Friday-Saturday, January 30-31, 2009

The David E. Walker Indoor Track,

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

Held in conjunction with the Niswonger Foundation Track and Field Invitational

PRESENTED BY

Times posted at the KTC Indoor Track Classic may be used to qualify for the Nike Indoor Nationals (NIN) - March 13-15, 2009.  For meet information and entry standards please visit: 

GENERAL INFORMATION

ENTRY DEADLINE

All entries and fees must be received online only by Monday, January 26, 2009.  All entries and payments must be made online - no exceptions

ONLINE ENTRY

Click on the following link:
http://coachoregistration.com/meet/entry/tn_ktc

ELIGIBILITY

This a USATF Open Meet for High School Athletes. If you are not in High School you may not enter this meet. Athletes may register as Unattached or as a member of a Track Club Team - Only.   It is your responsibility to confirm that your state association will allow you to compete if you are a High School Athlete.  The meet will run under USATF rules.  Sprinters be aware that the first false start is charged to the field with the second charged to the offender (with a DQ).

ENTRY FEE

$12.00 per athlete. This is a USATF Open Meet Limited to High School Athletes Only. Athletes must register as Unattached or as a member of a Club Team. All entriy fees must be paid online via credit card prior to acceptance. There are no entry refunds or entry fee changes for scratched athletes or no-shows past the entry deadline of January 26, 2009 . All entries submitted without payment by the entry deadline will be scratched. 

PACKET PICKUP

Third Floor - West Side - ETSU Mini Dome

DIRECTIONS TO ETSU CAMPUS

Campus Directions

GATE FEE 

General Admission Tickets will be on sale for $10.00 at the ticket counter.

ENTRY DECLARATION / INVITATIONAL SECTION ENTRANTS

A copy of your on-line entries will be e-mailed to you.   No other changes to your entries will be accepted after the online entry deadline of 1/26/09– midnight EST.  Athletes to be considered for Inviatiional Sections must submit accurate entry times - 2009 Indoor and 2008 Outdoor Times will be used to determine selection for the Invitational Sections.  Bogus performances will result in your entry being scratched from the meet.   Athletes falling outside the cut offs will be placed in open section races

ENTRY LIMITS   Three (3) events per athlete (including field events).

MEET SCHEDULE
** Please be advised that field event attempts may be revised to three attempts for those events with larges sizes in order to expedite the competition to conform to the meet schedule. **

KTC Indoor Track Classic Schedule = High School Events Shaded in Yellow

DAY 1

Friday, January 30 – Starts at 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. W 60 Meter Hurdle (Top 12 Collegiate Advance) Prelims

11:00 a.m.  W Weight Throw (Top 36) Finals

12:00 p.m. W Triple Jump (Top 36) Finals

2:30 p.m. HS G TJ (top 24) Finals (minimum measure mark - 30'6")   3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced

11:20 p.m. M 60 Meter Hurdles (Top 12 Collegiate Advance) Prelims

12:40 p.m. W 400 Meter Dash Prelims

1:30 p.m. M 400 Meter Dash Prelims

3:00 p.m. M Weight Throw (Top 36) Finals

4:00 p.m. HS Girls High Jump (4”4” opening height ) - Finals

2:20 p.m. W 60 Meter Dash (Top 12 Collegiate Advance) Prelims

3:10 p.m. M 60 Meter Dash (Top 12 Collegiate Advance) Prelims

4:00 p.m. W Women Pole Vault Finals

4:00 p.m. M Men Triple Jump (Top 36) Finals

4:00 p.m. W 800 Meter Run (Top 24) Timed F

4:10p.m. M 800 Meter Run (Top 24) Timed F

4:20 p.m. W 200 Meter/Dash Prelims

5:40 p.m. HS G 200 Meter Dash Prelims (Top 48 entrants)

5:55 p.m. HS B 200 Meter Dash Prelims (Top 48 entrants)

6:00 p.m. W High Jump Finals

6:00 p.m. W Shot Put (Top 36) Finals

6:45 p.m. HS B TJ (minimum measure mark - 40') (top 24) Final 3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced

7:00 p.m. HS Girls PV Finals (opening height = 8’6”)

7:10 p.m. M 200 Meter/Dash Prelims

7:30 p.m. HS B Long Jump Finals (top 24 entrants) – minimum measure mark 19’, 3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced

8:00 PM HS Girls Shot Put (minimum measure mark 27’ – mark first legal throw )   3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced           

8:30 p.m. HS Girls 4 X 400 M Relay Section vs Time Finals

9:00 p.m. HS Boys 4 X 400 M Relay Section vs Time Finals

DAY 2 - Saturday, January 31 – Starts at 8:00 a.m.

(A.M. Session Rolling Schedule)

8:00 a.m.

W 5000 Meter Run Finals

M 5000 Meter Run Finals

W 3000 Meter Run unseeded Finals

HS G 3000 Meter Run unseeded Finals Sections Vs Time

M 3000 Meter Run unseeded Finals

HS B 3000 Meter Run unseeded Finals Sections Vs Time

W 1 Mile Run unseeded Finals

HS G 1 Mile Run unseeded Finals Sections Vs Time

M 1 Mile Run unseeded Finals

HS B 1 Mile Run unseeded Finals Sections Vs Time

W 800 Meter Run unseeded Finals

HS G 800 Meter Run unseeded Finals Sections Vs Time

M 800 Meter Run unseeded Finals

HS B 800 Meter Run unseeded Finals Sections Vs Time

W Long Jump unseeded Finals

M Long Jump unseeded Finals

HS G Long Jump Finals (top 24 entrants) – minimum measure mark 16’ -   3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced

9:00 a.m.

