Meet Information
Online Registration Instructions
2024 CARDINAL DISTRICT
OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP-MAY 13 -14
Hosted by: Woodbridge Senior High School, 3001 Old Bridge Road. Woodbridge Va 22192
May 13th: Field Events and
4x800m Relay
May 14th: Remaining Running
Events
- Track opens at 11:30AM.
- Coaches meeting at noon.
- Start time is 1:00PM for both days
1.0 Eligibility: All
participants must have competed in at least one (1) competition during the
regular season.
1.1 All participants must be on the
MEL.
2.0 Entering the Cardinal District Outdoor Track
Championship Meet:
2.1 All entries will be done on Milestat. Please
make sure your rosters are up-to-date and names are spelled correctly.
2.2 ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETED
BY Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 9PM. Please make sure all marks are in the Milestat
database. All entries will be verified. Permissible marks must be achieved in
a VHSL sanctioned meet with a minimum of (5)
teams. The meet must be FAT for running event performances.
Converted hand times must be properly converted with a minimum of (10) teams in
the meet. Hand times will be seeded after all FAT'ed marks are seeded.
2.3 Cardinal District Championship entry
limits per team: 1 relay and 3 individuals per event. More than 3 individuals
may be entered if all have achieved the Cardinal District qualifying standard.
2.4 Individual Participation: In one
meet, a contestant may compete in any number of field events but shall be
limited to participation in only three running events. If one of the running
events is the 3200m, an athlete may only run one other event in the same day
that the 3200m is being contested.
2.4a. PERFORMANCES ATTAINED IN CLUB
SANCTIONED MEETS ARE NOT PERMITTED. If a club sanctioned meet performance is
used; they will be deleted from entry. It is the coach's responsibility to
ensure that all entries are accurate, verified and meet VHSL requirements.
2.5 THERE IS NO STRATCH MEETING.YOUR
ENTRIES ARE DECLARED ONCE THE DEADLINE CLOSES May 9th at 9PM.
2.6 Declaration Rule is in
effect. For example, you may enter an athlete in the 55m, 300m, 4x 400m,
if you scratch the athlete from the 300m they may still run the 4 x 400m but
you cannot add them to another event. If you are un-sure please contact me.
However, if you enter an athlete in MORE THAN 3 running events (2 events if one
is the 3200m) athlete will be deleted from the last events working in backwards
order, regardless of whether or not they have or have not competed in the event.
2.7 This may be a retroactive
discovery in which time, marks, and scoring will be deleted from the results.
2.8 Rules: 2024 edition
National Federation Rule Book and the 2023-2024 edition of VHSL Handbook
2.9 Fill out all slots for your
relays and on your relay cards.
2.10 Scoring: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
2.11 Determination of District
Championship: There will be a boys and girls team champion based of highest
overall score at the conclusion of the competition.
2.11a Advancing to the 6B
region Championship: Top 6 finishers in the individual events and top 3
finishers in the relay events. Additional advancers are athletes who have met
the Automatic Qualifying marks for Reg/States.
2.12 Awards: Top 3 medal.
Trophy to team winner.
2.13 Admission: Going rate for
Cardinal District Championship events
2.14 Spectators and
non-competing athletes are not allowed in the competition area. This includes
the in-field and the field event areas.
2.15 Teams will be allowed to
set up on the home side bleachers NOT the finish line bleachers. No teams on
the infield or competition areas.
4.0 Meet Management
4.1 Director: Kelly McGreal
4.2. Athletic Trainer:
Zach Mihalovich
4.2 Timer: Final Lap Timing
Group-Jason Smith
4.3 Meet Referees: Tracey
Holsclaw-C.D. Hylton
4.4 Starter: Darrell Harris
4.5 Clerks: Woodbridge
4.6 Jury of Appeals: Pete
Augrom-Colgan, Jarmal Latney-Gar-Field, Jeffrey Foy-Potomac
4.7 Finish Line: Final
Lap timing group
4.8 Field events: Final Lap
timing group
4.9 DSA-Woodbridge: Kyle Geck
CARDINAL DISTRICT TRACK
CHAMPIONSHIP
DAY 1-May 13th,
2024. Field events competition begins at
1PM.
Implement Certification:
Girls Shot: 4.0kg Girls Discus: 1.0kg Boys Shot: 12 LBS Boys Discus 1.6k
Vaulters will certify their poles and weigh-in the Vault Venue.
Spikes: 1/4" pyramid only.
Multiple Event Athletes:
Athletes must check in and out of events if they are contesting additional events occurring simultaneously.
Athletes must return to event within 20 minutes of check out.
Once the event closes, no further jumps or throws may be performed or contested.
Verticals: the bar will advance as dictated by the competition and will not be held to accommodate missing athletes.
Round 1 of Field Events:
Start Time 1:00pm - Round 2 begins 30 minutes
after 1st round is completed.
Girls' Long Jump followed by Girls' Triple Jump
Boys' Long Jump followed by Boys' Triple Jump
Girls' Shot Put followed by Boys' Shot Put
Boys' Discusfollowed by Girls' Discus
Boys' High Jump followed by Girls' High Jump
Girls' Pole Vaultfollowed by Boys' Pole Vault
OH HJ: G 4-06 B 5-04 Bar will advance 2" until
(2) competitors remain in the field, then advancement will be by 1".
LJ, TJ, S: 3 attempts in prelims,
then 9 to finals. However, if entries do not support this then it will be
finals only, 4 attempts.
OH PV: TBDBar will advance 6" until (2)
competitors remain in the field, then advancement will be by 3".**Opening heights are (1) bar below the 2024 Cardinal District Standard.
Heights are rounded down for odd numbers.
4x800m Relay: 3PM. Girls
followed by Boys
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Day 2-May 14, 2024.
Competition begins at 1PM.
Girls then Boys, slower seeds
to faster seeds
Rolling Schedule. The
events will roll consecutively as listed.
Competition schedule:
100m Hurdles Final
110m Hurdles Final
100m Dash Final
1600mRun
4x100m Relay
400m Dash
300m Hurdles
800m Run
200m Dash
3200mRun
4x400m Relay (3-turn
stagger)