CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut Telephone (203) / Fax (203)

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1 CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut Telephone (203) / Fax (203) BOYS / GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Sponsored by U.S. Marines and CT DOT CIAC Girls Committee Chairman CIAC Boys Committee Chairman Dr. Steve Wysowski Donn Friedman, Executive Director (860) CNESSPA swysowski@casciac.org Office (860) donn@cnesspa.org Girls Coaches Chairman Boys Coaches Chairman Beth Sarnacki Charles Farley Cromwell High School Sheehan High School School (860) , Ext (203) msarnacki@cromwell.k12.ct.us coachfarley@sbcglobal.net THE OUTDOOR TRACK TOURNAMENT INFORMATION IS ARRANGED IN TWELVE (12) SECTIONS 1.0 Divisions 2.0 Dates / Sites / Meet Directors 3.0 Entry Procedures 4.0 Expenses / Tickets 5.0 Forfeits 6.0 Officials 7.0 Protests 8.0 Qualifying 9.0 Ranking / Seeding 10.0 Supervision / Sportsmanship 11.0 Time of Games / Meets 12.0 Tournament Rules / Procedures Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I List of Schools by Division Boys List of Schools by Division Girls Protest Report Form Disqualification Report Form Pole Vault Weight Certification Form Decathlon / Heptathlon Information Sheet Steeplechase Information Sheet Hammer Throw Information Sheet Concussion Management and Return to Play Requirements

2 ALERT BOYS / GIRLS TRACK COACHES 2014 STATE MEET SITES WILLOWBROOK PARK WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO CIAC THIS SPRING DUE TO A PLANNED RENOVATION. PLEASE CHECK THIS PACKET FOR THE 2014 SCHEDULE AND SITES. DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014, by 12:00 p.m., at which time verifications will be sent to the AD and coach addresses on file. School officials must check verification form for errors and report errors to CIAC immediately via an online support ticket (this is the only channel for submitting corrections; no phone corrections will be accepted). Seeded meet programs will be posted on the web site on Friday, May 30, 2014 by 3:30 p.m. Absolutely NO ENTRIES OR CORRECTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE SEEDED PROGRAMS ARE POSTED. Please pay particular attention to the Decathlon, Heptathlon, Steeplechase, and Hammer Throw information. The Track Committee has included all information pertaining to these events into separate packets. There will be separate gates for spectators and athletes/coaches. Only athletes listed on the entry form will be admitted free. Additional team members will need to enter and pay at the spectator gate. Tents should not be positioned on the ground or in the bleachers in a manner that impedes the view of spectators. Please limit tent set-up to the last row of bleachers on the straightaway side, or the bleachers opposite the straightaway. All boys and girls relays will have a minimum standard to qualify for all Class Championship Meets. All field events in all State Championship Meets will now have a 10 minute check-out limit. Athletes should not check-out before necessary. (Note: During the preliminary rounds of the field events, an athlete has the option to request to the judge to take more than one trial in succession. The judge has right to determine if this request would create an unfair advantage and deny the request.) ATHLETES MAY NOT USE A RUBBER DISCUS IN COMPETITION. Schools are REQUIRED to submit individual qualifying performances within 7 days of achieving the standard. The site and date of the performance must also be entered. These performances will be available for viewing on the CIAC web site. Relay teams will have to meet qualifying standards. Coaches need to report the best qualifying standard during the season. Relay teams, like all other entries MUST be placed on the state qualifying form. Relay times must be submitted on the CIAC on-line eligibility center justification by the May 29, 2014 deadline. Coaches must bring their verification form to the Class Championship Meet. NOTE: No individual will be allowed entry into Class Championship competition unless the school has previously entered that individual on the qualifying list by no later than 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, An area will be provided for a designated coach for pole vault. NOTE: A copy of the pole vault weight certification form MUST be given to the pole vault official by a coach at the start of EACH of the Class, Open, Decathlon, and New England Meets. SCRIMMAGES Teams must have a minimum of three (3) days of practice prior to scheduling a full team scrimmage. All sports teams will have a minimum of fourteen (14) practice days before the date of the first scheduled competition. Sundays do not count as a day of practice. Saturdays and holidays may be used as practice days unless prohibited by local board policy or the CIAC committee on seasons limitations. An individual athlete must participate in a minimum of ten (10) practices prior to competition unless the athlete has been participating in a sport that overlaps the season and then would not be required to complete ten (10) practices prior to competition. 2

