Prospect High School Wanner Knights Invitational

To: Head Boys Track and Field Coaches
Barrington-al Lyons Prospect
Downers Grove South Maine East Proviso West
Edwardsville Maine West Schaumburg
Fremd-al Minooks Springfield
Hersey Naperville Central Wheeling
Hononegah New Trier Whitney Young
Lakes Niles North York
Lane Tech Northridge Prep Zion Benton
Libertyville Palatine-al
FACILITIES:
A. Track & Runways
● Red, all-weather track - 9 lanes
● Starting blocks will be provided
● Spikes, 1/4 " or shorter
B. Shot & Discus - Cement Slabs
C. Locker Rooms - None provided
D. Restrooms - Outdoor portables near track
E. School Building - Athletes SHOULD NOT ENTER school building.
F. Concessions - Concessions stand near track
G. Team Areas - Please have teams set up camp in bleachers or anywhere outside the track fence. No camps allowed inside the
track or football field.
H. Dick Pond and Asics will be here selling products.
ENTRIES :
1. Two (2) entries per school, per event. One relay team (Relay points will be Doubled).
2. We will be having at large competitors this year.
PLEASE NOTE – We will be using a FAT system and online entry system year.
Online entries must be submitted by 11:00 PM on Wednesday, April 26, 2016. If we do not receive your entries by this time,
you will be seeded with no marks .
Go to DirectAthletics.com to submit entries.
Click on 49 th Annual Wanner-Knight Invitational
Click on Add team/club contact to list, hit continue (if you have used this in past, your team may already be there). Enter
all required info.
SCHEDULE:
4:15 Coaches/Scratch Meeting
4:30 Start Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot and Discus Throws
4:45 Start High Jump and Pole Vault
PRELIMINARIES & FINALS
A. Long Jump - 4:30 Flight 1. 3 preliminary trials; top 10 to finals. Flight 2 follows
B. Triple Jump - 4:30 Flight 1. Same as long jump.
C. Discus - 3 flights. Flight 1, 2, 3; top 10 to finals
D. Shot Put - 3 flights. Opposite of discus
E. High Jump (start 5'7 - 2" till 6'3, then 1") 1 Flight
F. Pole Vault (9'3" till 13'3”, then 13’ 7" and by 3”) 1 Flight
6:00 P.M. FINALS FOR ALL RUNNING EVENTS BEGIN (Time Schedule is Approximate)
5:50 Hedstrom-Clements Wanner-Knight Invite Service Award
6:00 3200 M Run - Heat 1 (alleys) green
6:15 Frosh-Soph Medley - 3 heats (200-200-400-800, yellow exchanges)
6:30 MileSplit 3200 M Relay - 2 heats (alleys) green (3 scratches, go 1 heat)
6:50 400 M Relay - 3 heats (yellow exchanges)
7:00 3200 M Run - Heat 2 (alleys) green
7:10 110 M High Hurdles – 5 Heats (Seeded-Blue Marks)
7:25 100 M Dash - 5 Heats (Seeded)
7:35 Big Boy Hundred (must weigh 200lbs) – Heats depends on who makes weight
7:45 800 M Dash - 4 heats (alleys)
8:00 800 M Relay - 3 heats (black l & 2, yellow 3) Lane all way
8:15 400 M Dash - 5 heats (yellow, lanes all way)
8:25 300 M Intermediate Hurdles - 5 heats (green stagger)
8:40 1600 M Run - 3 heats (alleys) green
9:00 200 M Dash - 5 Heats (Seeded green staggers)
9:10 1600 M Relay - 3 heats (3 turn stagger) blue
*****SCORING : Individual Points: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Relay Points will be doubled) 20-16-12-10-8-6-4-2*****
AWARDS : Medals for 1st thru 8th. Team plaques for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
CHAMPION SHIRTS : Champions in event can purchase souvenir Champion T-Shirts for 1st place finishes. Have athletes report
to the press box for a ticket. The shirts are only for champions and are purchased for $15 with the ticket. This includes Relays.
The shirts are not free—they are $15 each.
WANNER-KNIGHT INVITE SHIRTS : Can be purchased at or by the Concession stand for $15.
ADULT WORKERS : Each school must provide 2 adult workers, send email by 4/26/16 to [email protected].
ADMISSION : $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Students with ID. Only students with track uniforms will be admitted free .
PROGRAMS: Will be sold at gate for $1.00
RESULTS : We will have meet results announced and online. A copy will be sent the next day.
SCRATCHES & SUBSTITUTIONS : Please make scratches in the storage garage as you enter track when you arrive.
Substitutions may be made for sick or injured athletes with a letter from your school administrator. No changes will be made after
4:30 p.m.
RELAY CARDS : Relay cards should will not be used. Fill out the Relay sheet and turn in at coaches meeting(update in
Pressbox).
RULES: All National Federation rules will be followed.
UNIFORMS: IHSA guidelines will be strictly enforced.
ONE-MINUTE LIMITATIONS - will be used in all field events. A contestant shall be charged with an unsuccessful attempt if he
does not complete his trial or indicate passing it within one minute after name is called.
TEN-MINUTE BETWEEN TRIALS: a competitor excused to compete in another event shall have a maximum of ten minutes
between trials.
PROHIBITED: No grills or pets.