Meet Information
Girard High School
415 North Summit
Girard, Kansas 66743
ANNUAL GIRARD OPTIMIST CLUB TRACK MEET
Tue, March 28, 2023
To: Track Coaches
Dear Coaches:
We are expecting a great day as Girard High School hosts its annual track meet. The meet will be held on Friday April 28, 2023. We have fully automatic timing and all initial entries should be made on Kansas Milesplit By 10:00am Wed. 4/26/2023. The cost of this meet is $100 per team (girls and boy's teams are separate) or $15 per individual.
Note: The throwing events are located at the practice football field West of the stadium. There will be two shot sectors, two disc sectors, and two Javelin sectors, so the boys and girls throwing events can run simultaneously. All field events will start at 3:00pm.
Girard High School
ATTN: Matt LogueFax. Number (620) 724-6136
415 North Summit
Girard, Kansas 66743
Thank you in advance for your help.
Head Track Coach Assistant Track Coaches:
1. Entries - limited to two (2) per event. A third entry may be included if the athlete meets or exceeds the enclosed minimum for a third entry. (coaches may use discretion)
2. Please list best times in meters (conversions are acceptable).
3. Coaches' meeting will be held at the Girard High School Cafeteria (east of the stadium) at 2:15 PM. Entries will be locked at 6:00pm Thursday 4/27. Any changes after that will have to be made during the coaches meeting.
BRING A COPY OF YOUR ENTRIES TO THE SCRATCH MEETING WHERE REVISIONS CAN BE MADE AND FINAL HEATS AND FLIGHTS WILL BE UPDATED.
4. Field event judges will have received their entry sheets so any changes will need to be made at the event. Judges will be instructed not to allow more than 3 athletes per school in their event.
5. There will be (3) trials in the shot, discus, long jump, triple jump, and javelin. The top eight (8) from prelims will get three (3) more trials in the finals immediately following the completion of the preliminaries. We will measure all throws for all athletes.
6. Please have contestants come dressed.
7. Shot and discus will be thrown from concrete surfaces. The javelin will be thrown from grass. All other event runways are all-weather surfaces.
8. No spikes longer than 1/4 inch are allowed! (This does not include the javelin)
9. Athletes may not be added in individual running events after the coach's meeting.
10. In field events, the judges have been instructed to pass a trial for any contestant who wastes time in taking a regular turn.
11. Boys and girls 300m IHM will be run against time. No preliminaries.
12. There will be prelims in the 100, 200, and high hurdles. The winners of each heat will advance and then the next fastest times.
13. Busses may parallel park on the North and South side of the football field, or inside the fence behind the North football bleachers. If there isn't any space available in the above areas, a parking lot is also available across the street and east of the school.
14. Scoring will be 10,8,6,4,3,2,1 (top 7 will score). Medals will be awarded to the top six places in individual events and relay events.
15. The starter will be Mike Cook. Meet Director will be Matt Logue. Rules committee will be made up of coaches from Pittsburg, Carthage, and Frontenac.
16. Any protests or suggestions will be made to the Meet Director.
17. We will start the boys' High Jump at 5' 2", the girls' High Jump at 4' 2" and the boys' Pole Vault at 9' 0". Starting height for girls will be 6' 6".
18. The pole vault mat will be set according to the wind direction at the start of the competition and will remain set up like this until the conclusion of the meet. We will set up the mat so that the wind is at the athlete's back if our facility allows for this.
19. Competitors excused to compete in another event shall have a maximum of 10 minutes from the time they complete their trial or race until they must make themselves available for the next trial. Track events take priority over field events and the vertical jumps take priority over horizontal jumps and throws. Athletes must follow these guidelines for our meet to run smoothly.
20. Field event judges will continue trials in the long jump, triple jump, shot put, disc, and javelin after an athlete leaves to compete in another event. Athletes will be required to complete their remaining trials when they return. Athletes will be allowed all of their trials if they return in a timely manner.
In order to maintain a high quality meet that allows athletes to compete in an appropriately competitive environment the following standards have been developed. If an athlete has equaled or exceeded the standard below at any meet during their career they qualify as a third entry for your team in that event. Coaches may use discretion.
