Meet Information
Once again, we are very excited to announce that St. Xavier High School will be hosting the annual Coach Cooper/Brother Borgia Track and Field Memorial Invitational for high school boys and girls. We've enjoyed outstanding competition in years past and look to make this year even better.
All entries must be submitted via athletic.net by Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at midnight. Please direct any entry issues to sarrettl@aol.com and sarrettl@gmail.com.
Entry fees: $125 for boys teams and $125 for girls teams. Individuals will be $10 each per event, $30 for relays. Teams may enter a B team, as they need. The cost for B Teams is $100 per gender. Fees are based off of online entries, not actual participation. Make checks payable to Saint Xavier High School. Entry fees need to be mailed by April 19. Please bring your check if not mailed by this date.
SCHOOL ADDRESS
1609 Poplar Level Road
Louisville, KY 40217
Entries per event: two individuals and one relay per school.
Ticketing:
All spectators entering our complex will need to purchase their $ ticket online. The link needed to enter is attached below.
https://www.saintx.com/athletics/tickets-broadcasts
Awards: medals for 1st through 3rd. Ribbons for 4th through 8th. Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.
We will follow NFHS and KHSAA rules.
Track opens to teams at 7:30. TEAMS MAY NOT ENTER THE COMPLEX BEFORE 7:30.
Track will open to spectators at 7:30 as well.
Packets can be picked up upon entry at the Tiger Statue in the main stadium entrance.
Coaches meeting at 8:15 at the start/finish line.
Athletes will be provided bibs. Athletes in distance events will receive hip numbers when they check-in with the clerks.
All running events are timed finals. Shot, Discus, Long Jump, High Jump, and Triple Jump will have 3 jumps and send 9 to the finals. We will score 8 places. We will be using the FinishLynx timing system. Live results can be found at the following link: https://live.dcracetiming.com/meet-list.
Order of field events (beginning at 9:00):
Unified Shot will be competed at 8:30
Unified Long Jump will be competed at 8:30 in the boy's pit nearest the scoreboard
Boys Discus / Girls Shot followed by Boys Shot and Girls Discus
Girls High Jump followed by Boys High Jump
Boys Pole Vault followed by Girls Pole Vault
Boys Long Jump / Girls Long Jump followed by Boys Triple Jump and Girls Triple Jump
Boys Long and Triple Jump will be contested in the pit by the scoreboard
Girls Long and Triple Jump will be contested in the pit by the school.
Order of running events (beginning at 9am...rolling schedule):
4x800 meter relay
unified 2x50 meter relay
100 hurdles
110 hurdles
100 meter dash
4x200 meter relay
1 mile
unified 4x100 meter relay
4x100 meter relay
unified 2x200 meter relay
400 meter dash
300 meter hurdles
800 meter run
200 meter dash
2 mile
4x400 meter relay
Uniform rules:
Athletes will be held accountable to the uniform rules as directed by the KHSAA and NFHS.
The facility:
8 lane rubber track, two jump pits, one pole vault pit, one high jump mat. Shot put and discus are visible from the home stands (discus is thrown onto the football field). All times are shown final on the scoreboard immediately following each heat.
Tents / Warm-up area:
Team tents will be set-up in the lacrosse/soccer practice field located to the right as guests enter through the main entrance gate. Tents will not be allowed in the grass area between the scoreboard and baseball field due to a baseball game occurring at 11am. Only coaches and athletes will be allowed in this area. This field can also be used for warm-ups and drills.
Declarations / Clerking / Staging:
Athletes in running events must declare for their events during the declaration window. A declaration schedule will be sent out prior to the meet. Once the declaration window closes, athletes will listen for calls & report to the clerks at the start of the 100 meter dash. All athlete's must report to the clerk by 3rd call.
Any athlete that does not declare will be scratched. Likewise, should a competitor miss the third and final call, he or she will be scratched. The declaration process allows us to have competitive heats with full lanes.
Entering/Exiting the track
Athletes should only enter the track through the gate at the 100m start line. Athletes should never attempt to enter at the finish line gate. The finish line gate is for athletes that are exiting the track.
Coaches' wristbands
Coaches will be allotted wristbands for use of the hospitality room and tent/warm-up area. There will be 1 wristband in each team packet. Coaches should let Coach Stewart know if they need more at the coaches' meeting. Coaches with wristbands will have access to the baseball field and to the hospitality area. Breakfast items will be available to grab from 9-11am. Each coach will be able to grab one lunch. Lunch will be available from 11am-2:30pm. Location of the hospitality area is the faculty dining room. Coaches can access this area by going through the gate near the 100/110 start-line where clerking occurs. Both the gate and dining room are located on the school traffic circle. The back door to this facility will be propped open for direct access to coaches and has windows that look over the track facility.
Individual Awards:
Athletes who score in the top 8 will be asked down for an awards ceremony as final results come in. Please try to get your athletes down for that, where they will receive medals for 1st-3rd and ribbons for 4th-8th.
Team Awards:
The top three boys, girls, and unified teams will receive team trophies this year.