3 The intent-to-enter form has been eliminated. Strict Adherence to Minimum Qualification Standards for the Class Meets -- Let us begin by saying that there has been noticeable improvement in this area. Unfortunately, there are some coaches who continue to enter athletes who may not have met the qualification standard. The committees make this assumption because there continues to be a high percentage of athletes who do not come close to the qualifying time or distance at the class meets. We will continue to monitor this again this year. Coaches, it is your responsibility to insure that all athletes who compete in the class meet have achieved (not come close to) the minimum qualifying standard in a regular meet (not a scrimmage or practice). Any coach who continues to disregard entry procedures and standards leaves the committee no choice but to take action against that coach and/or school. We have absolutely no interest in becoming a body who polices our colleagues. Rather, our interest is to insure that our top quality athletes receive the best possible experience. NOTE: If a school has more than three (3) qualifiers who have met the minimum qualifying standard in any event, the coach can enter all athletes who qualify within the three event limitation. Relays for the New England Championships Schools who qualify for a relay in the New England Championship will be allowed to change their participants to any athlete listed on their state entry. The athlete(s) still must conform to the three (3) event rule at the New England Championship. Any irregularities noted on the on-line performances reported to the CIAC this season should be reported to either the chair of the Outdoor Track Committee, Donn Friedman donn@cnesspa.org Telephone (860) or Steve Wysowski swysowski@gmail.com Telephone (860) Tournament Rosters / Entry / Officials Can be submitted on the Eligibility Center or the submit scores/forms option under the CIAC for coaches menu at CIACsports.com. Reporting Regular Season Scores All regular season scores must be entered online no more than 24 hours following the game s completion. It is highly recommended that scores are entered from the site as soon as the game ends. Scores may be entered via the Online Eligibility Center, the submit scores/forms option of the CIAC for Coaches menu at CIACsports.com, or the submit scores button in our CIACmobile.com mobile site. Entering scores at CIACsports.com or CIACmobile.com requires either a coaches or scorekeeper s access code, those codes are managed via the Online Eligibility Center and can be retrieved from a school s athletic director. Special Needs Students Coaches are reminded to inform contest officials prior to each competition of any special needs student who could be competing in the contest when his/her disability could impact the individual s performance or the conduct of the competition. CIAC Tournament Site Media Policy The CIAC places tremendous value on the role the media plays in promoting and highlighting high school sports. To that purpose CIAC tournament venues and hosts should make every effort to provide a working environment conducive to all media (print, broadcast and internet based) covering our events. The following are minimum standards, developed in consultation with the CIAC Media Advisory Committee, which should be provided for working media at all CIAC tournament sites. 1. A minimum of one hour following the conclusion of post-game interviews to write in the press box, press area or a suitable facility in close proximity to the site of the event (i.e. office, classroom, etc.). 2. Access to electric power (shared power strip, etc.). 3. Access to wireless internet service. Site directors should communicate these requirements to any staff person who may be responsible for the administration of the event. If for some reason a site will not be able to provide these items for a contest, a site representative should inform the CIAC in advance and work with the media on site before the game and work to provide a reasonable solution to the issue. Members of the media who will be covering events are directed to contact the appropriate site as far in advance as possible to inform them they will be at the event and discuss what arrangements will be made for working media at the site. 3

4 NFHS effective : Note: Visible etchings which appear on poles shall not meet the requirement of the manufacturer s pole rating appearing on the pole in a contrasting color. Rationale: Most poles have an etching on the pole which is a code to the manufacturer. This code most frequently does not correspond to the proper weight rating for the pole. The rating appearing as the mark in contrasting color is established by the manufacturer is clearly visible and serves only this purpose. The requirement is for purposes of risk minimization and should be adhered to strictly. NFHS effective : Clarifies the original intent to permit a competitor in the pole vault to abort the approach and in stopping plant the pole and momentum causes his/her feet to leave the ground without being considered a foul. It is a foul if a vaulter leaves the ground in an attempt and fails to clear the crossbar. Rationale: The change in by the committee was not intended to allow a vaulter to abort a vault but rather to have the opportunity to stop and abort the approach. However, the language was not clear and as written allowed a vaulter to abort a vault. This change clearly reflects the original intent of the committee to abort only the approach and have the opportunity to restart the approach. This exception is appropriate for the high school vaulter. NFHS effective Note: The baton shall be handed from the incoming runner to the outgoing runner within the exchange zone. Both runners shall not touch the baton outside the 20-meter exchange zone NFHS Track and Field Rule Changes No meet official, including meet referee and jury of appeals, shall set aside any rule , 3-2-4k, The use of electronic communication devices is permitted during meets in unrestricted areas and 3-2-7, 4-6-5g coaches boxes; however, they may not be used for any review of a referee s decision or to communicate with an athlete during a race or trial , Removes the requirement that the implement inspector shall inspect vaulting poles and the responsibility rests with the field referee or head field judge c(7), Any visible undergarment worn underneath the uniform bottom that does not extend below the knees is Notes 1, now considered a foundation garment and not subject to single, solid color rule. An undergarment 9-6-1c(7) extending below the knees shall meet all requirements regarding a visible undergarment. Notes Consistent in all field events for communication, a pass shall be communicated to the event judge before the start of the trial clock Note Clarifies the diameter restriction for the rubber tip javelin , Adjusts the prescribed time limits for pole vault and places time limits for consecutive trials in the throwing events Padding meeting the ASTM Specification Standards shall be required for the start of the track Notes 1, 2 season. 4

5 2014 NFHS Track and Field Major Editorial Changes 4-6-3, 4 These two articles, which address how to order reruns after an act of interference has occurred, have been deleted from Rule 4 and moved to Rule 5-9, which defines interference in running events , All-weather track surfaces utilizing a painted line to mark the inner edge of the track are now the more commonly used surface. The order of listing a painted line, followed by a raised curb to designate the inside edge of the track is more appropriate for the construction and design of today s tracks , 2 Clarifies that the tie-breaking procedure in field events applies only for places 7-3-1, 2 scoring and 7-3-1, 2 removes unnecessary language from the rules Editorial Changes 3-4-5, 3-8-3, 4-4 Note, Penalty, Penalty, 5-9-2, 5-9-3, , , Penalty, 6-4-2, 6-4-3, 6-5-2, 6-5-3, 6-6-2, 7-1-2, 7-2-1, 7-2-6, , , 7-4-1, 7-5-1, , 7-6-1, Note, Note, Penalty, Appendix A 2014 Points of Emphasis 1. Throwing implements returned to competitors by officials 2. Proper coaching requires staying up to date on rules and techniques 3. Coaches getting it right with uniforms 4. Importance of proper training of volunteers to work the meet 5

