contestants perindividual event/ per school1600 meet relay 1 team per school/ per event at at the Varsity and JV/Novice levels
JV/Novice Events include: 55m, 200m, 800m, 4x400m Relay and Shot Put.
Awards - Medals will be awarded to the top eight in all Varsity and Novice events!
JV/Novice Events will be non scoring.
THERE WILL BE A FIRST AND SECOND PLACE TEAM PLAQUE AWARDED IN THE VARSITY DIVISION FOR BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS. Scoring will be as follows in all Varsity events 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
ORDER OF EVENTS - First Events at 4:00PM
Running Events
Track/Infield at 4:00 PM
B - 55m. High Hurdles VarsitySemis (8 Fastest to Final)
G - 55m. High HurdlesVarsitySemis (8 Fastest to Final)
B - 55m. High Hurdles Varsity Final
G - 55m. High Hurdles Varsity Final
B - 55m. DashVarsitySemis (8 Fastest to Final)
G - 55m. DashVarsitySemis (8 Fastest to Final)
B - 55m. Dash JV/Novice (Final on time)
G - 55m. DashJV/Novice (Final on time)
B - 55m. Dash Varsity Final
G - 55m. Dash Varsity Final
B - 1600 Meter Run Varsity Final
G - 1600 Meter Run Varsity Final
B - 400m. Dash Varsity Final
G - 400m. Dash Varsity Final
B - 800m Run Varsity Final
G - 800m Run Varsity Final
B - 800m Run JV/Novice Final
G - 800m Run JV/Novice Final
B - 200m Dash Varsity Final
G - 200m Dash Varsity Final
B - 200m Dash JV/Novice Final
G - 200m Dash JV/Novice Final
B - 4 x 400m Relay JV/Novice
G - 4 x 400m Relay JV/Novice
B - 4 x 400m Relay Varsity
G - 4 x 400m Relay Varsity
Note: Starting blocks will be allowed only in the finals of the Dash and Hurdles
FIELD EVENTS 4:00 PM
Separate shot put circles will be used for the Boys and Girls
Shot Put Boys Minimum Measure (30 feet) top 8 to the finals To be Followed byJV/Novice Shot PutBoys
Shot Put Girls Minimum Measure (20 feet)top 8 to the finals To be Followed byJV/Novice Shot PutGirls
Boys and Girls Varsity Long Jump will take place simultaneously on separate runways. Top 8 to the Finals
Boys and Girls Varsity Pole Jump will take place simultaneously on separate runways. Top 8 to the Finals
GirlsPole Vault heights ( 8' - 9'- 9' 6" then up 6" thereafter)
Boys Pole Vault heights ( 9' - 10' - 11' then up 6" thereafter)
High Jump Boys and Girls will jump concurrently using two pits. The High Jumps will begin at the
conclusion of the running events on the infield.
Girls heights will be 4 ft./ 4 ft.3 in./4 ft.6 in.then up by 2 in.
Boys heights will be 5 ft./5ft.3 in./5ft.6 in/ 5 ft.9 in./ 6.0 ft. then up by 2 in.
Please Note:
The event official has the right to remove a contestant from the event if he/she believes that the contestant does not possess the necessary skills to perform the event safely.
Each school will be allowed to enter a maximum of FIVE competitors per individual event at the Varsity level. Each school will be allowed to enter a maximum FIVE competitors per individual event at the JV/Novice Level. Schools are allowed one 1600m Relay team per school on both the Varsity and JV/Novice level. To allow coaches greater flexibility in putting their relays together, you may enter up to 6 athletes per relay. You must highlight the four athletes running before the event is clerked.
You must enter your athletes names in each event and their seeds on Milesplit. This information is necessary for seeding purposes. If you do not list a seed for any of your athletes when doing your entries, those athletes will be put in unseeded lanes, sections and heats. You will not be allowed to seed or make any changes on the day of the meet!
Running Events: You must HIGHLIGHT the athletes actually competing in each running eventon the "Performance lists" that will be located in the clerking area. Highlighting must be completed before the meet begins.
Relays: You must HIGHLIGHT your four relay team members on the Performance lists before the event is clerked.The lists will be available in the clerking area.
If you fail to HIGHLIGHT your athletes, they will be scratched. The event will not be re-seeded once the Ocean Breeze computer personal complete the seeding of any given event.It is your responsibility as the coach to HIGHLIGHT your athletes!
Field Events: Coaches will receive field event cards in their packets. Please have your athletes turn in their cards to the event officials when they are called.
Finally, coaches will not be able to make changes to their roster, entries, or to their six relay running event names, after December 17th at midnight. This means that no name changes, seed changes or additions will be made at the meet on December 20th.
Thank You for Your Entry and Good Luck to All in the Season Opener.
Essex County Track Coaches Association
