17th
ANNUAL DOGWOOD TRACK
& FIELD MEET
VICTORIA TRACK
AND FIELD CLUB 17th
ANNUAL DOGWOOD TRACK AND FIELD MEET Saturday and
Sunday, May 14th and 15th, 2005 Sanctioned by
BC Athletics
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DATES |
Saturday and Sunday, May 14th
and 15th, 2005 |
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LOCATION |
Centennial Stadium, |
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ELIGIBILITY |
Current BC Athletics competitive membership
or equivalent from another provincial |
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or state association. Current BC Athletics school membership. |
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ENTRY CHAIR |
Diana Hollefreund Phone: [250] 658-8023 |
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5183 Rutli
Meadows Place Fax: [250] 658-8023Victoria, BC, |
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V8Y 1X7 E-Mail: victrack@islandnet.com |
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ENTRY FEES |
$6.00 per event for Junior Development
athletes [1996 to 1990] |
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$8.00 per event for Juvenile and older
athletes [1989 and older] |
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Late entries or substitutions at the meet
will be $12.00 per event. |
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Day of Event school age BC Athletics
membership @ $3.00 per person. |
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VIAA Clubs please add $1.00 per athlete for
VIAA Series Awards. |
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Cheques are to be made payable
to the Victoria Track and Field Club. |
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ENTRY DEADLINE |
All entries must be received no later than
6:00 pm on Saturday, May 7th, 2005. |
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All entries received after this time will
be counted as late entries. |
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Changes to original entries will be counted
as late entries after this date. |
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E-MAIL ENTRIES |
Clubs are welcome to e-mail or fax in their
entry forms and then pay at the meet. |
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Payment is due when the clubs pick up their
registration packages. |
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Vancouver Island Athletic Association member
clubs may obtain a line of credit and pay for their entries at the end of the
meet. |
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CLUB PACKAGES |
Registration packages will be available in
the main press box at the top of the covered stadium beginning at 9:00 am on
Saturday, May 14th and not before.
Large groups are asked to pick up the
complete package and pay for entry fees at one time. |
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MEET RULES |
ATHLETICS CANADA and IAAF rules and
regulations will apply at this meet. BC
Athletics Junior Development rules and regulations for championship meets
will be followed wherever applicable. |
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AWARDS |
Victoria Track and Field Club medals for
first, second, and third place finishes. |
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Victoria Track and Field Club ribbons for
fourth to eighth place finishes. |
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GENERAL MEET INFORMATION |
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AGE CATEGORIES |
Junior Development athletes
will compete in single age categories from 1996 to 1990 [JD 9, JD 10, JD 11,
JD 12, JD 13, JD 14 and JD 15]. JD 9 and JD 10 athletes
[1996 and 1995] will compete together for field events but will be scored
separately for awards. Midgets [1990 and 1991]
will compete together for field events but will be scored separately for
awards. |
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1989 and older athletes will compete
together in an OPEN category but will be scored separately [Masters 1965 and
older; Seniors 1966 to 1985; Juniors 1986 & 1987; and Juveniles 1988
& 1989]. Masters compete as a single group as we are
not able to offer 5-year age categories for awards. |
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High School athletes must compete in
regular age class categories except for hammer and hurdles. Please register High
School athletes by their year of birth. |
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SCHEDULE |
Due to the numbers of participants at this
meet we will follow all starting times for track events as listed in the
published schedule of events. Any changes
to the field event schedule will be listed in a revised schedule available at
the meet. |
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Please make note when registering your
athletes that our field event schedule is extremely tight and we will not
hold up any field events for athletes participating in other events. Have your athletes check over the schedule
before registering in this meet. |
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FIELD EVENTS |
Due to the large number of entries in field
events in the younger age classes those events will be limited to three attempts for each athlete
up to the midget age level. The top
eight midgets will be permitted an additional three attempts. |
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Open Category athletes will be given six
attempts each at all field events. If
entries are high, then each athlete in the Open events will have four
attempts. |
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HAMMER |
Please note that Hammer is a restricted
event as it may have to be held at the Mt. Douglas Secondary School
site. Only High School and Open categories
are being offered. There are no JD hammer events this year. |
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SPIKE LENGTHS |
The maximum spike length allowed on this
track is 7mm. |
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TRACK RESTRICTIONS |
The infield is out of bounds at all times as the infield is used for
competition. Please use the main
entrance to the stadium and walk around to the finish line seating from the