6 CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT Telephone (203) / Fax (203) BOYS / GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 1.0 DIVISIONS 1.1 Only institutional members of the Conference may enter this tournament which will be in five (5) divisions. Placement of schools has been based on the grade 9-12 boy or girl enrollment. Boys: LL 773 and over Girls: LL 755 and over L L MM MM M M S up to 302 S up to DATES / SITES / MEET DIRECTORS 2.1 Member schools may start practice on, but not before Monday, March 24, Member schools may hold the first meet on, but not before Wednesday, April 9, MONDAY, JUNE 2, CLASS L CHAMPIONSHIP Boys & Girls at Middletown High School Field events start at 2:30 p.m. and running events start at 3:00 p.m. (All scratches must be done by 2:15 p.m.) Meet Director Rich Kosta, Fitch High School, 101 Groton Long Point Road, Groton, CT School (860) / Home (860) / rkosta@groton.k12.ct.us MONDAY, JUNE 2, CLASS M CHAMPIONSHIP Boys & Girls at Sheehan High School, Wallingford Field events start at 2:00 p.m. and running events start at 2:30 p.m. (All scratches must be done by 1:45 p.m.) Meet Director James Thompson, 14 Great Plain Road, Norwich, CT Cell (860) / jtstrider@sbcglobal.net 2.4 TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014 CLASS MM CHAMPIONSHIP Boys & Girls at Middletown High School Field events start at 2:30 p.m. and running events start at 3:00 p.m. (All scratches must be done by 2:15 p.m.) Meet Director Carl Reichard, East Lyme High School, 30 Chesterfield Rd,PO Box 210,East Lyme School (860) / Home (860) / carl.reichard@eastlymeschools.org TUESDAY, JUNE 3, Class LL Championship Boys & Girls at Danbury High School Field events start at 2:30 p.m. and running events start at 3:00 p.m. (All scratches must be done by 2:15 p.m.) Meet Director Bill Baron, 29 Apple Tree Lane, South Windsor, CT Home (860) / billbtcc@aol.com 2.5 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014 CLASS S CHAMPIONSHIP Boys & Girls at Danbury High School Field events start at 2:30 p.m. and running events start at 3:00 p.m. (All scratches must be done by 2:15 p.m. Meet Director Richard Luke, Cromwell High School, Donald Harris Drive, Cromwell, CT School (860) Voice mail x 1856 / Home (860) / Fax (860) rluke144@aol.com 6

7 2.6 MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014 CIAC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Boys & Girls at Middletown High School -- Field events start at 1:30 p.m. and running events start at 2:00 p.m. (All scratches must be done by 1:15 p.m. Meet Director Bill Baron, 29 Apple Tree Lane, South Windsor, CT Home (860) / billbtcc@aol.com 2.7 SATURDAY, JUNE 14, NEW ENGLAND BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS At Norwell High School, Norwell, MA Information to be distributed at State Open 2.8 TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 AND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, CIAC Decathlon, Hammer Throw and Steeplechase and Heptathlon at U.S. Coast Guard Academy (Separate section) Girls Heptathlon June 17 (11:30 a.m.), June 18 (11:00 a.m.) Boys Decathlon June 17, 18 (11:00 a.m.) Girls Hammer Throw June 17 (2:30 p.m.) Boys Hammer Throw June 18 (2:30 p.m.) Girls Steeplechase June 17 (3:30 p.m.) Boys Steeplechase June 18 (3:30 p.m.) 3.0 ENTRY PROCEDURE 3.1 Schedule Form None required in boys or girls outdoor track 3.2 Change of Division Form Not permitted in boys or girls outdoor track 3.3 Site Availability Form None required in boys or girls outdoor track 3.4 Entry Procedure Entry form must be submitted via the password protected online eligibility center by Thursday, May 29, 2014 by 12:00 p.m. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. Entrants not listed will not be allowed to compete. This includes alternates. AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT COMPETE IN MORE THAN THREE (3) EVENTS. Directions for Entering Athletes Complete the following steps: 1) Contact your school person responsible for entering CIAC athletic events. 2) Enter your roster from your CIAC eligibility list. 3) Enter your athletes into the event s qualifying performance form. 4) Be certain to enter the athlete s name and qualifying performance for each event you wish to enter. 5) Example Running event 400 meters of 56 seconds will be entered at Example Field event Shot put of 42 feet, 6, and one half inches will be entered as ) Print your verification copy and bring it to the meet. 7) Submit the form to the CIAC. 8) Check the CIAC web site for errors. ( 3.5 Entry Fee -- $8.00 per individual entered with a minimum of $75, whichever is greater. This must be mailed to the CIAC office, 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT DON T TAKE THE ENTRY FEE TO THE MEET IT WON T BE ACCEPTED. Make check payable to CIAC. 7

8 3.6 Late Entry Policy No tournament entries will be accepted after the established deadline (Thursday, May 29, 2014) except those approved by the CIAC Board of Control. Corrections requested by a school to an entry form that was submitted by the established deadline but prior to seeding / pairing data being published on the web site, will be assessed a fee of $50 per correction to a maximum of $250. (No entry or late fee will be accepted beyond 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2014.) All requests for corrections must be submitted on a support ticket via the online eligibility center. No phone request will be considered. Tournament Regulation Violations If a school fails to comply with tournament regulations and such requires the CIAC tournament sports committee, central office staff, or the CIAC Board of Control to redo any portion of the tournament pairings or such non-compliance adversely impacts the management of the tournament, an administrative violation fee of $500 will be imposed upon the school before entry into the tournament will be allowed. 3.7 Qualifying Standards Only those competitors who have equaled or bettered in regular season competition the qualifying marks listed in the section entitled Qualifying are eligible to enter the championship meets. Please adhere to this regulation. Please note that relay teams MUST meet qualifying standards as always but this year the best qualifying performance must be entered during the season like all other events. 3.8 Coaches Meeting The coaches meeting will begin 30 minutes prior to the start of ALL State Meets. 4.0 EXPENSES / TICKETS 4.1 Schools will bear all traveling expenses. 4.2 Charges for Class and State Open Championships will be: * Subject to change depending on venue Free Children five (5) and under $5.00 Senior citizens (age 65 and older) $5.00 Students (Grades 1-12) $8.00 Adults (All others not in the above categories) 4.3 During the Championships, the following passes will be honored at all sites. 1) Head varsity outdoor track coach may request IN WRITING ONLY from CIAC. 2) Principal (or designee) of participating schools with CAS membership card. 3) Press Card No other complimentary admissions will be permitted. 4) Athletic directors of participating schools. 5) CIAC track officials membership card. 5.0 FORFEITS 5.1 When it is discovered that an ineligible competitor participates in a CIAC individual type tournament / meet / match, the competitor will be disqualified from the competition and his/her last opponent will advance in his/her place. Teammates of the ineligible competitor, except relay teammates, remain in the competition and score points for their team. Team points earned by the ineligible competitor will be subtracted from his/her team s total score. Team rankings will be readjusted if warranted. Opponents eliminated prior to the last opponent may not re-enter the tournament. This applies to the following CIAC sports: swimming, wrestling, indoor track, outdoor track, tennis, cross country and golf. 8

