Meet Information
REAL-TIME RESULTS
Coverage Update (Feb. 17th): We will regrettably not be able to live-stream the MVP Vibe Fest meet on Saturday. Our team will be posting archive videos, interviews, results and recap articles following the meet. Thank you for your understanding, MileSplit Illinois
MVP Vibe Fest Indoor CHICAGOLAND
Track and Field Center at Gatley Park10201 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago IL 60628
Saturday, Feb 18, 2023
MVP League is set to deliver yet another action-packed weekend with its biggest invitational to date. Together with our partners, we have curated what is set to be one of the biggest events in the country. Join us as some of the best athletes in the world converge on the city of Chicago to compete for top prizes. From Nationally Ranked high schoolers to Middle Schoolers, this event promises to be one of the most electric scenes on the circuit, featuring over 300 High Schools, 3,000+ athletes, the stage is set!
ENTRY INFORMATION
ENTRY DEADLINE
All entries and fees must be received online only by Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. All entries and payments must be made online-no exceptions. Online entry opens December 1, 2022. Field sizes will be limited in seeded and unseeded sections.
ELIGIBILITY
This is a USATF Meet for High School and Middle School Aged Athletes. Competitors may register as a member of a high school or club team; unattached athletes are allowed.
ENTRY FEE
$15 per individual event, $45 per relay. All entry fees must be paid online via milesplit.com prior to the entry deadline. There are no entry refunds or entry fee changes for scratched athletes or no-shows. All entries submitted without payment by the entry deadline will be removed from meet-NO EXCEPTIONS. Late Registration is $30 per entry
A reminder to coaches: This is an ENTRY fee and not a competition fee. The fee is due at the time of registration closing and is non refundable.
Coaches Passes : (1) coaches band per 10 athletes will be provided in the coachs packet (minimum of 10 athletes to receive a coachs wristband). Coaches with the Complimentary coachs wristbands may attend all sessions with their band. Additional bands must be purchased via spectator link.
ENTRY / ENTRY ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE - PLEASE READ
A copy of your online entries and invoices/receipts may be printed from milestat.com at any time. No other changes to your entries will be accepted after the online entry deadline of Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. Entries will not be accepted without payment completed online on or prior to this date.
Since the MVP League VibeFest Chicagoland Invitational Sections is a selective entry section rather than an all-comers section, all invitational sections have a cap on the number of participants that will be accepted for the invitational seeded heats as noted in the schedule. All entries must be made with a verifiable entry mark. All marks will be checked for accuracy. If you do not submit a verifiable mark, your entry will be placed in the unseeded portion of the competition. All accepted entries will be posted on the Meet Schedule table no later than Wednesday, February 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM EST. There will be invitational sections for both high school and club athletes on Friday and Saturday.
In submitting marks for invitational sections you may use:
2023 Indoor performances
2022 Outdoor performances
2022 Indoor Performances
Seeding Tiebreakers for Invitational Events
Preference will be given to the athlete with the most recent top performing mark. *Note indoor vs outdoor performances will be scored accordingly. Example in the girls 400 54.5 seconds indoor is worth 1065 points however the same mark outdoor is worth 1031 points. In a scenario as such lane preferences will be given to the athlete with the indoor mark. If you wish to determine what mark would be best you can find the scoring table at the following link. IAAF Scoring Calculator (caltaf.com)
Lane Seeding
OVAL - 5-6-4-3-2-1 (Lanes 1 and 2 will not be used for invitational sections) Straight Aways - 4-5-3-6-2-7-1-8
*Note - We will select the top 4 teams for all sprint relays. #5 and #6 ranked teams will have the option to compete in lane 2 and 1 respectively or choose to compete in the unseeded section.
EVENT LOGISTICS
FACILITY
The Track & Field Center at Gately Park is a world-class track and field facility located in the Pullman community of Chicago. The 139,000-square foot facility features a hydraulically banked 200-meter mondo track, a 4,000-square foot curtained warm-up area, eight sprint lanes, two long and triple jump runways and pits, pole-vault runway and pads, a high jump area, shot put area, and scoreboard. The facility has a seating capacity of 3,500 and includes supporting amenities such as a meet management control room, concessions, multipurpose rooms, and locker rooms.
PACKET PICK-UP
Friday starting at 6:00 PM at Facility.
SPECTATOR FEE-- to be posted Jan 2022--
TRACK ACCESS
Warm-ups will be announced prior to each event. Limited running event warm-ups on competition track. Warm-ups may be done on warm up track only