04/29/24 – Track & Field Regional Instructions Available

April 29, 2024 Track and Field Blog Updates

REGIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

• Region Meets: May 6 – May 22
• All initial entries (including unified and adapted) for the region are due electronically (using Milesplit), no later than 9 p.m. four (4) days prior to the date of the regional meet.
• All 21 region dates and sites are set:
  • REGIONAL MANAGERS
• The region meet instructions are available for review. Coaches should review prior to entering the regional meet (Track & Field begins on page 16):
  • REGION INSTRUCTIONS 

UNIFIED PAIRS

• The KHSAA and Special Olympics Kentucky (SOKY) will once again offer exhibition unified events in the postseason. This allows high school students with and without intellectual disabilities the opportunity to represent their high school as partners in an event.
• The events that will be offered include 2x50m Dash Relay, 2x200m Dash Relay, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, and Shot Put.
• Any participation as a special athlete shall not exceed four (4) events within one meet.
• For 2024, each school will be limited to entering a maximum of six (6) pairs in each running event (2×50, 2×200, and 4×100) and a maximum of four (4) pairs in each field event (long jump and shot put).
• All events are co-ed and are non-scoring.
• Long Jump – Coaches/Athletes are reminded that each participant gets 2 jumps and the best jump for each athlete will be added together to determine the final distance. If the partner athlete is in the varsity long jump, there must be 2 additional jumps from the partner athlete to be used for the unified division (you cannot use the best jump from the varsity competition).
• Shot Put – Each participant gets 2 throws and the best throw for each athlete will be added together to determine the final distance.
  • Boys in this division will throw a 4k Shot.
  • Girls in this division will throw a 6 lb shot.
  • If the partner athlete is in the varsity shot put, there must be 2 additional throws from the partner athlete to be used for the unified division (you cannot use the best throw from the varsity competition).
• Instructions on how to enter Unified competitors in the regional meet can be found here:
  • UNIFIED/ADAPTED ATHLETE ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

ADAPTED ATHLETES

• The KHSAA will once again offer exhibition-adapted events in the postseason.
• This allows high school students with physical disabilities the opportunity to participate in athletics and represent their high school.
• The events that will be offered include: Shot Put, Discus, 100m Dash (racing wheelchair required).
• After the entry deadline, based upon entries received, heats/divisions will be determined.
• All events are non-scoring.
• Shot Put/Discus: Each competitor shall be allowed three throws in the preliminary finals and three throws in the finals.
  • Girls in the shot put division will throw the 6 lb shot.
  • Boys in the shot put division will throw the 4 kg shot.
  • Boys and girls in the discus division will throw the 1 kg discus.
• Instructions on how to enter Adapted competitors in the regional meet can be found here:
  • UNIFIED/ADAPTED ATHLETE ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

The Clark’s Pump-n-Shop State Track & Field Championships will return to the University of Kentucky on May 30-31, June 1, 2024. Class 1A will compete on May 30, followed by Class 2A on May 31, and Class 3A on June 1.

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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 290 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 state championships to 59 teams and 178 individuals in 13 sports and six sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 109,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.