Schedules, standards, records and other information will be posted on the MHSAA website prior to the championships

Supervision guidelines are on page 1 of MHSAA Handbook

1.       Deadline Dates

invitational meets	must be registered online by May 2
ONLINE Eligibility	are due by May 16.  All junior varsity and varsity athletes must submit online regardless of whether or not they will be attending the provincials.

Entries Deadline:

Zone Top Three Finishers is 12:00 noon:  June 3

Athletes qualifying through Standard at either zone or any MHSAA sanctioned meet is 12:00 noon: June 6 , must be entered through the zone convenor. (Athletes must have competed at the zone meet in the events that they are attempting to qualify in through other meets)

Must be emailed to: pat.alexander@gvsd.ca

Zone convenors must send their entries on the MHSAA Meet Manager program or they will not be accepted.  (An updated Meet Manager database will be sent to all zone convenors in early May)

If entries are not completed properly, those athletes may not be allowed to compete!

Scratches or changes – Tuesday, June 7 (12:00 noon)

All scratches and changes must be faxed to the MHSAA (925-5624) OR emailed to greg@mhsaa.ca.  Schools not submitting scratches or changes, may be fined ($50-$100). Any athlete that scratches an event during the Championship will be scratched from all events they are entered in.

2.       ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 

JUNIOR VARSITY   

a) Participating athletes must be under the age of 17 as of midnight of the current school year, August 31.                        

b) Students are eligible to participate in junior varsity for two years.  In determining the two year clause, member schools must count grade 9 as the first year.  The athlete's eligibility begins upon enrolment in grade 9 and is allowed two consecutive years of competition from time of enrolment in grade

VARSITY  (see page 2 of MHSAA handbook)

3.       Provincial champions shall be declared in the following events: 

 (Implements and weights will be supplied at the championship)

*  (JV Athletes competing in any events in the Varsity category, must then compete in all of their events in the Varsity category.  Ie; if a JV athlete competes in a Varsity relay, then that JV athlete is required to compete in all of their events in the Varsity category)

Boys - Track Event                                                 Boys - Field Events

100 metres                                                             High Jump

200 metres                                                             Long Jump              

400 metres                                                             Triple Jump            

800 metres                                                             Shot Put      JV – 4kg, Varsity – 5kg

1500 metres                                                           Discus           1.5 kg

3000 metres                                                           Javelin          700 grams

Multi event   (100m, 800m, Long Jump & Shot Put)

Multi event athletes must compete in the events in their category. 

They may also participate in one other individual event and/or one relay

100m HURDLES - 8.5 m between flights and a height of 36 inches. 

Distance to first hurdle is 13 m.  Distance from last flight to finish line is 10.5m (total of 10 hurdles)

4 x 100 relay - Jr & Sr with all 4 runners from the same class (all from 1 school)

4 x 400 relay - Jr & Sr with all 4 runners from the same class (all from 1 school)

medley relay (800, 200, 200, 400) – Junior Varsity and Varsity.  (all from 1 school)

Girls - Track Events                                                Girls - Field Events

100 metres                                                             High Jump   

200 metres                                                             Long Jump              

400 metres                                                             Triple Jump             

800 metres                                                             Shot Put       4 kg            

1500 metres                                                           Discus          1 kg           

3000metres                                                            Javelin          600 grams         

Multi event   (100m, 800m, Long Jump & Shot Put)

Multi event athletes must compete in the events in their category. 

They may also participate in one other individual event and/or one relay

80m HURDLES - all classifications; 7.5 m between flights and a height of 30 inches. 

Distance to first hurdle is 12 meters.  Distance from last flight to finish line is 10.5m (total of 10 hurdles)

4 x 100 relay - Jr & Sr with all 4 runners from the same class (all from 1 school)

4 x 400 relay - Jr & Sr with all 4 runners from the same class (all from 1 school)

medley relay (800, 200, 200, 400) – Junior Varsity and Varsity.  (all from 1 school)

4.       Entries          

-          each zone will be allowed to enter their top three finishers per event plus any others that meet the standard (Standards are under #11).

-          any athlete(s) who qualify by meeting standards at a MHSAA sanctioned meet after April 14, must be emailed by the zone convenor to pat.alexander@gvsd.ca by Monday, June 6 at 12:00 noon.  (Athletes must have competed in their event(s) at their zone championship)

-          top three relay teams from each zone plus any other teams that meet the                                 standard at their zone meet

-          Individual competitors may compete in a maximum of four (4) events, one of which must be a relay.

A)       Track Events

-       100m, 200m, Hurdles 

o    Heats to Finals. Finals would be one heat of 8 runners (or maximum number of lanes)

o    If number of entries warrant semi finals then the process would be heats to Semi Finals to Finals                         

-          400m, 800m and 4x100m

o    Process:  heats to finals

o    Finals would be one heat of 8 runners (or maximum number of lanes)

-          1500m and 3000m

o    Process:  Timed Finals

-          4x400m and medley relay

o    Process:  Timed Finals

o    Note: 4x 400m would be run out of lanes.

B)       Field Events:

-          A flight would include a *Qualifying Mark, which, once achieved, would advance that athlete directly to the Final.  No further attempts by that athlete would be permitted.  All distances and heights achieved in the qualifying rounds are not considered in the final results; these results only serve to advance the athlete to the final.

-          The Final would include the top 12 competitors (minimum).

