Mid-South Relays 2024

Southern Pines, NC
Hosted by Pinecrest
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Meet Information

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You are invited to compete in the 2024 Mid-South Relays!

    Pinecrest High School Track & Field will host the Mid-South Relays on 9 March 2024 at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC. The Mid-South Relays will be an early season showcase; a relay style track meet held on Pinecrest's brand new track & field facility, which includes:

  • 8 Lane, equidistant, 400m track w/ Beynon mat system competition surface, 360-degree trench drains, interior & exterior concrete curbing and 3 runouts. The outside of the track is sidewalk wide enough to allow officials to move along the outside of the track.
  • Jumbotron scoreboard allows for video display of results - We are working on a plan for live video and/or video replay of events and event highlights.
  • 2 new horizontal jump pits inside the north end D-Ring viewable from either side of stadium. Pits are 9ftx23ft w/ 150 Ft. runways, artificial turf waiting area for Jump competitors and bleachers positioned adjacent to the pits for competitors, coaches, and spectators.
  • New pole vault runway - Located outside the north end trackbut spectator friendly w/ bleachers for spectators but also viewable from both sides of the stadium.
  • New Shot-Put Sector (65ft long w/ concrete curbs) located outside west side of track w/ bleachers for spectators and benches for competitors.
  • Completely rubberized D-Ring on south end for high jump allows for full approach on uniform competition surface for all performance levels - Bleachers for spectators will be on the outside of the track at that end of facility.
  • New discus cage on the infield - viewable from anywhere you sit in the stadium.
  • Concession stand - We're also considering inviting food trucks to park on Patriot Way.
  • Field house meeting room will be used for vault/throws pole/implement inspections.

    Live Results and FAT timing and will be provided by Rhodes Race Timing.

    Medals will be awarded to top three finishers in each event. Team Champion and Runner-up will receive a 2024 Mid-South Relays Plaque. Coaches will be asked to nominate and vote for outstanding male and female athlete of the meet; these athletes will receive a unique Mid-South Relays Medal.

    Admission fee: $8 per spectator (Age 5 and over) via GoFan.co . The spectator gate will open for entry at 8 a.m. Please, advise your families and fans that that they must enter at the main ticket booth but that tickets can only be purchased via GoFan.co. Athlete/Coach entry will be via the Baseball stadium gate only.

    There are opportunities for advertising on our Jumbotron and/or corporate sponsorship of individual events. If you know someone interested in advertising/sponsoring, please have them contact us and we would be happy to arrange it.

Note: There are some event entry limits/constraints for this meet:

  • We will accept the top 24 entries in the 1600m Run and the top 24 entries in the 3200m Run. The accepted entries will be released Tues, 5 March 2023.
  • Field Event entries will be based on minimum performance marks published on approximately 1 Aug 2023.
  • Teams are permitted one team per relay event. A second (or third) team may be requested and added based on lane and heat availability.

    Entry Fees:  

  • If fees are paid before 1 February 2024: Single Gender $100. Men's and Women's Team $180. Six (6) or less athletes from the same school $15 per individual.
  • If fees are paid after 1 February 2024: Single Gender $125. Men's and Women's Team $200. Six (6) or less athletes from the same school $20 per individual.

Please make checks payable to: Pinecrest T&F and either bring them on meet day or mail them to: 

Pinecrest Track & Field - Mid-South Relays, 

Attn: Coach Buchholz / Jeff Hewitt, 

250 Voit Gilmore Lane, 

Southern Pines, NC 28387

Questions? Pls contact us at:

  • Men's Head Coach - Mario Kiser, mkiser@ncmcs.org, 910-986-5112
  • Women's Head Coach - John Buchholz, johnfbuchholz@gmail.com, 919-667-5557
  • Athletic Director - Jeff Hewitt, jhewitt@ncmcs.org, (910)692-6554 (ext. 1044)

The tentative event sequence and schedule is shown below. This will be finalized approximately 1 August 2023. We encourage teams to register early, though we understand specific athlete entries won't be done until much closer to the meet.

THE MID-SOUTH RELAYS - Tentative Event Sequence and Schedule

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024

7:30 Track Opens for Teams

8:00 Stadium Opens for Spectators

8:15 Implement Weigh-Ins, Pole Vaulter Weigh-in and Pole inspection

8:45 Clerking Tent opens and Weigh-in closes

9:10 Track closed to athletes except 300m hurdlers preparing for competition

MORNING Session

9:00 Long Jump - Men & Women's (Open pit closes at 10:50 and Finals start at 11:00)

        Triple Jump - Men & Women (Will immediately follow completion of Long Jump

        Pole Vault - Women followed by Men

        High Jump - Women by followed by Men

        Shot Put - Women followed by Men

        Discus - Men followed by Women

9:30 300 Intermediate Hurdles Finals (Women followed by Men)

10:00 (Sponsored*) 3200 M Run (Womens Finals)

10:15 (Sponsored) 3200 M Run (Mens Finals)

10:30 (Sponsored) 100 M Dash Prelims - Womens

            (Sponsored) 100 M Dash Prelims - Mens

11:00 800 Sprint Medley Relay (Women followed by Men) 100-100-200-400.

11:30 3200 Meter Relay Finals (Women followed by Men)

11:50 4x1600 Meter Relay (Women followed by Men)

AFTERNOON (ROLLING SCHEDULE STARTING @ 12:30)

Triple Jump - Mens & Womens (Open pit closes at 1:15 and Finals start at 1:30)

(Sponsored) 100 Meter Finals (Women)

(Sponsored) 100 Meter Finals (Men)

(Sponsored) 1600 M Run (Women followed by Men)

(Sponsored) Shuttle Hurdle Relay Finals - 4 legs run High Hurdles. (Women followed by Men)

400 M Relay Finals (Women followed by Men)

Distance Medley Relay Finals - 1200-400-800-1600 (Women followed by Men)

800 M Relay Finals (Women followed by Men)

1600 M Sprint Medley Relay Finals - 200-200-400-800 (Women followed by Men)

1600 M Relay Finals (Women followed by Men)

    Immediately following the 1600m relay we will present the team awards and recognize the outstanding male and female athlete of the meet