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Athlete Info

Table of Contents

  • Athlete Banquet
  • Awards
  • Bib and Hip Numbers
  • Implements and Spikes
  • Medical Tent
  • Practice and Packet Pick-Up
  • Relay Info
  • Additional Resources

Athlete Banquet

Friday, July 15, 2016

Double Tree by Hilton
4747 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Phone: (616) 957-0100
Toll Free: (800) 222-TREE

6:30-7:30 pm Social Hour
7:30-8:30 pm Dinner
8:30 pm Athlete of the Year Announcement

There will not be banquet tickets sold the week of the event (July 11-17)

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Awards


The first three finishers in each event will receive gold, silver, and bronze 2016 USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships medals.  If a non-U.S. citizen finishes in first, second, or third place in an event s/he will receive a duplicate medal but will not displace the U.S. citizens who finished behind him or her.

1st, 2nd, 3rd place medals

Individual medals will be picked up in the weight room of Building A, underneath the Press Box. There will be a Back Drop outside of the weight room (East wall of Building A) with a podium for picture opportunities. (See Track Diagram)

USA Champions will also receive a championship patch; only one patch will be awarded to an individual athlete no matter how many events s/he wins.

Team Championship


A team trophy will be presented to the first, second, and third place teams.  Scoring is combined men and women.  Points are awarded as follows:
  • 1st place – 8 points
  • 2nd place – 6 points
  • 3rd place – 4 points
  • 4th place – 3 points
  • 5th place – 2 points
  • 6th place – 1 point

Trophy presentations will take place at the conclusion of the meet.

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Bib and Hip Numbers

Your competitor (bib) number must be worn on the front during all competitions (exceptions for High Jump, Pole Vault and Throws athletes).  In addition, all track athletes will be required to wear a bib number on their back indicating their age division.  Hip numbers for events 400m and longer must be worn on the right hip.  You may pick up your bib numbers during the scheduled packet pick-up times.

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Implements and Spikes

Field Event Implements and Implementation Inspection

Two competition-approved implements of every size and weight will be provided.  However, it is recommended that you bring your own implement and have it certified at the Implement Inspection area.  The Implement Inspection area will be located at the north end of the main grandstand.

Athletes wishing to use their own implements must submit those implements at least two hours before the scheduled start of their throwing event.  If an implement is being used in both the pentathlon and a regular event, please pick it up following the pentathlon and resubmit it before the regular event.  If you don’t, it will not be available for use at the regular event.
 
Implement Inspection will be open as follows (subject to change based on final schedule):

  • Wednesday, July 22 - 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

  • Thursday, July 23 - 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

  • Friday, July 24 - 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

  • Saturday, July 25 - 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

  • Sunday, July 26 - 6:30 a.m. – noon

All implements should be checked in at least two hours prior to the start of your event.
 
Implements for all early morning throws (8:00 – 10:00 a.m.) should be checked in the evening before the event.

Spike Type and Lengths

Only ¼ inch “Pyramid Spikes” will be allowed on the competition surface at Grand Valley State Outdoor Track Facility.  Prohibited spikes include “Christmas Tree Spike Pins” and “Needle Spike Pins.”

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Medical Tent

We will have certified ATCs, student first aid responders, EMTs.

Free 10 minute massages available from 1:30-5:30pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. These will be in the medical tent next to the scoreboard at the NW corner of the track. Sign up at the clipboard under the tent. First come first serve.

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Practice and Packet Pick-Up

Practice will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, at Grand Valley’s Track and Field complex. Packet Pickup will take place during this time, as well as throughout the duration of the meet. The Free Shuttle will be taking participants to and from the track between 3-7pm every hour on Wednesday, July 13, from the Crowne Plaza & Doubletree to GVSU.

Packet pickup will be at the Ticket Booth as you enter the main entrance of the track facility.

Packet Pickup Times:

  • Wednesday 4:00-6:00pm
  • Thursday 7:00am-end of meet
  • Friday 7:00am-end of meet
  • Saturday 7:00am-end of meet
  • Sunday 7:00am-end of meet
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Relay Info

Eligibility: Only athletes entered in the meet (who have been assigned a bib number) are eligible to compete on a relay team.

If an athlete is solely competing in a relay, they must submit a paper entry form.

Types of Relays:
Club Relays – a relay team comprised of all athletes who are affiliated with the same club (as determined by the USATF membership database) at the time of the close of the event entry deadline.

Non-Club Relays – a relay team not meeting the definition of a Club Relay (see above).

Entry Fee: $40/relay (to be paid on site at Packet Pick-up)
Relay Entry Form
Relay Declaration Form

Relay Entry Deadline: Relay entry forms are to be submitted to Packet Pick-up located at Grand Valley State Outdoor Track Facility before the completion of running competition, the day prior to the relay event. Entry forms will not be accepted the day of the relay event.

Additional Resources

  • Campus Map and Parking
  • Race Walk Course Map
  • Track Diagram with Tents
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