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What is
the date for this year�s tournament? |
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The
tournament is scheduled for Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4,
2016 at 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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2. |
What is
the order of divisions and schedule? |
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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. |
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. Gates
open at 8 a.m. 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 three 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. |
Where do I
park for this event and is there a charge? |
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School vehicles will be permitted to enter the parking lot just
south of the stadium to drop off state qualifiers and coaches. On
Friday, only vehicles marked as �school transportation� will be
permitted to park by the OSU baseball stadium (south end of the
drop-off lot). On Saturday, only vehicles marked as �school
transportation� will be permitted to park in the ABB lot on the
north side of Ackerman Road (north of the stadium).
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Will the
facility be open for pre-tournament practice? |
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Jesse
Owens Memorial Stadium will be open for a "walk-through" from 4 - 6 p.m. on Thursday, June
2. This
time serves as a walk-through, no practice may be conducted. 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, batons, starting blocks, poles, etc.) may be used
during this time period. The facility will open at 7:30 a.m.
Friday |
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15. |
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. |
Will the
announcer alert us regarding when to report and what event is
running? |
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No. 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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