2015 Track Advancement and Replacement Procedures and Deadlines

Track and Field

Athlete Replacement (Area/Region Meet to Sectional Meet)
 

When there is a tie in any event involving more contestants than the Area/Region Meet is entitled to enter into the Sectional Meet,
the contest must continue on the day of the Area/Region Meet competition until representatives to the Sectional Meet are
determined. For REPLACEMENT purposes, CLEAR 5th and 6th Places MUST be established at each Area/Region Meet.

  1. When an Area/Region Meet qualifier cannot compete in the Sectional Meet (or Class 1A State Meet 1600/3200), the next competitor in the order of finish will be selected as a replacement. The coach of the qualifying competitor unable to compete MUST notify the Area Meet Director / Region Secretary of that competitor’s inability to advance and compete in the next round of competition.
  2. The Area Meet Director / Region Secretary MUST contact the coach of the next competitor in the order of finish and verify the selection and replacement of that competitor for the Sectional Meet (or Class 1A State Meet 1600/3200) with that competitor’s coach.
  3. All REPLACEMENTS from Area/Region Meets to Sectional Meets must be submitted ELECTRONICALLY using the form posted on the GHSA MIS website. ONLY the AREA COORDINATOR/REGION SECRETARY or designee may make confirmed changes and/or corrections. The DEADLINE for all changes is 12:00 noon on Wed., April 29, 2015.
  4. All REPLACEMENTS for 1600/3200 from Class 1A Area Meets to State Meets must be made ELECTRONICALLY using the form posted on the GHSA website. ONLY the AREA COORDINATOR or designee may make confirmed changes and/or corrections. The DEADLINE for all changes is 12:00 noon two (2) days prior to the beginning of the State Final. Girls: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Boys: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
  5. All Sectional Meets entries will be posted on the GHSA web site (www.ghsa.net) for verification. Schools will not receive paper copies of their qualified athletes. It is the responsibility of EACH COACH to review the school’s entries on the web site and immediately notify the Area Meet Director / Region Secretary if corrections need to be made.
  6. A contestant disqualified in an Area/Region Meet may not participate in the Sectional Meet in the event in which (s)he was disqualified.
  7. Relay teams advancing to the Sectional Meet should list four (4) runners and a maximum of two (2) alternates.

    1. NO replacements may be made of the runners and alternates advancing from the Area/Region Meet to the Sectional Meet.
    2. Any four (4) of the six (6) competitors listed with an Area/Region Meet entry may run in the relay event in any round of advancement (Area/Region, Sectional, State Meet Semi-finals and Finals), and in any order desired by the team.
    3. Schools with two teams entered in the same relay in the Area/Region Meet may not list competitors on one team as alternates on the other team, nor may the same alternates be listed for both teams.

Athlete Replacement (Sectional Meet to State Meet)

When there is a tie in any event involving more contestants than the Sectional Meet is entitled to enter into the State Meet, the
contest must continue on the day of the competition until the representatives to the State Meet are determined. For
REPLACEMENT purposes:

  • Class 1A: CLEAR Running Event 9th and 10th Places / Field Event 10th and 11th Places MUST be established for ALL events at Sectional Meets.
  • Classes 2A-6A: CLEAR 9th and 10th Places MUST be established for ALL events at Sectional Meets.

 

  1. When a Sectional Meet qualifier cannot compete in the State Meet, the next competitor in the order of finish will be selected as a replacement. The coach of the qualifying competitor unable to compete MUST notify the Sectional Meet Director of that competitor’s inability to advance and compete in the State Meet.
  2. The Sectional Meet Director MUST contact the coach of the next competitor in the order of finish and verify the selection and replacement of that competitor for the State Meet with the competitor’s coach.
  3. All REPLACEMENTS from the Sectional Meet to the State Final must be made ELECTRONICALLY using the form posted on the GHSA MIS website. ONLY the SECTIONAL MEET DIRECTOR may make changes/corrections to the list of State Meet Qualifiers. The DEADLINE for all changes is 12:00 noon two (2) days prior to the beginning of the State Final. Girls: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Boys: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
  4. All State Meet entries will be posted on the GHSA web site (www.ghsa.net) for verification. Schools will not receive paper copies of their qualified athletes. It is the responsibility of EACH COACH to review the school’s entries on the web site and immediately notify the Sectional Meet Director if corrections need to be made.
  5. A contestant disqualified in a Sectional Meet may not participate in the State Meet in the event in which (s)he was disqualified.
  6. Relay teams advancing to the State Meet should list four (4) runners and up to two (2) alternates.

    1. NO replacements may be made of the runners and alternates advancing from the Sectional Meet to the State Meet.
    2. Any four (4) of the six (6) competitors listed with an Area/Region Meet entry may run in the relay event in any round of advancement (Area/Region, Sectional, State Meet Semi-finals and Finals), and in any order desired by the team.
    3. Schools with two teams entered in the same relay in the Area/Region Meet may not list competitors on one team as alternates on the other team, nor may the same alternates be listed for both teams.
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