9 6.0 OFFICIALS 6.1 Meet directors are responsible for hiring and assigning officials, judges, timers, scorers, starters, inspectors, etc., in accordance with the numbers and types listed in the most current CIAC Handbook. 6.2 Automatic timing will be provided by a timing service which has been hired to service all Class Championships and the Open Meet. 7.0 PROTESTS 7.1 Each meet director will establish a jury of appeal consisting of five (5) members whose purpose will be to adjudicate all protests relating to the decisions made by the referee. The judgment of the Jury of Appeals is final and binding unless there is a challenge to the application of due process. 7.2 Protests submitted to the Jury of Appeals must be submitted 30 minutes from the time the results have been announced and entered on the Protest Form included in the packet of information. The form may be found as Appendix C. 7.3 On the eve of a tournament when there is not sufficient time for normal administrative procedures and Board of Control hearings, if a question of interpretation of tournament regulations or the operation of the tournament arises, the Chairman of the CIAC Board of Control, the Executive Director of CIAC, and the Chairman of the Tournament Committee in question will make an appropriate ad hoc decision in consideration of the best interest of the tournament as a whole. 7.4 Decisions by Game Officials Protests arising from the decisions, interpretations and misapplication of the National Federation or CIAC game rules by officials during the contest must be in accordance with the NFHS rules and the CIAC protest procedure stated in the packet. Protests will not be considered after the official conclusion of the meet. The decisions and interpretations of the rules by the officials are final. The record of the official scorekeeper at the conclusion of the contest is final unless an error is discovered. Such error shall be corrected as covered by specific contest rules. Any team leaving the contest area before the conclusion of the contest because of dissatisfaction with the officiating will render the school liable to disciplinary action by CIAC. 8.0 QUALIFYING The record of the official scorekeeper at the conclusion of the contest is final unless an error is discovered. Such error shall be corrected as covered by specific contest rules. Any team leaving the contest area before the conclusion of the contest because of dissatisfaction with the officiating will render the school liable to disciplinary action by the conference. 8.1 To be eligible for CIAC Class Championship competition, each competitor must have achieved the following time, distance or height in a regular season meet. 9

10 Boys LL L MM M S Hand FAT Hand FAT Hand FAT Hand FAT Hand FAT 110M H M Int H M M M M 2:05.5 2: :05.5 2: :06.5 2: :06.5 2: :07.5 2: M 4:39 4: :39 4: :44 4: :48 4: :48 4: M 10:15 10: :20 10: :30 10: :45 10: :50 10: x x 400 3:40 3: :40 3: :43 3: :45 3: :48 3: x 800 8:50 8: :00 9: :00 9: :10 9: :20 9:20.24 Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Shot Discus Javelin Pole Vault Girls LL L MM M S Hand FAT Hand FAT Hand FAT Hand FAT Hand FAT 100M H M Int H M M M M 2:30 2: :32 2: :32 2: :32 2: :35.5 2: M 5:40 5: :40 5: :45 5: :50 5: :50 5: M : :30 12: :40 12: :50 12: :10 13: x x 400 4:25 4: :25 4: :30 4: :30 4: :35 4: x :00 11: :00 11: :15 11: :20 11: :30 11:30.24 Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Shot Discus Javelin Pole Vault NOTE: An individual competitor may not compete in more than three (3) events. If you have more than three (3) qualifiers in any event, the coaches may enter all athletes who qualify within the three event limitation. Each school may enter one relay team per school composed of four individuals and no more than two alternates. Each time a competitor is listed as an alternate on a relay team it counts as one of the three events permitted for that competitor. 8.2 Qualification for the State Open Championship is as follows: (a) top five (5) finishers in Class LL, L, MM, M and S divisional championships; (b) all competitors who meet the automatic qualifying standard. The standard will approximate the eighth place finish established in the previous year s State Open Championship. 10