-          If the entries are 20 or less, flights would be eliminated.

o    Qualifying mark – TBD.

o    LJ, TJ, and throws: Number of attempts will be 3 attempts in qualifying round.  3 attempts in first round of final, with the top 8 athletes receiving 3 additional attempts.

o    HJ – in the qualifying round, the bar eventually will rise to the qualifying mark, but no higher.  Starting height will be determined and circulated prior to the meet. The 12 competitors (minimum) with the best results will advance to the final.  Any athletes achieving the qualifying mark are automatically advanced to the final.

Entry Due to Injury

-       An athlete may request approval of an entry without competing at  the zone meet providing he/she meets the following guidelines:

-       written request from coach and principal.

-       medical certificate.

-       proof of obtaining the standard (after April 14)

·         This written request must be received by the Assistant Executive Director by the Monday prior to the championship for approval

5.       first aid kits               

Each school is responsible for bringing:  Tape, bandages and other supplies for treating minor injuries. (Do not expect to have tape provided)

6.       FALSE  STARTS:

Any competitor making a false start shall be warned.  Only one false start per race shall be allowed without the disqualification of the athlete(s) making the false start.  Any athlete(s) making further false starts in the race shall be disqualified from the race.

7.       Rules (It is the Coach(es) responsibility to ensure that athletes are aware of rules)

a)        Canadian Track and Field Association rules shall apply in regard to the staging of competitions and their officiating rules pertaining to events, except  for the high jump.  Field events will be conducted under International  Amateur  Athletic  Federation  Rules, in that, there will be trials for the top  eight competitors.

b)       Individual competitors may compete in a maximum of four events, one must be a relay.  Multi-event athletes may compete in one relay and/or one individual event.

c)        Heat Advancement:       

Eight (8) lanes - Winners of heats plus the next fastest times to fill all lanes will qualify for finals.  Other changes are at the discretion of the MHSAA

d)       Point system for :

individual events:

1st –8              2nd- 7      3rd-6       4th-5       5th-4      6th-3       7th-2        8th-1

relay teams:  

1st -10             2nd-8       3rd-7       4th-6      5th-5       6th-4       7th-3       8th-2

multi-event athletes:

1st – 16            2nd – 14   3rd – 12    4th – 10    5th – 8    6th – 4       7th – 3       8th – 2

Athletes in field and track events at the same time - Athletes having to leave a field event to compete in a track event, may return to their field event.  When they return to their field event, they must resume at the present rotation as the other competitors.

8.       Uniform Rule

Competitors must wear appropriate track and field attire.  No headgear is allowed.  School track and field uniforms are required.  Absolutely no multi-coloured t-shirts, slogan t-shirts, knee length shorts, multi-coloured shorts, cut off jean shorts will be acceptable.  Athletes participating in these types of clothing may not be allowed to continue, until he/she changes into appropriate clothing.  Tights will be allowed as long as they have no more than two colours and do not extend below the knee.

*  Athletes and coaches will not be allowed to wear headwear while accepting awards. Any athlete deemed in violation may be subject to a performance bond violation in the amount of $50.00 - $100.00 assessed to the school.

*  Coaches should be advised that if the uniform rule is not adhered to, the team/athlete may not be allowed to compete and may be fined up to  $100.00.  The school may also be put on probation (probation being that if the school violates the infraction again, the school may be fined $200.00 and be suspended from all MHSAA activities).

9.       Substitutions

No substitutions will be allowed.  Only those athletes submitted on the entry forms will be allowed to participate.

10.    Accommodations

* Ask for the MHSAA Sport Rate

Holiday Inn South (1330 Pembina Hwy)	1800-423-1337 / 452-4747
Best Western (1714 Pembina Hwy.)	269-8889
Canad Inns (Wpg)	1888-332-2623
Travel Lodge (Wpg)	1800-578-7878
Comfort Inn (3109 Pembina Hwy)	1800-228-5150

* Championships may be postponed a day, or be re-scheduled due to inclement weather conditions (snow storms, rain, etc.).  Coaches should advise school administration and parents that such a possibility can occur.

11.          STANDARDS: 

Shall be based on the average of the 8th placing in each event in each classification of the previous year’s Milk Provincial Championships results and the 2010 Standards.  Provision shall be made for unusually low standards due to poor weather conditions and results from prior years may be used to base said standards upon.

2011 Provincial Track and Field Championships
STANDARDS
	JV Girls		Varsity Girls		JV Boys		Varsity Boys
80/100mh	14.32		14.23		17.63		16.33
100m	13.77		13.73		12.33		11.86
200m	28.40		27.90		25.28		23.95
400m	1:05.84		1:05.81		57.19		54.85
800m	2:36.38		2:45.55		2:14.70		2:10.21
1500m	5:31.05		5:38.83		4:39.07		4:35.06
3000m	12:23.81		12:27.45		9:95.51		9:76.83
4 X 100	55.97		56.23		50.99		47.47
4 X 400	4:49.10		4:58.47		4:05.50		3:57.65
S.P.	8.18		8.58		11.99		11.92
DISCUS	23.01		25.12		28.68		30.72
JAV.	23.36		25.43		35.00		41.22
L.J.	4.31		4.43		5.22		5.86
T.J.	9.66		9.75		11.01		11.86
H.J.	1.39		1.40		1.60		1.67
Medley	4:55.65		4:81.18		4:10.15		4:04.74
Tetrathlon	1495		1576		1752		2012