Dead End Meet 2023

The Dead End Meet at Knoxville West HS is an All-Comers Meet, serving as the last opportunity for teams to qualify for Sectionals. Although the main purpose is to help qualify, it can be used as a last chance for athletes to compete who know their season is ending without a Sectional mark. If you still have room on your schedule and could use a last chance meet, we'd love to have you out there. Medals will be awarded to Top 3 finishers in each event; Freshmen sections also awarded Top 3. Coaches, officials, and volunteers will be fed lunch by Dead End BBQ. Concessions will be available to spectators. $5 gate fee for spectators.

***Seniors from all teams will be recognized with a senior lap at 10:40am. (optional participation).*** Coaches, your entries will be used to gather all senior names for this event.

*POLE VAULT COMPETITION NOW ADDED!* Pole vault will take place on Friday, May 5 @ Hardin Valley Academy (while the Knox Country Middle School Championships will be competing). Competition will be Girls first at 5pm with Boys to follow.

Absolutely no pets allowed inside track meet!

Entry Fees: $75 per team (Girls and Boys are separate teams). $15 per individual athlete

Contact Brent Smith for information or questions at kyacoachbrent@gmail.com

Make check to: West High School

Schedule could be adjusted pending weather and Entries

Freshmen sections strictly enforced to Freshmen only. Coaches may opt to put Freshmen in Varsity sections.

Meet Info: Athletes are limited to 4 events only. All field events are 4 attempts. West HS Track requires spectator awareness to stay safe and not interfere with track meet. Please follow all signs and do no cross rope or tape. Paths around facility will be clearly marked as well as tent areas (no seating or tent setup in areas between the track and white paint lines; needs to be open for foot traffic). Tents can be put at top of stands on both sides except for in front of press box. Check in and staging area will be on the infield. Athletes will need to be back at check-in area 10 minutes before event, when official will take them to start. Field event athletes will check-in at their venue 30 minutes prior to start.

Warm-ups will be allowed on infield and backside of track when not in use (particularly when Discus is happening), but please do not set up camp with your team in the infield. Athletes must have a Milesplit time for seeding in fast heat.

Event check-in will be at tent on football field. Although calls will be made to help with meet flow, athletes may begin checking in at 30 minutes prior to start time of their event.

*Final Schedule will be adjusted after seeding if Necessary

MEET SCHEDULE IS CURRENTLY TENTATIVE! COACHES TO BE EMAILED FINAL SCHEDULE.

NOTE ABOUT MEET SCHEDULE TIMES: The biggest goal for most athletes at a Last Chance Meet is to qualify for Sectionals. We would rather have 5 minutes of down time versus pushing the meet too fast. This way, everyone can adequately prepare and warm-up for each event knowing the time the event will start. Also, a little extra rest can help the athletes doing multiple events. Meet schedule times are currently set to be able to expand if needed. Times will shrink if entries are low enough to warrant it.

Friday Schedule

5:00pm: Girls Pole Vault, Boys Pole Vault to follow (at Hardin Valley Academy)

AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL BELOW:

5:00pm: Girls Shot Put, Boys to Follow

6pm: Girls Discus, Boys to Follow (under the lights if necessary)

*Other practices taking place on the field until 6pm. We will start warm-ups once practice has ended. We will start competition for Discus no earlier than 30 minutes after Girls Shot Put has concluded.

Saturday Schedule

FIELD EVENTS 

9:00am: Girls Long Jump /  Boys High Jump

10:30am: Boys Long Jump / Girls High Jump

12:00pm: Girls Triple Jump, Boys to follow

RUNNING EVENTS (girls then boys)

9:00am: 3200m Run

9:45am: Freshmen 400m Dash

10:00am: Freshmen 1600m Run

10:20am: Freshmen 100m Dash

***10:40am: SENIOR RECOGNITION / ALL TEAMS SENIOR LAP***

11:00am: 4x800m Relay

11:25am: 100/110m Hurdles

11:40am: 100m Dash

12:10pm: 4x200m Relay

12:30pm: 1600m Run

12:55pm: 4x100m Relay

1:10pm: 400m Dash

1:40pm: 300m Hurdles

2:00pm: 800m Run

2:25pm: 200m Dash

(10-15 minutes break after 200m Dash since 3200m Run completed in morning section)