11 8.3 In the Class and Championship Meets, competitors in the shot, discus, javelin, triple jump and long jump, the three (3) trials and three (3) finals will be observed. The top nine (9) advance to the final round. ALL JUMPS AND THROWS WILL BE MEASURED. 8.4 State Open Championships Automatic qualifying standard (marks) (from divisional championships) Boys Girls 100m m m m m m m 1: m 2: m 4: m 5: m 9: m 11: m H Hurdles m Hurdles m Int. Hurdles m Hurdles Triple Jump 43 Triple Jump 34 8 Shot Put 48 6 Shot Put 35 6 Discus 135 Discus 105 Javelin 165 Javelin 113 Long Jump 20 9 Long Jump 16 8 High Jump 6 2 High Jump x 100m x 100m x 400m 3: x 400m 4: x 800 8:16 4 x 800 9:48 Pole Vault 13 0 Pole Vault Advancement from the CIAC Class Championship to the CIAC Open Championship is predicated on the competitor s performance in the Class Championship Finals (excluding trials in running events). Advancement to the New England Championship is predicated on the competitors performance in the CIAC Open Championship. The top six finishers in the Open Championship will advance to the New England Championship. The 7 th, and 8 th place finishers only will be considered as alternates. Athletes who qualify for the New England Championship must declare 15 minutes after the conclusion of the last event or alternates will be designated. 9.0 RANKING / SEEDING 9.1 Team scoring is for an eight lane track. Ties will be scored according to National Federation guidelines. Eight place scoring will occur only when an 8 lane track is used. Otherwise six place scoring will be used. 9.2 In the State Open seeding will be done from the performance of the athletes at the Class Meets. 9.3 All seeding will be done electronically SUPERVISION / SPORTSMANSHIP 10.1 An athlete may not compete in the tournament unless accompanied by his coach or a PROPERLY CERTIFIED REPRESENTATIVE of the school designated by the principal in writing. Coaches are expected to provide proper supervision for their athletes and spectators during all meets Electronic Sound Equipment such as radios, stereos and tape players and all cooking equipment such as grills and barbecues as well as other distractions are prohibited from the meet area. 11

12 10.3 Safety is an emphasis at all CIAC events. Many events are potentially dangerous if proper precautions are not observed. The following will be strictly enforced: a. SPECTATORS MAY NOT BE ON THE FIELD AND MUST REMAIN IN THE ASSIGNED SPECTATOR AREAS. b. Contestants, not actually competing, must remain in assigned areas. c. Jumpers and throwers may not practice or compete without adult supervision present. d. Implements are to be secured immediately following the completion of the event and any athlete throwing the implement thereafter will be disqualified from the event (rule ). e. Standards and crossbars are to be removed immediately upon completion of the event COACHES AND ATHLETES ENTERED IN THE MEETS ARE TO REMAIN IN THE AREA DESIGNATED FOR THEM. VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION. THIS RULE WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED When a member school s coach is ejected from a meet for an infraction as prescribed by the rules, the school may not continue until the member school replaces the ejected coach with a certified coach. If this cannot be accomplished within 15 minutes after the ejection, the official in charge will declare the school disqualified Use or possession of tobacco products or alcoholic beverages of any kind, including champagne, are not permitted on the field of competition or within the stands, or parking lot at which a tournament game is scheduled All equipment must pass inspection at the meet according to National Federation Rules, and the shot, javelin and discus must be made available for any competitor. All implements will be weighed, measured and balanced during the registration period (and only at that time). Athletes using non-certified equipment will be disqualified. In the event the weighing of implements is not available, the meet director may designate competition implements which become the common property of all competitors during the competition TIME OF MEETS The 8 lb. shot is still NOT acceptable (girls track). THE SHOT, DISCUS AND JAVELIN ARE TO BE IMMEDIATELY SECURED FOLLOWING THE EVENT AND ANY ATHLETE THROWING THE IMPLEMENT THEREAFTER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED All the combined class meets will start at 2:30 p.m. at Danbury and Middletown High Schools and 2:00 p.m. at Sheehan High School. Coaches meetings will start at 30 minutes prior to the start of all state meets The combined Open Meet will start at 1:30 p.m The field events for Class Meets at Danbury and Middletown High Schools will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the running events begin at 3:00 p.m. The field events will begin at 2:00 p.m. and running events at 2:30 p.m. at Sheehan High School. The field events for the Open Meet begin at 1:30 p.m. and running events begin at 2:00 p.m. 12

13 12.0 TOURNAMENT RULES / PROCEDURES 12.1 Order of Events Combined State Championships Girls 4 x 800. Final Boys 4 x 800. Final Girls 4 x 100m Relay Final Boys 4 x 100m Relay Final Girls 100m Hurdle Semi Boys 110m Hurdle Semi Girls 100m Dash.. Semi Boys 100m Dash.. Semi Girls 1600m Run. Final Boys 1600m Run.. Final Boys 110m Hurdle Final Girls 100m Hurdle Final Boys 100m Dash Final Girls 100m Dash Final Girls 400m Dash Final Boys 400m Dash Final Girls 300m Hurdle. Final Boys 300m Hurdle. Final Girls 800m Run. Final Boys 800m Run. Final Girls 200m Dash Final Boys 200m Dash Final Girls 3200m Run... Final Boys 3200m Run Final Girls 4 x 400m Relay. Final Boys 4 x 400m Relay. Final Order of Field Events (Starting simultaneously will be the same at Middletown, Danbury and Sheehan.) All field events in all State Championship Meets will now have a ten (10) minute checkout limit. Girls Javelin followed by Boys javelin Boys Discus followed by Girls Discus Girls Shot followed by Boys Shot Girls High Jump followed by Boys High Jump Boys Long Jump followed by Triple Jump Girls Long Jump followed by Triple Jump Boys Pole Vault followed by Girls Pole Vault (or simultaneously) NOTE: Meet Directors will assign jumping pits in the best interest of meet management Class Meets All classes High jump and pole vault starting heights will be pre-determined by the CIAC meet director. No performance will be measured below the minimum standard The 100m and 110m hurdles will be run twice, semis and finals. All other races are timed finals. All the championship meets will be automatically timed. IN THE CLASS MEETS, THE FASTEST EIGHT TIMES IN THE SEMIS WILL ADVANCE TO THE FINALS Relay Entry Rule All competitors listed on the Electronic Entry Form must count the listing as one of the three allowable events. This includes those competitors listed as an alternate, being listed as an alternate also counts as one event. 13

