2014 Sun Conference Track & Field Championship — Schedule of Events (Day 1)

Monday, April 21
11 a.m. Coaches Meeting at Embry-Riddle, ICI Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Monday, April 21 at Embry-Riddle Track
Field Events
2:00 p.m. Women’s Javelin
2:00 p.m. Men’s Triple Jump

2:45 p.m. Men’s Javelin
3:00 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump
3:30 p.m. Men’s High Jump
4:00 p.m. Women’s Hammer
4:30 p.m. Women’s High Jump
5:00 p.m. Men’s Hammer

Monday, April 21 at Embry-Riddle Track
Track Events
4:00 p.m. Women’s 100m Hurdles Prelims
4:15 p.m. Men’s 110m Hurdles Prelims
4:45 p.m. Women’s 400m Prelims
5:00 p.m. Men’s 400m Prelims
5:30 p.m. Women’s 100m Prelims
5:40 p.m. Men’s 100m Prelims
6:10 p.m. Women’s 400m Hurdles Prelims
6:20 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Finals
6:50 p.m. Women’s 200m Prelims
7:00 p.m. Men’s 200m Prelims
7:10 p.m. Women’s 10,000m Finals
8:00 p.m. Men’s 10,000m Finals
8:40 p.m. Women’s 4 x 800 Finals
8:50 p.m. Men’s 4 x 800 Finals
9:00 p.m. Awards Ceremonies for 10K, 4 x 800, triple/high jump, hammer and javelin.

2014 Sun Conference Track & Field Championship — Schedule of Events (Day 2)

Tuesday, April 22 at Embry-Riddle Track
Field Events
9:00 a.m. Pole Vault (women followed by men)

9:00 a.m. Women’s Shot Put
9:00 a.m. Women’s Long Jump

10:00 a.m. Men’s Shot Put
10:30 a.m. Men’s Long Jump
11:00 a.m. Women’s Discus
12:00 p.m. Men’s Discus

Tuesday, April 22 at Embry-Riddle Track
Track Events
9:00 a.m. Women’s 3000m Steeple Finals
9:20 a.m. Men’s 3000m Steeple Finals
9:35 a.m. Women’s 4 x 100 Relay Finals
9:40 a.m. Men’s 4 x 100 Relay Finals
9:50 a.m. Women’s 1500m Finals
10:00 a.m. Men’s 1500m Finals
10:15 a.m. Women’s 100m Hurdles Finals
10:25 a.m. Men’s 110m Hurdles Finals
10:35 a.m. Women’s 400m Finals
10:40 a.m. Men’s 400m Finals
10:45 a.m. Women’s 100m Finals
10:50 a.m. Men’s 100m Finals
10:55 a.m. Women’s 800m Finals
11:05 a.m. Men’s 800m Finals
11:20 a.m. Women’s 400m Hurdles Finals
11:30 a.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Finals
11:40 a.m. Women’s 200m Finals
11:45 a.m. Men’s 200m Finals
11:55 a.m. Women’s 5000m Finals
12:20 p.m. Men’s 5000m Finals
12:40 p.m. Women’s 4 x 400 Finals
12:50 p.m. Men’s 4 x 400 Finals
1:00 p.m. Awards Ceremonies

2014 Sun Conference Track & Field Championship General Information

Facilities
The Embry-Riddle track is a 400m Mondo Super X performance track with eight lanes. The long and triple jump will be held on the east D-zone of the ERAU track. The pole vault and high jump will be held on the west D-zone of the ERAU track. The shot put, discus, hammer and javelin will take place on the track infield.

The warm-up area is located on the adjacent artificial turf field (east end of the track).
There are no spikes allowed on the artificial turf field.

Spikes
Pyramid spikes of ¼” or smaller are allowed on the track. No pin or needle spikes.
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Awards
Individual medals will be presented to the top 3 in each event at the end of each day.
Team trophies will be presented at the conclusion of the meet on Tuesday.

Coaches Meeting
A mandatory meeting for all coaches will be conducted in the conference room on the second floor of the ICI Center at Embry-Riddle at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 21.

