MEET CENTRAL

The purpose of the "Meet Central" page is to help you better understand how a track & field meet is structured.

Here are the order of events for indoor meets:

4x800 Meter Relay

3200 Meter Run

300 Meter Dash (not contested at every meet; this event is run at York meet)

55/60 Meter High Hurdles

55/60 Meter Dash

800m Meter Run

4x160 or 4x200 Meter Relay (4x160m is after the 4x800 if hosted on 160m track)

400 Meter Dash

600 Meter Run 

55m Low Hurdles (only at conference meet)

1600 Meter Run

200 Meter Dash

4x400 Meter Relay

Field events are typically set up where the varsity or F/S level will go first before the other groups competes. Long jump goes first before triple jump starts. At varsity invitationals, field events will be group by flight which is based upon each athlete's best mark. Athletes will lower seed marks will go first. Pole vault sometimes runs F/S and varsity at the same time if there are a small amount of competitors.

Here are the order of events for outdoor meets:

4x800 Meter Relay

4x100 Meter Relay

3200 Meter Run (slower section may run before 4x800 at invitationals)

110 Meter Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

800 Meter Run

4x200 Meter Relay

400 Meter Dash

300 Meter Hurdles

1600 Meter Run

200 Meter Dash

4x400 Meter Relay

Field events are typically set up where the varsity or F/S level will go first before the other groups competes. Long jump usually goes first before triple jump starts. At varsity invitationals, field events will be group by flight which is based upon each athlete's best mark. Athletes with lower seed marks will go first. Pole vault sometimes runs F/S and varsity at the same time if there are a small amount of competitors.