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National Governing Body
United States Track &
Field (USATF)
www.usatf.org
Venue Coordinator:
Abby Kupstas
Venue Assistant:
Dalmas Wambura |
Sports
Director: Eric Galosi
Location: Tolentine Field
Campus Map
Rain Plan: To be announced |
Events
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1500 Meter Walk / Unified
Sports® Walk
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3000 Meter Walk / Unified
Sports® Walk
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1500 Meter Run
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3000 Meter Run / Unified
Sports® Run
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5000 Meter Run / Unified
Sports® Run
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10,000 Meter Run
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Eikiden Demonstration
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Attire
Proper running shoes are to be
worn, with the exception of running spikes. Shirt must be tucked into running
pants.
Awards
Awards will be presented in
Connelly Center Cinema on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Athletes who complete better than 25%
of their entry time will be disqualified and receive a participation award.
Please update times by the first Head Coaches’ Meeting.
Course
Flags and/or pylons will mark
the course. Course marshals will be situated along the course during the
competition. Athletes and coaches will be able to inspect the course prior to
the competition and on Friday afternoon between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Facilities
There will be a “port-o-potty”
available at the venue for athlete and spectator use. Platoon Fitness will be
coming in prior to the events for athlete warm-ups.
Numbers
Numbers and safety pins will be provided upon check-in at the head coaches
meeting Friday night for all athletes.
Rules —
Download the Special Olympics Official Athletics Rules
A. Divisioning
- Athletes will be divisioned based upon entry times. Please be sure to submit
the best competition time for this season to the hundredths of a second (e.g.
1:06.16) for better divisioning.
What is divisioning?
B.
Finish
- The winner will be determined by the fastest person in each division.
C.
Unified
- One
Unified Sports® Team will consist of a Special Olympics athlete and a
non-Special Olympics Partner of comparable ability.
- The
place of finish will be determined by the combined time of both partners.
Tentative Schedule of Events
| Friday, November 2nd |
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| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Course Inspection |
Tolentine
Field |
| 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
10,000 Meter Run Eikeden Run/DEMONSTRATION |
Tolentine Field |
| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Course Inspection |
Tolentine Field |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Head Coaches’ Meeting |
Bartley Hall, Room 1011 |
| Saturday, November 3rd |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
Tolentine Field |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Platoon Fitness Warm-Up Athletes |
Tolentine Field |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Competition Begins |
Tolentine Field |
| 9:00 a.m. |
5000 Meter Run/5000 Meter Unified Sports®
Run |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
1500 Meter Walk 1500 Meter Unified Sports®
Walk |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
1500 Meter Run |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
3000 Meter Walk/3000 Meter Unified Sports®
Walk |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
3000 Meter Run |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Competition Ends |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Awards |
Connelly Center- Cinema |
All times are estimates.
Events will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be run one after the other.
All competition should be
finished by 12:30 p.m.
Sports Rules Committee
- Venue Coordinator: Abby Kupstas
- SOPA Sport Director: Eric Galosi
- Head Coach: TBA
- Alt. Head Coach: TBA
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