2021 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and

[Pages:28]2021 Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship

Participant Manual

SPIRE Institute Indoor Track and Field Facility February 25th - 27th, 2021

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Table of Contents

Championship Personnel Important Dates and Deadlines Schedule of Events SPIRE Institute Track and Field Facility Athletic Communications Awards and Awards Ceremony Coaches' Packets Coaches' Meeting Concessions and Merchandise COVID-19 Protocols - SPIRE Institute Credentials Drug Testing Electronic Devices Entry and Declaration Procedure Hospitality Hotels Locker Rooms Media Credentials Medical Information Emergency Action Plan/Emergency Contacts Officials and Games Committee Protest and Rules Results and Scoring Team Entrances, Seating and Parking Team Meals Uniforms and Numbers Tickets and Spectator Parking ITEMS to RETURN:

Official Men's and Women's Travel Party List Team Travel Information Sheet Big Ten Conference Awards Ballot Protest Form Directions, Maps and Additional Information

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2021 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Hosted by SPIRE Institute

Thursday - Saturday, February 25th - 27th, 2021

SPIRE Institute

Director of Track and Field

Director of Facilities

Charlie Powell Office: 440-466-1002 ext. 115 cpowell@

Michael Mock Office: 440-466-1002 ext. 107 mmock@

Meet Director

Chief Operating Officer

Emily Dempster Office: 440-466-1002 ext. 134 edempster@ 330-760-2656

Jeff Orloff Office: 440-466-1002 ext. 110 jorloff@

Head Athletic Trainer

Bob Gray, MS, ATC Office: 216-518-3615 Cell: 216-217-8726 Fax: 216-518-3612 Grayb1@

Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Representative

Katie Stankiewicz Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 106 Kstankiewicz@ 630-291-5334

Big Ten Communications

Shannon Malone Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 125 smalone@ 224-283-1997

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2021 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Hosted by SPIRE Institute

Thursday - Saturday, February 25th - 27th, 2021

Important Dates and Deadlines (All times ET unless noted otherwise)

Tuesday, February 23 By Noon (CST)

By 3:00 pm

Final Entries due to Direct Athletics

Team Travel Information Sheet and Official Travel Party List returned to Championship Management.

Wednesday, February 24 10:00 am Noon - 9:00 pm 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm 5:30 pm

Organizational Meeting SPIRE Track will open for team practices COVID Testing ? All Teams Implement Weigh-In Mandatory Coaches' Meeting

SPIRE Track Banquet Room

Banquet Center SPIRE Track ? North TBD

Thursday, February 25 8:00 am - 10:00 am 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 9:00 am - 11:45 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm 6:30 pm

SPIRE Track open for practice/warm ups

Front Field Open for Men's Practice

Field and Courts Building

Men's Weight Throw and Heptathlon Weigh-In

Start of Heptathlon - Day 1

Start of Men's Running and Field Events

COVID Testing ? Men's Teams

Banquet Center

Stands and Track Closed for Sanitation

Women's Weight Throw Weigh-In

Front Field Open for Women's Practice Field and Courts Building

SPIRE Track open for practice/warm ups

Start of Women's Running and Field Events

COVID Testing ? Women's Teams

Banquet Center

Track Area Closed

Friday, February 26 ? WEIGHT ROOM TIME

8:00 am - 10:00 am

SPIRE Track open for practice/warm ups

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Front Field Open for Men's Practice

Field and Courts Building

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Open Weigh-Ins

10:30 am

Start of Heptathlon - Day 2

11:35 am

Start of Men's Running Events

12:00 pm

Start of Men's Triple Jump

12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Weight Room availability

SPIRE Performance

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

COVID Testing ? Men's Teams

Banquet Center

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Stands and Track Closed for Sanitation

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

SPIRE Track open for practice/warm ups

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Front Field Open for Women's Practice Field and Courts Building

3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Open Weigh-Ins and Pentathlon Weigh-In

3:30 pm

Start of Pentathlon

4:00 pm

Start of Women's Triple Jump

4:40 pm

Start of Women's Running Events

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

COVID Testing ? Women's Teams

Banquet Center

8:30 pm*

Track Area Closed (dependent on the ending of the Pentathlon)

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Saturday, February 29 8:00 am - 10:30 am 8:00 am - 6:30 pm 9:00 am - 10:00 am 11:00 am 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm

SPIRE Track open for practice

Front Field Open for Practice

Field and Courts Building

Men's Shot-Put Weigh-In

Start of Men's Running and Field Events

Stands and Track Closed for Sanitation

SPIRE Track open for practice

Women's Shot-Put Weigh-In

Start of Women's Running and Field Events

Building Closed

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2021 Big Ten Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Hosted by SPIRE Institute

Thursday - Saturday, February 25th - 27th, 2021 Schedule of Events

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SPIRE Institute Indoor Track Facility

Indoor Track and Field (240,000 sq. ft.)

