2022 TMSAA Sectional Championships
Coaches please READ BEFORE ENTERING MEET
Deadline for entries is Wednesday, 4/27/22 at 11:00 PM.
We will be hosting both the A and AA divisions on the same day and at the same times. Please be aware and make sure you enter your school in the correct division. Also be sure to look over the schedule and be able to tell your athletes and parents exactly when your athletes will compete. We will have multiple high jump pits, runways/sand pits, throwing circles, being utilized at the same time. We will also run the running events so that one division will follow the other division as we proceed through the order of events. You can use the following link to see if you are in the correct Section:
TMSAA Classification
Before entering you will need to know: (1) That you are in this Section. (2) Are you a small "A" school, or are you a large "AA" school? (3) Do you know which division to enter based on this information?
Each athlete may compete in no more than 3 total events!
There should be 2 divisions listed as possibilities for entry into this meet: A - Small School and AA - Large School. Please make sure you choose correctly.
It is up to each school's coach to make sure you choose the correct division when entering the meet!
According to TMSAA rules, each school is allowed to enter up to 3 athletes per event, and 1 relay team for each relay. Top 4 individuals in each event and the Top 4 relay teams will advance to the TMSAA State Championships to be held at Austin Peay University! Good Luck to all!!!
Tickets for Entry:
We have had a change in our ticket policy. Cash will be accepted at the gate. You can still purchase tickets online or at the gate for $7.00 (including a$1.00 convenience fee) using a card. If you buy tickets before hand, you will not have to wait in line to enter. Cash tickets will be $6.00 at the gate. You can use the following link to buy tickets online before you arrive.
We do accept cash and card at the concession stand.
Please park in designated areas. Buses may pull to front of school in single file.
Schedule of Events:
9:00 am - Gates open
9:30 am - Implement inspection and weigh in begins under the covered shed.
10:15 am - Coaches' Meeting
10:45 am - Final Check-In for Field Events
11:00 am - Field Events Begin (we are going to run all the field events off before the running events begin except for discus)
A/AA Girl's Long Jump
A/AA Girl's Shot Put
A/AA Boy's High Jump
A Boy's Discus
As soon as those are done, we will switch genders and events (12:00 pm - 12:15 pm)
A/AA Boy's Long Jump
A/AA Boy's Shot Put
A/AA Girl's High Jump
A Girl's Discus, followed by AA Boy's Discus and then AA Girl's Discus
Running Events:
1:30 pm - Running Events Begin (this could be pushed to 2:00 depending on field events)
We will be on a rolling schedule once the running events begin
Order of Running Groups:
A Girls
AA Girls
A Boys
AA Boys
Order of Running Events:
100/110 High Hurdles
100 M Dash
4 X 200 M Relay
1600 M Run
4 X 100 M Relay
400 M Dash
800 M Run
200 M Dash
4 X 400 M Relay
Running events will be competed as sections versus times.
It is imperative that coaches be honest and accurate when turning in athletes times and performances. This is a championship meet and needs to be competed as one.
Any scratches that need to be made for the running events should be done at the coaches' meeting at 10:15 am. Scratches for field events can be made at the event site. No additions will be allowed.
Coaches Assignments for Field Events & Relays
Coaches, here are the assignments for the meet. Please understand I did the best I could do to keep people near some of their best athletes, but after that it was just a blind draw. The expectation is that whatever assignment you are given one coach from each school be at that event to help work it. If you know nothing about the event you are assigned to do, you need to look online and find out about it. Each event is for both girls and boys in your classification. For example, if you have A long jump, then you will work both girls and boys. I will have some of my athletes there to help with raking, disc retrieval, etc., but they are not allowed to be involved with the actual administration of an event like this.
A - Field Events:
High Jump - Alcoa and Fort Loudon
Long Jump - Athens, Lafollette, Christ's Legacy Academy, Cherokee
Shot Put - McMinn East, Norris, Gatlinburg-Pittman
Discus - Cherokee, Jacksboro, Gibbs
AA - Field Events:
High Jump - Jefferson, Heritage, Lake Forest, Robertsville
Long Jump - West Valley, Maryville, Cleveland, Carter
Shot Put - Farragut, Maryville, Hardin Valley, Rhea
Discus - Ocoee, Karns, Powell, Bearden
A/AA - Exchange Zone Judges (you will work all 4 relay races for both classifications and genders):
A/AA - 4 X 100 Meter Relay -
Zone 1 - Chattanooga School of Arts, Cedar Bluff, Clinton
Zone 2 - Lenoir City, Norris, North
Zone 3 - South Doyle, William Blount, Whittle Springs
A/AA - 4 X 200 Meter Relay -
Zone 1 - Chattanooga School of Arts, Cedar Bluff, Clinton
Zone 2 - Lenoir City, Norris, North
Zone 3 - South Doyle, William Blount, Whittle Springs
Runners will need to check in to the bull pen area by the second call of their event. Check in for the field events will be at the event site. Any athlete who has not checked in by the third call will be scratched from the event. Runners will remain in the bull pen area after check in until the clerk comes to walk them to the start line.
1/4" spikes or shorter must be used. Tape will not be allowed at the facility. All marking tools will be provided by us.
Throwing implements will be weighed in at the covered shed. Implements that do not weigh properly or are misshaped will be impounded until after the field events are completed.
We do not allow tents in our bleachers. Team tents can be set up in the grass on the outside of the track facility through the first turn and down the back stretch. I would advise bringing tarps, chairs and tents.
Spectators are not allowed in the event areas or on the inside of the track. If a parent is located in an area that is off limits, their athlete will be disqualified from the competition. This is a safety concern! Spectators are allowed to move around the outside of the track area to sit and watch the field events.
A concession stand will be open for competitors and spectators and will accept cash and card.
