Florida Relays 2013

Gainesville, FL

Meet Information

ENTRY NOTES High School and Collegiate
Entries will only be accepted online via Direct Athletics at www.directathletics.com. Please contact support@directathletics.com if you have any questions. No fax or phone entries will be permitted.
Entries will open January 15th, 2013
Entering your athletes is no guarantee of them being accepted into the meet. Check gatorzone.com on Saturday March 30th. Late Entries will be considered through March 30th and assessed a $50.00 late fee per late entry and will be admitted on an individual basis.
Any athlete participating in either individual or relay events must be on your team roster.
Please remember to print out a confirmation sheet after you have entered all of your athletes in all of their events.
Enter your athletes lifetime best, indoors or outdoors, for relays (include a seasonal best or an estimated performance based upon your four athletes individual performances). We will be verifying marks based on results in the FLRunners database as well as other sources provided. Do not enter your athletes with marks that they have not achieved.
High School athletes will not be allowed to compete in collegiate events or sections.
Entry Deadline is Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 6:00PM.
All athletes accepted into the competition will be posted at gatorzone.com by 6:00pm Saturday, March 30th.

High School Sanctioning Info
The Florida Relays has submitted for sanction of an interstate athletic event to the National Federation of State High School Associations. The FHSAA has approved the Florida Relays for state of Florida association member schools.
Check with your state high school activities association if you have any questions before entering the Florida Relays. You can check for information on your state and Florida Relays sanctioning as www.NFHS.org/sanctioning.htm

CLUB & UNATTACHED INFORMATION
Open competitors must be 18 years of age or older on April 4th, 2013. Unattached athletes may not wear a school uniform.
ENTRIES ON DIRECTATHLETICS.COM ONLY. Deadline is Wednesday, March 27th, 2013.
ENTERING IS NO GUARANTEE OF BEING ACCEPTED INTO THE MEET. Check gatorzone.com on Saturday March 30th, after 6:00pm to confirm your acceptance.
Late entries not accepted!
ALL ATHLETES NOT COMPETING WITH A COLLEGE MUST SIGN THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT AND RETURN IT AT PACKET PICK-UP IN ORDER TO COMPETE

FLORIDA RELAYS TIMELINE
Wednesday March 27th - 6:00pm Entries Due
Saturday March 30th - 6:00pm Accepted entries posted on Gatrozone.com
Thursday April 4th 11:00am-7:00pm Packet Pickup Womans Club
Friday April 5th 8:00am-6:30pm Packet Pickup Womans Club
Saturday April 6th 8:00am-1:00pm Packet Pickup Womans Club

ENTRY FEES HIGH SCHOOL
There is an entry fee of $10 per athlete, with a maximum of $100 per team. Male and female teams are considered separate creating a maximum entry fee of $200 per school. All entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Entry fees are for the total number of athletes who qualify for the meet as of March 30th, 2013. Make sure to include all relay runners and alternates when you do your team roster online. Entry fees must be paid at packet pick-up. Only accept cash and check. Make checks payable to: University Athletic Association.

ENTRY FEES COLLEGIATE / UNATTACHED
There is an entry fee of $40 per athlete, with a maximum of $400 per team. Male and female teams are considered separate creating a maximum entry fee of $800 per school. $5.00 for unattached athletes that show a valid college id. All entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Entry fees are for the total number of athletes who qualify for the meet as of March 30th, 2013. Make sure to include all relay runners and alternates when you do your team roster online. Entry fees must be paid at packet pick-up. Only accept cash and check. Make checks payable to: University Athletic Association.

WEIGH-IN INFORMATION
Athletes must weigh-in all throwing implements at the track stadium in the northwest corner of the track (see posted sign). The weigh-in schedule is as follows. Implements which are not certified as official will be confiscated, and released following the competition.

IMPLEMENT WEIGH-IN SCHEDULES
Thursday, April 4th, 2012:
3:00pm 4:30pm

Friday, April 5th, 2013:
8:00am 11:00am
1:00pm 2:30pm

Saturday, April 6th, 2013:
8:00am 11:00am
12:30pm 2:00pm

Implements WILL NOT be accepted beyond times shown.
NO EXCEPTIONS!

