14th Annual Armory Collegiate Invitational

February 7-8, 2014

New York City

1. Rules of Competition

Competition will be governed by the active editions of:

Colleges – The NCAA Track and Field/Cross Country Men’s and Women’s Rules, with exception as needed by meet management

Open and Junior Divisions – The USA Track and Field Competition Rules

High School – The Official National Federation Track & Field and Cross Country Rules Book
 

The meet referee is Anne Rothenberg, of Exeter, R.I.

Appeals must be made within 15 minutes of the posting of a result and should be filed at the protest table. A fee of $50 must accompany an appeal. 

2. Competition Sites

 The Armory track is a 200-meter banked 6-lane Mondo track. The lanes are 36” wide. The horizontal jumps are contested in two parallel pits. The women’s runway is 53 meters, or 174 feet, in length. The men’s runway is 54 meters, or 177 feet, in length. The pole vault runway is 45 meters, or 148 feet, in length. The runways are Mondo. The high jump is contested at both ends of the infield; two high jumps can be conducted simultaneously. The Mondo straightaway is 9 lanes/60 meters. The lanes are 48” wide.

In the weight throw, only bag weights can be used. A wooden throwing circle is used. 

There is warm-up space on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Spikes must be ¼”. Only starting blocks supplied by the Armory may be used.

Vaulting poles can be shipped c/o Mr. Bassett Thompson, Director of Track & Field, New Balance T&F Center, 216 Fort Washington Ave., NYC 10032. Please notify Mr. Thompson in advance (212-923-1803 x7011, cell 516-668-3234). Poles will be stored securely until your arrival.

3. Lanes

 For seeding purposes, lane priorities are:

In the 200, 400, 500, 4x200 and 4x400, lane priority is 5-6-4-3-2-1. On the straightaway, 4-5-3-6-2-7-1-8-9.

In the 200 meters, all lanes will be used in the College preliminaries and Final, lanes 2 through 6 in the Championship. The Championship final will be 2 sections totaling 9 competitors; the faster section will run last. 

In the 400 meters, lanes 2 through 6 will be used in the Championship preliminaries and Final; all lanes will be used in the College preliminaries and Final. The Championship final will be 2 sections totaling 9 runners each, the faster section last.  

4. Entries

College entries are submitted exclusively online, via DirectAthletics.com. Entries open Dec. 2, 2013. Entries close at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Include the names of all relay team members. 

The 2014 Meet Entry Standards are posted on the Armory website www.ArmoryTrack.com. Satisfaction of an entry standard does not guarantee acceptance to the meet; all possible efforts are made to admit as many athletes as the time schedule will permit. The limit on the number of positions available in each event is listed on the Entry Standards form. 

Teams are limited to four athletes per event. Coaches should submit an athlete’s estimated performance on the day of competition. Preference for acceptance and seeding is given to, in order, (1) performances from the current indoor season, (2) from the 2013 indoor season, (3) from the 2013 outdoor season, and (4) from previous seasons.

The names of all accepted athletes and division assignments will be posted on the Armory website by 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29.

Please submit scratches and performance updates by fax (212-923-1645) no later than Monday, Feb. 3.

Open athletes enter via DirectAthletics.com. Entries open Dec. 2, 2013, and close at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Open athletes must pay their entry fee online prior to the close of entries in order to be accepted into the meet. Participation by Open athletes is limited to the field events. Open athletes who wish to be considered for inclusion in the meet must contact the event coordinator, Mr. Bob Rothenberg, ph. 401-294-9946, no later than 6 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 20. A password is needed to enter. 

High school and Juniors entries will be done on DirectAthletics. These entries will close at 5 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. To secure the password for entry, contact the event director, Mr. Dan Doherty. Juniors entry fees must be paid online by the close of entry. High schools are strongly encouraged to pay their entry fees online. School purchase orders are not accepted. 

5. Entry fees

College teams – Maximum $625 per sex, or $50 per athlete per event and/or $60 per relay team

High school, Juniors -- $30 per relay team, $25 per individual event

Open athletes -- $50 per individual event, $60 per relay team

Examples:

A. One athlete in 2 events = $100

B. Four athletes on one relay team, one of those athletes in an individual event = $110

C. 27 female athletes in 45 individual events and 4 relay races = $625

Checks should be made out to The Armory Foundation. If mailed, they should be sent to Jack Pfeifer, Meet Director, Armory Foundation, 216 Fort Washington Ave., NY, NY 10032. College entry fees also may be paid on arrival by cash or check.

Entry fees are based on entry, not competition, in the meet. Entry fees will be calculated on the number of entries at the time of the official close of entries. Team packets and competitor numbers will be issued only to teams that have paid their entry fee in full. Entries will not be accepted from schools that have an outstanding balance from previous years. 

