How Records are Made
Varsity Running and Field Event Records
All running times are based on "hand held" or FAT (Fully Automatic Timing). FAT is preferred as they are as close to "real time" as possible. If times are hand held, they will not be as accurate or consistent. If hand held times are used for Records, it is to be accepted by someone that is a reliable timer and must be converted before it is a record. Below are the rules for converting from hand held to an accepted time.
A hand time is rounded UP to the nearest tenth (e.g. 10.83 seconds becomes 10.9, 11.77 becomes 11.8...a 37.34 becomes 37.4.
What happens next depends on the length of the race:
For races under 300 meters: A conversion factor of 0.24 seconds is added to the time.
For races from 300 meters up to (but not including) 800 meters: A conversion factor of 0.14 seconds is added to the time.
For races 800 meters and above: No further conversion factor is added beyond the initial rounding up to the next tenth.
Standard Running Events and Field Events
3200-meter run shot put
400-meter relay (4 x 100m Relay) discus
800-meter run long jump
100-meter hurdles (33”) triple jump
110-meter hurdles (39”) pole vault
100-meter dash high jump
800-meter relay (4 x 200m Relay)
400-meter dash
300-meter hurdles Girls (30”) Boys (36”)
200-meter dash
1600-meter run
1600-meter relay (4 x 400m Relay)
Other Events
Spring Medley Relay SMR (100m-100m-200m-400m)
Distance Medly Relay DMR (800m- 400m - 1200m - 1600m)
6400m Relay (1600m - 1600m - 1600m -1600m)
Shuttle Hurdle Relay ( 4x 110 m hurldes)
Javelin
5000m
10,000m
3000m
1500m