Please read the following.
Last year, a number of coaches asked if we could sanction our annual Open Meet so that the performances could count toward qualifying. The DIAA has sanctioned the meet. So, Delaware schools will be in separate running heats. Field events will be combined with open athletes, separated by gender. Any athlete who is not representing their school SHOULD NOT register under the school name, should not wear the school uniform, must pay an entry fee, and must complete a waiver, co-signed by an adult. They will participate in the open sections. I have attached the meet info.
I have contracts from these Delaware schools: A.I. DuPont, Appoquinimink, Archmere, Brandywine, Caesar Rodney, Cape Henlopen, Charter, Christiana, Concord, Dickinson, Dover, Hodgson, Layton Prep, McKean, Newark, Padua, St. George's Tech, St. Mark's, Sanford, William Penn.
** I will accept contracts from schools until 6:00pm today, Tuesday, January 4th. I have attached a contract.
** Entries on Direct Athletics will close at 6:00pm on Wednesday, January 5th.
** All contracted school coaches should please come to the tables at the finish line to make scratches as soon as you get to the meet.
** The 4 x 400m Relay will count as one event, not four. There is a limit of 30 entries for $150.00 per gender. There is no entry limit per event. Use the high school entry limits for each individual.
** After scratches, we will post heats and lane assignments on a table near the finish line. Athletes will grab their own hip number and put it on their left hip.
** Please tell your athletes to discard their hip numbers after their event in the trash cans.
** Events will be on a rolling schedule.
** There will be no concession stand.
** There are no awards.
** Running Events - Girls, then Boys - heats are slow to fast - two-turned stagger on events 200m and longer
** We will use blocks for only the 55m Dash and the 55m Hurdles.
** 1/4" spikes for jumping and running events - throwing circles are wooden
** Our hurdles are square bottomed, not rocker type.
** Starting heights will be determined at the event
** Long Jump-Triple Jump - 4 jumps - athletes must be ready to go - limited run-throughs
** Shot Put - girls and boys on separate circles at the same time
-- Jim Fischer
Director of Running Programs
Level III Endurance
University of Delaware
phone: 302-831-8846
cell: 302-530-4475
fax: 302-831-4058
email: jfischer@udel.edu