MIDWEST ELITE INVITATIONAL

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

D.L.K Kachel Fieldhouse at Leonard "Squig" Converse Track

907 W. Schwager Dr. 

Whitewater, WI 53190 

Midwest ELITE Meet Schedule.pdf

MEET INFORMATION

ENTRY FEE

Open to all collegiate teams upon approval (please email meet director) ($250/gender), Individual entries ($50/athlete). Payments will be paid online ONLY. If you are unable to pay online, please contact meet management for payment information. Only teams/individuals paid in full by the entry deadline will be accepted into the meet. 

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

EVENT PERSONNEL

Mike Johnson (Head Track & Field Coach/Meet Director) - johnsonmj03@uww.edu

Nathan Erickson (Assistant Director - Event Operations) - EricksonNG23@uww.edu  

Steven Hillmer (Director of Sports Medicine) - hillmers@uww.edu

Frank Furdek (Head Starter/Meet Referee)

ENTRIES

Online Entry: See link above

Entry Deadline: Thursday, February 8th, 2024 (12:00pm)

Entry Limits: Unlimited for all events except:

Entry Adjustments: Marks established on banked tracks will be converted using NCAA Indexing Conversion (click here for more info). Meet management reserves the right to prioritize current season verified marks over speculative marks. 

Unattached Entries: There will be no open/unattached entries permitted at this meet.

RESULTS

Results will be posted on the scoreboard following each heat. Live results will be available for all running and field events (see link above). Final results will be posted on www.uwwsports.com and www.tfrrs.org.

TEAM CAMPS

Team camp locations will be located in Russell Arena. Please be courteous and pick-up your area before departure. No spikes are permitted in team camps. 

FACILITY

The track is a Beynon BSS 1000, (200m, 6 lane/8 lanes for 60m dash and hurdles). 1/4” exposed pyramid or tree spikes only! Please do not abuse this rule. Please obtain hip numbers at the clerking table at the NE corner of the facility.  Running events will be clerked at the start line of each race. Please see the facility map for venue locations (see link above). 

LONG JUMP

Located in the NW corner of the facility (see map above). Distance from the takeoff board to sand is 10 feet. Approach is approximately 130 feet. Please be courteous and remove any runway markings at the conclusion of your competition. 1/4” exposed pyramid or tree spikes allowed for all field events and utilize the same surface as the track.

TRIPLE JUMP

Located on the West side of the facility (see map above). Distance from the takeoff board to sand is 28, 32, 36 and 40 feet. Approach is approximately 130 feet. Please be courteous and remove any runway markings at the conclusion of your competition. 1/4” exposed pyramid or tree spikes allowed for all field events and utilize the same surface as the track.

HIGH JUMP

Located on the south end of the infield (see map above). Approach is unlimited. Please be courteous and remove any apron markings at the conclusion of your competition. 1/4” exposed pyramid or tree spikes allowed for all field events and utilize the same surface as the track.

POLE VAULT

Located at the south end of the facility (see map above). Approach is approximately 120 feet. Please be courteous and remove any runway markings at the conclusion of your competition. 1/4” exposed pyramid or tree spikes allowed for all field events and utilize the same surface as the track.

THROWING EVENTS AND WEIGH-IN PROCEDURES

Located at the north end of the infield (see map above). Throwing circle is wood. Weigh-in for all throwing events will be at the the throwing area and open 1 1/2 hours prior to competition.

BUS LOADING AND PARKING

Team vehicles may drop-off/pick-up at the Williams Center in Lot 11. Team vehicles should then proceed to park in Lot 24 (in front of Perkins Stadium) for the duration of the competition. 

Please see the facility map (linked above) for more information. A campus map is also available here.

ATHLETIC TRAINING INFORMATION


The Sports Medicine Staff at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater would like to welcome all competing student-athletes.  Below are details of the services that will be provided during Track and Field competitions.

The Mercy Healthcare Athletic Training Room located in the Williams Center will be the main treatment area prior to the meet.  The Athletic Training Room will have: ice, hot packs, ultrasound, and e-stim machines.   A secondary treatment area will be outside on the north end of the track.  This area will only have ice, emergency equipment, first aid supplies, and a taping table.  The location outdoors will be the only treatment area during the meet.  The Sports Medicine Staff will be unable to provide any massage treatments during the course of the meet.

A physician will be on-call but not on-site for the competition.  If any emergencies arise, the Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital Emergency Room will be utilized.  The Athletic Training Room will open approximately 2 hours prior to the first scheduled event and will remain open for 30 minutes following the conclusion of the last event.  If your team is not traveling with any Sports Medicine Staff member, please provide the necessary supplies and documentation for treatment.  A letter detailing any treatment parameters will be needed for any modality with the exception of heat or ice.

Please feel free to contact Steve Hillmer regarding any questions or special accommodations. He can be reached at 262-472-1150 or at hillmers@uww.edu