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What is the date for this
year’s tournament. |
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The tournament is scheduled for
Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the beautiful Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on
the campus of The Ohio State University. Click here to see a complete listing of the three tournaments and
their events. |
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What is the order of
divisions and schedule of events for 2009? |
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Division III competes in the
morning, Division II in the early afternoon and Division I in the late afternoon. Please see the schedule for a complete listing of
times and dates for all track and field events. |
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3.
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Where do I pick up my
credentials and coach’s packet? |
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Coaches packets are available
in the admissions trailer, which is located near the south east entrance (this is marked
as area 6 on the map (click here to access the map)
beginning at 7:30 a.m. each day. The trailer will have
two windows that face west, one for boys coaches and one for the girls coaches. Report to the window to receive your
packet, which includes admission passes, programs, other credentials, information bulletin
(click here to access the bulletin), and coaches
authorization form. The two windows that face
east are for sale of general admission tickets. |
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4.
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Where do I return my
coaches verification form? |
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Please return the form to the
personnel who are handing out the packets in the admissions trailer. There will be a form in your packet. If you would like to complete this in advance, click here and bring the form with you to the competition. |
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5.
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How many tickets will I
receive? |
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OHSAA Board-adopted policy permits
complimentary admission based on the following formula:
Number of Competitors
1-4 - One
more than number of competitors
5-8 - Two more than number of competitors
9 or more
Three more than number of competitors
NOTE: alternate
members of relay teams will be reimbursed if they compete.
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6.
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Where is our team area
located? |
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Upon arriving and checking in on
the southeast side, proceed to the team area, which is inside the
softball stadium. There
will be tents set up in this area for you to make your camps. You are not permitted to set up tents inside
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium or on the practice field just east of the shot
put and discus venues. On Friday only, the outdoor practice field will also be
available for warm-up. |
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7.
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What is the admission price
for other members of my team who are not competing? |
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$10 per day for anyone age six
or older. Tickets are on
sale at the stadium beginning at 7:30 a.m. each day, and you may purchase a ticket at the trailer where you pick
up your packet by going to the east side windows. It is possible to purchase both a Friday and a Saturday ticket on Friday. |
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8.
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Where do I park for this
event and is there a charge? |
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People transporting athletes in
cars may use any of the lots to the south of the stadium and to the north of the shot put
and discus area. Additional parking may be
found in the lots east of the Bill Davis Baseball Stadium north of Borror Drive (Friday
only). There is no charge for parking. Note: There
are two high school commencements scheduled for Saturday in the Jerome Schottenstein
Center, and there is no charge for commencement parking. Paid parking for those events will use the lots south of Borror Drive and east
of Bill Davis Stadium.
Please use the Ackerman Road
exit off SR 315 on Saturday. AVOID LANE AVENUE!
Drop off of athletes and staff by school bus or chartered bus may take place in the lot
directly south of the stadium – area 2 on the map. Busses will then be directed to a remote lot for parking
Please see the diagram of the stadium and adjacent area by clicking
here. There is a limited amount of parking for school vans in the lot directly south
of the stadium. This is on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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9.
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Where do I pick up
information about the Mid Ohio Meet of Champions and information that is sponsored by the
OATCCC such as the Academic All-Ohio information? |
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There will be a booth set up near
the flag poles at the
south end of the stadium. MF Athletics and
the OATCCC will have information available at this site. |
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10.
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Will there be sales of
souvenir items? |
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Yes. Sales of t-shirts and other items will take place near the northwest corner
outside the stadium and near the southeast entrance to the stadium |
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11.
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Where do we find medical
services? |
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There will be at least one
physician stationed near the finish line. Licensed
athletic trainers, on the OSU medical staff, will be stationed near the finish line, in
the awards area, at the pole vault venue and throughout the arena. They will be identified with an OSU polo shirt and
are there to assist you. Water will be
available at all venues, in the clerks’ area and near the finish line. If an
athlete needs medical assistance, please notify one of the tournament medical personnel
inside the venue. |
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12.
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How do we get to the shot
and discus venues? |
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In order to facilitate moving from
the stadium to the field event venues adjacent to the stadium, you and your athletes will
be stamped upon leaving. The stamp will
permit access to the field event venues and reentry to the stadium. |
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13.
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Where do the athletes
report for the events and where will implements be weighed and gauged? |
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Please
click on this link to see the Information Bulletin that each coach will receive upon
arrival at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The reporting area for all track events is in area 7 at the northeast corner of the
track. Field event competitors should report
to the individual event venue.
Competitors in the shot and discus should bring their implements to the venues which are
located to the west outside the stadium. Implements
will be weighed and gauged at the tent located adjacent to both venues. |
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14.
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Will the facility be open
for pre-tournament practice? |
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The Jesse
Owens Memorial Stadium will be open for pre-tournament inspection
and use of the track only from 4 - 6 p.m.
on Thursday, June 4. No students shall be admitted unless accompanied by a school coach.
The field event venues shall not be open for practice, and no apparatus of any kind (shot,
discus, starting blocks, poles, etc.) may be used during this time period. The facility
will open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday |
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15.
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Where is the lost and
found? |
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This area is located in the meet manager's building which
is located in the northeast corner of the track. |
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16.
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Will the announcer alert us
regarding when to report and what event is running? |
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No. Our policy is to limit the announcements. The time schedule as published will be observed. Please have athletes report to the clerk/head
event judges as discussed in the bulletin. The
events will commence as scheduled. |
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