Dates & Site:

Friday & Saturday, May 19-20, 2023 at Cannon School 

Meet Director: Darren Biehler 

Deadline for Participation: 

•  All Entries due by Tuesday, May 16 by 8:00pm. 

•  Limited Late Entry Change Fee: after the Tuesday Entry Deadline, $50/change fee for relay card changes and $100/change fee for individual additions to events without full fields. If multiple requests are made to add late entries for events without full fields, they will be accepted in order of performance and only those entries that are accepted will be billed. No additions to any event with a full field will be accepted after the Entry Deadline; late entry changes cannot remove accepted entries after the Entry Deadline. 

•  There is no fee for scratches and coaches should communicate all scratches as soon as they are known. 

•  All Changes/Scratches must be submitted by Wednesday, May 17 by 8:00pm. 

Automatic Qualifying Standards: 

1. The Automatic Qualifying standards (AQs) are updated annually by the NCISAA TFCCCA. 

2. Automatic Qualifying standards are based on an average from the previous three seasons. The average is found by using the 8th best FAT mark in each event during the season. (*Marks are found using the NCMileSplit rankings). 

3. An athlete can compete in the State Championship either by making the AQ standard or by being one of the top 24 entries; meeting the AQ standard guarantees entry into the meet. (PV and HJ entries must have a minimum entry of starting height.) 

Automatic Qualifying Standards for 2023: 

Order of Events: 

1. Note concerning times of events: in order to minimize conflicts, it is hoped that the field events can be nearly completed before the running events begin. 

2. Athletes entered in two field events taking place simultaneously must be prepared to move back and forth between events. 

3. Warm-ups for field events should be completed by the time the event is scheduled to begin. Competition must begin at the designated time. 

4. Running events should never be started before the designated time. 

5. If multiple sections are run, the slow section will run first. 

Schedule: 

General Playoff Information 

Rules: 

NFHS rules will cover any situation not specifically covered in these regulations, including uniform regulations. 

Uniforms: 

Uniforms will follow the National Federation of State High School Associations guidelines. The competitors uniform shall be school-issued or school-approved, and worn as intended by the manufacturer. Any visible garment(s) worn underneath the uniform top and/or bottom is considered a foundation garment; foundation garments are not subject to logo/trademark/reference or color restrictions. Additional guidelines for relay team members: all relay team members must wear uniforms clearly indicating, through predominant color, school logo and color combination of all outer garments worn as a uniform, that members are from the same team. (NFHS Rulebook) 

Facilities Guidelines: All rubberized tracks require 1/4-inch pyramid spikes or shorter. 3/8-inch spikes are not allowed. All athletes should replace the 3/8-inch spikes that came with their shoes with 1/4-inch pyramid spikes or shorter. 

Entries, Eligibility and Automatic Qualifiers: 

1. All participating athletes must be full-time students in grades 7-12. 

2. To be eligible to compete in the Division I NCISAA State Championships, each athlete must compete in a minimum of FOUR varsity level scholastic meets on FOUR separate dates during the current season. 

3. Athletes may compete in no more than four events including relays. 

4. Automatic qualifying marks/times must be earned during the current season at a scholastic meet. 

5. After those individuals who meet the automatic standards, each event will then be filled to 24 individuals when possible. These entries will be done using marks/times earned during the current season at a scholastic meet.

6. A team may enter an unlimited number of athletes into an event as long as the athletes 1) meet the automatic qualifying standards or 2) have earned a mark good enough to be a top 24 entry. 
   
   

7. All individual entries must have marks/times from the current season; No Mark/No Time entries are not allowed. Note on individual entries: While making the AQ standard guarantees entry into an event, most athletes make it into the meet without making the AQ standard. Coaches are encouraged to over-enter what they think might make it into a field of 24: due to not all ranked athletes actually being entered in a particular event, even athletes who are 30+ on the season rankings lists sometimes can/will make it into the field of 24 accepted entries. 

8. 10. No entries under the starting height will be accepted for the Pole Vault or the High Jump. Starting height for Pole Vault will be 12 below the automatic qualifying standard for each division; however, for all classifications, there will be no starting height below 6-00 for Girls and 7-00 for Boys. Starting height for High Jump will be 6 below the automatic qualifying standard for each division. Please help the meet director by not entering athletes unless they have met the standards below. 
   
   

a. Pole Vault - All athletes must have cleared 12 below the automatic qualifying standard for your division AND at least 6-00 for Girls and 7-00 for Boys in order to compete

b. High Jump - All athletes must have cleared 6 below the automatic qualifying standard for your division in order to compete. 

1. Relay times entered should be your teams best relay time of the season. If a faster time is entered and noticed by the meet director, games committee, or another coach, the team will be entered with no time (NT). 
   
   

2. All coaches are strongly encouraged to post meet results within 10 days of the completion of the meet. This helps keep an ongoing ranking for everyone to see throughout the season. 

