2011 Field Events

Every year certain of the field events take considerably longer than scheduled. In order to remove the delays that have been occasioned, the way that we run the field events will be handled as follows. As we have delegated responsibility for various aspects of the meet, ACSI has assigned that oversight of the field events to Melissa Baughman of Meadowbrook. Please note the following guidelines that have been implemented for this year:

In all the middle school jumping and throwing events (except high jump), we will do flights of twelve to fourteen athletes and only three throws or jumps in each event. There will be no finals.

In all high school jumping and throwing events (except high jump), we will do flights of twelve to fourteen arranged by performances. Each athlete will have three throws or jumps. After the three throws or jumps, the top nine will be given three additional jumps or throws.

We do want to reiterate that athletes who have field events and track events at the same time will not be jeopardized by the revised handling.

We understand that different people have different ideas about how events should be handled. However, with over 1,000 athletes competing this year, from 42 or so schools, it is essential that we keep the field events moving if we are going to finish the meet at a reasonable time. We believe these changes will facilitate that goal being achieved. Thank you very much for your understanding and support.

Brian Lee