Certification:  The results from your Regional Meet serve as our entry certification.  If you are unable to participate in the State Meet, have your coach notify the UIL office immediately.  The UIL will contact the next qualifying participant.

Relay Teams:  State qualified relays must go to the UIL website and list six (6) relay names for each relay by Tuesday, April 29.  These names will be listed in the Track and Field Championship Program.

Packet Pick Up:  Pick up school packets, official’s credentials and media credentials at the white tent to the left of Gate 32 located on Robert Dedman Drive (southeast corner of Darryl K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium).  Pick up hours are Thursday, May 8, from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm or on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, beginning at 7:00 am. 

Workouts:  Once a team/individual is qualified for the state track and field meet, the team or individual may not work out at Myers Stadium.  In addition, there will be NO track and field workouts on Thursday at Myers Stadium.  Workouts are restricted to the session you are running.  Relay team coaches are not allowed on the track while relay teams are warming up.  Relay teams may practice handoffs on the track at the following times: 

                        Time            Conference

            Friday               4:00 pm - 5:30 pm        3A and 4A

            Saturday            10:00 am - 11:30 am     1A and 2A

            Saturday            4:00 pm - 5:30 pm       5A

Entrance to Track:  The only entrance to the track for track and field athletes will be on the south end of the track. 

Warm Up Area:  Contestants will report to a designated area on the east side of the stadium for warm-up.  No oils, liniment, drinks, or other aid will be permitted in the warm up area. 

Check-In/Staging Area:  Contestants will report to the southeast corner of the warm-up area to check-in and an escort will take you to the staging area for lane assignments. 

High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault, and Triple Jump Coaches:  There will be one coach wrist band provided per school to allow one coach on the field to assist the contestant in setting their marks.  After the marks have been set the coach must immediately return to the stands.

Jury of Appeals:  The meet directors, head inspector, and/or event judge shall serve as a jury of appeals.  All protests of a referee's decision must be submitted in writing to one of the meet directors.  The UIL protest table is located on the north end of the stadium next to the awards stand (top of the stairs). 

Shot, Discus, Poles for Vaulting, and Starting Blocks:  

      Discus and Shot Put:  Discus and shot will be weighed, inspected and marked (if within legal specifications) at the UIL weigh-in station located  at Myers Stadium (southeast corner of field) at least one hour prior to the assigned event time. 

      Pole Vault: Each contestant and his/her pole will be weighed at the time of their event at the pole vault pit.

      Starting Blocks:  Personal starting blocks may be used if within legal specifications.  Starting blocks may have 1/4" spike on the bottom. 

Jumping Foot Wear:  According to the National Federation rules, only approved footwear may be worn for jumping events.  Athletes may not wear a short or shoes which incorporate any:  1) spring; 2) device of any kind; 3) sole and inner sole having an overall thickness in excess of 1/2 inch including cleats or ridges. 

Track Markings:  The 3200 and 1600-meter runs will be from a curved (waterfall) start.  Rule 5-3-7 of the National Federation Track and Field Rule Book states that for races around one or more curves which are not run in lanes, a curved starting line may be used so that each competitor will run the same distance going into the first curve.  Participants should be advised about the waterfall starting procedure because it is different from the usual half stagger which breaks at the pole after the first curve. 

      The 800-meter run will be run from the usual half stagger (green).  The 4 x 400 relay (1600-meter relay) will be run from a one and a half stagger (blue).  The 400-meter dash and 400-meter relay will be run from a full stagger (yellow).  The 800-meter relay will be run with a double stagger (same lane from start to finish).  First and second exchange is green and third exchange is yellow. 

Use of Special Marks:  Tennis balls and tape may be used to mark the track.  Nothing may be used that marks the track surface or presents a hazard to runners.  All marking devices must be removed after the race.   

