IMPORTANT — IMPORTANT — IMPORTANT
1.)
District and Regional Tournament Requests: Notify the tournament
site manager to arrange for media credentials. Click here to go to the
Track
and Field web page to access district and regional tournament
information.
2.)
State Tournament Credential Information
DATES: Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium,
The Ohio State University, Columbus.
LOCATION/DIRECTIONS: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium is located north of Bill Davis
Stadium (baseball) and the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State
University. It is visible from State Route 315. Take the Ackerman Road exit and head to
the east. Turn right onto Fred Taylor Drive and follow to the stadium. It is vitally
important that media members take the Ackerman Road exit on Saturday due to numerous high
school graduations at both Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center and St. John
Arena.
SCHEDULE:
Friday — 9:00-Division II field trials and finals, five events (last events at
10:00; 9:30 and 9:45- Division III 4x800 Relay Finals; 10:00-Division III
Track Semifinals, 16 events (last event at 12:10); 1:00- Division III field trials
and finals, 10 events (last event at 4:00); 1:30 and 1:45-Division II 4x800 Relay
Finals; 2:00-Division II Track Semifinals, 16 events (last event at 4:10); 4:45
and 5:00-Division I 4x800 Relay Finals; 5:15-Division I Track Semifinals, 16
events beginning (last event at 7:25).
Saturday — 9:00-Division II Field Trials and Finals, five events; 9:30-Division
III Track Finals, 22 events (last events at 11:40); 12:00-Division I Field Trials
and Finals, 10 events (last event at 3:00); 1:00- Division II Track Finals, 22
events (last events at 3:10); 4:30-Division I Track Finals, 22 events (last events
at 6:40).
CREDENTIALS: Fax requests to Bob Goldring (614-267-1677) at the OHSAA office. The
deadline to submit credential applications is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4. Credentials
will be held for pickup on the southwest corner of the stadium. Please be prepared to show
identification. Use the same credential for both Friday and Saturday.
CREDENTIAL CONFIRMATION: The OHSAA will post a list on its web site of those media
members who have requested and been approved for credentials. The list will be posted by
noon on Thursday, June 5. Once you access the web site (www.ohsaa.org), the list can be
found under the heading “OHSAA News & Media.”
PARKING: A limited number of reserved parking passes will be mailed to some media
outlets. For those not mailed a pass, free parking is on a first-come, first-served basis
in the Buckeye Lots, located at the corner of Ackerman Road and Fred Taylor Drive
northwest of the stadium.
TELEPHONES: Some telephones will be available on a first-come, first-served basis
in the media work rooms for credit card, collect or toll-free calls only. To install a
personal line, fax a request to Steve Aldous at The Ohio State University Telephone System
(UNITS) at 614-688-3425. You can also call Steve at 614-292-9166. Your fee will include
installation and lease of the line for the weekend. If you order a line, you must bring
your own telephone and telephone cord. Please specify if you are with the print media or a
photographer.
YOUR HOSTS: Media Coordinator Bob Goldring; Tournament Manager Beau Rugg; Assistant
Tournament Manager Dave DeAngelo; Site Manager Jerry Davis, plus OHSAA Assistant
Commissioners Steve Neil and Deborah B. Moore, the Association’s administrators for
track & field.
REGIONAL RESULTS/STATE QUALIFIERS: Results of regional tournaments (with the top
four finishers in each event in each regional qualifying for the state tournament) will be
posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) on Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1.
Division I will be posted Saturday and Divisions II and III on Sunday (the times for
posting are to be determined since the process is dependent upon data being transferred
from the regional sites). State tournament heat/flight assignments and participants’
information will also be posted by 4:00 Saturday for Divisions I and by 2:00 Sunday for
Divisions II and III. Viewers will have the opportunity to e-mail corrections back to the
OHSAA no later than 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 3.
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