2014 New England Division III Womens Indoor Track and Field Championships General Information

DATE: Friday, February 21, 2014 (Pentathlon) Saturday, February 22, 2014 SITE: Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA. 01109 Meet Director: Jim Pennington Contact: 413.748.3351 or jpenning@springfieldcollege.edu FACILITY: 6 42 Lanes 8 Straightaway Mondo FTX surface Long/Triple Jump & Pole Vault runways on inside of track Automatic Timing Only pyramid spikes permitted Only coaches & competing athletes allowed in the infield ELIGIBILITY: Only those institutions that have paid the annual membership fee for 2014 are eligible to compete. For membership information contact Matt Hird, Salve Regina University. ENTRIES PROCEDURES: All entries will be done via Direct Athletics at: http://www.directathletics.com/ Deadline for entries is Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 11:59pm. Entries via fax or as an attachment in an email will be rejected. Ned Bishop will verify all qualifying lists for legitimacy and accuracy. ENTRY FEES: There are no entry fees. The entry fee was paid as part of the annual membership. Please note if your institution has not paid its annual membership fee, you will need to bring a check for $300.00 made payable to the New England Womens Division III Cross Country and Track & Field Association. Alternatively, the check can be mailed to Matt Hird, Treasurer, 33 Crowfield Drive, Warwick, RI. 02888. GAMES COMMITTEE: Martin Beatty, Ned Bishop, Matt Hird, Kristen Morwick, Jim Pennington SPIKES: max, no Pins or Christmas tree spikes only PYRAMIDS WEIGH IN: Weigh ins will be done at shed Friday 2-4pm, and Saturday 9-10:30am

CLERKING: Clerking will be done in track shed, check in and hip numbers will be done at this location. Relay cards with correct athletes names need to be turned in during clerking. WARM UP: Will take place in the Field House. FOOD POLICY: Food and beverages may be brought into the facility, we ask that you clean up after the competition and use the trash containers provided to help keep our facility clean. AWARDS: T-Shirts are awarded to TOP 3 in each event as well as certificates to top 8 in each event. ADMISSIONS: Admission will be charged to spectators at $2.00 per person. HEAT SHEETS/PROGRAMS: Heat sheets will be sold to the public at a price of $2.00. CONCESSIONS: Concessions will be available in lobby of PE Complex near entrance to complex. LOCKER ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: Locker Room for men and women will be located in PE Complex lower level directly under Blake Arena. Look for postings on the wall by the ramp in PE Complex. DIRECTIONS TO SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE: Please see attached. ATHLETIC TRAINERS: The Springfield College athletic training staff will be available to assist student-athletes from other schools. If your team will not be traveling with an athletic trainer, please contact the Barclay Dugger at 413-748-3650 and enclose a note with your athletic training supplies with instructions for your athletes that need treatment. The only modalities that will be available are moist heat (with a note from an athletic trainer) and ice, no electric modalities will be available. Please provide your own taping supplies. Should an emergency situation occur, the following is a list of local hospitals: Bay State Medical Center 759 Chestnut Street Springfield, MA 794-0000 Mercy Medical Center 271 Carew Street Springfield, MA 748-9000

PARKING: Team buses should plan to unload at the P.E. Complex Parking. After buses unload, turn around behind the P.E. Complex. Take a right onto Alden St. Take a right onto Wilbraham Road. The bus parking lot on the corner of Wilbraham Road and King Street. SPECTATORS: Only coaches & competing athletes allowed in the infield.

TIME SCHEDULE/ORDER of EVENTS Friday, February 21, 2014 PENTATHLON (30 minutes after the conclusion of the previous event the next event will begin) 2:00 60m Hurdles High Jump Shot Put Long Jump 800 m Saturday, February 22, 2014 Field Events 11:00 Pole Vault, 20 lb. Weight, Long Jump 1:00 High Jump 1:30 Triple Jump, Shot Put Track Events 12:00 DMR Unseeded section if needed 12:15 DMR Seeded section 12:30 60m Hurdles Trials 12:45 60m Trials 1:00 5000m Unseeded sections if needed 1:25 5000m Seeded sections 1:50 4x200 relay Sections 2:05 Mile run Sections 2:20 60m Hurdle Finals 2:30 400 m Sections 2:45 600 m Sections 3:00 60 m Finals 3:10 800 m Sections 3:25 1000 m Sections 3:40 200 m Sections 3:55 3000 m Sections 4:25* 4 x 400 relay Sections 4:40* 4 x 800 relay Sections *Seeded section will run last in all races, 4x4 and 4x8 relays will move up 15 minutes if the 3K is run in one section

2013-2014 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE RESTAURANT INFORMATION:

LOCAL DINING:

Cheney Dining Hall Frankie & Johnnies Pizza Chilis (W Springfield) Dominos Pizza Family Pizza Friendlys Lidos Olive Garden On the Border (W Spfld) Outback Steak (W Spfld) Pizzeria Uno Red Rose Pizzeria Ruby Tuesdays

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DIRECTIONS TO SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE From Points East and West

Mass. Pike to Exit 6 Left on 291 East Proceed one mile to Exit 5 At end of exit ramp turn right onto Route 20A Move into left lane on Route 20A At first traffic signal turn left onto Roosevelt Ave. Proceed three miles to Alden Street At traffic light turn right onto Alden Street PE Complex at Springfield College is on right side of street (large white dome building).

From Points North

91 South Merge onto 291 East Proceed to Exit 5-B (20A West, East Springfield) At end of exit ramp turn right onto Route 20A Move into left lane on Route 20A At first traffic signal turn left onto Roosevelt Ave. Proceed three miles to Alden Street At traffic light turn right onto Alden Street PE Complex at Springfield College is on right side of street (large white dome building).

From Points South

91 North Exit 2 (in Massachusetts) Follow Routes 83 21 to traffic signal Turn right at signal onto Sumner Avenue Proceed 2 miles to Roosevelt Ave. Turn left onto Roosevelt Ave. Proceed through two traffic lights and bear left at next stop sign to cross bridge. At light after bridge, turn left onto Alden Street. PE Complex at Springfield College is on right side of street (large white dome building).

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Located in the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union

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