flagpole end of the track. Please
observe all restricted areas. |
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EQUIPMENT |
Equipment will be provided by the Victoria
Track and Field Club with the exception of pole vault poles. Personal equipment must be checked and
weighed in the equipment shed under the electronic scoreboard at least 1 hour
before the start of the event. Contact
the meet director if you need to locate the official to weigh your equipment. |
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MEET RESULTS |
Copies of the meet results will be posted
on the Peninsula Track and Field Club Website [pentrack.org] as well as through
a link on the BC Athletics website at bcathletics.org. Individual club
results will be sent out via e-mail. |
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Please note that all athletes’ names will
appear on a website. Please advise us
if you do not wish your child’s name to appear. |
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UNIFORMS |
School and club team uniforms must be worn
during all competitions. |
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TRACK EVENTS |
All events on the track will start with the
Open Age Categories first at the posted times. JD athletes will compete following the Open
Events in order from oldest to youngest with girls first. |
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WHEELCHAIR EVENTS |
Wheelchair events will go in the following
order with women first, then men: T 54, T 53, T52 and T51 combined. |
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Categories may be combined if numbers are low
but each category will be scored separately. |
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TIMED FINALS |
All events offered are timed finals except
for the 100 metre events which will have heats and
finals for all age categories where 9 or more athletes are registered. |
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All wheelchair events are timed finals. |
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BLOCKS |
Starting blocks are supplied for all
athletes, midget [14 and 15 years] and older. |
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LATE ENTRIES |
Late entries will only be possible if space
exists in a heat or timed final. All
late entries will be charged if accepted after |
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RACE NUMBERS |
Numbers will be assigned to all athletes
and must be worn during all competitions.
Track events from 100 to 400 metres and
relays will have numbers on the back.
Track events 800 metres and longer will have
numbers on the front. Field events
numbers may be worn on the back or the front. |
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STARTING HEIGHTS |
Starting heights for all pole vault groups
and for juvenile and older high jump events will be determined by the
athletes entered in the competition. Starting
heights for JD high jump categories are as follows: |
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GIRLS |
BOYS |
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9 years |
.70 m * |
.75 m * |
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10 years |
.80 m * |
.85 m * |
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11 years |
.90 m |
.95 m |
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12 years |
.95 m |
1.00 m |
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13 years |
1.05 m |
1.15 m |
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14 and 15 years |
1.15 m |
1.25 m |
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* Based on the height of the pit. |
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HURDLES |
This year we are only offering specific hurdle races. Please see the following list of hurdle events and register your athletes in their correct hurdle event.
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HEIGHT |
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400m |
36” |
Senior/Junior/HS Men |
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400m |
33” |
Juvenile Men |
10 |
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400m |
30” |
Senior/Junior/Juvenile/HS Women |
10 |
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300m |
30” |
JD 15 & 14 Girls and Boys |
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200m |
27” |
JD 13 Girls and Boys |
5 |
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200m |
24” |
JD 12 & 11 Girls and Boys |
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HIGH PERFORMANCE RACES
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There will be a series of
High Performance Races on Saturday evening.
HP athletes interested in entering these events must submit their
times to victrack@islandnet.com and they will be notified if their entry
has been accepted. Brent Fougner
at bfougner@uvic.ca
will coordinate entries for these events. Races will be: 1500 metres
[women and men] 800 metres [women and
men] 5000 metres [men only] |
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CONCESSION |
The concession will be open during the meet and will be staffed by members of the University of Victoria athletics department. |
ACCOMMODATION |
Bed and breakfast rooms as well as housekeeping units are available at the University of Victoria. Please contact the university directly for more information. University of Victoria Housing, Food and Conference Services PO Box 1700, MS 8395 Phone: [250] 721-8395 Victoria, BC V8W 3Y2 Fax: [250] 721-8930
For hotel/motel
accommodations, please contact our sponsor hotel chain: Traveller’s
Inn. This chain has 14 hotels/motels
in the Greater Victoria area.
Information and reservations can be found on the website: www.travellersinn.com/ |
CAMPING |
No overnight camping is permitted within the University of Victoria boundaries. Campus Security will patrol the campus and will remove any groups camping on site. |
FUN RELAYS |
50 metre fun relays are offered for family members of all ages. There is no charge for this event. Just come to the start line and run! |
COACHES’ CHALLENGE |
There will be 50 metre coaches’ challenge on Sunday. Anyone may enter their club or school coach in this event. |