Late entries  After the official close of entries, additional College and Open entries may be accepted, on a limited basis. The entry fee for such late entries is $60 per athlete per event and/or $75 per relay team. This is a required fee, regardless of the number of entries per team. 

6. Divisions

In some events, the college competition is conducted in separate Championship and College divisions. 

7. Team scoring

 Events are scored 10 points for 1st place, 8 for 2nd, 6 for 3rd, 5 for 4th, 4 for 5th, 3 for 6th, 2 for 7th and 1 for 8th. There is separate scoring for each sex. Trophies are awarded to the top four teams for each sex. All events are scored.

In those events with various heats or flights, all competitors are eligible to place and score, with the exception of the high jump and pole vault, where only the Championship sections will be scored. 

Teams are limited to four scorers per event. Open athletes are omitted from the scoring. 

8. Open Events

Elite-level Open competitors will be accepted in field events only on a limited basis, upon request. The chairman for these events is Mr. Bob Rothenberg, of Exeter, R.I. (ph. 401-294-9946, email [email protected]). To be considered for any of these events and to secure an invitation, contact Mr. Rothenberg no later than 6 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. If an Open athlete qualifies for a field-event final, sufficient collegians will be advanced to assure 10 college athletes in that final.

9. High school & Junior events

In the high school 4x200 and 4x400, there will be 6 teams per sex. In the 4x800, the fields will be limited to 12 teams.

The Junior boys’ and girls’ 1,000-meter runs will be limited to 12 competitors each, the 300-meter and 600-meter runs to six competitors each. The Junior girls’ and boys’ weight throws will be limited to eight competitors each. In the Junior boys’ weight throw, competitors will use the 25-pound implement. These events will be administered under USATF rules. Athletes in these events will not be permitted to wear school uniforms.

The director of these events is Mr. Dan Doherty, of Pearl River, N.Y., ph. 845-596-3625, email [email protected]. Participation in these events is by invitation only. 

The lists of accepted teams and individuals will be posted on the Armory website (www.armorytrack.com) no later than Friday morning, Jan. 31, 2014.

10. College events

60 meters and 60-meter hurdles – All 9 lanes will be used in the preliminaries. The dash fields will be limited to 60 men and 60 women in the Championship division, 90 men and 120 women in the College division. The hurdle fields will be limited to 60 men and 60 women in the Championship division, 50 men and 90 women in the College division. Lane assignments in the preliminary round will be random. Heat assignments will be seeded. The Championship competition will be contested in three rounds. The College finals will consist of the fastest 9 finishers in the College preliminaries. Athletes who withdraw from finals will not be replaced. 

200 meters – All lanes will be used in the College preliminary round and Final. Lanes 2 through 6 will be used in the Championship. Blocks will be permitted throughout. The fastest 9 finishers in the Championship preliminaries will advance to the Championship final, which will be conducted in 2 sections. Heat II of the final will be comprised of the fastest 4 qualifiers, Heat I the remaining 5 qualifiers. Final places will be determined by comparing times. The fastest six finishers from the College qualifying heats will advance to the College Final. Assignments and lanes in the heats and finals will be seeded. The fields will be limited to 48 men and 60 women in the Championship division, 72 men and 102 women in the College division. Athletes who withdraw from finals will not be replaced.

400 meters – The fastest 9 finishers in the preliminaries will advance to the Championship final, which will be conducted in 2 sections. Heat I of the final will be comprised of the slowest 4 qualifiers, Heat II the fastest 5. Final places will be determined by comparing times. Assignments and lanes in the heats and finals will be seeded. The fields will be limited to 40 men and 45 women in the Championship division, 114 men and 126 women in the College division. Blocks will be permitted in the finals, not in the preliminaries. The fastest six finishers from the College qualifying heats will advance to the College Final. Athletes who withdraw from finals will not be replaced.

500 meters – Fields will be limited to 82 men and 82 women. Blocks will not be used. In the Championship division, three sections will be run using a three-turn stagger. In the College division, runners will use a scratch start where appropriate.

800 meters, 1,000, mile, 3,000, 5,000 – The competition will be conducted using timed sections. Where there are consecutive heats, the fastest runners will run last. The size of the fields will be limited to: 800 – 100 men, 110 women; 1,000 – 40 men, 48 women; mile – 75 women, 73 men; 3,000 – 60 men, 75 women; 5000 – 60 women, 40 men.

4 x 200 – No qualifying times are necessary. A limited number of timed sections will be contested. 

4 x 400 – No qualifying times are necessary.  Teams from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey will be placed in the appropriate state races. If a team from one of those states is among the leading entrants, they will be entered in the Championship division if that is their desire. Two sections of five teams each will run in the Championship division. All remaining 4x4 teams will run in the College races. All teams can score.  

4 x 800 – The fields will be limited to 14 men’s teams and 14 women’s.

Distance medley – The fields will be limited to 32 teams per sex.  No B relay teams are permitted in any relay event. The championship heats will be limited to 10 teams. Club teams will not be permitted in the Championship division. 

