Relays

Batons	Provided by the meet
Relay Cards	Handed in at check-in with clerk, at least 30 minutes prior to the schedule start.

Relay Specifics

4x100 and 4x200	In lanes, acceleration zone used for all 3 exchanges
4x400 Relays	3-turn stagger, no acceleration zone
4x800	Waterfall start, with 1-turn alley(ies) used
4xMile	Waterfall start (NOTE: start line is in the middle of the home stretch).
800 Meter Medley Relay	100/100/200/400 2- turn stagger, acceleration zone for first and second exchanges only - break after 3rd exchange
1600 Meter Medley Relay	200/200/400/800 2-turn stagger, acceleration zone for first exchange only - break after second exchange
Distance Medley Relay	1200/400/800/1600 waterfall start, with 1-turn alley used

Field Events

Coaching Boxes	There are no coaching boxes in the competition area.
Triple Jump	Take-off boards: 34 feet (girls) and 41 feet .(boys)

High Jump/Pole Vault Progression for 2008

A 34.92 degree sector will be used for the shot put, discus, and hammer.

Starting heights for the vertical jumps will be:
Men's High Jump Qualifying 6-3
Women's High Jump Qualifying 5-2.5
Men's Pole Vault Open: 14-2.75
Championship: 14-8.75
Women's Pole Vault Open:10-10.25
Championship: 11-4.25

M PV
(MR=17-2.25, USL: 17-4, HSR: 5.56)

4.34	14-2.75	Unseeded
4.49	14-8.75	Seeded
4.64	15-2.25
4.79	15-8.5
4.89	16-0.5
4.99	16-4.5
5.09	16-8.25
5.19	17-0
5.29	17-4.25
+10cm

M HJ
(MR: 7-4.5=2.25, USL: 7-3, HSR=7-7)

1.91	6-3	Prelim start
1.96	6-5	Final start
2.01	6-7
2.06	6-9	Auto qualifying
2.11	6-11
2.16	7-1
2.21	7-3
+3cm

W-PV
(MR=13-1.25, USL=14-0, HSR=14-1.25)

3.31m	10-10.25	Unseeded
3.46	11-4.25	Seeded
3.61	11-10
3.71	12-2
3.81	12-6
3.91	12-10
4.01	13-1.75
4.11	13-5.75
+10cm

W-HJ
(MR-6-2, USL - 6-1.25, USR-6-4)

1.59	5-2.5
1.64	5-4.5
1.69	5-6.5
1.74	5-8.5
1.79	5-10.5
1.84	6-0.25
+3cm

Implement and Hurdle Specifications

A 34.92 degree sector will be used for the shot put, discus, and hammer.

(Further details available in USATF Rule Book - www.usatf.org)

	Girls	Boys
Sprint Hurdles	100m – 33”	110m – 39”
400m hurdles	30”	36”
2k Steeplechase	30”	36”
Shot put	4 kg	12 lb
Discus	1 kg	1.6 kg
Hammer	4 kg	12 lb
Javelin (IAAF)	600 g	800 g

Throwing Sectors

Shot Put/Discus/Hammer	34.92° sector
Javelin	28.96° sector