NCHSAA 8A West Regional 2026

Palisades HS Track
Charlotte, NC
Hosted by Palisades High School
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2026 8A West Region Track & Field Championship

FRIDAY May 8th at Palisades High School15221 York Rd, Charlotte NC, 28278

Order of Events & Time ScheduleWe will try to mimick the state meet schedule

Gates Open: for athletes & coaches at 12:30pm

Coaches Meeting: 1:00PM in gymnasium located in the building behind the tennis courts. Can enter through the side doors on top of the hill near main stadium gate. 

Please sign up to help work events to assure our meet runs smoothly by completing the google form 

https://forms.gle/8A292DTvYitPag5P9



Field Events: Event areas will open at 1:30PM, 1 hour prior to start time. 
**Implement weigh in and pole inspection will start at 1:00PM and close at 2:00PM

2:30PM

**(3 jumps & 3 throws top 9 will go to finals for 3 additional attempts)

Long Jump: (Girls and Boys) Girls in Pit 1 by pole vault pit and Boys in Pit 2 behind visitor stands

Discus:(Girls followed by Boys)

Shot Put: (Boys followed by Girls)

High Jump:(Boys & Girls at same time 2 different pits)

*Opening height will be one height below the lowest seeded entry

Pole Vault: (Girls followed by Boys)

*Opening height will be one height below the lowest seeded entry

Triple Jump: will follow long jump (Boys and Girls) Girls in Pit 1 and Boys in Pit 2

3:00PM: Running Event Semi Finals (5 minutes between events)

100m HH

110m HH

100m (Girls)

100m (Boys)

4x800m Relay Finals (Girls followed by Boys)

Running Events:Timed Finals (5 minutes between events)

4:30 PM Finals (Girls followed by Boys)

100m HH

110m HH

100m

4x200m Relay

1600m

4x100m Relay

400m

300m IH

800m

200m

3200m

4x400m Relay

ENTRIES
*Entries are due Satruday May 2nd at 9pm.No substitutions or late entries will be allowed, only scratches.
    *Preliminary entries will be sent out Sunday May 3rd. 
    *Late Entries are due by Monday May 4th 11am and the late entry form is due to Rhonda Dreibelbis. 
    **Late Entries are for emergencies and athletes just cleared medically. Not for manipulating the entry system. 
TICKETS
*ALL tickets must be purchased through the GoFan website or app under Palisades High School. No tickets will be sold at the meet. Admission is $10. 
https://gofan.co/app/school/NC87398?utm_campaign=PlayOn_Sites

PARKING/ENTRY TO FACILITY
*ALL BUSES will need to park in the lower bus lot behind the baseball field & visitor stands. The main bus lot off Tryon on the back side of the school will serve as overflow parking for buses. There will be signs to help. 
*All other vehicles must be parked in the main parking lot by the stadium in front of the school. Palisades bus lot will function as overflow parking after 2:45PM. No parking in Palisades Park Elementary will be permitted. 
*Coaches and athletes must use the main gate entrance, NO VEHICLES ARE PERMITTED TO ENTER OR PARK THROUGH THE GATES BY THE BASEBALL FIELD. No other entrances will be open for athletes and coaches.
*Tents may only be placed on the top 6 rows of the bleachers on the visitors side.
*All spectators should enter through the main gate at the top of the hill. 
SPORTS MEDICINE*Carolinas HealthCare System will be providing certified athletic trainers onsite during the competition. Schools not traveling with a trainer should send supplies, such as tape and pre-wrap, as we will have limited quantities of those supplies.
*All injuries or medical emergencies should be reported to the athletic trainer. The trainer will either be in the training room, or the medical tent.
FIELD EVENTS INFO
*Event areas will open at 1:30PM 1 hour prior to start time. 
*Implement weigh in and pole inspection will start at 1:00PM and close at 2:00PM       

 **Pole vault will be at the vault pit/runway               

 **Throws will be between shot & discus sectors near fence
*Field event check in is at the event. 
*Shot Put and Discus are located behind the home side bleachers and concourse on the grass practice field.
    **No spectators are permitted on the grass of the throwing field. They can view the shot from behind or the discus through the fence on the inside of the stadium. 
*All jumps are located on the visitors side and high jump is on the apron near the field house.
*All field event athletes should check in at their event site no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of their competition.
MISC
*Coaches and athletes are not allowed under the timing tent for any reason.
*Coaches are not allowed near the start and finish lines as well as the field event venues unless assisting the meet.
*No headphones, cell phones or other electronic devices are allowed in competition areas. This means no electonics inside the fences of the track and football field.
*Check-In/Clerking will be located under the Palisades tent near the 100m start
*WARM UPS WILL BE ON THE SOFTBALL FIELD AND NORTH HALF OF THE FIELD. NO ATHLETES ARE ALLOWED ON THE SOUTH INFIELD UNLESS BEING CLERKED, FINISHED COMPETING, OR FOR AWARDS, this can result in disqualification.
*ALL ATHLETES MUST CONFORM TO THE NCHSAA UNIFORM RULES.
*Hip numbers will be worn on the left hip for lane races. All other races will wear numbers on the left hip and left chest.
*Athletes should know the order of events and not depend solely on calls before they check in.
*Any protests should be filed with the appropriate referee (running or field) or the meet referee. 
*Protests will be judged by the games committee, which will consist of the five head coaches and the meet referee.
*The protest period will be within 30 minutes after the posting of final results.
*Please be ready to help out in a field event & relay exchanges..
*Coaches Hospitality Provided in second concession stand on home side.