University of Nevada Las Vegas 2015 Outdoor Track & Field COLLEGE/OPEN MEET INFORMATION Please direct all meet communication to: JEBREH HARRIS Meet Director UNLV Track & Field Phone: 702-895-3985 Email: jebreh.harris@unlv.edu Website: www.unlvrebels.com Entries: www.directathletics.com 1
Dear Coaches and Athletes, The University of Nevada Las Vegas presents its 2015 Home Meet Schedule. We will be hosting two home meets for the 2015 outdoor track season. Information for each meet is attached on the following pages. As we begin another year of competition, our goal is to provide the best track & field meets possible. We will do our best to accommodate all those competing to make for a successful and worthwhile competitive opportunity for all. Please keep in mind that schedules will change depending on entries, but the day of the events will not change from the preliminary schedules. As usual we will use www.directathletics.com for meet registration, and will submit all results to the Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) through Direct Athletics at the conclusion of the meet. Review the enclosed information closely and contact our Meet Director, Jebreh Harris at Jebreh.harris@unlv.edu or (702) 895-3985 with any questions. If you are planning to attend please let us know as soon as possible so that we can plan for a successful meet. We appreciate your support of our meets and wish you all the best in your 2015 season. Sincerely, Yvonne Wade Head Track & Field Coach University of Nevada Las Vegas Track & Field Yvonne.Wade@unlv.edu (702) 895-3256 2
March 6-7 UNLV Meet Information UNLV Randall Cunningham Track Classic Named in honor of football great and UNLV alumni Randall Cunningham. The meet starts off Friday afternoon with select Field and Distance events. Track events and remaining Field events will be contested on Saturday. Field events please make note of women or men first. March 21-22 UNLV Invitational/Sheila Tarr-Smith Multis On Friday, Day 1 of the Sheila Tarr-Smith Heptathlon and Decathlon will start. Named for Sheila Tarr- Smith, who was UNLV s first-ever NCAA national champion, capturing the 1984 heptathlon crown. She also finished second at the NCAA Championships the following year and took 11th at the 1984 Olympic Trials. The hammer will be contested on Friday as well. The Main Collegiate/open division Track & Field events will be contested on Saturday as will the Day 2 events of the multis. COLLEGIATE ENTRY PROCEDURE Log on to www.directathletics.com. You must have a secure account for your team(s) with direct athletics. If you do not have your username and password, please e-mail support@directathletics.com. ENTRY FEE $10.00 entry fee per individual/per event, $20 per relay or max of $350.00 entry fee per team (Men and Women separate). Collegiate teams may pay their entry fee at packet pick-up. Make checks payable to UNLV Athletics. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR SCRATCHES. Entry fees can be paid at the entry gate. LATE ENTRY Substitutions or added events the day of the meet must be accompanied by an additional $10.00 change fee. Late entries will be assessed a $20.00 late fee. PACKETS PICK-UP Coaches may pick up team packets at the UNLV track shed located at the track facility. Packets will be available from Noon on day of the competition. Packets will include: Heat Sheets, Revised Time Schedule, and Relay Cards (4 x 100, 4 x 400) Relay cards needs to be turned into the Clerk 20 minutes prior to the race. WEIGH-IN All throwing implements will be weighed at the UNLV track shed. Weighing will start one and one half hours prior to