Electronic Devices
Electronic devices (iPods, cell phones, etc.) are prohibited in the infield.

Eligibility
Only current members of The Sun Conference are allowed to participate.

Entry Deadline
The entry deadline for all entries is April 16, 2014. Late entries will not be accepted.
Meet entries MUST be submitted on Direct Athletics.
No additions may be made after the entry deadline — scratches only.
T-shirt orders are due by Friday, April 11.

Entry Fee
The entry fee will be $200 per team per gender ($400 for both teams).
Make checks payable to Embry-Riddle University. The entry fee is due at the time of packet pick-up.

Entry Limitations
All individual track and field events will be limited to four (4) athletes per team.
Each school is limited to one relay team per event.

Event Check-In
Athletes must check-in with the clerk of the course 20 minutes prior to the start of their event.

Food
Food services are available on campus, at the concession stand or at several restaurants located within a few miles of the campus.

Heats/Flights
Prelims will be held in the 100, 200, 400, 100/110 hurdles and 400 hurdles. In these events, eight athletes will advance to finals based on NCAA rules for advancement. All other running events will be run as heats against time. In all field events, athletes will have three preliminary attempts, with nine athletes advancing to finals. In the finals, athletes will have an additional three attempts.

Hotel
Rooms have been blocked at the Hampton Inn, $79 for doubles which includes breakfast. Contact Dave Bon Fleur.

Rooms have also been blocked at the Homewood Suites, $79 King Suites, $99 Double queen suites or $139 for two bedroom suites. A breakfast buffet is included every morning and dinner is included on Monday night.

Implement Weigh-In
Implement weigh-in will take place one hour prior to each event at the storage shed.

Infield Access
The infield area is limited to coaches, event staff and those athletes currently competing in an event.

Meet Packets
Meet packets will be available at the coaches meeting.

Meet Results
Meet results will be posted adjacent to the concession stand near the restrooms.
Meet results will also be posted on The Sun Conference website (http://www.thesunconference.com) at the end of each day.

Locker Rooms
Locker rooms will not be provided at the facility. Teams desiring to shower after the meet on Monday should contact our facility staff prior to the meet (Contact: Woody Galbreath, 386-323-5029).

Parking
There are two parking lots adjacent to the Track & Field Complex. Additional parking is available at the ICI Center. Buses may drop off athletes at the entrance to the track complex, and will then be directed to the bus parking area.

Entry List
An entry list will be available on the conference website (http://www.thesunconference.com) by Friday, April 18.

Protests
In accordance with NCAA rules, all protests must be made in writing to the meet referee within 30 minutes of the completion of the event. Any appeals of the referee’s decision would need to be made in writing within 30 minutes of that decision and turned in to the Meet Director. The Meet Director will convene the Jury of Appeals (all Head Coaches not involved in the protest) to render a decision on the appeal.

Restrooms
There are restroom facilities at the track facility. Showers may be made available by special request.

Scoring & Sports Information
Meet results will be compiled and distributed by the Embry-Riddle Sports Information staff to the media and team coaching staffs at the end of the meet. The timing and scoring area will be located near the finish line of the track. This area is restricted to meet personnel only and is off limits to all coaches and athletes.

Starting Heights
The starting height in the high jump will be 1.33m for women and 1.71m for men (35 centimeters lower than the automatic NAIA qualifying height), with the cross bar being raised 5 centimeters each round until we get to the B standards (1.65 and 2.03). We will jump at those heights and then go up 3 centimeters from there. The starting height for the pole vault will be 2.10m for women and 3.30m for men (150 centimeters less than the automatic NAIA qualifying height) and will increase in increments of 15 centimeters per round until we get to the B standard heights of 3.50 and 4.70. We will jump at those heights and then move up 10 centimeters from there.

Timing
We will be using a FinishLynx scoring system in all races, operated by Elite Timing.

T-Shirts
2014 Sun Conference Track & Field Championship t-shirts will be provided for each team based on the official entry form. Additional t-shirts may be ordered (prior to the meet) at a cost of $15 each.