Tickets:  Each participating track team receives two complimentary coaches tickets.  All other assistant coaches, managers, trainers, spouses, etc. must purchase tickets.  The contestants for track will get in the gate with their numbers as assigned.  If they do not have their numbers with them for any reason, they must purchase a ticket.  There are no advance ticket sales.  Ticket Prices are as follows:

      All Tournament Sessions 1-4      $25.00      Adult      $10.00 a session     

      Tournament Sessions 3-4      $15.00      Student      $5.00 a session

      Coach Tournament      $15.00

Parking:  The University of Texas has a web site for parking.  Use this link to find parking garages and parking fees.  See www.utexas.edu/maps/ 

Programs:  One state meet program will be provided to each school team.  Please plan to purchase extra programs from the program sellers at the meet. 

Medals:  Track and Field competitors will receive awards immediately following their event. The top three finishers must report to the awards stand after the event is completed. Delays in your arrival will detract from the awards ceremony. A medal order form for purchase of extra medals for ties, extra relay participants, etc. is included in the school packet. 

Photos:  Photo Texas, the UIL photographer, will take photos at the awards stand. Forms for ordering pictures at the awards stand are available at www.phototexas.com. Coaches, parents or other individuals will not be permitted to go onto the track to take pictures of awards ceremonies. 

Unsportsmanlike Conduct:  During the State Track and Field Meet, National Federation Track and Field Rules regarding unsportsmanlike conduct will be enforced.  Be sure and inform your contestants that acts such as the ones listed below will be considered unsportsmanlike conduct. 

               refusal to take places on the awards stand;

               throwing clothing, equipment, medals, etc on the field;

               use of profanity;

               addressing an official disrespectfully;

               displaying any actions which bring discredit to the individual or their school

      The penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct is disqualification in the event and further participation in the meet.  In the event that such acts occur following the event, the medal will go to the next place winner in the event. 

Relay Teams:  In relay events, six individuals may be listed as entries, any four of whom may compete. 

            1.            Being listed as a relay member does not count as an event unless the individual actually runs in the event. 

            2.            It is not necessary to use the same four runners as were used in the regional meet. 

            3.            If fewer than six runners are listed as members of a relay, or changes need to be made in relay teams, these entries may be made no later than 60 minutes before the start of the running events for your conference in the UIL computer building at the north end of the stadium.  No additions or changes in relay personnel may be made after the one hour pre-meet deadline. 

            4.            Any of the six relay team members may run.  The clerk of the course will check in all relay team contestants. 

Relay Entries:  Entries on relays will count against participation limitations if the individual runs in the relay.  Final relay changes must be made at the scoring & timing building no later than one hour before the running session for the conference. 

      Relay change deadlines:      Conference 3A and 4A      Friday       5:00 pm

            Conference 1A and 2A      Saturday      11:00 am

            Conference 5A      Saturday      5:00 pm

Scratching:  Scratching in all events should be reported to the UIL computer building at the north end of the stadium. 

Uniforms:  Team members shall wear the school uniform.  A competitor must be in the proper track uniform and wearing the assigned contestant number.  Each competitors uniform shall consist of a full-length track jersey (singlet).  A singlet is defined as a school issued jersey.  The jersey may be long-sleeved, short-sleeved or tank style.  A t-shirt is not considered to be a jersey.  Shirts with cut-off sleeves are prohibited.  Bare midriff tops are not acceptable.  The jersey (singlet) must hang below or be tucked into the waistband of the shorts or briefs when the competitors is standing erect.

      No jewelry or objectionable headwear may be worn by a contestant.  A contestant who competes with an illegal uniform, or is charged with unacceptable conduct, shall be disqualified from that event.  When objectionable jewelry or headwear is discovered on a competitor in a field or running event, the objectionable material must be removed before the competitor can resume competition. 

      The track and field uniform consists of a school issued jersey and shorts, which are not objectionable, and shoes, which may be supplied by the contestant.  Any other visible apparel must be a single color and worn under the uniform jersey and shorts. 

      In relay races each team member shall wear the same color and design school uniform (jersey and trunks).  When other apparel is worn under the jersey or shorts by more than one relay team member, that apparel must be the same color for all of the relay team members wearing the extra clothing. 

Long Jump and Triple Jump Viewing Area:  Long jump and triple jump viewing will take place from the stands on the west side of the field.  No coaches or fans are allowed on the field or track.  Competitors and officials only will be permitted on the track in their field event areas.