Nike Indoor Nationals 2009

The Nike Indoor Nation’s is excited to return to the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.

As many know, the banked track is one of the fastest in the U.S., having hosted the USATF Championships and the NCAA Division II Championships for many years. The track has played in integral part of numerous national high school records, as well as elite level national and world records.

Our return to Boston in 2009 was testament to that. Aside from numerous U.S. high school leaders, these were the national records set:

Boys 5000m – Lukas Verzbicas (Lincoln Way, New Lenox, IL) – 14:18.42

Boys 60m Hurdles – Wayne Davis (Southeast, Raleigh, NC) 7.60

Boys 4×800m – Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA – 7:36.99

Boys 4xMile – West Windsor-Plainsboro North, Plainsboro, NJ – 17:21.58

Boys Weight Throw – Conor Mc Cullough (Chaminade, West Hills, CA) – 92-7.5

Though the girls did not achieve any national records, they accounted for 11 U.S. leaders!

We wish to thank the Boston community in general, and the Director and Assistant Director of the Reggie Lewis Center, Keith Mc Dermott and Nancy Sheehan-Curran, respectively, for helping to make it happen.

Please join us in 2010 for what promises to be the best Nike Indoor Nationals ever!

New for 2010 New Events

We have added two new events: the Freshman 400 meters and the New England 4×400m. The aforementioned is obviously for ninth graders; the New England 4×400m is for high schools (not all-star teams) from the New England states. That event is limited to the first 12 teams entered per gender. Schedule Changes

Friday (March 12) has become a fuller schedule. The Freshman 400m takes place on that day. The Freshman Mile as well as the Distance Medley Relay and Girls High Jump, will now be contested on Friday. Saturday (March 13) will now have the 4×800m, Two Mile and Boys High Jump. Both shot puts will be contested on Saturday, and both will take place on the infield instead of the weight cage. Sunday (March 14) will no longer have the unseeded sections of the Two Mile as the first event (it has been moved to Saturday). The New England 4×400m will take place just before the opening ceremonies and the 400m Final has been moved to before the one mile.

Eligibility

Full-time students in grades 9-12 who are eligible for their high school team (and/or any high school athlete) born SEPTEMBER 1, 1990 or later, and who have met the entry guidelines, are eligible to compete. In addition, home-schooled athletes who meet the age and entry requirements are eligible to compete. Specifically not eligible are athletes who have graduated from high school or those in their 5th or later year from ninth grade. (NOTE: Exceptions may be made for athletes in lower grades or special circumstances .)

USATF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED (USATF cards may be purchased at registration or at www.usatf.org ). General Information

OPENING HEIGHTS

To be determined LANE PREFERENCES

200m, 400m, 4×200m, 4×400m, Sprint Medley Relay 4-5-6-3-2-1 800m, Mile, 2 Miles, 4×800, 4xMile, Distance Medley Relay Position assignment is random, per USATF rules ORDER OF FIELD EVENTS AND "SEEDED" FINALS

FIELD EVENTS Flight assignment by performance list: best flight last, random within the flight TRACK EVENTS (800m, Mile, 2 Mile, Relays) Heat assignment by performance list, with "fastest" heat running last. REGISTRATION

REGGIE LEWIS CENTER Upper Level

Friday 11:30am-8pm, Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 7:30am-noon Your packet is filed alphabetically via school name. Since biographical information is now included in the entry blank, there is no necessity to fill out a bio card. USATF card – you must have a valid USATF card in order to pick up your packet. If you do not have one, you may purchase one at registration or at the USATF web site,http://www.usatf.org. If you have a valid USATF card, but for some reason do not have it with you, you may fill out a waiver stating that fact. Each school receives one coach’s admission bracelet for coach or adult accompanying athlete. Any additional passes may be purchased at Registration on Friday night, or at the Admission area during and before competition hours. Bio sheet. Athletes may not pick up packets with having first filled out a bio sheet online. Go tohttp://www.nationalscholastic.org and then to the Nike Indoor Nationals page.

COMPETITOR NUMBERS/IDENTIFICATION ARE TO BE WORN ON THE FRONT ONLY with the exception of the pole-vault ADMISSION TO THE REGGIE LEWIS CENTER

ATHLETES – Admission is via the competition number AND wristband (which is attached to competition bib). Athletes are to enter only through the door marked "ATHLETES". COACHES – Enter through normal admission gate and show admission bracelet. All others must purchase admission bracelets.

ADMISSION TICKETS Entry to the facility will be by competition number, credential or ticket only. Tickets will be sold at the Reggie Lewis Center. Each team or individual will receive one coach’s pass ONLY. Please do not request more. Admission for the general public: $15 Friday, $20 Saturday, $20 Sunday, $45 for all three days and $35 for Saturday-Sunday only. Children under 12 – $5 per day. FACILITY

6 lane 200 meter Mondo track. Any standard-sized (¼" or less) spikes or flats permitted – NO hexagonal elements no "Christmas Tree" spikes. All shoes will be checked. Acceptable spikes will be available for purchase at the meet.

WARMUP

Athletes may warm up in gymnasium directly across the hall from the track. Please use that track only within 1 hour of your event. The entrance is via the door nearest the pole vault pit and will be clearly marked. Hurdles will be provided in a special area in that facility. Flats ONLY are allowed on the warm-up track. NO STARTING BLOCKS are allowed in that room.

Warm-up will also be permitted at the Reggie Lewis facility on Friday, March 12 from 9am until noon. ALL POLE VAULTERS MUST BE SUPERVISED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COACHES. START LISTS

Preliminary start lists will be posted at registration on Friday. Start lists for Day 2 will be available Saturday morning at registration. Start lists for day 3 will be available Sunday morning at the track. LUGGAGE STORAGE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 14

Those who wish to store their luggage, may do so in the area provided in the Reggie Lewis Center. The luggage area will be prominently marked. While there will be security in the luggage storage area, the NSSF is not responsible for lost/stolen articles. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (CDs, Radios, cameras, etc) ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COMPETITION AREA. Please make sure you affix your luggage tag (detachable from your bib) to your luggage.

AWARDS AND RINGS

Nike Indoor Nationals medals will be awarded to the top 6 in each event, and each champion in the high schools division (exclusive of the Youth division) will receive a championship ring. SOUVENIRS

Each participant will receive a meet souvenir. In order to receive this, athletes MUST participate in the competition, not merely enter. ALL AMERICANS

The first six finishers in each event attending who reside in the U.S. or its possessions will be named to the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals All America Team and receive All America certificates. This applies to the high school division only and not to the Youth division. RESULTS

Complete results will be available at the NSSF web site: http://www.NationalScholastic.org DIRECTIONS TO THE TRACK

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is there online registration for the meet? Yes. It is the only means by which to enter. See link on this web site.

How do I know if I am accepted into the meet? If you have met the qualifying standard, you have been accepted into the meet.

Will the receipt of my entry be confirmed? We do not confirm entries (in the more than 20 years of doing the meet, we have not lost or misplaced any entry).

Can 8th-graders enter the Freshman mile or Freshman 400m? No. It is limited to 9th-graders only.

Are 8th-graders generally allowed to compete in any other events? Yes – in all but the Freshman miles and 400m.

How will I know which section I will be in? The meet will be seeded on Thursday, March 11, 2010, so nothing will be known for certain until then.

Do I need to update seed times? It is really not necessary. Our staff reviews all district, regional, state and invitational meets so we are generally "up to date". However, feel free to e-mail any updates .