- 8-lane, 300-meter Beynon track, with wide radius - Separate field event area (2 high jump, 2 long jump, 2 pole vault pits, 2 shot put circles and portable

weight throw cages) that does not interfere with track events - Olympic standard custom Lynx timing and scoring system, with a 9' x 13' Daktronics video board - State-of-the-art sound system, lighting and temperature control - Full locker room facilities - Spectator capacity up to 5,000 with 2 separate mezzanine viewing areas that overlook the track & field - A 25,000 sq. ft. glass-encased banquet, hospitality and meeting space overlooks the indoor track

facility. Features include tiered dining/viewing areas, expansive banquet hall, private conference room and custom designed kitchen - Separate public concessions areas

Preferred Lanes:

- 60m and 60m Hurdles - 200m - 400m, 600m

5, 6, 4, 7, 3, 8, 2, 9, 1, (10 if needed) 6, 7, 8, 5, 4, (3, 2, 1 if needed) 6, 7, 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1

Runway Lengths:

Long Jump: ? Men's 170' ? Women's 170'

Triple Jump: ? Men's 132' ? Women's 140'

High Jump: ? Unlimited

Pole Vault ? Men's 140' ? Women's 140'

Take off board distance: ? Long Jump 4'8" ? Triple Jump ? North Runway 24',36' ? Triple Jump ? South Runway 32',42'6"

Shot Put and Weight Throw: ? Throwing circles are a raised wooden platform. There are two (2) Shot Put circles and one (1) Weight Throw circle.

Chalk: ? The use of marking chalk is prohibited in the facility

Shot Put and Weight Throw Weigh-In:

Student-athletes may weigh-in on Wednesday night between 3 pm and 9 pm, at which time implements will be impounded for the meet. If a student-athlete does not wish to weigh-in Wednesday, weigh-in times on the day of competition will be:

- Heptathlon Shot Put: Thursday, Feb. 25th from 9 am - 11:30 am - Men's Weight Throw: Thursday, Feb. 25th from 9 am - 11:45 am - Women's Weight Throw: Thursday, Feb. 25th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Men's Open Weigh In: Friday, Feb. 26th from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Pentathlon Shot Put: Friday, Feb. 26th from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Women's Open Weigh In: Friday, Feb. 26th from 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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- Men's Shot Put: Saturday, February 27th from 9 am - 10:00 am - Women's Shot Put: Saturday, February 27th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

** The weigh-in area is located behind the event check-in station. All throwing implements will be impounded till warm up. Any implement that does not make weight will be impounded until the of the event. *** Due to the turf throwing area surface, all student-athletes must throw the 20/35lb indoor weight and indoor shot puts

Athletic Communications

Athletic Communications and media relations for the championships will be under the direction of:

SPIRE Institute:

Big Ten:

Jeff Orloff Office: 440-466-1002 ext. 110 jorloff@

Shannon Malone Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 125 smalone@

Coaches and student-athletes will be asked to make themselves available to the media at the appropriate times throughout the championships. Institutional personnel will be responsible for coordinating any Zoom media interviews with the winning team's head coach and student-athletes.

A media workspace will be available on the mezzanine level above the SPIRE track and field offices.

For additional information on the championships, please be sure to check out our Championship websites:

- Big Ten: itfchamps

- SPIRE:

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Awards and Ceremony

Championship Awards:

- One Team championship trophy, per gender, will be awarded at the conclusion of the each session Saturday.

- Individual award medals for the first three finishers in each event will be awarded immediately following each event final, including all members on the first three-finishing relay teams.

- The TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, FIELD ATHELTE OF THE YEAR, FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR, COACH OF THE YEAR, TRACK ATHLETE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FIELD ATHELTE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS and ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS are not presented at the championship site and will be shipped by the Conference Office after the Championships.

Awards Ceremonies:

- The top three finishers will head to the awards podium at the completion that event finals. The top 8 finishers will be announced with only the top 3 present at the podium. For the later events on Thursday and Friday (i.e. Distance Medley Relay, Weight Throw, etc., award winners will be recognized the following morning ? time TBD.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be flexible with the award ceremonies if a student-athlete needs to prepare for another event.

Coaches are remined to instruct all of their award winners to wear their mask and official team warm ? up to the awards stand!

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