Meet Information
Special Rules- From AHSAA Fall Sports Book-
1. A team must participate in a section qualifying meet in order to be eligible for the state meet.
2. Submit entries via the Alabama Runners website (www.alabamarunners.com) one week before the section meet.
3. A school competing in a section meet may enter a maximum of 10 runners in each division in which it enters.
4. A school competing in the state meet may enter a maximum of 10 runners in each division in which it qualifies.
5. Individuals and teams may qualify for the state meet at a section meet.
6. Running combined races in section meets is permitted at the discretion of the section meet director.
7. Schools may substitute team members between the section and state meets.
8. The assignment of teams in the starting boxes at the state meet will be based on section winners, runners-up, and third place finishers.
9. Schools that fail to participate in a section meet after submitting entry forms are subject to a monetary fine.
10.Use of GPS tracking/timing devices by participants is not allowed.
Section Qualifying Meets:
Section qualifying meets must be held Oct 28 - 30, 2021
The girls and boys divisions in each class of a section meet will qualify:
(a) The top four teams
(b) The top six individuals not on the section rosters of the four qualifying
- GPS tracking/timing devices by participants are not allowed.
- Per NFHS rules, coaches and athletes may not pace or run with participants during the race.
- Per NFHS rules, the use of electronic devices for any review of an official's decision is not permitted