Track & Field (Gr. 4, 5, 6) Apple Bowl

Details

• Concession at the Apple Bowl will be open
• Cost is $35 per athlete – This will be added to your “My School Bucks Account”, HCOS athletes, you will receive an invoice in your email.
• Spiked track shoes, molded or metal, are not allowed since most athletes do not have access to these. Wearing spiked shoes will result in disqualification.

Schedule

Please be 15 minutes early to your event!

7:45 – 1200m
8:30 – 200m

Awards & Competition Numbers

Athletes finishing 1-5th will receive a ribbon.

Coaches can pick up the competitor numbers for their athletes that will be running in the 100 m and 800 m events as well as the competitor numbers for their school’s relay team and distribute them.

100m

100m Preliminary Heats:

• Number of Heats: There will likely be 2 to 5 heats, depending on the number of registrations.
• Qualification to Finals/Semi-Finals:
  • If two heats: The top three finishers from each heat and the two next fastest times advance directly to the 100m finals.
  • If three heats: The top two finishers from each heat and the next two fastest times advance (it’s likely this means advancing to semi-finals if semi-finals are planned, or finals if not – the original text has a slight ambiguity here but “next fastest times advance” is the core).
  • If four or more heats: The top finisher from each heat and the next fastest times advance (similarly, to semi-finals or finals based on overall event structure).

100m Semi-Final Heats:

• Number of Heats: There will be two semi-final heats.
• Lane Assignments: Heat and lane assignments for the semi-finals will be based on each athlete’s preliminary heat time.
• Qualification to Finals: The top three finishers from each of the two semi-final heats, plus the two next fastest times, will advance to the 100m finals.

100m Final:

• Competitor Notification: A list of athletes competing in the 100m finals will be posted.
• Lane Assignments: Lane assignments for the finals will be determined by each athlete’s semi-final heat time.
• Awards Presentation: Following the completion of all six 100m finals, an awards presentation will take place in the grassy area at the finish line. Parents and coaches are welcome to attend.

200m

Start Time: 8:30 AM
Athlete Staging: All athletes registered for the 200m races must meet in the 200m staging area before 8:15 AM.
Heats: There will be four or five timed preliminary heats, depending on the number of registered athletes.
Lane Discipline: Athletes must stay in their assigned lane for the entire race.
Race Order: The races will proceed in the following category order: 4G, 4B, 5G, 5B, 6G, and 6B.

Qualification Rules for Finals:

• If two heats: The top three finishers from each heat and the two next fastest times advance.
• If three heats: The top two finishers from each heat and the two next fastest times advance.
• If four or more heats: The top finisher from each heat and the next fastest times advance to fill the remaining spots.

800m

Race Format: This is a two-lap timed final.
Start Type: Each grade group will have a waterfall mass start. Runners are permitted to cut in to the inside lane immediately after the race begins.
Race Order: The races will proceed in the following category order: 4G, 4B, 5G, 5B, 6G, and 6B.
Participant Capability: Please do not register students who are not capable of running the 800m distance in a reasonable amount of time.
Entry Limits: Schools are limited to entering one runner per category (4B, 4G, 5B, 5G, 6B, 6G).

1200m

Race Distance: Athletes will run three laps around the 400m track (totaling 1200m).
Race Format: This is a timed final.
Start Type: Each grade group will have a waterfall mass start. Runners are permitted to cut in to the inside lane immediately after the race begins.
Start Time: The first 1200m race will begin at 7:45 AM.
Race Order: The races will commence with the 4G category, followed by 4B, 5G, 5B, 6G, and 6B.
Participant Capability: Please ensure that registered students are capable of running this distance in a reasonable amount of time.

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