Information about the meet is below. There is no team transportation scheduled to this meet. If you will need help with transportation, talk to your coach. The meet is at Tempe Desert Vista High School and in past years. The meet has been very efficient in the past years - last year the races started running ahead of schedule mid-way through the meet and the meet finished at 3:30.
Awards: Team scores will be kept and will be scored as 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals will be given out to top 4 individuals/ relays and trophies to the top 2 teams.
Facilities: Desert Vista has a 9 lane (10 sprint lanes) all weather track. There are two jumping runways, 2 pole vault runway/pits, 2 HJ pits, 2 competition discus rings and two competition shot rings.
Parking: Parking for spectators is available both in our main Student Parking lot off of Frye Road, as well as in the Admin Parking Lot that is located off of 32nd Street. Spectator overflow parking will be available in the Mormon Church parking lot that is located directly west of the student parking lost. Map enclosed specifies area.
There will be no spectator parking or spectator viewing of events on 29th Place. (This is the area on outside of school fence that is closest to the throwers areas.) Please inform your staff/spectators/athletes of this. See enclosed map for area specified.
There will also be no parking in our bus turn-around in the dirt area. This is a direct violation of City of Phoenix Ordinances, and vehicles may be ticketed.
Bus Parking: We will be able to provide parking for student buses off-site. The location in Akimel-et-Al Middle School, located at 2720 E. Liberty Lane. This is southwest of Desert Vista. See enclosed map.
Admission Fee: Adults: $5.00, Students $3.00, Passes - AIA only, Children under 12 are free. Coaches and Athletes in uniform will be admitted free.
Games Committee: will be announced at the coaches meeting.
Coaches Meeting: There will be a coaches meeting in the H building (just east of the SE corner of the track) at 9:00 am.
Hospitality: there will be a hospitality room for coaches and officials only. It will be located just west of the track in the H-building.
Implement weigh-in: Throwing implements will be provided; coaches wishing to weigh in their own implements may do so from 8:30-9:00 am near the Southeast corner of the track.
Pole Vault: weigh-in will begin near the Southeast corner of the track from 8:30-9:00 am. Pole Vaulters may only use 1/4 inch Pyramid Spikes Only. No needle or Christmas tree spikes. If a vaulter does not have the proper spikes they will be able to purchase some from Coach Guy for $5.00 per bag.
Team Areas: All team camps should be set up on the West bleachers. No athletes will be permitted in the east stands (Desert Vista will not be responsible for any lost valuables).
Warm-up Areas/ check-in: The warm-up area will be located at the tennis courts to the south of the track. Check in will be at the southwest corner of the track.
Rules: The meet will adhere to the NFHS rulebook. Coaches, please make sure you specifically review the rules on uniforms, jewelry and electronics.
Notes:
- Concessions and T-shirts will be available for purchase
- Athletes, coaches and spectators are not allowed on the infield area.
- Trainers will be available on the infield
- Hospitality room will be open throughout the day.
Special Olympic Events: Please note that we will be including several events that City of Tempe Special Olympians will compete in. There will be 3-5 running/track events, and 2-3 possible field events. Therefore there will be some adjustment to the schedule below. If you have questions, please refer them to our Special Olympic Liason, Karen Hinds at (480) 706-7900, ext 2155/
Schedule: this is a tentative schedule, and may change depending upon the # of entrants/events. If we get ahead, we will stay ahead.
Running Event Schedule Field Event Schedule
10:00 Boys 4x800 First flight field events 10:00 am:
10:15 Girls 4x800 Girls TJ (South pit)
10:30 Boys 110m HH Boys LJ (North pit)
10:50 Girls 100m H Girls HJ (East pit) starting height:
11:10 Boys 100m Boys PV (South pit) starting height:
11:25 Girls 100m Girls Shot Put
11:40 Boys 1600m Boys Discus
12:00 Girls 1600m
12:20 Boys 4x100
12:35 Girls 4x100
12:50 Boys 400m
1:10 Girls 400m Second flight field events 1:00 pm.
1:30 Boys 300m IH Boys TJ (South pit)
1:50 Girls 300m LH Girls LJ open pit (North pit)
2:10 Boys 800m Boys HJ starting height:
2:25 Girls 800m Girls PV starting height:
2:40 Boys 200m Boys Shot Put
3:05 Girls 200m Girls Discus
3:30 Boys 3200m run
3:50 Girls 3200m run
4:10 Boys 4x400m Relay
4:30 Girls 4x400m Relay
Bill Kalkman
Biology, Track, and Football
602 264 5291 x6532
