VICTORIA TRACK AND FIELD CLUB

19th ANNUAL DOGWOOD TRACK AND FIELD MEET

Saturday and Sunday, May 12th and 13th, 2007

 

Sanctioned by BC Athletics

 

(Updated April 27, 2007)

 

 

 
 

 
 
       

 

DATES

Saturday and Sunday, May 12th and 13th, 2007

 

 

LOCATION

Centennial Stadium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

 

 

ELIGIBILITY

Current BC Athletics competitive membership or equivalent from another

 provincial or state association.  Current BC Athletics school membership.

 

 

ENTRY CHAIR

Evelyn Parent                                        Phone:   [250] 744-2982

 

890 Maltwood Terrace                         Fax:      [250] 598-3533

 

Victoria, BC  V8X 5C7                           E-Mail:  vtfc@shaw.ca

 

 

ENTRY FEES

$6.00 per event for Junior Development athletes [1997 to 1992]

 

$8.00 per event for Juvenile and older athletes [1991 and older]

 

Late entries or substitutions at the meet will be $12.00 per event.

 

 

 

Day of Event school age BC Athletics membership @ $3.00 per person.

       

VIAA fees will be included in the individual event fees.

 

Cheques are to be made payable to the Victoria Track and Field Club.

 

 

ENTRY DEADLINE

All entries must be received no later than 6:00 pm on Friday, May 4th, 2007.

 

All entries received after this time will be counted as late entries. 

No late entries will be accepted after 6:00 pm, Thursday May 10th. 

 

Changes to original entries will be counted as late entries after May 4th.

 

 

E-MAIL ENTRIES

Clubs are welcome to e-mail or fax in their entry forms and then pay at the meet.

 

Payment is due before clubs pick up their registration packages. 

 

Vancouver Island Athletic Association member clubs may obtain a line of credit

and pay for their entries at the end of the meet.

 

 

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 12th and not before. 

Teams are asked to pick up the complete package and pay for all entry fees.

 

 

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.

 

 

AWARDS

Victoria Track and Field Club medals for first, second, and third place finishes.

 

Victoria Track and Field Club ribbons for fourth to eighth place finishes.

 

GENERAL MEET INFORMATION

 

 

AGE CATEGORIES

Junior Development athletes will compete in single age categories from 1998 to 1992 [JD 9, JD 10, JD 11, JD 12, JD 13, JD 14 and YOUTH 15]. 

JD age groups may be combined for field events but each group will be scored separately for awards.

MIDGET 14 [1993] and YOUTH 15 [1992] will compete together but will be

scored separately for awards.

 

1991 and older athletes will compete together as an OPEN category but will be scored separately [Masters 1967 and older; Seniors 1968 to 1987; Juniors 1988 & 1989; and Juveniles 1990 & 1991]. 

Masters must compete as a single group as we do not have enough athletes to offer 5-year age categories for awards.

 

High School athletes must compete in regular age class categories except for hurdles events. Please register High School athletes by their year of birth.

 

 

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. 

 

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.

 

 

FIELD EVENTS

Due to the large number of entries in field events in the JD age classes those events will be limited to three attempts for each athlete up to and including the midget and youth categories.

 

Open Category athletes will be given six attempts each at all field events.

 If entries are high in the combined Open categories, then each athlete will have three attempts with the top eight having an additional three attempts.

 

 

WORLD YOUTH QUALIFYING

This meet will serve as a qualifying event for World Youth Championships, including Heptathlon, Octathlon and World Youth hurdle specifications.  Please contact us immediately if you have athletes entering these events.

 

 

 

SPIKE LENGTHS

The maximum spike length allowed on this track is 7mm.

 

 

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.

 

 

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 throwing event.  Contact the meet director if you need to locate an official to weigh your equipment.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

UNIFORMS

School and club team uniforms must be worn during all competitions.

 

 

TRACK EVENTS

All events on the track will start with the Open Age Categories first at the posted times.  Order will be Open, Senior, Junior, Juvenile, Youth, Midget to 9 years.

 

 

WHEELCHAIR EVENTS

Wheelchair events will go in the following order with women first, then men:

T 54, T 53, followed by T52 and T51 combined.

 

Categories may be combined if numbers are low but each category will be scored separately.

 

 

TIMED FINALS

All events offered are timed finals.

 

 

BLOCKS

Starting blocks are supplied for all athletes, Midget 14 and older.

 

 

LATE ENTRIES

All late entries will be charged if accepted after 6:00 pm on Friday, May 4th, 2007.  Late entries will be closed at 6:00 on Thursday, May 10th, 2007.  Additional late entries will be accepted in the main press box during the meet at the discretion of the entry chair and only if space is available in the event.

 

 

RACE NUMBERS

Numbers will be assigned to all athletes and must be worn during all competitions.  Track events from 100 to 400 metres 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.

 

 

STARTING HEIGHTS

Starting heights for all pole vault groups and for Youth 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:

 

 

 

AGE

GIRLS

BOYS

 

9 years

.70 m *

.75 m *

 

10 years

.80 m *

.85 m *

 

11 years

.90 m

.95 m

 

12 years

.95 m

1.00 m

 

13 years

1.05 m

1.15 m

 

14  years

1.15 m

1.25 m

 

* Based on the height of the pit.

 

 

HURDLES

This year we are only offering specific hurdle races.  Please check the following

hurdle events and register your athletes in their correct hurdle event. 

 

DISTANCE

HEIGHT

AGE GROUP

#

110m

42”

Senior Men

10

110m

39”

Junior/High School Men

10

110m

36”

Juvenile Men/World Youth Men*

10

100m

33”

Senior/Junior/High School Women

10

100m

33”

Midget 14 and Youth 15 Boys

10

100m

30”

Juvenile and World Youth Women*

10

80m

30”

Midget 14 and Youth 15 Girls

8

80m

30”

JD 13 Boys

8

80m

30”

JD 13 Girls

8

80m

27”

JD 12 Girls and Boys

8

60m

24”

JD 11  & 10 Girls and Boys

6

60m

21”

JD 9 Girls and Boys

6

 

DISTANCE

HEIGHT

AGE GROUP

#

400m

36”

Senior/Junior/HS Men

10

400m

33”

Juvenile/ World Youth Men*

10

400m

30”

Senior/Junior/Juvenile/High School/ World Youth Women*

10

300m

30”

Youth 15 & Midget 14 Girls and Boys

7

200m

27”

JD 13 Girls and Boys

5

200m

24”

JD 12 Girls and Boys

5

 

 

 

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   

 
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.

MEET AGE GROUPS

                                               

Year of Birth

Athlete Age Category

1998

JD 9

1997

JD 10

1996

JD 11

1995

JD12

1994

JD13

1993

Midget 14

1992

Youth 15

1991 and 1990

Juvenile

1989 and 1988

Junior

1987 to 1971

Senior

1972 & older

Master

 

 

 

 

Vancouver Island Athletic Association clubs are asked to make sure that volunteers are in place at the posted start times for all events so that the schedule doesn’t not run behind.

 

Announcements will be made throughout the meet if additional volunteers are needed to help out at various events.

 

Sean Steele

Meet Director