Field events – The order of competition will be seeded, with the best entrants competing in the final flight. Finalists will compete in reverse order of their standing after the preliminaries. Nine collegians will advance to each final, along with any Open competitors who also qualify. All attempts will be measured. Distances will be measured and recorded in meters but will be announced in feet and inches.

The limits of the fields are:

High jump 48 men, 52 women

Pole vault 48 per sex

Long jump 116 of each sex

Triple jump 60 men, 75 women

Shot put 60 per sex

Weight throw 45 men, 75 women

11. Check-in

Athletes in running events must check in at the clerks’ table no less than 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start of their event. Hip numbers will be issued at that time. Athletes in field events should check in to the head official of their specific event at the competition site, no less than 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start of their event. Athletes must display their competitor number at check-in. It is the prerogative of meet management to scratch a competitor who does not meet these deadlines. No public-address check-in calls will be made. The meet will not be allowed to run more than 5 minutes ahead of schedule.  

12. Awards

Trophies are awarded to the top four teams for each sex. These awards will be made on the infield immediately following the final event. Coaches and team members are asked to stay for the ceremonies. Trophies will be awarded to the Outstanding Competitors, one chosen for each sex, in the college competition. The Dr. Philip Edwards Award is presented to the outstanding male competitor, the Evelyn Lawler Award to the outstanding female competitor. The Louise Tricard Spirit Award is presented annually to a school that has shown outstanding enthusiasm for the competition in previous years. 

Medals are awarded to all four members of the first three finishers of the High School relay races and to the first three finishers of the individual Juniors events. 

13. Passes

College teams will be issued two coaches’ passes per sex. A team with 14 or more competitors, for either sex, will be issued a third coach’s pass upon request, per sex. An additional trainer’s pass will be issued upon request, per sex, if so requested. If additional passes are needed, they may be purchased for one-half of the Adult general-admission price. A team with a single relay team or one or two individuals will receive one coach’s pass.

For the high school and Junior divisions, one coach’s pass will be issued to each Junior competitor and one coach’s pass will be issued to each high school team per sex. A coach’s pass will be issued to Open competitors so long as a request is made to Mr. Bob Rothenberg, coordinator of the Open division, no later than 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. Such requests made at the door will not be honored. 

Coaches may sit in the stands along the backstretch of the track. Athletes can be in that area for consultation with their coaches but should not use that area as permanent seating.
The northeast corner of the 3rd floor of the Armory is reserved for team training tables. Trainers may not set up in any other area.  

Team packets may be picked up at the headquarters hotel, the New York Hilton, 6th Avenue and 53rd Street, on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 2 to 10 p.m., or at the Armory beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8.

14. Tickets

Tickets are available at the gate.
Reserved $30 per day

General Admission $20 for Adults, $10 for Students 

15. Implement weigh-in

Friday, Feb. 7, beginning at 8 a.m. for women and at 1 p.m. for men, and on Saturday, Feb. 8, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

16. Practice

The Armory will be open for practice on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Armory will open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8.

17. Housing

The New York Hilton, located at 53rd Street and 6th Avenue, is the official host hotel. A limited number of rooms have been set aside at the Hilton for participating teams. To arrange housing and to secure the special meet room rates, contact our housing agent, Total Travel, c/o Ellie Dayton or Arnie Ginsberg (516-222-9229, 800-353-5550). These rooms and rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

18. Food

 It is against Armory policy to bring food or beverages into the building. A full-service concession stand on the 4th floor and the Armory Café on the 3rd floor will be open throughout the meet. 

19. Contact Numbers

Meet Director, Jack Pfeifer

Phone 212-923-1803, ext 7026

Cell 917-579-5392 Fax 212-923-1645

Email [email protected]

 

Director of Open Athletes, Bob Rothenberg

Phone 401-294-9946

Email [email protected]

Director of H.S. & Juniors Events, Dan Doherty

Phone   845-596-3625

Email   [email protected]

 

Entries, DirectAthletics

Email  [email protected]

Phone  617-879-1797

Web  www.directathletics.com

 

Vaulting Poles, Bassett Thompson

Email [email protected]

Phone 212-923-1803 x7011

Cell 516-668-3234

Travel Coordinator, Alicia York

Email [email protected]

 

Press Steward, Mike Rauh

Phone 718-885-2079

Cell 914-584-9626

Email  [email protected]

Housing, Ellie Dayton and Arnie Ginsberg, Total Travel

Phone 800-353-5550 516-222-9229

Fax 516-222-9242

Email [email protected]

 

Chief of Officials, Adam Sanford

Phone 718-614-2048

Email [email protected]

 

Meet Referee, Anne Rothenberg, Exeter, R.I.

 
Official Scorer, Jim Spier, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Rev. Jan. 28, 2014