Prospect Relays

We will have 2 buses to the meet. They will both leave from the H Entrance. 

The first bus will be at 8:45am. This will be for those competing in any field events or the Open 1600

The 2nd bus will leave at 10:00am. This will be for everyone else that is competing. 

If you are not competing, you are welcome to come to the meet to support your teammates and cheer them on while they compete.

31st Annual Mike Stokes “Stogie” Relays - April 9, 2022

Meet Registration

• ●  Lane assignments determined by seed times. Teams will be in the same flight for field events except

  for pole vault.

  Time Schedule

• ●  10 a.m. all field events

• ●  11am Open 1600m (anyone not entered in the meet can compete)

• ●  12 p.m. track events

  Clerk and Hip Numbers

  Athletes will obtain hip numbers on the football field near the high jump pad. All relay instructions will be given by the clerk in our bullpen area. The clerk will send each relay member to their location on the track.

  Field Events

  Each school can enter 4 competitors in each event. The top 3 competitors' best mark will be combined to create the team’s relay score and place. If a team only has 1 or 2 competitors it will not count towards the team score. Every athlete on a team will be in the same flight. All four athletes on the same team will jump in a row. Throws may experiment with a slightly different format which will be explained at the meet or in a future email. Pole vault and high jump will be run in the traditional way with 1 flight.

  Flight 1 - Barrington, Hersey, Highland Park, Maine East, Maine West Flight 2 - Niles North, Prospect, Warren, Wheeling

• ●  Pole Vault – Starting height 2.35m, 15cm until 4m, then 7cm

• ●  High Jump – Starting height 1.55m, 5cm until 1.90m, then 2cm

• ●  Triple Jump- Four jumps, no finals. Flight 2 then flight 1. Concurrently with long jump.

• ●  Long Jump – Same as Triple Jump. Flight 1 then flight 2.

• ●  Shot Put – Four throws, no finals. Flight 1 then flight 2. Run concurrently with discus.

• ●  Discus – Same as shot put. Flight 2 then flight 1.

  Ties

  Any tie in the field events will be broken by giving the better place to the team that has the best individual mark. In case of a tie for the team trophy, it will be awarded to the team with the most 1st place finishes, and if necessary, second place finishes, etc.

  Frosh/Soph Events

  To be in a F/S event an athlete must be a freshman or sophomore. Athletes competing in F/S events may compete in varsity events as well.

Facility

• ●  All-weather, red synthetic 9 lane track.

• ●  Starting blocks will be provided. You can also bring your own.

• ●  Shot put and discus will be thrown adjacent to the track.

• ●  Portable restrooms will be available in the stadium. No athletes should enter the building.

• ●  A trainer will be in the garage next to the concession stand at the north end of the track.

• ●  No grilling allowed.

• Scoring

• ●  Varsity Relays: 1st 12 points; 2nd 10; 3rd 8; 4th 6; 5th 4; 6th 2

• ●  F/S Relays: 1st 6 points; 2nd 5; 3rd 4; 4th 3; 5th 2; 6th 1

  Awards

  Medals for 1st - 3rd; ribbons for 4th - 6th places. Team trophies for the Champion & Runner-Up.
  General ribbons will be given for the FS 4x800 and FS 4x200. Those events were added after awards were ordered.

  Uniforms

  IHSA guidelines. Uniforms should be matching along with underlayers being the same solid color.

   

  Bus Parking

  Buses can drop off at the track then move to the west side of the parking lot.

  Concessions and T-Shirts

  Both will be for sale. T-shirts = $15

  Admission

  All - $3

Order and Description of Events

11am - Open 1600m - Anyone not entered in the meet of competition can compete. We will determine the number of sections based on the number of entries. The idea here is to give more kids an opportunity to get a time. Olympic curve.

1. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles - 4x300 IH – Your slowest seed timed hurdler will be placed in the first heat while your fastest seed timed hurdler will be placed in the last heat. Each team must enter four hurdlers. Team places will be determined by adding up the four times and the school with the lowest total time will be awarded first, second to the second lowest, etc. In case of a tie, the most points will be awarded to the team who has the best finisher in the fourth heat (fast heat). All four hurdlers must finish to be awarded points. All incomplete teams will be eliminated when determining place totals. Incomplete teams are only competing for time. - Green start

2. 6400 Meter Relay - 4x1600 - New format. Will be run individually in 2 sections. Seeding based on entry time.

It’s all about time for your team place and team score. Same as 300 Hurdles above. Olympic curve.

3. F/S 400 Meter Relay - 4x100 meters – Lanes all the way– Yellow exchanges
4. Varsity 400 Meter Relay - 4x100 meters – Lanes all the way – Yellow exchanges
5. 3200 Meter Medley Relay - 400-400-800-1600 meters – Lanes for the first leg.

Yellow start – Green exchange

6. 1600 Meter Medley Relay (MDMR) - 200-200-400-800 meters – First two legs will run in lanes Yellow exchange until 400 – Green exchange

7. 4000 Meter Medley Relay (DMR) - 1200-400-800-1600 – Olympic curve – Green exchange

8. 800 Meter Medley Relay (SMR) - 100-100-200-400 meters – Run in lanes the first three legs

Yellow line – Yellow exchange – Green exchange 4th leg
9. 440 Meter High Hurdle Relay - 4x110HH - Same as 300 meter intermediate hurdles
10. F/S 800 Meter Relay - 4x200 meters – Lanes all the way – Black Exchange 1 and 2 – Yellow Exchange for 3

11. Vars 800 Meter Relay - 4x200 meters – Lanes all the way – Black Exchange 1 and 2 – Yellow Exchange for 3

12. F/S 3200 Meter Relay - 4x800 meters – Olympic curve – Green exchange
13. Varsity 3200 Meter Relay - 4x800 meters – Olympic curve – Green exchange
14. F/S 1600 Meter Relay - 4x400 meters – 3 turn stagger – Blue then Green
15. Varsity 1600 Meter Relay - 4x400 meters – 3 turn stagger – Blue then Green

Stogie Relays Records