3. Note on publication of entries: Entries will remain private (teams can only see their own entries) until after the entry deadline; after the entry deadline, all teams entries will be public for all teams to view. Full entries / preliminary performance list should be published and distributed by the meet director / timing company on Tuesday evening as soon as possible after the 8:00pm entry deadline. A final entry / performance list should be published and distributed on Wednesday evening as soon as possible after all scratches/changes are due at 8:00pm. 
   
   

Scoring: 

1. Boys & girls will be scored separately. 

2. Points will be awarded as listed in the NFHS Rule Book based on the number of teams entered. Typically the state meet is scored: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for individual and relay events. 

3. Eight places will be scored in all events. 

4. Any athlete who places in the top eight is eligible to score in that given event. This means there is 

NO LIMIT to the number of scorers a team may have in any one event. 

Appeals/Protest Process: 

1. Protests must be made verbally to the Meet Director within 30 minutes after the completion of the event, or after the head coach has been notified of the disqualification. After speaking with the Meet Director if the coach(es) still wants to file an appeal, they need to write an official appeal for the Games Committee/Jury of Appeals. 

2. This written appeal will then be given to the Games Committee/Jury of Appeals. 

a. The Games Committee/Jury of Appeals will be assigned by the Meet Director prior to the state championship. This group will be made up of at least one coach from each conference, and a minimum of five coaches should be assigned, including the Meet Director, resulting in an odd number on the Games Committee. By the NFHS Rule Book, the Games Committee may also serve as the jury of appeals. (Section 2 The Games Committee, Art. 1) 

3. The Games Committee/Jury of Appeals will then discuss the appeal at hand. They will then vote and come to a decision. This decision will then be recorded by the Meet Director.

a. If a member of the Games Committee brought forth the appeal, then they must recuse themself and leave the decision making to the other members of the GC. They may not be involved in the process in any way. 

4. The Meet Director will then deliver the decision to the coach(es) who wrote the official appeal. If the appeal was granted, the Meet Director should communicate the decision to all head coaches. 

Field Event Specifics: 

Long Jump and Triple Jump: Each athlete will receive three attempts in the preliminary rounds. The top nine individuals after the prelims will make the finals where they will receive an additional three attempts. 

Shot Put and Discus: All implements must be weighed in to be used in competition. Only those implements accepted should be used in the meet. Each athlete will receive three attempts in the preliminary rounds. The top nine individuals after the prelims will make the finals where they will receive an additional three attempts. 

Pole Vault: This event will run according to the NFHS Rule Book. The coach must verify that all of the schools pole vaulters and poles meet NFHS requirements, which include that the competitors weight shall be at or below the manufacturers pole rating, that the pole rating shall be a minimum of 34 inch in a contrasting color located within or above the top hand-hold position, and that the pole have a 1-inch circular band indicating the maximum top hand-hold position with the position being determined by the manufacturer. Starting height for Pole Vault will be 12 below the automatic qualifying standard for each division; however, for all classifications, there will be no starting height below 6-00 for Girls and 7-00 for Boys. 

High Jump: This event will run according to the NFHS Rule Book. Starting height for High Jump will be 6 below the automatic qualifying standard for each division. 

Running Specifics: 

Declarations: Coaches and/or athletes must declare for their events 30 minutes prior to the posted start time. Declarations may begin as soon as teams begin arriving at the meet. All performance lists should be available by the beginning of the coaches meeting at the latest. Coaches may declare their athletes by initialing as well. 

If an athlete declares for an event and doesnt compete, they will be removed from the rest of the meet. 

Heats and Finals:In events with preliminary rounds, qualifying for the finals will follow the guidelines below. Top seeds will be snaked through the heats and heats will seed traditional preferred lanes rather than random. Advancing to finals: 

•  If 2 heats - top 3 from each heat and then the next 2 fastest times 

•  If 3 heats - top 2 from each heat and then the next 2 fastest times 

•  If 4 heats - top 1 from each heat and then the next 4 fastest times 

In events where only a final is run, the ideal breakdown for each event should go as follows. 

•  3200 - 2 sections of 12 athletes; waterfall or California start 

•  1600 - 2 sections of 12 athletes; waterfall or California start 

•  800 - 2 sections of 12 athletes; 1-turn stagger with in-lane alleys (1-2 runners per lane), waterfall or California start 

•  4x800 - 1 section; waterfall or California start 

•  4x100, 4x200, & 4x400 - full sections of 8 teams; 4x400m will run a 3-turn stagger 

Notes on competition rules: 

- HJ and PV bars only go up, never down, once competition has begun. Athletes who are absent for their attempt at a certain height must re-join the competition at the current bar height; the bar may not be lowered to a previous height.  

• - In track events, athletes may not step on or inside the white lane line of their assigned lane, or leave their assigned lane, if doing so gives a competitive advantage; e.g., running a shorter distance, passing a competitor, or obstructing a competitor. 

• - False Starts: 1) In the event of a false start, the entire field is charged, 2) The next runner committing a false start will be disqualified from that event. 

Admission: TBA

Awards: 

Team-

Individual- 

State Track Records: 

Information for the state track records may be found at www.ncpreptrack.com. The NCISAA appreciates the hard work that it took to compile the information. All questions regarding this information should be directed to ncpreptrack.