AHSAA 5A - Section 1 - Saraland 2025

Saraland, AL
Registration Opens On Apr 7, 2025

Meet Information

Online Registration Instructions

AHSAA 5A Section 1 Meet 2025

ONLY The following teams should register for this meet:

BC Rain, Bayside, Citronella, Demopolis, Elberta, Faith, Greenville, Leflore, Selma, Vigor, Williamson

2025 Section 1 Track Meet

Friday, April 25th  & Saturday, April 26th 2025

Meet Director: Matt Dearmon

Saraland High School

1115 Industrial Parkway, Saraland AL. 36571

251-680-7790 (cell) 

Email: jdearmon10@gmal.com

Admission: $10 per day Please see attached link at bottom for GoFan instructions. We will also accept cash at the gate

Coaches Admission: AHSAA Coaches Cards will be required for admission for all coaches. Those without cards will have to pay admission

Timing: FAT timing - Port City Timing-Kevin Jones

Entry Fee: $300 per school ($150 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. Port-a-lets will also be places in various location around the facility.

Online Entries: All entries must be submitted online at al.milesplit.us 

Entry deadline: Tuesday, April 21, 2025 at 11:59pm

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 1 Relay/school scores): 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. All 3 athletes in open events and 1 relay team per school will be scored. Top 3 per event will receive medals.

Field Event Formats:

-Athletes in the throwing events & horizontal jumps will receive 3 attempts (1-1-1). The top 9 competitors will go on to compete in the finals where they will receive 3 addition attempts

-SARALAND HIGH SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL SHOT PUTS AND DISCUS. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN!!! FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN JAVELINS. JAVELINS WILL BE INSPECTED AT THE EVENT BY THE FIELD EVENT JUDGE. 

-POLE VAULT VERIFICATIONS FORMS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR TEAM PACKET. THOSE FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND TURNED IN to THE THE POLE VAULT OFFICIAL BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS

PROTEST FORMS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IN YORU PACKETS. THE PROTEST FEE IS $25 CASH. HAVE YOUR RULE BOOK READY. REMEMBER JUDGEMENT CALLS CANNOT BE PROTESTED. A JURY OF APPEALS WILL BE COMPOSED OF 3 COACHES FROM DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AS THE INFRACTION. SUCCESSFUL PROTESTS WILL BE REIMBURSED

Qualifying: The top FIVE finishers in each individual event meeting the state qualifying mark will qualify for the state meet the  following weekend at Gulf Shores. Additionally, four wildcards in each event will be selected from all four section meets. These  wildcards must also meet the state qualifying mark. In all relays, the top THREE teams will qualify as long as they meet the  qualifying mark. Additionally four wildcards will be selected from all sectional meets. All ties for the final qualifying spot will be  broken at the meet.

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 the campus in the grass area near Walmart

TeamTents: may be set up on the band field that overlooks the track. The check in area will be near the timers tent at the finish line. Restrooms are located behind the concession stand.

Spikes: 1/4 pyramid spikes only 

Concessions: Concessions will be sold and various food trucks and vendors will also be on site each day.

Coaching Boxes: When coaching at a field event, all coaches must be inside of the coaching box (1 Coach per School)

2025 Sectionals Schedule of Events 

Friday April 25, 2025

Coaches meeting: 10:30am at the clerking tent.

FIELD EVENTS 

11:00am (Warm-up begins as early as 10:00 am - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Even will start at 11:00am)

Pole Vault-6A Girls and 5A Boys

Shot Put-5A Boys (Pit A) & 5A Girls (Pit B)

Discus-6A Girls (Pit A) & 6A Boys (Pit B)
High Jump-7A Boys
 
Triple Jump (East Pit)-5A Girls
Long Jump (West Pit)-6A Boys

1:00pm (Warm-up begins as early as 12:30 pm - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Even will start at 1:00pm)

Pole Vault-5A Girls & 7A Boys

Shot Put-7A Boys (Pit A) & 7A Girls (Pit B)

Discus-5A Girls (Pit A) & 5A Boys (Pit B)
High Jump-6A Boys
 
Triple Jump (East Pit)-7A Girls
Long Jump (West Pit)-5A Boys

3:00pm (Warm-up begins as early as 2:30 pm - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Even will start at 3:00pm)

Pole Vault-7A Girls & 6A Boys

Shot Put-6A Boys (Pit A) & 6A Girls (Pit B)

Discus-7A Girls (Pit A) & 7A Boys (Pit B)
High Jump-5A Boys
 
Triple Jump (East Pit)-6A Girls
Long Jump (West Pit)-7A Boys

RUNNING EVENTS: Athletes will compete in flights based on seeded time. Girls will always go first followed by boys.

11:00 am  (Rolling Schedule)

4x100 Relay Prelims

1600 Final

400 Final

100 Hurdle Prelims

110 Hurdle Prelims

100m Dash

4x800 Relay Final

200 Prelims

Saturday April 26, 2025

Coaches Meeting: 8:30am at the clerking tent 

FIELD EVENTS 

9:00am (Warm-up begins as early as 8:30 am - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Even will start at 9:00am)

Javelin-7A Girls (Pit A) & 6A Boys (Pit B)

High Jump-7A Girls
 
Triple Jump (West Pit)-5A Boys
Long Jump (East Pit)-6A Girls

11:00 am (Warm-up begins as early as 10:30 am - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Even will start at 11:00am)

Javelin-6A Girls (Pit A) & 5A Boys (Pit B)

High Jump-6A Girls
 
Triple Jump (West Pit)-7A Boys
Long Jump (East Pit)-5A Girls

1:00pm (Warm-up begins as early as 12:30 pm - must be declared by the Meet Referee & a head coach or official must be at the event. Even will start at 1:00pm)

Javelin-5A Girls (Pit A) & 7A Boys (Pit B)

Discus-7A Boys

High Jump-5A Girls
 
Triple Jump (West Pit)-6A Boys
Long Jump (East Pit)-7A Girls

RUNNING EVENTS: Athletes will compete in flights based on seeded time. Girls will always go first followed by boys.

9:00 AM  (Rolling Schedule)

3200 Finals

4x100 Relay Finals

100  Hurdle Finals

110 Hurdle Finals

100m Dash

300 Hurdle Finals

200 Finals

800 Finals

4x400m Relay Finals

Award Presentation

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

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.

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