14 The Entry Form used in the CIAC Class Championship will determine those eligible to compete in the CIAC Open Championship. As a relay team advances from the Class Championship to the Open Championship, only those runners and alternates whose names appear on the original Entry Form will be eligible to compete in that relay event, no one else. For teams qualifying for the New England Championship, coaches will be permitted to change the relay lineup to include any competitor who is on their state meet eligibility list, provided the athlete does not violate the three event limitation rule at the New England Championship meet In the throwing events and the long jump, the number of flights will be governed by the number of entries. In the high jump, the five alive method will be used. In the pole vault, the five alive method will be used Once a boy/girl scratches after the start of the meet at the Class, Open, or the start of his/her first event, he/she is scratched from ALL subsequent events in that meet. Scratches will be accepted without penalty up to fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of all state meets National Federation rules for uniforms will be strictly enforced Please have competitors dressed for participation on arrival at the meet. Dressing facilities will not be provided Championship and runner-up trophies will be awarded at each meet. Medals will be awarded for the first six (6) places in all events Middletown High School -- Lavatories are available, ¼ pin spikes or less. The javelin runway surface is the same as the track surface. Flats recommended for discus and shot put. NO COMPETITORS WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE BUILDING Danbury High School Restrooms are available inside the concession building inside the stadium. Portables will also be available around the competition site. No competitors will be permitted in the high school building. ¼ inch or smaller pyramid or Xmas tree spikes are approved for use. The Danbury High School Stadium has two (2) horizontal jumping pits, two (2) pole vault pits, and the javelin runway surface is grass. Only certified officials and competing athletes will be allowed inside the track area Sheehan High School After drop off, buses will park off site. Information will be provided to each driver that day. Javelin area is grass. ¼ inch or less spikes are permitted. Flats recommended for discus and shot put. Lavatories and portolets will be available at the stadium. Student-athletes will not be permitted in the school prior to 3:30 p.m. The track area will be available for warm-up, however, the infield will only be open to those competing in an event that requires them in this area Teams arriving before dismissal time at any school should not enter the building Teams are responsible for team equipment and personal items. Neither the facilities, meet management, nor CIAC assume any responsibility for lost or stolen items. Teams should monitor their own areas as items have been stolen in the past Coaches may be requested by the meet director to furnish competent officials to assist in the direction of the meet All meets shall be governed exclusively by the National Federation Rules. All decisions of the boys/girls track committees relative to the operation of this tournament shall be final. 14

15 12.17 It is the athlete s responsibility to be aware of the rules governing his/her event and conduct him/herself accordingly. It is also his/her responsibility to promptly report to his/her event Competitor s Gate Athletes and coaches listed on the entry form will be admitted to the competition area via a competitor s gate at each site An area will be provided for a designated coach for pole vault. 15

16 APPENDIX A 2014 BOYS OUTDOOR TRACK LIST OF SCHOOLS BY DIVISION Class LL 773 and Over (25) Bridgeport Central 923 Cheshire 798 Danbury 1468 East Hartford 836 Fairfield Prep. 896 Glastonbury 1077 Greenwich 1366 Hamden 944 Manchester 889 Middletown Xavier 870 New Britain 1338 Newtown 905 Norwalk Brien McMahon 793 Norwich Free Academy 1071 Ridgefield 906 Shelton 779 Simsbury 832 Southington 1009 Stamford 989 Stamford Westhill 1038 Trumbull 1049 West Hartford Conard 773 West Haven 794 Westport Staples 953 Woodbridge Amity Reg. 844 Class L (31) Bridgeport Bassick 645 Bridgeport Warren Harding 685 Bristol Central 681 Bristol Eastern 640 Darien 659 Fairfield Ludlowe 737 Fairfield Warde 726 Farmington 678 Hartford Public 750 Madison Daniel Hand 617 Meriden Maloney 618 Meriden Platt 619 Middletown 674 Monroe Masuk 620 Naugatuck 683 New Canaan 629 New Haven Wilbur Cross 653 New Milford 726 Newington 719 North Haven 625 Norwalk 770 South Windsor 723 Southbury Pomperaug 652 Waterbury Crosby 746 Waterbury Kennedy 717 Waterbury Wilby 702 West Hartford Wm. Hall 725 West Haven Notre Dame 616 Wethersfield 617 Wilton 689 Windsor 637 Class MM (34) Avon 540 Berlin 497 Bethel 502 Branford 531 Colchester Bacon Academy 448 East Haven 468 East Lyme 542 Enfield Enrico Fermi 499 Groton Fitch 593 Guilford 551 Hartford Bulkeley 549 Hebron RHAM 615 Killingly 440 Ledyard 465 Manchester Cheney Tech. 534 Meriden Wilcox Tech. 438 Middletown Vinal Tech. 450 Milford Platt Tech. 554 Milford Jonathan Law 466 Milford Foran 491 New Fairfield 521 New Haven Hillhouse 510 New London 536 Redding - Joel Barlow 487 Storrs E.O. Smith 602 Stratford 556 Stratford Bunnell 590 Torrington 590 Trumbull St. Joseph 440 Vernon Rockville 497 Wallingford Lyman Hall 468 Waterford 440 Watertown 467 Woodstock Academy

