City High School

Track & Field

D’Anne Kroemer, Athletic Director
Tom Mittman, Head Girls Coach
Tom Carey, Head Boys Coach
(Work) 325-9027 (Home) 337-6648 (E-mail) t.mittman@mchsi.com (Web) http://www.cityhighruns.org

2010 Forwald/Coleman Relays

Location: Raffensperger Track, City High School, 1900 Morningside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52245

Date: Friday, April 30, 2010

Time: 4:30 p.m. – Field Events 5:00pm - Running Events

Entry Fee: $75.00

Teams Participating:
Boys: City High, Des Moines East, Iowa City West, Linn-Mar, WDM Valley, Muscatine, SE Polk, Pleasant Valley
Girls: City High, Muscatine, Pleasant Valley, Ames, North Scott, WDM Valley, Iowa City West, Linn-Mar

Meet Manager: Terry Coleman - colemantjc@mchsi.com

On-Line Entries:
We will be using a Finish Lynx timing system for all events. As a result, our entry procedures will be made
on-line using Direct Athletics. If you have questions or difficulties with entries, please e-mail Terry
Coleman – colemantjc@mchsi.com.
 Please follow the directions on the following sheet to make your entries.
Entry Period
 Beginning on Friday, April 23, you may enter/edit your entries
 The sooner we get your entries the better since we have new people operating HyTek this year.
 Changes can be made until 10:00am on Thursday, April 29.
Changes/Substitutions/Scratches
 Your declared entries should be as accurate as possible. If there are changes that need to be
made, please send those by e-mail before you leave to avoid delays in starting the meet. Please
keep last minute changes to a minimum. Any changes that are not sent in ahead of time should be
made immediately upon your arrival at the meet. There will be a coaches meeting at 4:15pm for
any final instructions.
 Substitutions made after the start of the meet may not be reflected in the final results (name).
Entry Limits:
 Varsity: 2 entrants in most individual events and 1 team per relay.
 3 entrants per school in the boys – 1600m & 3200m (place only 2)
 3 entrants per school in the girls – 1500m & 3000m (place only 2)
 The relay names sheet for your varsity relays will be turned in to the press box before
running events begin.
Shot Put & Discus: You may enter 2 athletes in both the shot and discus.

High Jump & Long Jump: You may enter 2 athletes per event.
Boys starting height 5’4” – advance 2” at a time until 6’
Girls starting height 4’4” – advance 2” at a time until 5’

Special Non-Scoring Event: Wheelchair 100m & 200m will be held. No team points will be awarded for this event. Do
not enter on Directathletics. Please e-mail entries to Terry Coleman - colemantjc@mchsi.com

Masters 800m Run: There will be a masters 800m run contested for any men or women who are high school
graduates and older. There is no fee for this event. Participants should check in with the hip number table when
they arrive at the meet.

Awards: Medals will be provided for 1st through 3rd place in each event.

Trainer: There will be a trainer on site to deal with injuries. Ice will be available for injuries only. For general
use, please bring your own.

Time Schedule: We will start promptly at 4:30pm with all field events.

Scoring: Only 2 runners in individual events and 1 relay team will be scored for the varsity section.

Individual events 10-8-6-4-2-1 Relays 10-8-6-4-2-1

Bus Parking: Busses will park in the City High lower lot. Teams can be dropped off at Raffensperger Track but
will NOT be allowed to park inside the track and field area. Please communication this information with your bus
driver.

