Track and Field

REGION 7 TRACK & FIELD CHAIRPERSON:

David Rockwood, Payson H.S.

1. Track meets will begin at 3:30.

2. Visiting schools will run assigned event(s) at region tri/quad meets.

3. Each school will furnish their own adhesive finish tags for region meets.

4. Athletes can participate in no more than 12 meets, only 8 of the 12 can be qualifying meets, plus the region and state meet.

5. Qualifying for state through the Region Championship Meet will follow the state guidelines. Currently that means the top four finishers in each individual event and the top four finishers in each relay will qualify for the state meet, but it may be updated to five. Consult the UHSAA website for any updates or changes.

6. The winner of the region trophy will be determined by team scores at the Region Championship Meet.

7. Medals will be awarded to the top six (6) finishers at the Region Championship Meet in each individual event. One medal will be awarded to each member of the top three (3) relay teams for both girls and boys relay events.

8. Each school will provide two adult volunteers to help run events at the Region Championship Meet.

9. The Region will pay for a head starter and four other officials at the Region Championship Meet, most likely to include a second starter, a head field event judge, and others.

10. Scoring at the Region Championship Meet will be as follows: 10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 points for individual events and 10,8,6,5,4,3 for relays.

11. Each school will be allowed five (5) individuals at the region meet in each event. Each school will be allowed one scoring relay team.

12. Any changes in the Region schedule must be approved by the affected schools’ administration. Please inform the Region Representative over Track and Field.

13. At the Region Championship Meet all athletes must be in uniform, which consists of a school issued track and field top and bottom, which declares school affiliation (See federal handbook Rule 4, Section 3, Article 1-4)

14. The region coaches will select an All-region Academic Team composed of senior varsity athletes who have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.

15. At tri/quad region meets, the host school will be responsible to conduct and take care of all preparation and equipment needs. Each visiting school will run one event.

TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE: 2021-2020

Meet 1

March 23: Uintah, Payson @ Cedar Valley

March 23: Hillcrest @ Cottonwood

Meet 2

March 29: Payson, Cedar Valley, Tooele @ Stansbury

March 30: Uintah, Hillcrest @ Cottonwood

Meet 3

April 12: Payson, Cottonwood @ Tooele

April 12: Hillcrest, Stansbury, Cedar Valley @ Uintah

Meet 4

April 26: Uintah, Stansbury @ Payson [*note: meet site moved from Stansbury to Payson]

April 27: Hillcrest, Cottonwood, Tooele, @ Cedar Valley

Championships:

JV Region Track & Field Meet - Hosted by Cottonwood on May 4

Region 7 Championship Track & Field Meet - Hosted by Uintah on May 11-12,

• If the state meet is on the following Tuesday/Wednesday, then Region will be May 10-11

• Pole Vault to be hosted at an alternate site the day before: either Hillcrest or Cedar Valley

• Start time to be determined, possibly an early start time for day 2, 3 PM Day 1, 9 AM Day 2

• Order of events will follow the state meet schedule

State Championships - Hosted by [?] on May [?]

Recommended Order of Events for 1-day region meets above.

(Region & State Championships will vary)