Youngstown State University College Indoor Track  & Field Mid Major Presented by Southwoods Health Pre-Meet Information

Friday, February 2, 2024
Saturday, February 3, 2024

Meet: Open NCAA sanctioned Indoor Track & Field Competition
Timing: Fully automatic FinishLynx system
Location: The Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS) on the YSU campus. The WATTS features a full-length Shaw Sportexe Power Blade HP+ synthetic turf system football field, a 300-meter state-of-the-art mondo track surface, two long-jump pits, a high-jump pit, four batting cages, protective netting, a training room and locker rooms.
GPS address: 651 Elm St. | Youngstown, OH 44555

Entry's: Entry's are due by Tuesday, January 30 by 7 p.m., consisting of event entries with best marks from the previous year or realistic projected marks. All entries will be done on-line at www.directathletics.com.

Please visit the Direct Athletics website at your earliest convenience in order to familiarize yourself with how the entry process works.

Also, please limit FIVE athletes per event. If you have an event with more than five quality athletes, please text Brian Gorby at (330) 519-7591 to get permission to email additional entries to bdgorby@ysu.edu. Like YSU Icebreaker once entry's begin, we may remove event entry caps able to accommodate everyone's additional entry's.
We always try to help to accommodate all entry's.

**Note: Please check YSUsports.com after the entry deadline for changes or adjustments to the meet time schedule!

Entry Limitations: Due to time limitations, we have been required to put restrictions on the horizontal jumps. Please adhere to the following entry limitations:
Men Long Jump: 20-6 | Women Long Jump: 15-10
Men Triple Jump: 40-0 | Women Triple Jump: 30-0
Internet Entry Lists: Final entry lists will be posted on our website, YSUsports.com on Thursday,February 1.
Please check to make sure your athletes are entered correctly. If there are mistakes or scratches, please email bdgorby@ysu.edu & ysutrackmeets@gmail.com.

Entry Fees: $ 450 per each team, men or women separate, consisting of 10 or more individuals in unlimited events are paid online, when you complete Entry's on Direct Athletics or $15 per individual event entry & paid online at Direct Athletics as well.

ENTRY FEES
$ 15 per ENTRY (i.e. 2 events entered would be $ 30)  Entry fees must be paid in advance online when you enter on DirectAthletics (all major credit and debit cards accepted).
Relay Entry's $ 7 per runner for a total of $ 28 per relay team. 

Refund Policy
We understand that these are uncertain times.  As such, please rest assured that any entry fees (and processing fees) paid on DirectAthletics are 100% refundable in the unlikely event we have to cancel a meet. However, outside of meet cancellation, there is a strict NO REFUND policy on entry fees.  Absolutely no refunds will be processed due to scratches, change of plans, inability to travel, illness, injuries, etc. No day of Meet Entry.

Spikes: ONLY 1/4 inch or shorter pyramid spikes will be allowed and all spikes will be checked prior to events. NO pin or needle spikes, spike elements, or any other type of spike will be allowed.

High Jump: All high jump competitions will be conducted on the Mondo surface.

Sections/Heats/Flights: Flights will be seeded by distance with best marks in the latest sections/flights. Finals in field events will consist of the top nine marks from the qualifying rounds. There will be prelims and finals in the 60 and 60h. All other races will be run as sections against time with the fastest heats being run first.

Implement Weigh-In: 30 minutes prior to event at the Throws area.

2024 YSU Indoor Mid Major Presented by Southwoods Health Tentative schedule

Friday, February 2
1:00pm Weight Throw(W then M)
1:30pm Women's Pent
2:00pm Long Jump (W then M)
3:00pm Pole Vault (Women only)
3:45pm Men's Heptathlon
4:00pm  Running events begin

4pm Women's 5,000 Meter Run 
4:45pm Men's 5,000 Meter Run
5:05pm Women's 500 Meter Run
5:20pm Men's 500 Meter Run
5:30pm Women's 1,000 Meter Run
5:40pm Men's 1,000 Meter Run
5:50pm Women's Distance Medley Relay
6:05pm Men's Distance Medley Relay
7:00pm Discus

Saturday February 3
9:30am Men's Hept
9:30am Shot Put (M then W)
9:30am Triple Jump M then W)
9:45am HJ (W then M)
10:00am Running events begin
@ 12:30 Pole Vault (after the Men's CE PV) - Men's open PV
10 a.m. - Women's Mile
10:15 a.m. - Men's Mile
10:35 a.m. - Women's 400 Meter Dash
11 a.m. - Men's 400 Meter Dash
11:35 p.m. - Women's 60, Hurdles finals
11:50 p.m. - Men's 60m Hurdles finals
1 p.m. - Women's 60m finals
1:20 p.m. - Men's 60m finals
1:40 p.m. - Women's 800 Meter Run
2 p.m. - Men's 800 Meter Run
2:20 p.m. - Women's 200 Meter Dash
2:45 p.m. - Men's 200 Meter Dash
3:10 p.m. - Women's 3,000 Meter Run
3:40 p.m. - Men's 3,000 Meter Run
4:10 p.m. - Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
4:30 p.m. - Men's 4x400 Meter Relay