Meet Information
LA PLATA JR/HIGH SCHOOL EARLY BIRD TRACK MEET
MONDAY MARCH 25, 2024
Welcome to the JR/HS La Plata Early Bird Track Meet. Here is some information, which we hope will help run the meet smoothly. We hope to make this a positive and competitive learning experience for your student/athletes. Please note the change in start time, 12:00 pm.If you have any questions, please feel free to call Stefanie Davidson 660-341-2141. You can also reach Matt Safley at 660-342-3818.
Directions: The La Plata Sports Complex is located 2 miles south of La Plata on highway 63. Take the Gravel Road (Keyboard)---Park the buses west of the track and drop off your students at this location.
Host:La Plata
Visiting: Atlanta, Brashear, Cairo, Green City and Novinger, Linn Co.
Entry Fee: No entry fee-this is a non-medal meet
Divisions: Jr. High girls/boys-High School girls/boys
Time Schedule: Coaches Meeting-12:00 p.m.
Field Events-12:30 p.m.
Running Events-1:30 p.m.
Starter: Charley Welker
Entry Forms: All entries will be made through MoMileSplit. Deadline for entries is Thursday, March 23rd at 3 pm Add as many athletes (no-limit for individual and relay events). Please enter your athletes-do not submit times.
High School Coaches please use Varsity for your athletes Division when setting up your roster. Middle School Coaches use Middle School for the athletes Division when setting up your roster.
Entry Questions - MoMileSplit or Stefanie Davidson at sdavidson@laplata.k12.mo.us
Order of Events in This Sequence: Jr. High Girls
Jr. High Boys
High School Girls
High School Boys
Special Notes Of Emphasis:
Maximum spike length is pyramid on the track and jumping runways.
Shot and discus ring are concrete.
Visiting coaches will run off field events.
Places-Individual (1-5)-Relays (1-3)
Scoring-Individual (6-4-3-2-1)-Relays (6,4,2)
No Tape is to be used on the running or jumping areas.
Teams can set up their tent areas in the grass area south of the track. Please supervise and clean up your areas during and after the meet
Concession stand and restrooms will be provided
No grills inside the track area
Field Event Assignments: (Will Have these filled by the time of the meet...........)
High Jump-
Long Jump-
Triple Jump-
Discus-
Shot Put-
Pole Vault-La Plata
Javelin (HS Only) -
Course Clerk:
Finish Line Clerk: Steve Safley
Relay Exchange Zone Assignments:
4 x 800 (starter-La Plata)
4 x 200 (leg 1-3-starter - Leg 2-4-Novinger)
4 x 100 (leg 1-starter - Leg 2-Green City - Leg 3-Novinger - Leg 4-Cairo)
4 x 400 (starter)
Field Event Order:
High Jump: Jr. High Girls/High School Girls
Jr. High Boys/High School Boys
Shot Put :High School Boys/Jr. High Boys
High School Girls/Jr. High Girls
Discus Sequence: High School Girls/Jr. High Girls
High School Boys/Jr. High Boys
Long Jump (South Pit) Sequence: High School Boys/Jr. High Boys
High School Girls/Jr. High Girls
Triple Jump (North Pit) Sequence: Jr. High Girls/High School Girls
Jr. High Boys/High School Boys
Pole Vault Sequence: Jr. High Girls/High School Girls
Jr. High Boys/High School Boys
Order of Events: Some events will run together due to having four divisions and time factor in late afternoon.
** 1:30 pmHigh School 4 x 800 (boys and girls together)
100 m. hurdles
110 m. hurdles
100 m. dash
800 m. relay
1600 m. (boys and girls together)
400 m. relay
400 m. dash
300 m. hurdles
800 m. run
200 m. dash
3200 m. (boys and girls together)
1600 m. relay (boys and girls together)