Meet - USATF Georgia Association Junior Olympic Area A Preliminary - June 4, 2022

Hosted by USATF Georgia

• • Location: Villa Rica High School, 600 Rocky Branch Rd, Villa Rica, GA 30180

  • Google maps link

See also

• • Track splits - a useful chart for those who wish to monitor their pace

• • Meet Day Preparations

  • The Competitive Season - Track 2022

Notes

• Requirement: USATF age-verified membership

• Age verification document deadline is 5 business days before the meet entry deadline. It takes time to get age verified, do not wait!

  • Alpha Crush meet entry deadline Tuesday, May 31st, 8:00 pm.

  • Advancement - Top 20 places from each Area plus the next 20 fastest times (all areas combined) will advance to the Association Championships.

    • If the event is not contested, you will auto-advance directly to the Association Championship.

    • If you do not compete in the Area A Preliminary meet you cannot advance to the Association Championships.

Athletic.net

• Meet entries by Athlete Name [Download] [View]

• Meet entries by Event [Download] [View]

Information from USATF Georgia

• Preliminary Meets - General Information [View]

• Area A Preliminary - Information and Schedule [View]

  • Order of events on track

  • Field event schedule

• Meet Program - Track

• Meet Program - Field

Estimated Event Starting Times

Coach Matthew's estimates based on number of entries and time it takes to complete a race

Estimated Starting Times [Download] [View]

Events Contested in Area Meets

Track Events

• • 80m / 100m / 110m hurdles

  • 1500m run

  • 4x100m relay

  • 400m dash

  • 100m dash

  • lunch break

  • 800m run

  • 200m dash

  • 4x400m relay

Field Events

• • Mini-javelin (only 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12)

    • 9:00 am rolling

      • 9-10

      • 8 & under

      • 11-12

  • Long Jump (all age divisions)

    • 9:30 am rolling

      • 9-10

      • 17-18

      • 15-16

      • 11-12

      • 8 & under

      • 13-14

  • Shot Put (all age divisions)

    • 10:00 am rolling

Events NOT Contested in Area Meets

The following events WILL NOT be contested at the Area Meets (you will auto-advance to Association). The Association Championship is a 4-day meet; the Area meet is a 1-day meet, so they cannot contest all the events at the Area meet.

• • Combined(Multi) Events: Triathlon / Heptathalon / Pentathalon / Decathalon

  • High Jump

  • Triple Jump

  • Discus

  • 200m/400m Hurdles

  • Hammer

  • Pole Vault

  • 3000m run

  • Steeplechase

  • Race Walks

  • 4x800M relay

  • Javelin for ages 13+ (mini-Javelin is contested, for ages 12 & under)

Entry Restrictions

• 8 & Under, 9-10 and 11-12 Age Divisions may enter and participate in no more than three (3) events

• 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 Men/Women may enter and participate in no more than four (4) events