COLLEGIATE INFORMATION
Athletes representing colleges/universities must be eligible according to the rules, which govern the athletic participation of their schools; i.e., NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA.
NCAA rules will prevail
Each school may enter a maximum of three (3) individuals and two (2) relay teams per event except the 4x200 where a maximum of three (3) relay teams may be entered. Additional entries will not be accepted.
FIELD SIZES
EVENT NUMBER ACCEPTED
Field Events 24
Open Track Events 45
100 63
4x1 54
4x2 36
SMR 27
Invite 200 24
Opening Heights and Minimum Measurements
Women: Men:
High Jump 1.60 High Jump 2.00
Pole Vault 3.65 Pole Vault 4.80
Long Jump 5.73 Long Jump 6.50
Triple Jump 11.50 Triple Jump 14.00
Shot Put 13.00 Shot Put 13.70
Discus 40.00 Discus 45.00
Hammer 45.00 Hammer 50.00
Javelin 35.00 Javelin 55.00

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
Athletes representing high schools must be eligible according to the rules, which govern the athletic participation of their schools; i.e., FHSAA.
Each school may enter a maximum of two (2) individuals and one (1) relay team per event. Additional entries will not be accepted.
Each athlete is allowed to participate in no more than 4 events, only 3 of which may be running events.
High School athletes will not be allowed to compete in collegiate events or sections.
FIELD SIZES
EVENT NUMBER ACCEPTED
Field Events 18
All other Events All

Opening Heights and Minimum Measurements
Opening Heights and Minimum Measurements will be determined prior to the meet based upon the field accepted into the event.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
PACKET PICK-UP
Team/Individual packets will be available from the packet pick-up area at the Womens Club (located across the street behind the track stadium next to the basketball building). The packets will include meet information, athletes numbers, pins, relay cards and a coachs pass. Packet pick-up times are as follows:
Thursday April 4th 11:00am-7:00pm Packet Pickup Womans Club
Friday April 5th 8:00am-6:30pm Packet Pickup Womans Club
Saturday April 6th 8:00am-1:00pm Packet Pickup Womans Club

ENTRY INTO TRACK & FIELD STADIUM
Athletes: Competitor number will admit athletes into the stadium.
Coaches: Coachs passes will admit coaches into the stadium. High school coaches will be given one coaches pass per athlete accepted up to six passes.

WARM-UP
Competition Days: All athletes must complete their general warm-up outside the fenced track and field area.
Thursday April 5th the track will be open from 9:00am-1:00pm.

CHECK-IN PROCEDURE
Athletes need to check into the Clerk of Course (NW corner of track) a minimum of one (1) hour prior to their scheduled event time. Heats will be assigned and seeded for the evening before. Scratches need to be done before this time following below guidelines.

PREFERRED LANES
For the 200 and all other oval races conducted in lanes, the order of preferred lanes is 6, 7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 3, 2, 1.

ATHLETES NUMBERS
Athletes numbers will be worn on the front for all events except the pole vault.

COACHING
No coaches will be allowed in the fenced track & field areas. Athletes competing in the field events may leave the field to consult with their coach, if it does not interfere with the competition. Coaches will be allowed in the field event area, outside the fence near McKethan Baseball Stadium.

FIELD EVENT CONDUCT
LJ/TJ/SP/D/J/HT competitors will receive three (3) attempts with the top nine (9) athletes advancing to the final, to receive three (3) additional attempts. Each field event contestant must have a legal mark to receive additional attempts. The HJ/PV will be contested in continuous flights.

FALSE STARTS
The No False Start rule will be in effect.

PROTEST
Protests must be filed, in writing, at the clerk tent no later than 30 minutes following the involved incident or decision.

FACILITY
Mondo Surface: 9-48" lanes; double field event areas in long and triple jump, high jump, shot put, discus, and pole vault; maximum length of spikes - 1/4" pyramids. Needle/Pin or Christmas Tree Spikes Will NOT Be Allowed.

AWARDS
The winner in all Running and Field Events will receive an award. Awards can be picked up in the Pressly Press Box following the posting of the events results.

TRAINING AREA
A large tent for athletic trainers will be set up in the southwest corner of the stadium.

RESULTS
Results will be posted under the south end of the stadium, on gatorzone.com, and deltatiming.com as soon as possible.

MEDIA/PHOTO CREDENTIALS
Contact Amanda Brooks at amandabr@gators.ufl.edu

SCRATCHES
Scratches are appreciated and can be emailed to mellaneew@gators.ufl.edu.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
E-mailing will get a quicker response. Please only contact one person.
For questions regarding entries, acceptance and deadlines e-mail:
Mellanee Welty MellaneeW@gators.ufl.edu

For questions regarding Sanctioning, Entry fees and General Info contact:
Therese LeGrow 352-375-4683 ext. 4400
Thereses@gators.ufl.edu

*After Tuesday, April 2nd at noon correspondence needs to come via e-mail only.