Middle School Championship Meet @ Saraland 2023

Mobile, AL

Meet Information

Saraland Middle School Championship Meet

We are inviting Middle Schools in the surrounding area to compete in the Saraland Middle School Championship. We are offering trophies to the 1st and 2nd place teams from each gender, ribbons for top three individuals and relay teams in each event, as well as plenty of room for teams and fans to spread out.  If you have any questions please email me at jdearmon10@gmail.com

Saraland Middle School Championship Meet

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

Meet Director: Matt Dearmon

Saraland High School

1115 Industrial Parkway, Saraland AL. 36571

251-680-7790 (cell) 

Email: jdearmon10@gmal.com

Admission: $6 Please see attached link at bottom for GoFan instructions.

Timing: FAT Timing-Port City Timing - Kevin Jones

Entry Fee: $100 per school ($50 for each gender team); Make all checks payable to Saraland High School. Please bring a check with you to the meet. A receipt will be included in your team packet. 

Tent/Team Area: All tents should be set up on the Band Field just inside the entry gate, overlooking the track facility.
Restroom Facilities are located behind the concession stand. 
OnlineEntries: All entries must be submitted online at al.milesplit.us 

Entry deadline: Sunday, April 2nd at 11:00pm CDT 

Entrants: There are 3 entries allowed per school per event for each gender and 1 entries allowed per school per relay for each gender. Athletes are not allowed to compete in more than 4 events total (including relays)

Event Scoring: Open events (Max 3 athletes/school score): 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Relay events (Max 2 Relay/school scores): 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Only 1 Relay team can score? Top 3 per event will receive ribbons; Team Awards for first and second place.

-Athletes in the horizontal jumps will receive 3 attempts. NO FINALS. 

-All throws will be completed 2 and then 1 to expedite the competition. Furthest throw in the first two throws, given both are legal, will be measured. NO FINALS. SARALAND HIGH SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL SHOT PUTS. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN!!! FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN DISCS AND JAVELINS. THEY WILL BE INSPECTED AT THE EVENT BY THE EVENT OFFICIAL/MEET MANAGEMENT

-Shot Put Weights-MS Boys (4k), MS Girls (6lb)

-Discus Weights-MS Boys (1k), MS Girls (.75k)

-The High Jump bar will move at 2in increments. (Opening Height 3'6" for Girls and 4'0" for Boys)

EVENT                 Opening Height         

High Jump  3-6 4-0

Parking: All buses are asked to drop off their athletes and equipment at the gate and then park your bus on the north side of campus in the grass area near Walmart.

Spikes: 1/4 pyramid spikes only 

Concessions: Concessions will be sold. 

Coaching Boxes: When coaching at a field event, all coaches must be inside of the coaching box. 

Saraland Middle School Championship: Schedule of Events 

Coaches meeting: 3:45 pm at the finish line.

FIELD EVENTS 

Field Events #1 (Warm-up begins as early as 3:45 pm - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Will try and start at 4pm)

High Jump (Girls first then Boys - max 3 entries per gender per division per school) 

Discus (Girls first then Boys - max 3 entries per gender per division per school)

Shot Put (Boys first then Girls - max 3 entries per gender per division per school)

Long Jump (Boys first then Girls in East Pit  - max 3 entries per gender per division per school) 

RUNNINGEVENTS: Athletes will compete in flights based on seeded time. Girls will always go first followed by boys. All races will be run as finals. 

4:00 pm

100 Hurdles

100m Dash

1600m Run

4x100m Relay

400m Dash

800

200

4x400m Relay

All tickets for the event will be sold through Gofan.co.  The link for the event is:

https://gofan.co/app/events/910787?schoolId=AL27314

Please inform parents not to purchase tickets until at least the night before to make sure the weather allows us to compete.  If the event is rescheduled, the tickets will still be good if purchased for the original date.