Questions:
Tom Mittman, Head Girls Coach
Tom Carey, Head Boys Coach
Terry Coleman, Meet Manager
D’Anne Kroemer, AD
t.mittman@mchsi.com
carey.tom@iccsd.k12.ia.us
colemantjc@mchsi.com
kroemer.danne@iccsd.k12.ia.us
 City High School
Track & Field
2010 Forwald/Coleman Relays
Schedule of Events
Field Events
4:30pm 5:30pm (approx)
Boys High Jump – 5’4” Girls High Jump – 4’4”
Boys Discus Girls Discus
Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put
Girls Long Jump Boys Long Jump
Running Events begin at 5:00pm
5:00 pm Event 1 Girls 3000m
Event 2 Boys 4 x 800
Event 3 Girls 4 x 800
Event 4 Boys 3200
Event 5 Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Event 6 Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Event 7 Girls 100m
Event 8 Boys 100m
Event 9 Wheelchair 100
Event 10 Girls Distance Medley (200, 200, 400, 800)
Event 11 Girls 400m
Event 12 Boys Dick Feeney 400m
Event 13 Girls 4 x 200
Event 14 Boys 4 x 200
Event 15 6th Grade Girls Shuttle
Event 16 6th Grade Boys Shuttle
Event 17 Girls 100m Hurdles
Event 18 Boys 110m Hurdles
Event 19 Masters 800m Run
Event 20 Boys 1600m
Event 21 Girls 800m
Event 22 Girls 200m
Event 23 Boys 200m
Event 24 Wheelchair 200
Event 25 Girls 400m Hurdles
Event 26 Boys 400m Hurdles
Event 27 Boys Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800)
Event 28 Girls Sprint Relay (100, 100, 200, 400)
Event 29 Girls 1500m Run
Event 30 Boys 800m Run
Event 31 Girls 4 x 100 Relay
Event 32 Boys 4 x 100 Relay
Event 33 Girls 4 x 400 Relay
Event 34 Boys Raffensperger 4 x 400 Relay
 How to Submit Entries - Track & Field
STEP 1 - ACCESSING YOUR DIRECTATHLETICS ACCOUNT
Each coach must have a DirectAthletics username and password for his/her team. If you don't know your
username and password, you will be able to create one or retrieve your existing account by following the
instructions below. You will use the same account to enter all meets run through DirectAthletics.

If you already have a DirectAthletics account for If you DO NOT have a DirectAthletics account and
your Track & Field team, and know your need to create one……………………………..
username and password……………………..
1) Go to www.directathletics.com 1) Go to www.directathletics.com
2) In the login box, enter your username and 2) Click on the link “New User? Click HERE”
password and click LOGIN 3) Follow the onscreen instructions. You will be
able to create an account online or retrieve
(Your password is case-sensitive) forgotten information for an existing account.
**NOTE ABOUT MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ACCOUNTS: You control only one gender at time, so you will
complete the below steps for your Men, and then switch to your Women's team and repeat the process (or vice
versa). The team you are controlling is listed on the blue navigation bar across the top of your account, for
example:
Sport: Track & Field Team: Guilford (M)

This indicates that you are controlling the Guilford MEN'S team (M=MEN). To switch to your Women's team,
you would select "Guilford (W)".

STEP 2--SETTING UP YOUR ONLINE ROSTER

Before entering an athlete into a meet, you must add all attending athletes to your roster. If an athlete is
already on your roster (from previous seasons or meets) you do not need to add him/her again.

1) Upon logging in, click the TEAM tab. (New users will automatically be in the TEAM module)
2) If you have used DirectAthletics before, you will see your existing athletes on your roster. New
Users should click the green "Add Athletes" link.
3) Click the green "Add Athletes" link under the Team Roster header. Select an approximate number of
athletes you would like to add (you can add more at any time).
4) Enter your athletes' First Name, Last Name, and School Year and click "Submit".
5) You may add, edit or delete athletes on your Team Roster at anytime by clicking the TEAM tab. To
add athletes, click the green "Add Athletes" link at any time. To delete or edit athletes, check the box
to the left of each athlete(s) and then click the red "Delete Selected" link or the blue "Edit Selected"
link respectively.

STEP 3--SUBMITTING ONLINE MEET ENTRIES

Once your athletes are added to your roster, you must submit your entries.

1) In the HOME tab (under Upcoming Meets) or in the SCHEDULE tab, click the green Register button
next to the meet you wish to enter.
2) If prompted, choose an entry method. We HIGHLY Recommend using the NEW, "Enter by Athlete"
method.
3) Follow onscreen instructions for submitting your entries. You will see a running tally of your entries on
the right side of your screen.
4) When you are finished with your entries, click the "Finish" link.
5) You will see a list of your current, submitted entries. Click the appropriate link to receive an EMAIL
confirmation or a PRINTABLE confirmation.
6) To edit your existing entries, click the blue Edit Entries button next to the meet name on your Upcoming
Meets or complete Schedule.