Meet Information
PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
47th ANNUAL WANNER-KNIGHT INVITATIONAL
May 1, 2015
To: Head Boys Track and Field Coaches
Conant-al Lyons Springfield
Downers Grove South Maine East Whitney Young
Elk Grove-al Maine West Wheeling
Hersey Mundelein-al St. Ignatius-al
Hononegah Naperville Central York
Lakes Niles North Zion Benton
Lane Tech Prospect
Libertyville Schaumburg
Red, all-weather track - 9 lanes
Starting blocks will be provided
Spikes, 1/4 " or shorter
Please note pole vault helmet rule and please have 2 available workers
B. Shot & Discus - Cement Slabs
C. Locker Rooms - None provided
D. Restrooms - Outdoor portables near track
E. School Building - Athletes SHOULD NOT ENTER school building.
F. Concessions - Concessions stand near track
Please have teams set up camp in bleachers or anywhere outside the track fence. No camps allowed
inside the track or football field.
H. Dick Pond shoes will be here selling products.
A. Two (2) entries per school, per event. One relay team (Relay points will be Doubled).
B. We will be having at large competitors this year.
PLEASE NOTE We will be using a FAT system and online entry system this year.
Online entries must be submitted by 11:00 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. If we do not receive your
entries by this time, you will be seeded with no marks.
Go to DirectAthletics.com to submit entries.
Click on 47th Annual Wanner Knight Invitational
Click on Add team/club contact to list, hit continue (if you have used this in past, your team may
already be there). Enter all required info. You will be given a PIN number that you must keep
to go back and make changes. Follow along with instructions. You will have to enter athletes
onto a roster, then you may place them into events.
Prospect High School 47th Annual Wanner-Knight Invitational-May 1, 2015 Page 2
4:15 Coaches/Scratch Meeting
4:30 Start Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot and Discus Throws
4:45 Start High Jump and Pole Vault
A. Long Jump - 4:30 Flight 1. 3 preliminary trials; top 10 to finals. Flight 2 follows
B. Triple Jump - 4:30 Flight 1. Same as long jump.
C. Discus - 3 flights. Flight 1, 2, 3; top 10 to finals
D. Shot Put - 3 flights. Opposite of discus
E. High Jump (start 5'7 - 2" till 6'3, then 1") 1 Flight
F. Pole Vault (9'3" till 13'3, then 3") 1 Flight
NOTE: All pole vault contestants are required to wear safety style helmets.
5:45 - ALL PRELIMINARIES - 4 heats of 9, heat winners plus next best 5 times to finals
A. 100 M Dash same as above
B. 110M High Hurdles same as above
D. Big Boy 100 M Dash (must weigh 200#) - same as above
E. 200 M Dash - same as above
6:45 P.M. FINALS FOR ALL RUNNING EVENTS BEGIN (Time Schedule is Approximate)
6:45 Frosh-Soph Medley - 2 heats (200-200-400-800, yellow exchanges)
6:50 3200 M Relay - 2 heats (alleys) green (3 scratches, go 1 heat)
7:00 400 M Relay - 2 heats (yellow exchanges)
7:25 3200 M Run - Heat 2 (alleys) green (First heat in prelim, approx. 6:15)
7:40 110 M High Hurdles - Final
7:55 100 M Dash - Final
8:05 Big Boy Hundred (must weigh 200#) - Final
8:10 800 M Dash - 3 heats (alleys)
8:15 800 M Relay - 2 heats (black l & 2, yellow 3) Lane all way
8:25 400 M Dash - 4 heats (yellow, lanes all way)
8:30 300 M Intermediate Hurdles - 4 heats (green stagger)
9:00 1600 M Run - 3 heats (alleys) green
9:15 200 M Dash - Final (green staggers)
9:30 1600 M Relay - 2 heats (3 turn stagger) blue
*****SCORING: Individual Points: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Relay Points will be doubled) 20-16-12-108-6-4-2*****
AWARDS: Medals for 1st thru 8th. Team plaques for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
CHAMPION SHIRTS: Champions in event can purchase souvenir Champion T-Shirts for 1st place finishes. Have
athletes report to the press box for a ticket. The shirts are only for champions and are purchased for $10 with the
ticket. This includes Relays. The shirts are not freethey are $10 each.
WANNER-KNIGHT INVITE SHIRTS: Can be purchased at or by the Concession stand for 15$.
ADULT WORKERS: Each school must provide 2 adult workers, send sheet by 4/29/15.
ADMISSION: $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Students with ID. Only students with track uniforms will be admitted free.
PROGRAMS: Will be sold at gate for $1.00
RESULTS: We will have meet results announced and online. A copy will be sent the next day.
