Opening Heights Lane Preferences Order of Events Registration Admission Sprint Summit Facility Warm-up Start Lists

Luggage Storage Awards and Rings Souvenirs All Americans Results Directions to Track Parking FAQs

OPENING HEIGHTS

To be determined

LANE PREFERENCES

200m, 400m, 4x200m, 4x400m, Sprint Medley Relay
4-5-3-6-2-1

800m, Mile, 2 Miles, 4x800, 4xMile, Distance Medley Relay
Position assignment is random, per USATF rules

ORDER OF FIELD EVENTS AND "SEEDED" FINALS

FIELD EVENTS
Flight assignment by performance list: best flight last, random within the flight

TRACK EVENTS
(800m, Mile, 2 Mile, Relays)

Heat assignment by performance list, with "fastest" heat running last.

Note:   The "unseeded" sections of the 2 Mile run will be contested at 7:30am on Sunday. All but the fastest 2 sections of the 800 meter run will be run at 8:00am on Sunday.    All but the fastest 2 sections of the mile run will be run at 11:30 am on Sunday. Section assignments for these events will be posted at registration and at www.nationalscholastic.org on Friday evening, March 13, 2009.

REGISTRATION

REGGIE LEWIS CENTER Upper Level

• Friday 5-10pm, Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 7am-noon
• Your packet is filed alphabetically via school name. Since biographical information is now included in the entry blank, there is no necessity to fill out a bio card.
• USATF card - you must have a valid USATF card in order to pick up your packet. If you do not have one, you may purchase one at registration or at the USATF web site, http://www.usatf.org. If you have a valid USATF card, but for some reason do not have it with you, you may fill out a waiver stating that fact.
• Each school receives one coach's admission bracelet for coach or adult accompanying athlete. Any additional passes may be purchased at Registration on Friday night, or at the Admission area during and before competition hours.
• Bio sheet. Athletes may not pick up packets with having first filled out a bio sheet. It will save time to do them online. Go to http://www.nationalscholastic.org and then to the Nike Indoor Championships page.

COMPETITOR NUMBERS/IDENTIFICATION ARE TO BE WORN ON THE FRONT ONLY, EXCEPT FOR POLE VAULT.

ADMISSION TO THE REGGIE LEWIS CENTER

• ATHLETES - Admission is via the competition number AND wristband (which is attached to competition bib). Athletes are to enter only through the door marked "ATHLETES".
• COACHES - Enter through normal admission gate and show admission bracelet.
• All others must purchase admission bracelets.

SPRINT SUMMIT

• Friday, March 13, 7:00-9:00pm. Admission is free to all.

FACILITY

• 6 lane 200 meter Mondo track. Any standard-sized (¼" or less) spikes or flats permitted - NO hexagonal elements no "Christmas Tree" spikes. All shoes will be checked. Acceptable spikes will be available for purchase at the meet.

WARMUP

• Athletes may warm up in gymnasium directly across the hall from the track. Please use that track only within 1 hour of your event. The entrance is via the door nearest the pole vault pit and will be clearly marked. Hurdles will be provided in a special area in that facility.
• Flats ONLY are allowed on the warm-up track. NO STARTING BLOCKS are allowed in that room.

Warm-up will also be permitted at the Reggie Lewis facility on Friday, March 13 from 9am until 5pm. The track will be closed at 5pm for the evening for the Sprint Summit. ALL POLE VAULTERS MUST BE SUPERVISED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COACHES.

START LISTS

Preliminary start lists will be posted at registration Friday evening. Start lists for Day 1 will be available Saturday morning at registration. Start lists for day 2 will be available Sunday morning at the track.

LUGGAGE STORAGE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 15

• Those who wish to store their luggage, may do so in the area provided in the Reggie Lewis Center. The luggage area will be prominently marked. While there will be security in the luggage storage area, the NSSF is not responsible for lost/stolen articles. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (CDs, Radios, cameras, etc) ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COMPETITION AREA. Please make sure you affix your luggage tag (detachable from your bib) to your luggage.

AWARDS AND RINGS

Nike Indoor Nationals medals will be awarded to the top 6 in each event, and each champion in the high schools division (exclusive of the Youth division) will receive a championship ring.

SOUVENIRS

Each participant will receive a meet souvenir. In order to receive this, athletes MUST participate in the competition, not merely enter.

ALL AMERICANS

The first six finishers in each event attending who reside in the U.S. or its possessions will be named to the 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals All America Team and receive All America certificates. This applies to the high school division only and not to the Youth division.

RESULTS

Complete results will be available at the NSSF web site: http://www.NationalScholastic.org

DIRECTIONS TO THE TRACK

See link in right hand column.

PARKING

Coming Soon.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is there online registration for the meet?
Yes. It is the only means by which to enter. See link on this web site.

How do I know if I am accepted into the meet?
If you have met the qualifying standard, you have been accepted into the meet.

Will the receipt of my entry be confirmed?
We do not confirm entries (in the more than 20 years of doing the meet, we have not lost or misplaced any entry).

Can 8th-graders enter the Freshman mile?
No. It is limited to 9th-graders only.

Are 8th-graders generally allowed to compete in any other events?
Yes – in all but the Freshman miles.

How will I know which section I will be in?
The meet will be seeded the morning of Friday, March 13, 2009, so nothing will be known for certain until then.

Do I need to update seed times?
It is really not necessary. Our staff reviews all district, regional, state and invitational meets so we are generally "up to date". However, feel free to e-mail any updates to .