Meet Information
March 16th, 2024
The Jackson High School track and field teams would like to invite you to the 3rd Annual James "Jay" Rollerson Memorial Relays. This event was created in honor of the late coach James Rollerson. We aim to promote community citizenship, good sportsmanship, and physical and mental development through healthy, organized competition. These are the principles that Coach Rollerson instilled in the athletes he coached during his lengthy career. Coach Rollerson began coaching JV football and girl's track in the mid-'70s at his alma mater Burke High in Charleston, South Carolina. After a brief hiatus from coaching to work in the private sector, Coach Rollerson realized his true calling and was hired by Jackson High School in the late 1980s. He quickly turned the once-struggling track and field program around and led them to several top 3 team finishes in the state meet which is still the school's highest finish ever. Through his career, Coach Rollerson helped countless boys and girls obtain full scholarships in football and track and field. He led Stone Mountain High to a second-place finish at the state meet before retiring. Even in retirement he still had the itch and became a part-time coach at Newton County High where he was an assistant on the 2016 boys state championship team and the girls' 2-time region champion team.
An individual may enter a maximum of four (4) events.
Each team is allowed THREE individuals per individual event and ONE relay per relay event.
Scoring: 1st Place = 10, 2nd = 8, 3rd = 6, 4th = 5, 5th = 4, 6th = 3, 7th = 2, 8th = 1Awards: Team trophies will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place girls and boys teams. Custom die-cast medals will be awarded to athletes finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
All field Events (Minimum standards apply but All first legal attempts will be measured)Each Athlete will get a total of (3) Jumps or Throws
9:00 Shot Put (G) (30ft), Disc (B) (90 ft), Triple Jump (G) (28 ft), Long Jump (B) (18 ft), High Jump (G) (4'5 ft), Pole Vault (B) (7 ft)
10:00 Shot Put (B) (35 ft), Disc (G) (80 ft), Triple Jump (B) (38 ft), Long Jump (G) (14 ft), High Jump (B) (5'6 ft), Pole Vault (G) (6 ft)
Schedule of Events:
8:30 Coaches Meeting & Breakfast (Scratch and substitutions, no additions)
8:45 Field Events Open for Warm-Ups
9:00 Field Events Start
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Field Events:
Long Jump
Triple Jump
High Jump
Shot Put
Disc
Pole Vault
9:30 am Girls 300m Hurdles
9:50 am Boys 300m Hurdles
10:10 am Girls 3200m (during field events)
10:30 am Boys 3200m (during field events)
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11:00 am Running Events Begin (Rolling Start)
Girls 4 x 800 m Relay
Boys 4 x 800 m Relay
Girls 100m Hurdles
Boys 110m Hurdles
Girls 100m Dash
Boys 100m Dash
Girls 4 x 200 m Relay
Boys 4 x 200 m Relay
Girls 1600m
Girls 4x100 m Relay
Boys 4x100 m Relay
Girls 400m
Boys 400m
Girls 800m
Boys 800m
Girls 200m
Boys 200m
Boys 1600m Run
Girls 4 x 400 Relay
Boys 4 x 400 Relay