the event. CHECK-IN Competitors in track events should check-in to the clerk 30 minutes prior to the start of their event. They will be given their hip numbers at that time. Field event competitors should check-in directly to their field event official 30 minutes prior to their event. FIELD EVENT PROCEDURES In the horizontal jumps and throwing events, each competitor will receive 3 preliminary jumps or throws; the top 8 will advance to the finals for 3 additional jumps or throws. RULES NCAA rules will be in effect. Electronic timing, wind gauges, and implement weigh-ins will be provided to comply with the requirements of the NCAA & USATF for qualifying purposes. 3
RESULTS Results of each event will be posted on a bulletin board on shed; complete results will be available to coaches shortly after the last event of the day. Final results will be posted on the UNLV athletic department website http://unlvrebels.cstv.com shortly after the conclusion of competition. FACILITY: Meets are held at the Myron Partridge Stadium and Sheila Tarr Smith Field which has 9 Lanes, a polyurethane surface, ¼ inch spikes only, 2 Long Jump/ Triple Jump runways, 1 Pole Vault Pit, 1 High Jump Pit,1 Shot Put Ring (Inside Stadium), 1 Discus/ Hammer Cage (Inside Stadium) DIRECTIONS To the Lied Athletic Complex can be found at http://www.unlvrebels.com/travel/driving/unlv-traveldriving.html. Free parking will be available at the track facility in Lot S. ADMISSIONS $5.00 for Adults UNLV Students FREE Children 6 and Under FREE 4
2015 UNLV RANDALL CUNNINGHAM TRACK CLASSIC Friday, March 6th & Saturday, March 7 *Tentative Schedule* Field Events 3:00 Javelin (women then men) 3:00 PV (women then men) 3:00 LJ (men then women) 4:30 Shot put (women then men) Friday, March 6 10:00 5000m 11:00 4x100m 11:15 1500m 11:30 100mh followed by 110mh 11:50 400m 12:10 100m 12:25 800m 12:45 400mh 1:05 200m 1:30 3000m Steeplechase 2:00 4x400m Field Events 10:00 Hammer (women then men) 10:30 High Jump (women then men) 10:30 Triple Jump (men then women) 12:00 Discus (women then men) Saturday, March 7 (Women followed by men for the running events) 5
UNLV Spring Invitational Shiela Tarr-Smith Multis Friday, March 20 Collegiate Field Events 2:00 pm Men s Hammer (Followed by Women s) Multi-Events Decathlon Heptathlon 11:00 am 100m 12:00 pm 100m Hurdles 11:45 am Long Jump 12:45 pm High Jump 12:45 pm Shot Put 2:00 pm Shot Put 2:00 pm High Jump 3:15 pm 200m 3:30 pm 400m Collegiate Field Events Time Event 9:00 am Women s Shot Put 9:30 am Men s Discus 10:00 am Women s Pole Vault 10:00 am Women s High Jump 11:00 am Women s Long Jump 11:00 am Men s Long Jump 11:30 am Women s Discus 11:30 am Men s Shot Put 12:00 pm Men s Pole Vault 1:00 pm Men s High Jump 1:00 pm Men s Triple Jump 1:00 pm Women s Triple Jump 1:00 pm Women s Javelin 2:00 pm Men s Javelin Saturday, March 21 6
Collegiate Track Events Time Event 9:00 am Women s 5000m 9:30 am Men s 5000m 10:00 am Women s 4x100m Relay 10:10 am Men s 4x100m Relay 10:20 am Women s 1500m Run 10:30 am Men s 1500m Run 10:45 am Women s 100m Hurdles 11:05 am Men s 110m Hurdles 11:20 am Women s 400m Dash 11:45 am Women s 100m Dash 12:00 pm Men s 100m Dash 12:15 pm Women s 800m Run 12:30 pm Men s 800m Run 1:00 pm Women s 400m Hurdles 1:20 pm Men s 400m Hurdles 1:35 pm Women s 200m Dash 2:00 pm Men s 200m Dash 2:15 pm Women s 3000m Steeplechase 2:40 pm Men s 3000m Steeplechase 3:15 pm Women s 4x400m Relay 3:30 pm Men s 4x400m Relay Multi-Events Decathlon Heptathlon 11:15 am Hurdles 11:30 am Long Jump 12:30 pm Discus to follow Women s 1:30 pm Javelin 2:30 pm Pole Vault 3:00 pm 800m 4:00 pm Javelin 5:15 pm 1500m 7