Welcome to the website for the 10th Massachusetts Middle School Track and Field Championship Meet. All middle school track and field athletes from public, private, and parochial schools, in grades 5-8, who meet the qualifying standards, are welcome to participate. Please review the website for all meet information and registration deadlines.
Division 2 Schools
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Rain date: Sunday, June 5, 2022
Facility: To be determined
Division 1 and 3 Schools:
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Rain date: Sunday, June 12, 2022
Facility: To be determined
Registration:
All meet registrations will be done at www.coachoregistration.com
- Deadline for Intent to Enter online form is Friday, May 13, 2022.
- Deadline for on-time CoachO entry is Friday, May 27, 2022 for division 2 schools and Friday, June 3, 2022 for division 1 and 3 schools.
- An additional fee of $50.00 is charged for Late CoachO entry between Saturday, May 28, 2022 and Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 2:00 p.m. for division 2 schools and between Saturday, June 4, 2022 and Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 2 p.m. for division 1 and 3 schools.
- Division 2 Meet Fee Payment or school purchase order must be received by Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Division 1 and 3 Meet Fee Payment or school purchase order must be received by Wednesday, June 8, 2022. A $100 late fee will be assessed if the payment is not received by the due date.
- There are no day of meet entries.
Entry Fees:
- The entry fee is $8.00 for each team athlete participating at the meet.
- Note that you owe for each entry made on-line. There are NO REFUNDS for scratches or “no shows.”
- All entry fee questions should be sent to the [email protected]
Meet Rules and Guidelines:
- The Meet Director requires that you complete an Intent to Enter form by 9 p.m.,Friday, May 13, 2022. Click INTENT TO ENTER
- The USATF rule book will be followed during the meet.
- Athletes who participate in another school sport during the spring, other than track and field, are not eligible to compete.
- No combined schools or town “All-Star” teams.
- No athlete may be entered in more than two events, including relays. Entry as an alternate counts as one of the athlete’s two events.
- There is a maximum of 3 entries, per school, per event.
- Schools may enter one relay team per event.
- Event scoring is as follows: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
- Divisions are based on 2021-2022 enrollment data (grades 6-8) posted on the DESE website. Click HERE to find your school’s enrollment(Grades 6-8 only).
Division 3 – 400 and under;
Division 2 – 401-700;
Division 1 – 701 and up.
If a school has a grade that is not eligible to compete, the enrollment for that grade will be subtracted from the school’s total enrollment number (grades 6-8).
A letter from the school’s principal must be emailed to the meet director stating what grade is not eligible to compete. A copy of the school policy stating why that grade is not eligible to compete must be attached.
Any team whose athletes are allowed to participate on a varsity team will placed one division higher since those athletes have a distinct advantage of competing at a higher level during the spring season. - Private schools must email enrollment data (boys and girls) to the meet director.
- The top 8 finishers in each event (including relay teams) receive a medal.
- The top 3 boy’s and girl’s teams in each division will bring home a trophy.
- Athletes will compete by division on the track and in the field.
- All results will be posted on the fence near the concession stand.
- All competitors in the field events will receive 3 attempts.
- A minimum distance will be required for measurement of attempts in the long jump, shot put, discus, and turbo javelin.
- All long jumpers and high jumpers should arrive to the meet with their steps pre-measured. Measuring tapes will be attached to the runways to assist athletes.
- Throwing and long jump competitors will be grouped in flights based on entry marks. Flights will compete from shortest distance qualifiers to longest distance qualifiers.
- All jumpers and throwers are allowed one jump, run-through, or throw between flights.
- Throwers must use the throwing implements provided at the meet. Any thrower using his/her own implements will be disqualified.
- Timing for all track events is Fully Automatic Timing.
- If a track athlete misses his or her heat, no accommodations will be made to squeeze him or her into a later heat.
- Non-competitors (parents, coaches, and athletes) are NOT allowed inside the fence surrounding the track. There will be restricted access in the field event areas.
Insurance Waiver:
The meet is sanctioned by USA Track & Field. Each competitor must submit an Assumption of Risk / Waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian (not the coach) before they will be issued any bib number or be allowed to compete. It is the coach’s responsibility to submit a signed document for each athlete they have entered. These must be presented on meet day, and be ordered alphabetically. After verification, the coach will receive their meet materials.
Emergency personnel:
An EMT and Athletic Trainer will be onsite.
Contact Info:
Meet Director: [email protected]
Payment Address:
Mass Champs, 4 Parsons Road, Hubbardston, MA 01452
Miscellaneous:
- General admission is $6.00. The price includes a meet program. Kids under 12 get in for free.
- A refreshment concession will be available.
- Meet T-shirts and sweatshirts will be sold.