FRA Highland Games and Track & Field Relays 2017

Nashville, TN

Meet Information

Registration help:
http://tn.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

The 2017 FRA Highland Games are just around the corner. This year the meet begins on Friday, March 31, with a few of our field events and the 100M Girls & Boys Prelims. The remainder of the meet takes place on Saturday, April 1.

The High School field will be limited to the first 16 teams to sign up, and the Middle School field will be limited to the first 8 teams that sign up. All teams are to sign up on-line through TN Milesplit.

Please remember to inform your parents, students, and fans to bring blankets and chairs for the burm seating.

As you may already know, beyond the Track and Field events, the FRA Highland Games is a fundraising activity for a community charity. Adult admission is $5. Each year the members of FRAs track team select a different charity for all gate proceeds to be contributed to. This year the FRA Track Team has chosen Preston Taylor Ministries which is a part of Boys and Girls Club of Tennessee. Every dollar collected at the gate will go to this chosen charity. The costs of the track meet are covered through corporate sponsors, team fees, and other contributions from parents and friends of the event.

See below for the schedule and additional preliminary meet information.

19th Annual Highland Games & Relays
Friday, March 31 Saturday, April 1, 2017
ORDER OF EVENTS AND APPROXIMATE TIMES

Friday, March 31

3:30 p.m. High School Girls Discus / Girls & Boys Pole Vault
Middle School Girls High Jump and Boys Long Jump

4:00 p.m. High School Girls & Boys 100 M Dash Prelims

4:15 p.m. High School Boys Discus
Middle School Girls Long Jump / Boys High Jump

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

7:30 a.m. Coachs Meeting Packet Pickup

7:45 a.m. Boys & Girls Developmental Mile (high school and middle school)

8:30 a.m. Girls High Jump / Girls Shot Put

9:00 a.m. Boys Stone Throw

9:15 a.m. Boys High Jump

9:30 a.m. Girls Stone Throw / Boys & Girls Pole Vault (middle school)

10:00 a.m. Girls & Boys Long Jump

10:15 a.m. Boys Shot Put

Boys will follow girls in all running events

11:00 a.m. 4 x 800 (middle school)

11:15 a.m. Tug of War Boys & Girls Prelims (high school and middle school)

11:30 a.m. 4 x 800

12:00 noon OPENING CEREMONIES

12:30 p.m. Shuttle Hurdles (middle school)

12:30 p.m. Boys & Girls Shot Put (middle school)

1:00 p.m. Shuttle Hurdles (3 hurdlers per school)

1:15 p.m. Boys & Girls 100M Dash (High School Only)

1:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Discus (middle school)

1:20 p.m. Tug of War Quarter/Semi Finals (high school)

1:20 p.m. Boys & Girls Mile (middle school- 2 entrants per team)

1:40 p.m. Girls Mile (2 entrants per team) / Boys Kilted Mile (2 entrants per team)

2:00 p.m. 4 x 100 (middle school)

2:10 p.m. 4 x 100

2:20 p.m. Caber Toss (high school boys only, on upper field)

2:20 p.m. Distance Medley 1200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 high school only

3:00 p.m. 4 x 200 (middle school)

3:10 p.m. 4 x 200

3:15 p.m. Tug of War Consolations for 3rd and 4th Place

3:20 p.m. Tug of War Semi-Finals, Finals, Consolations for 3rd and 4th Place (middle school)

3:25 p.m. Tug of War Finals (Championship Round)

3:35 p.m. 4 x 400 (middle school)

3:45 p.m. 4 x 400

CLOSING CEREMONIES & MEETING OF THE CLANS
CLOSING PRAYER/ Amazing Grace on Bagpipes

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION SHEET
High School
ENTRY FEE $60 for two teams $30 for one team (boys, girls). Make checks payable to FRA and mail to David Tucker c/o FRA, 4700 Franklin Road, Nashville, TN 37220.
ONLINE RELAY ENTRY Online relay entry is required. Please see the attached instructions for registering relay teams online.
SCORING 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 In Tug of War only top 4 teams will score points.
HURDLE SHUTTLE 3-team members will make up the hurdle shuttle relay teams.
FIELD EVENTS 3 participants per school. The top effort of each athlete will be added up to determine each schools place.
Each pole vaulter and high jumper will be limited to seven vaults or jumps. In the long jump, shot put, discus, caber and stone throw each competitor will get 3 trials.
OPENING CEREMONY All teams will assemble near the track for the opening ceremony, shortly before 12:00 noon
TUG OF WAR Consolations for 3rd and 4th place will take place before the finals. Boys tug of war is made up of any combination of 8 athletes who are on your team and must be listed on your TSSAA eligibility form. You can interchange athletes or keep the same 8 throughout the competition. Girls tug of war is the same, but is made up of 6 girls instead of 8.
STONE THROW This is a large stone that is thrown the same as a shot put, but normally weighs 1-2 lbs. more. The athlete throws within a square instead of within a circle.
GIRLS MILE & BOYS KILTED MILE Each school can only have 2 entrants. Boys must be wearing a kilt to participate. The top 8 finishers will be scored, regardless of school. Each school should try to secure their own kilts or plaid skirts.
DEVELOPMENTAL MILE Each school is allowed to enter as many athletes as they want in the developmental mile which is run at 7:45 a.m.
SPECIAL NOTE Friday, March 31 Girls & Boys Discus and Pole Vault at Franklin Road Academy
3:30 p.m. Girls Discus and Pole Vault
4:00 p.m. 100M Dash Prelims
4:15 p.m. Boys Discus and Pole Vault

The 4 event total limitation rule applies in this meet.

HIGHLAND GAMES
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION SHEET
Middle School

ENTRY FEE $50 for two teams / $25 for one team (boys, girls). Make checks payable to FRA and mail to David Tucker c/o FRA, 4700 Franklin Road, Nashville, TN 37220.
ONLINE RELAY ENTRY Online relay entry is required. Please see the attached instructions for registering relay teams online.
SCORING 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 In Tug of War only top 4 teams will score points.
HURDLE SHUTTLE 3-team members will make up the hurdle shuttle relay teams.
FIELD EVENTS 3 participants per school. The top effort of each athlete will be added up to determine each schools place. Each pole vaulter and high jumper will be limited to seven vaults or jumps. In the long jump, shot put, and discus, each competitor will get 3 trials.
OPENING CEREMONY All teams will assemble on the track for the opening ceremony, shortly before 12:00 noon
TUG OF WAR Consolations for 3rd and 4th place will take place before the finals. Boys tug of war is made up of any combination of 8 athletes who are on your team and must be listed on your TSSAA eligibility form. You can interchange athletes or keep the same 8 throughout the competition. Girls tug of war is the same, but is made up of 6 girls instead of 8.
GIRLS MILE & BOYS MILE Each school can only have 2 entrants. The top 8 finishers will be scored, regardless of school.
DEVELOPMENTAL MILE Each school is allowed to enter as many athletes as they want in the developmental mile which is run at 7:45 a.m.