Boys:
High jump- 5' 6"
Long Jump- 19' 0"
Shot Put- 39' 0"
Discus- 110' 0"
Pole Vault- 9'0"
Triple Jump- 38' 6"
Javelin- 130' 00"
110m High Hurdles- 20.2
200m Dash- 24.0
800m Run- 2:11.0
300m Intermediate Hurdles- 46.7
100m Dash- 11.9
400m Dash- 54.5
1600m Run- 4:58.0
3200m Run- 11:56.0
Girls:
High Jump- 4' 4"
Long Jump- 14' 0"
Shot Put- 29' 9"
Discus- 80' 9"
Pole Vault- 7' 0"
Triple Jump- 27' 0"
Javelin- 90'4"
100m High Hurdles- 19.5
200m Dash- 29.4
800m Run- 2:41.0
300m Intermediate Hurdles- 59.1
100m Dash- 14.0
400m Dash- 1:07.0
1600m Run- 5:50.0
3200m Run- 13:20.0
GIRARD OPTIMIST CLUB INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET
GIRLS' RECORDS
100M High HurdlesMuff Pittsburg 14.66 2016
3200M Relay Girard 9:55.89 2017
100M Dash Nelson Ft. Scott 12.10 2006
1600M RunWilks Pittsburg 4:57.3 2018
400M Relay Pittsburg 50.3 2013
400M Dash Wysong Nevada 57.52 1996
300 IMH Mason Nevada 45.6 1992
Ouderkirk Pittsburg 45.6 2012
800M RunWilks Pittsburg 2:16.62 2018
200M Dash Kendricks Parsons 25.56 2007
3200M Run Logue Girard 10:52.80 2017
1600M Relay Grove 4:07.7 2010
High Jump High Girard 5' 10" 1997
Shot Put Buerge Webb City 45'0" 2015
Discus Buerge Webb City 139' 9"2015
Long Jump Morgan Carthage 18' 2" 2011
Javelin Semsroth Independence 141' 6" 1988
Triple Jump Brown Colgan 36' 8" 2022
Pole Vault Bourne Joplin 11' 6" 2000
GIRARD OPTIMIST CLUB INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET
BOYS' RECORDS
110M High Hurdles Moore Galena 14.2 1989
3200M Relay Carthage 8:07.3 2000
100M Dash Samuel Iola 10.8 1984
1600M Run Noonan Baldwin 4:21.0 2002
400M Relay Ft. Scott 43.0 2004
400M Dash Bledsoe Nevada 48.4 1997
300 IMH Simpson Miami 38.56 2007
800M Run Adams Carthage 1:56.03 2010
200M Dash Chard Chanute 21.43 2022
3200M Run Grove Carthage 9:35.2 1989
1600M Relay Carthage 3:26.2 2018
Pole Vault Williams Chanute 15" 2003
High Jump Lancaster Ft. Scott 7'0" 2002
Shot Put Daley Joplin 59'11" 2003
Discus Lewis Nevada 169' 9.5" 2002
Long Jump Albright Galena 23' 1.5" 2012
Javelin Lattimer Ft. Scott 206'9.5" 2001
Triple Jump Smith Carthage 46' 1" 2018
ORDER OF EVENTS
GIRARD OPTIMIST CLUB INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET
3:00 Field Events: (Note: all throwing events will be contested at our throwing area 3 blocks West of the stadium)
Girls Javelin (Practice field SW sector)
Boys Javelin (Practice field SE sector)
Boys Disc-Southwest ring (SW side of the practice field)
Girls Disc-Northwest ring (NW side of the practice field)
Boys Shot-West ring (NE side of the practice field)
Girls Shot-East ring (NE side of the practice field)
Boys High Jump followed by Girls High Jump (East end of track)
Girls Pole Vault followed by Boys Pole Vault (track infield)
Boys Long Jump - Southwest Pit (outside of track)
Girls Long Jump - South pit (track infield)
Boys and Girls Triple Jump to follow the Long Jump
4:30 Preliminaries:
Girls' 100m Dash
Boys' 100m Dash
Girls' 3200m Relay
Boys' 3200m Relay
Girls' 200m Dash
Boys' 200m Dash
Boys' 110m High Hurdles
Girls' 100m High Hurdles
APX: 6:00-6:45 Coaches Luncheon in the HS Cafeteria (open to coaches and meet personal only!)
APX: 6:45 Finals:
Girls 100m High Hurdles
Boys 110m High Hurdles
Girls 100m Dash
Boys 100m Dash
Girls 1600m Run
Boys 1600m Run
Girls 400m Relay
Boys 400m Relay
Throwers Relays (Details TBA)
Girls 400m Dash
Boys 400m Dash
Girls 300m IMH
Boys 300m IMH
Girls 800m Run
Boys 800m Run
Girls 200m Dash
Boys 200m Dash
Girls 3200m Run
Boys 3200m Run
Girls 1600m Relay
Boys 1600m Relay