HS B Weight Throw (do not enter this event if you have not previously thrown the indoor weight  in competition) - minimum measure mark 42' - 3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced

11:00 a.m.

DAY 2  

Saturday, January 31 – PM Session Field Events

Will start shortly after the conclusion of the AM session field events

1:00 p.m. M Long Jump (Top 36) Finals

2:00 p.m. M Shot Put Finals

2:00 p.m. M High Jump Finals

2:00 p.m. M Pole Vault Finals

4:30 p.m. HS Boys Pole Vault Finals (Opening Height 11’6”)

4:30 p.m. HS Boys Shot Put Finals (minimum measurement mark 38') 3 and 3 (7 to finals) - Mark first legal mark – minimum measurement marks enforced

4:30 p.m. HS Boys High Jump Finals (opening height 5’6”)

Saturday, January 31 – PM Session – Running Events – will start shortly after the conclusion of the AM session running events

1:00 p.m. HS G 60H Prelims

1:15 p.m. HS B 60H Prelims

1:35 p.m. HS G 60 Dash Prelims

2:00 p.m. HS B 60 Sec Prelims

2:45 p.m. HS G 400 Sec Vs. Finals

3:20 p.m. HS B 400 Sec vs Time Finals

4:00 p.m. W Distance Medley (Top 12 Teams) Finals

4:15 p.m. M Distance Medley (Top 12 Teams) Finals

4:30 p.m. W 400 Meter Dash Finals

4:30 p.m. W Long Jump (Top 36) Finals

4:35 p.m. M 400 Meter Dash Finals

4:40 p.m. W 60 Meter Dash (Collegiate Timed Final) Finals

4:45 p.m. W 60 Meter Dash Invitational Finals

4:50 p.m. HS G 60 Dash Finals

4:55 p.m. M 60 Meter Dash (Collegiate Timed Final) Finals

5:00 p.m. M 60 Meter Dash Invitational Finals

5:05 p.m. HS B 60 Dash Finals

5:10 p.m. W 60 Meter Hurdles (Collegiate Timed Final) Finals

5:15 p.m. W 60 Meter Hurdles Invitational Finals

5:20 p.m. HS G 60 Hurdles Finals

5:25 p.m. M 60 Meter Hurdles (Collegiate Timed Final) Finals

5:30 p.m. M 60 Meter Hurdles Invitational Finals

5:35 p.m. HS B 60 Hurdles Finals

5:40 p.m. W 200 Meter Dash Finals

5:45 p.m. HS Girls 200 Dash Finals

5:45 p.m. M 200 Meter Dash Finals

5:50 p.m. HS B 200 Dash Finals

5:55 p.m. W 3000 Meter Invitational Finals

6:05 p.m. HS Girls 3000 Invitational Finals (top 12 verified entry times only)

6:15 p.m. M 3000 Meter Invitational Finals

6:25 p.m. HS Boys 3000 Invitational Finals (top 12 verified entry times only)

6:35 p.m. W 1 Mile Run Invitational Finals

6:40 p.m. HS Girls 1 Mile Invitational Finals (top 12 verified entry times only)

6:45 p.m. M 1 Mile Run Invitational Finals

6:50 p.m. HS Boys 1 Mile Invitational Finals (top 12 verified entry times only)

6:55 p.m. W 4 x 400 Meter Relay Section vs Time Finals

7:05 p.m. M 4 x 400 Meter Relay Section vs Time Finals

Participation List (alpha order)

Qualifiers for Invitational Distance Races 1M and 3,000 (top 12) (posted 1/29)

All remaining entrants in the mile and 3,000 will run in the unseeded AM sections

Top 48 entrants for Girls and Boys 200 (posted 1/29)

Top 24 entrants for Girls and Boys LJ / TJ (posted 1/29)

Please note that final seeding will take place at check in - heats will be formed at this time - no heat sheets will be posted

TRACK SURFACE
283 meters unbanked recortan surface.

TRACK ACCESS
Warm-ups will be announced prior to each event field event. No running event warm-ups on track. Warm ups may be done on the upper level concourse, warmup holding area or outside.

IMPLEMENTS
Only shots provided by the meet management will be allowed in competition.

PACKET PICK-UP
  Friday 1/30/09 - Upper Level Entrance, ETSU Mini-Dome

SEEDING
All events will be seeded. Please submit seed marks from Indoor / Outdoor 2008 or available 2009 Indoor performances. Field events will be seeded from worst to best; four (4) attempts per athlete; no finals. Running events will be seeded from best to worst in order to allow top athletes to better time thier warmups. The top 6 times in the 60m dashes / hurdles and 200m will advance to finals - preliminarys in these evetns will be random seeded.. All other events will be run section vs. time. Please make sure to check in for your events when called to the clerking area. Failure to due so will result in you being scratched from your event.

TIMING
All races timed by Fully Automatic Timing.

T-SHIRTS / AWARDS
Commemorative shirts will be on sale at the meet for $15.00. Individual Awards: plaques will be awarded to individual event champions, medallions will be awarded to places 2-6. There will be no team scoring or team awards.  Tshirts and awards available on Upper Level at Packet Pickup.

LODGING

1. Holiday Inn - 423-282-4611
2. Best Western - 423 - 282-2161
3. Hampton Inn - 423-929-8000
   

QUESTIONS
For information, call the Knoxville Track Club - Youth Athletics Director Marty Sonnenfeldt @ (865) 406-4128 or email at TennRunner@aol.com