Welcome to the website for the 12th 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 nd registration deadlines.
Division 2 Schools
Date: Friday, May 31, 2024 – 3:30 PM start
Rain date: Monday, June 3, 2024
Facility: To be determined
Division 1 Schools:
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024 – 9:30 AM start
Rain date: Sunday, June 2, 2024
Facility: To be determined
Division 3 Schools:
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024 – 2:30 PM start
Rain date: Sunday, June 2, 2024
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 17, 2024.
- Deadline for on-time CoachO entry is Friday, May 24, 2024.
- Boys and Girls from the SAME school should be entered into the registration system under the SAME account.
- An additional fee of $75.00 is charged for Late CoachO entry between Saturday, May 25, 2024 and Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 2 p.m.
- Meet Fee Payment or school purchase order must be received by Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A $100 late fee will be assessed if a purchase order or payment is not received by this date.
Entry Fees:
- The entry fee is $9.00 for each team athlete participating at the meet or $8.00 for each team athlete if 41 or more athletes are entered. There’s a minimum team entry fee of $50.
- The entry fee for an unattached athlete is $30.
- 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 17, 2024. Click INTENT TO ENTER
- The USATF rule book will be followed during the meet.
- Athletes who participate on another school sport during the spring, other than track and field, are not eligible to compete for their school team.
- No combined schools unless your school has a co-op agreement in writing with another school district.
- NEW One quarter of a school’s registered athletes may compete in three events if they qualify in each event. Those entered in three events are referred to as “super qualifiers”. The remaining registered athletes may compete in up to two events. A relay counts as one event for any athlete entered in a relay. If a school has fewer than four registered athletes, all may compete in three events. Once a fourth athlete is registered, the “one quarter” rule will apply. The CoachO system will not be able to calculate or cut off any athletes that exceed the “one quarter” rule. Coaches MUST keep track of this. If a coach exceeds the “one quarter” rule, the Meet Director will scratch athletes(alphabetically) from events to bring the team back under the “one quarter” rule.
- 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 2023-2024 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. NEW If a school does not have an 8th grade(meaning the 8th graders from that district attend the high school instead) then that school drops down a division. If a school has an 8th grade but their 8th graders have to compete with the varsity program in that district, they MAY compete with their middle school team at this meet. If a district has any 6th-8th graders who are enrolled in a high school that does not have a middle school team, they may compete as a “middle school team” under their school name, but may NOT be combined with kids from a different school(example an upper elementary school). Any other unusual configuration/circumstance will be reviewed by the Meet Director who will make the final determination based on the integrity of the meet. - 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 team plaque.
- Live Results will be available at the meet. A QR code will be displayed at the meet and placed in each coach’s packet.
- All competitors in the throwing events and long jump will receive 3 attempts.
- All long jumpers and high jumpers should arrive to the meet with their steps pre-measured. Measuring tapes will be attached to the long jump runways and high jump areas 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.
- 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.
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.
An Athletic Trainer and EMT will be onsite.
Contact Info:
Meet Director: [email protected]
Payment Address:
Northeast Middle School Meets, 4 Parsons Road, Hubbardston, MA 01452
Miscellaneous:
- General admission is $6.00. Kids under 12 get in for free.
- A refreshment concession will be available.
- Meet T-shirts and sweatshirts will be sold.