PRELIMINARIES & FINALS
Prospect High School 47th Annual Wanner-Knight Invitational May 1, 2015 Page 3
SCRATCHES & SUBSTITUTIONS: Please make scratches in the storage garage as you enter track
when you arrive. Substitutions may be made for sick or injured athletes with a letter from your school
administrator. No changes will be made after 4:30 p.m.
RELAY CARDS: Relay cards should be filled out and presented to the clerk of the course at the
marshaling area when athletes report.
RULES: All National Federation rules will be followed.
UNIFORMS: IHSA guidelines will be strictly enforced.
TWO-MINUTE LIMITATIONS - will be used in all field events. A contestant shall be charged with an
unsuccessful attempt if he does not complete his trial or indicate passing it within two minutes after Name
TEN-MINUTE BETWEEN TRIALS: a competitor excused to compete in another event shall have a
maximum of ten minutes between trials.
QUESTIONS: Call Tom MartindaleAthletic Director/Meet Manager (847-718-5231) or Frank
MirandolaHead Coach (Cell (847-567-3031) or email at frank.mirandola@d214.org)
PRELIMINARY TIME SCHEDULE (Tentative)
4:30 Preliminaries in the Long Jump and Triple Jump begin. Finals in Long Jump follow directly after
3 Flights, followed by Finals in Triple Jump.
4:30 Preliminaries in Shot Put, Discus begin. Finals to follow directly after 3 Flights of discus,
followed by Shot Put Finals.
4:45 High Jump and Pole Vault start.
5:45 Semi-Finals in the 100 M, 110 M High Hurdles, Heat 1 3200 M Run, Big Boy Hundred, and 200
M dashes begin. 4 heats heat winners, plus the next 5 fastest times to finals.
To start at 5:45 and run as rapidly as is practical in following order.
(We do not know how fast this will go, meet finals at 6:45 sharp, If inclement weather Finals could be
moved up, but Finals would not start before 6:30pm.)
100 M Dash - 4 heats heat winners plus next 5 fastest times to finals.
110 M High Hurdles - 4 heats same as above
Heat 1 - 3200 M Run - On time (of 2 heats)
Big Boy Hundred (must weigh 200#) - 4 heats same as above
200 M Dash - 4 heats same as above
Wanner-Knight Invite Souvenir T-Shirts will be on sale for 15$.
Wanner Champions T-Shirts will be available to all Meet Champions for 10$. Champions should go to
the press box for a Champion ticket.
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
47th ANNUAL WANNER-KNIGHT INVITATIONAL
May 1, 2015
To: Head Boys Track and Field Coaches
Conant-al Lyons Springfield
Downers Grove South Maine East Whitney Young
Elk Grove-al Maine West Wheeling
Hersey Mundelein-al St. Ignatius-al
Hononegah Naperville Central York
Lakes Niles North Zion Benton
Lane Tech Prospect
Libertyville Schaumburg
Red, all-weather track - 9 lanes
Starting blocks will be provided
Spikes, 1/4 " or shorter
Please note pole vault helmet rule and please have 2 available workers
B. Shot & Discus - Cement Slabs
C. Locker Rooms - None provided
D. Restrooms - Outdoor portables near track
E. School Building - Athletes SHOULD NOT ENTER school building.
F. Concessions - Concessions stand near track
Please have teams set up camp in bleachers or anywhere outside the track fence. No camps allowed
inside the track or football field.
H. Dick Pond shoes will be here selling products.
A. Two (2) entries per school, per event. One relay team (Relay points will be Doubled).
B. We will be having at large competitors this year.
PLEASE NOTE We will be using a FAT system and online entry system this year.
Online entries must be submitted by 11:00 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. If we do not receive your
entries by this time, you will be seeded with no marks.
Go to DirectAthletics.com to submit entries.
Click on 47th Annual Wanner Knight Invitational
Click on Add team/club contact to list, hit continue (if you have used this in past, your team may
already be there). Enter all required info. You will be given a PIN number that you must keep
to go back and make changes. Follow along with instructions. You will have to enter athletes
onto a roster, then you may place them into events.
Prospect High School 47th Annual Wanner-Knight Invitational-May 1, 2015 Page 2
4:15 Coaches/Scratch Meeting
4:30 Start Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot and Discus Throws
4:45 Start High Jump and Pole Vault
A. Long Jump - 4:30 Flight 1. 3 preliminary trials; top 10 to finals. Flight 2 follows
B. Triple Jump - 4:30 Flight 1. Same as long jump.
C. Discus - 3 flights. Flight 1, 2, 3; top 10 to finals
D. Shot Put - 3 flights. Opposite of discus
E. High Jump (start 5'7 - 2" till 6'3, then 1") 1 Flight
F. Pole Vault (9'3" till 13'3, then 3") 1 Flight
NOTE: All pole vault contestants are required to wear safety style helmets.