17 Boys Class M (35) Ansonia 323 Ansonia O Brien Tech. 386 Beacon Falls Woodland 363 Bridgeport Bullard Havens 388 Brookfield 433 Burlington Lewis Mills 409 Clinton Morgan 308 Ellington 370 Enfield 380 Granby Memorial 390 Griswold 311 Groton Grasso Southeastern Tech. 340 Hartford A.I. Prince 359 Higganum Haddam-Killingworth 309 Killingly Ellis Tech. 417 Manchester East Catholic 339 Montville 372 North Branford 312 Plainfield 371 Plainville 370 Rocky Hill 345 Seymour 303 Stonington 398 Suffield 410 Tolland 437 Torrington Wolcott Tech. 417 Wallingford Sheehan 437 Waterbury Holy Cross 325 Waterbury Kaynor Tech. 411 Weston 395 Windham 379 Windham Tech. 374 Winsted N.W. Reg. 372 Wolcott 427 Woodbury Nonnewaug 353 No Boys Team M Danbury Abbott Tech. 423 New Britain Goodwin Tech. 380 Norwich Tech. 424 Class S Up to 302 (49) Bloomfield 276 Bolton 182 Bridgeport Kolbe Cathedral 131 Bristol St. Paul 194 Canton 286 Chaplin Parish Hill 82 Coventry 248 Cromwell 270 Danbury Immaculate 184 Deep River Valley Reg. 297 Derby 188 Durham Coginchaug Reg. 279 East Granby 151 East Haddam Hale Ray 201 East Hampton 241 East Windsor 192 Fairfield Notre Dame Catholic 215 Falls Village Housatonic Valley 195 Hartford Achievement First 27 Hartford Capital Prep. 89 Hartford Classical 161 Hartford SMSA 194 Hartford University 275 Hartford Weaver 243 Lebanon Lyman Memorial 177 Litchfield 164 Litchfield Wamogo 196 New Haven Amistad 134 New Haven Career 281 New Haven Hyde 161 No. Stonington Wheeler 97 Old Lyme 235 Old Saybrook 262 Oxford 289 Portland 186 Putnam 163 Somers 284 Stafford 218 Stamford Trinity Catholic 227 Terryville 262 Thomaston 138 Thompson Tourtellotte 160 Uncasville St. Bernard 125 Washington Shepaug Valley 177 Waterbury Sacred Heart 181 W. Hartford N.W. Catholic 300 Westbrook 148 Windsor Locks 288 Winsted Gilbert 170 No Boys Team S Hamden Eli Whitney Tech

18 APPENDIX B 2014 GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK LIST OF SCHOOLS BY DIVISION Class LL 755 and Over (25) Bridgeport Central 1022 Cheshire 755 Danbury 1397 East Hartford 820 Fairfield Ludlowe 814 Glastonbury 1154 Greenwich 1300 Hamden 886 Manchester 805 New Britain 1218 New Milford 755 Newtown 854 Norwalk 769 Norwalk Brien McMahon 864 Norwich Free Academy 1189 Ridgefield 865 Shelton 801 Southington 1011 Stamford 907 Stamford Westhill 1052 Trumbull 1142 West Hartford Conard 769 West Haven 795 Westport Staples 930 Woodbridge Amity Reg. 778 Class L (27) Bridgeport Warren Harding 648 Bristol Central 634 Bristol Eastern 689 Darien 671 Fairfield Warde 690 Farmington 614 Groton Fitch 601 Hartford Public 725 Madison Daniel Hand 645 Meriden Maloney 602 Middletown 633 Middletown Mercy 638 Monroe Masuk 618 Naugatuck 622 New Canaan 647 Newington 706 North Haven 633 Simsbury 745 Southbury Pomperaug 614 South Windsor 688 Storrs E.O. Smith 627 Wallingford Lyman Hall 625 Waterbury Crosby 718 Waterbury Kennedy 639 Waterbury Wilby 634 West Hartford Wm. Hall 718 Wilton 621 Class MM (28) Avon 555 Berlin 469 Branford 561 Bridgeport Bassick 521 Brookfield 477 Colchester Bacon Academy 496 East Lyme 580 Enfield Enrico Fermi 489 Guilford 523 Hamden Sacred Heart Academy 499 Hebron RHAM 526 Ledyard 496 Meriden Platt 546 Milford Foran 477 Milford Jonathan Law 472 New Fairfield 497 New Haven Hillhouse 484 New Haven Wilbur Cross 597 Redding Joel Barlow 525 Stratford 497 Stratford Bunnell 599 Torrington 511 Vernon Rockville 478 Wallingford Sheehan 471 Watertown 470 Wethersfield 554 Windsor 561 Woodstock Academy

19 Girls Class M (36) Ansonia 309 Beacon Falls Woodland 365 Bethel 462 Bridgeport Bullard-Havens 436 Burlington Lewis Mills 389 Deep River Valley Reg. 326 East Haven 458 Ellington 417 Enfield 347 Granby Memorial 371 Griswold 314 Hartford A.I. Prince 417 Hartford Bulkeley 433 Higganum Haddam-Killingworth 324 Killingly 452 Manchester East Catholic 354 Milford Lauralton Hall 465 Montville 349 New Haven Career 414 New London 396 North Branford 328 Oxford 305 Plainfield 370 Plainville 379 Rocky Hill 390 Seymour 308 Stonington 375 Suffield 452 Tolland 449 Trumbull St. Joseph 388 Waterbury Kaynor 346 Waterford 405 Weston 388 Winsted N.W. Reg. 381 Wolcott 439 Woodbury Nonnewaug 452 No Girls Team (M) Meriden Wilcox Tech. 325 No Girls Team (S) Danbury Abbott Tech. 218 Hamden Eli Whitney 223 New Britain Goodwin Tech. 257 Norwich Tech. 252 Stamford Trinity Catholic 187 Sprague Holy Family 42 Torrington Wolcott Tech Class S Up to 304 (54) Ansonia Emmett O Brien 167 Bloomfield 264 Bolton 179 Bridgeport Kolbe Cathedral 179 Bristol St. Paul 193 Canton 245 Chaplin Parish Hill 74 Clinton Morgan School 280 Coventry 263 Cromwell 267 Danbury Immaculate 199 Derby 174 Durham Coginchaug 298 East Granby 122 East Haddam Hale Ray 195 East Hampton 283 East Windsor 170 Fairfield Notre Dame Catholic 178 Falls Village Housatonic Valley 228 Groton - Grasso Southeastern Tech. 231 Hartford Achievement First 34 Hartford Capital Prep. 122 Hartford Classical 202 Hartford SMSA 229 Hartford University 129 Hartford Weaver 226 Killingly Ellis Tech. 114 Lebanon Lyman Memorial 252 Litchfield 158 Litchfield Wamogo Reg. 213 Manchester Cheney Tech. 150 Middletown Vinal Tech. 189 Milford Platt Tech. 300 New Haven Amistad 168 New Haven Hyde 48 No. Stonington Wheeler 103 Old Lyme 191 Old Saybrook 275 Portland 187 Putnam 136 Somers 256 Stafford 260 Terryville 229 Thomaston 132 Thompson Tourtellotte 141 Uncasville St. Bernard 135 Washington Shepaug Valley 142 Waterbury Holy Cross 301 Waterbury Sacred Heart 168 West Hartford N.W. Catholic 303 Westbrook 138 Windham 301 Windham Tech. 196 Windsor Locks 275 Winsted Gilbert 146

