THE TRI-CITIES TRACK CLASSIC

 Friday / Saturday, March 31-April 1, 2017

Kermit Tipton Stadium – Science Hill High School

Johnson City , Tennessee

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Kermit Tipton Stadium – Click for Other Facility Pictures

Important – Map of Track > Closeup / Parking and Access  (for map to full screen view click enlarge box in right hand corner of smaller map)

GENERAL INFORMATION

 
ELIGIBILITY:
Sanctions have been requested from the following state associations: AL,FL, GA, IL, IND, KY,MISS,NC,OH, PENN, SC, TN,VA, WVA. It is your responsibility to confirm that your state association has sanctioned this meet. If your state is not part of the list above please contact meet management to request your state be added. Member schools are invited to enter. Track club or unattached entries will not be accepted. Postgraduate students who have completed the 12th grade cannot compete. Participants must be certified and eligible to compete in their state associations.

ELITE ATHLETE / RELAY COORDINATOR
For those relay teams and athletes that are nationally ranked please contact our Elite Athlete / Relay Coordinator for so that we can insure your national level athletes – relays the best competition / matchups. Please contact: Chris Kane (865) 385-6237 or email [email protected] for futher information.

OFFICIALS / VOLUNTEERS:  Certified Officials and Volunteers – If you would like to officiate or volunteer for this years meet please contact the following coordinators:

Officials – Chris Kane [email protected]     Volunteers – 

GATE FEE:
There will be a gate fee of $4.00 each day for Friday and Saturday. All athletes must present their team jerseys for free entry. All coaches will be given gate passes in their packets.

ENTRY FEE:
$10.00 per athlete. Maximum $ 100.00 per team (Boys and Girls pay as separate teams) No Refunds.

MEET HOTEL:

ENTRY DEADLINE:

All online entries must be made by Tuesday, March 28, 2017 (12 PM). Make checks payable to Knoxville Youth Athletics. Certified, Cashiers Check, Money order or School Check only. There are no entry refunds or entry fee changes for scratched athletes or no-shows.    All entry fees must be received by at our PO Box by – Thursday March 30. If you cannot send in your payment by this time please pay your fees by credit card when you register online (extra charges apply)

ONLINE ENTRY: 
All entries must be made online – no exceptions 

Make checks payable to Knoxville Youth Athletics. Certified / Cashiers Check / Money Order or School Check only. Mail entry fees only to:
Marty Sonnenfeldt
Tri-Cities Track Classic
P.O. Box 7204
Knoxville , TN 37921

Meet Program

Download Coaches Instructions

 Pole Vault Weigh In Form

UPDATED MEET SCHEDULE – AS OF 3/30/17

Please Note that schedule below is not the updated meet schedule. Please click the link above for the updated schedule.

400 Meters – Recortan – Click Here to Street Map of Kermit Tipton Stadium

IMPLEMENTS:
Shots and Discs will be provided by the meet management.  

MEDICAL: On site medical will be provided and will be located in the infield.  Our on site staff will provide event injury and emergent assesment and care only.  Medical will not provide taping prior to competition.

 
PACKET PICK-UP:
3/31/17 – PM Session 4-8 PM, 4/1/2017 – 7:00AM – Noon – Packet Pickup will take place at the entrance to the track outside the first turn – directly across the infield from the scoreboard.
 
COMPETITION AND UNIFORM RULES:
The Tri-Cites Track Classic will run according to the rules set forth in the 2017 National High School Federation Rules and Case Book. These rules will be strictly enforced. In addition to these rules, the following rules of competition will also be in effect:
1. The track and field competition areas are explicitly closed to all coaches, non-competing athletes and spectators. Failure to comply will result in disqualification and removal by security.
2. Hip numbers must be worn on the front both hips and on the front of the athlete’s jersey. The Clerk of the Course will hand out hip numbers for timing purposes.
3. No running warm-ups will be allowed on the track. No field event warm-ups will be allowed at the field event venue without an event official present.
4. Lapped runners in the distance races will be moved to lane 2.
5. Minimum marks for measurement and opening heights in field events are listed in the Meet Schedule
6. Relay batons will be provided.
7. A $50 cash protest fee must be paid at the awards pick-up when a protest is filed. This fee will be refunded only if your protest is upheld.
 
SEEDING:
All first round events (prelims) will be random seeded.  All section vs time events will be seeded from best to worst with the fastest section running first. The top nine marks in field event trials will advance to finals. The top eight times in the running trial rounds will advance to finals.

TIMING: FAT 

2013 Complete Results

2014 Complete Results

2015 Complete Results

2016 Complete Results

T-SHIRTS: Commemorative Tri-Cities Track Classic Series shirts will be on sale at the meet for $15.00.  Logo shown above

 For general information, call the Knoxville Youth Athletics Hotline at (865) 304-8381. For technical, meet details e-mail Meet Director – Marty Sonnenfeldt [email protected] or assistant meet director Chris Kane [email protected]