5:45 - ALL PRELIMINARIES - 4 heats of 9, heat winners plus next best 5 times to finals
A. 100 M Dash same as above
B. 110M High Hurdles same as above
D. Big Boy 100 M Dash (must weigh 200#) - same as above
E. 200 M Dash - same as above
6:45 P.M. FINALS FOR ALL RUNNING EVENTS BEGIN (Time Schedule is Approximate)
6:45 Frosh-Soph Medley - 2 heats (200-200-400-800, yellow exchanges)
6:50 3200 M Relay - 2 heats (alleys) green (3 scratches, go 1 heat)
7:00 400 M Relay - 2 heats (yellow exchanges)
7:25 3200 M Run - Heat 2 (alleys) green (First heat in prelim, approx. 6:15)
7:40 110 M High Hurdles - Final
7:55 100 M Dash - Final
8:05 Big Boy Hundred (must weigh 200#) - Final
8:10 800 M Dash - 3 heats (alleys)
8:15 800 M Relay - 2 heats (black l & 2, yellow 3) Lane all way
8:25 400 M Dash - 4 heats (yellow, lanes all way)
8:30 300 M Intermediate Hurdles - 4 heats (green stagger)
9:00 1600 M Run - 3 heats (alleys) green
9:15 200 M Dash - Final (green staggers)
9:30 1600 M Relay - 2 heats (3 turn stagger) blue
*****SCORING: Individual Points: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Relay Points will be doubled) 20-16-12-108-6-4-2*****
AWARDS: Medals for 1st thru 8th. Team plaques for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
CHAMPION SHIRTS: Champions in event can purchase souvenir Champion T-Shirts for 1st place finishes. Have
athletes report to the press box for a ticket. The shirts are only for champions and are purchased for $10 with the
ticket. This includes Relays. The shirts are not freethey are $10 each.
WANNER-KNIGHT INVITE SHIRTS: Can be purchased at or by the Concession stand for 15$.
ADULT WORKERS: Each school must provide 2 adult workers, send sheet by 4/29/15.
ADMISSION: $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Students with ID. Only students with track uniforms will be admitted free.
PROGRAMS: Will be sold at gate for $1.00
RESULTS: We will have meet results announced and online. A copy will be sent the next day.
PRELIMINARIES & FINALS
Prospect High School 47th Annual Wanner-Knight Invitational May 1, 2015 Page 3
SCRATCHES & SUBSTITUTIONS: Please make scratches in the storage garage as you enter track
when you arrive. Substitutions may be made for sick or injured athletes with a letter from your school
administrator. No changes will be made after 4:30 p.m.
RELAY CARDS: Relay cards should be filled out and presented to the clerk of the course at the
marshaling area when athletes report.
RULES: All National Federation rules will be followed.
UNIFORMS: IHSA guidelines will be strictly enforced.
TWO-MINUTE LIMITATIONS - will be used in all field events. A contestant shall be charged with an
unsuccessful attempt if he does not complete his trial or indicate passing it within two minutes after Name
TEN-MINUTE BETWEEN TRIALS: a competitor excused to compete in another event shall have a
maximum of ten minutes between trials.
QUESTIONS: Call Tom MartindaleAthletic Director/Meet Manager (847-718-5231) or Frank
MirandolaHead Coach (Cell (847-567-3031) or email at frank.mirandola@d214.org)
PRELIMINARY TIME SCHEDULE (Tentative)
4:30 Preliminaries in the Long Jump and Triple Jump begin. Finals in Long Jump follow directly after
3 Flights, followed by Finals in Triple Jump.
4:30 Preliminaries in Shot Put, Discus begin. Finals to follow directly after 3 Flights of discus,
followed by Shot Put Finals.
4:45 High Jump and Pole Vault start.
5:45 Semi-Finals in the 100 M, 110 M High Hurdles, Heat 1 3200 M Run, Big Boy Hundred, and 200
M dashes begin. 4 heats heat winners, plus the next 5 fastest times to finals.
To start at 5:45 and run as rapidly as is practical in following order.
(We do not know how fast this will go, meet finals at 6:45 sharp, If inclement weather Finals could be
moved up, but Finals would not start before 6:30pm.)
100 M Dash - 4 heats heat winners plus next 5 fastest times to finals.
110 M High Hurdles - 4 heats same as above
Heat 1 - 3200 M Run - On time (of 2 heats)
Big Boy Hundred (must weigh 200#) - 4 heats same as above
200 M Dash - 4 heats same as above
Wanner-Knight Invite Souvenir T-Shirts will be on sale for 15$.
Wanner Champions T-Shirts will be available to all Meet Champions for 10$. Champions should go to
the press box for a Champion ticket.