20 APPENDIX C 2014 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MEETS PROTEST REPORT Boys Girls Name of Meet Date Meet Director Site Event Athlete s Name School Reason for Protest: Rule/Procedure in Question (Cite Federation Rule Book): Coach s Desired Outcome: Signature of Coach Signature of Meet Director Signature of Chairman of Jury of Appeals Decision of the Jury of Appeals: 20

21 APPENDIX D 2014 BOYS / GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MEETS DISQUALIFICATION REPORT Meet Location Date Event Heat Number Name of Participant Number Color of Shirt / School Name Lane Number Infraction Signature of Reporting Official Referee s Decision Signature of Referee 21

22 APPENDIX E CIAC OFFICIAL 2014 OUTDOOR TRACK POLE VAULT WEIGHT CERTIFICATION FORM Boys Girls School Town Vaulter s Name Certified Weight Date WEIGHT CERTIFICATION SHOULD NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO MAY 19 Name of School Medical Official Date Name of Coach Date Name of Principal Date The principal certifies that the information contained on this form is accurate. Principal s Signature Date NOTE: A COPY OF THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO THE POLE VAULT OFFICIAL AT THE START OF THE CLASS, OPEN, DECATHLON, AND NEW ENGLAND MEETS. For your convenience, make FOUR (4) copies of this form for these three meets. 22

23 APPENDIX F CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut BOYS DECATHLON INFORMATION SHEET DATES / SITES / MEET DIRECTORS Date: Tuesday, June 17, m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump (starts at 5 ), 400m Wednesday, June 18, m Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault (starts at 8 6 ), Javelin, 1600m The competition will start at 11:00 a.m. each day with check-in at 10:30 a.m. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London Meet Director: Tom St. Laurent Manchester High School (860) Tomstlaurent.ht@gmail.com ENTRY PROCEDURE 1. Entry Fee The entry fee for the decathlon is $25 per individual. The entry fee should be made payable to CIAC and mailed to the CIAC office, 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT Submit entry form via the password-protected online eligibility center by Tuesday, June 10, Entries submitted later than midnight, Tuesday, June 10, 2014 will be rejected. 3. Entry Limitations Only two (2) entries are allowed per school. A third entry from a single school will be allowed if all three (3) can score 4600 points. GENERAL 1. Entry Limitations Athletes should be predicted to score about 400 points in all events. Only two (2) entries are allowed per school. A third entry from a single school will be allowed if all three (3) can score 4,600 points. 2. The decathlon will be conducted under the regulations established by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) and scored as per the IAAF scoring tables adopted in The following exceptions will be in effect: Shot and discus will use high school implements and hurdles will be An athlete may not compete in the tournament unless accompanied by his coach or a properly certified representative of the school designated by the principal in writing. Coaches are expected to provide proper supervision for their athletes and spectators during all meets. 4. The top 32 scorers from day one plus anyone scoring 2,500 or more points will advance to the Wednesday competition. 5. Awards The first six finishers in both events will receive medals with the winners being named Connecticut High School Champion in the respective events. 6. The high jump will increase in 5 cm increments. 23

24 APPENDIX F CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut GIRLS HEPTATHLON INFORMATION SHEET DATES / SITES / MEET DIRECTORS Date: Tuesday, June 17, m Hurdles, High Jump (starts at 4 ), Shot Put, 200m Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Long Jump, Javelin Throw, 800m The competition will start at 11:30 a.m. the first day with check-in at 11:00 a.m. On the second day competition will start at 11:00 a.m. with the check-in at 10:30 a.m. Site: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London Meet Director: James Thompson, Windham High School Cell (860) / Work (860) jtstrider@sbcglobal.net ENTRY PROCEDURE 1. Entry Fee The entry fee for the heptathlon is $25 per individual. The entry fee should be made payable to CIAC and mailed to the CIAC office, 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT Submit entry form via the password-protected online eligibility center no later than midnight, Tuesday, June10, Entries not submitted by midnight, June 10, 2014 will be rejected. GENERAL 1. Entry Limitations Athletes should be predicted to score about 400 points in all events. Only two (2) entries are allowed per school. A third entry from a single school will be allowed if all three can score 3,000 points. 2. The heptathlon will be conducted under the regulations established by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) and scored as per the IAAF scoring tables adopted in An athlete may not compete in the tournament unless accompanied by his coach or a properly certified representative of the school designated by the principal in writing. Coaches are expected to provide proper supervision for their athletes and spectators during all meets. 4. The top 32 scorers from day one, plus anyone scoring 1,850 or more points, will advance to the Wednesday competition. 5. Awards The first six finishers in both events will receive medals with the winners being named Connecticut High School Champion in the respective events. 6. The high jump will increase in 5 cm increments. 24