Akron Track & Field

Skip Summerville Invitational

January 14, 2005

 

Thanks for participating in the inaugural Skip Summerville Invitational.  We are proud and excited to be hosting our first-ever home indoor track & field meet.  We are striving to put on a first-class event for the athletes and spectators and we hope you will share our enthusiasm for this event.  Please read the following notes to help you and your athletes.  Good luck!

 

Notes

·        Implement weigh-ins will take place one hour before the meet starts at the throwing area.

·        Running event check in:  Please have your athletes check in for running events at the clerking table (near the 400m/mile starting area) at least 15 minutes before their event.

·       Track event sections will run from slow to fast.

·        Results:  Results will be projected on the video screen near the finish line and posted in the fieldhouse lobby and behind the bleachers as they become available.  Complete results will be available after the meet and will be on our websites (www.uakron.edu/track and www.gozips.com).

·        Awards:  Event winners will receive a T-shirt.  Please notify your athletes that event winners will be presented with their shirt immediately following their competition.  The awards podium is located on the infield near the finish line.  Awards will be presented by Akron Track & Field alumni.

·        Coach/Athlete restrooms are located in the fieldhouse lobby.  The use of these facilities is restricted to athletes and coaches.  Additional restroom facilities are located in the Student Recreation Center behind the bleachers that are available to athletes and coaches, as well as the general public.

·        Team Camps: Team camps will be located on the infield.  Please ask your athletes to refrain from sitting in the bleachers and other restricted areas.

·        Warmup areas:  A large section of the infield is available for warm-ups.  Athlete’s general warmups will not be permitted on the track during races on the oval.

·        Coaching areas:  Coaches will have access to the entire facility.  The first row of bleachers has been reserved for coaches and horizontal jump competitors.

·        Medical facilities:  Complete training facilities are available on site near the men’s pole vault.

·        Running events schedule:  Times listed on the meet schedule are guidelines.  We will run ahead of schedule if the situation arises.

·        Scoring:  Individual events: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; Relays: 9-7-6-5