Blue Hen Conference Track Meet 2024

Location: AI DuPont High School

Date: May 2, 2024 School in charge: Newark High School

One Day Meet - Starting Time 1:00 PM Entry Info: Registration is online at de.milesplit.com/

Admission: All athletes in uniform and school recognized coaches will be admitted for free.  Managers identified by their coaches will also be free.

Paid Admission: $7 entrance ONLINE TICKETS ONLY - NO PAYMENT AT THE DOOR

Event Entry: Individual and relay event entries and seed times/distances must be made online at de.milesplit.com/ ALL SEED TIMES AND DISTANCES MUST BE ACTUAL PERFORMANCES achieved by the individual/relay team during the current season.

Documentation of date and location is required for all performances. All on-line entries must be completed by 8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 30 (Michelle.kersey@lf.k12.de.us) Performance lists will be posted on www.de.milesplit.com on noon as well as emailed to coaches. Challenges to seed times must be made by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, May 1st.Contact Michelle Kersey with challenges, questions or concerns.

Scoring & Awards: The Top Eight places will score on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Event winners are conference champions of their respective events and are considered All-Conference.

Participation Limits: Teams may enter 3 athletes per individual event and One relay per relay event. Individuals may compete in a maximum of 4 events.

Advancement: Preliminaries will be held in the 100M, 100H and the 110H events - Top 8 Advance by Time. All other Events will be finals based on time. 

Running Events: All events are pre-seeded. Athletes should report to the bullpen when the event is called, check in with the clerk of the course, and remain until directed onto the track.

Lane Preference: Lane 4 will be the preferred lane for events up to, and including, the 400 Meters plus the 4 x 200 

relay. Lane 1 will be the preferred lane for all other events. Please note: the 2 turn stagger will be used in both the 4 x 200m- third exchange and 4 x 400m first exchange; a 3 turn stagger will occur in all other championship events; Counties, States and MOC.

Field Events: Athletes should report to the site when called. Starting heights for the following:

Boys Pole Vault 8 feet; Girls Pole Vault 6 feet; Boys High Jump 5'4"; Girls High Jump 4'4".  All Pole Vaulters must weigh in prior to warm-ups.  Throwing implements must be weighed and certified prior to competition.