2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational February 13 - 14, 2015 Participant Guide 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational 1 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational February 13 - 14, 2015 Participant Guide Table of Contents I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. Meet Information Schedule of Events / Meet Schedule Facility Team Hospitality / Food and Beverage Hotels Michael Johnson Performance SPIRE Fit Spectator Information Facility Map / Venue Layout Driving Directions Meet Director: Charlie Powell SPIRE Institute 5201 SPIRE Circle o: 440.466.1002 x115 e: [email protected] 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 Meet Manager: Christine Stancliff SPIRE Institute 5201 SPIRE Circle o: 440.466.0112 x 134 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational I. 2 Meet Information Meet Information: Welcome to the third annual SPIRE Division I Track & Field Invitational. 51 NCAA national qualifying performances were posted last year at the event, and we look forward to breaking many more in 2015. Timing & Results: Fully Automatic Timing will be provided by Lightning Timing. Live results will be available online at www.lightningtiming.com. If you wish to have your results emailed to your Sports Information Director as well, please provide his or her email to before Friday, February 13, 2015. Practice Times: The track will be available for practice during designated times. Please see the schedule of events for details. Hotels: Please note that per the meet contract, teams may only stay at the approved hotels using the reference codes listed. Please contact Traveling Teams – Bret Gove (866-468-3268 x 814) or [email protected] for your team reservations. Parking: Bus & Team Parking will be available free of charge on the north side of the Track Facility. Outside Food/Beverage: OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ARE PROHIBITED AT SPIRE INSTITUTE. SPIRE operates full service cafeteria in FUEL and the concessions will be available during the event. Note: Athletes are allowed to bring bottled water, sports drinks, and a small snack, permitted they are brought in each athlete’s separate bag. Locker Rooms: There are locker rooms with full shower facilities available for athletes. Towels and locks must be provided by athletes. Participant Seating: Athletes are permitted to sit in the lower bleacher sections of the spectators seating. Teams are asked to save the red captain’s chairs for spectators! Spectator Seating: Only spectators with tickets are permitted to be seated in the red captain’s chairs at the top of the spectator seating. These areas will be monitored by ushers. Pole Shipping: Please ship all poles to SPIRE Institute / Attn. Christine Stancliff / 5201 SPIRE Circle / Geneva, OH 44041 Tickets: Adults $10, Students, Seniors, and retired military (with ID) $5, Active Military (with ID) and Children under 6 Free. Trainer: SPIRE will provide a certified athletic trainer, who will be stationed near the finish line. If your institution is not bringing a training staff and would like to make arrangements, please contact the meet manager by February 1st, 2015. Training Facilities / Amenities: Ice and heat will be available during the course of the meet in the training area South of the Finish Line. Meet Manager: Christine Stancliff, 440.466.1002 x134 (p), [email protected] Lane Preference: For the 200 and 400 dashes, lane preference will be as follows: 6, 7, 8, 5, 4,3,2,1 Field Event Flights: The order of flights will flow so the best athletes will compete in the final flights. Athletes will be given 3 attempts, with the top 8 advancing to finals for 3 additional attempts. Throwing Implement Weigh-in: Implement weigh-in will be: Friday 12:30pm to 1:45pm and Saturday 8:15 am to 9:45 am. 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational Jumps/Starting Heights: Men's Pole Vault – 3.98m / 13’ 3/4” - 15 cm increments Women's Pole Vault – 2.92m / 9' 7” - 15 cm increments Men's High Jump – 1.86m / 6' 1 1/4” - 5 cm increments Women's High Jump – 1.48m / 4' 10 1/4” - 5 cm increments 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 3 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational II. 4 Schedule of Events (All schedules are tentative and subject to change. Revised 1/29/15) Thursday, February 12th 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Track Venue open to Team warm-up (Schedule change to accommodate a high school track meet from 5:30pm to 9pm) Friday, February 13th 9:00am Track Venue open to Teams for Warm-Up 1:30pm Track Venue Open to Spectators 2:00pm Track Events Begin – See Schedule Below 2:00pm Field Events Begin – See Schedule Below Saturday, February 14th 8:00am Track Venue open to Teams for Warm-Up 9:30am Track Venue Open to Spectators 10:00am Field Events Begin – See Schedule Below 10:30am Track Events Begin – See Schedule Below Heptathlon and Pentathlon Schedules are approximate times only. Friday February, 13th 2015 Track Events Saturday, February 14th Track Events Track Events 2:00 pm Women’s Pentathlon 2:05 pm Men’s Heptathlon 5:30 pm Women’s 600m 5:45 pm Men’s 600m 6:00 pm Women’s 1000m 6:15 pm Men’s 1000m 6:30 pm Women’s 200m 6:50 pm Men’s 200m 7:10 pm Women’s DMR 7:25 pm Men’s DMR 7:40 pm Women’s 5000m 8:00 pm Men’s 5000m 8:00 pm Women’s Pent. 800m (Approx. Time) 10:30 am Men’s Mile Section 3 Meet Schedule 10:45 am Women’s Mile Section 3 11:00 am Men’s Heptathlon 60 Hurdles 11:10 am Men’s 60m Hurdles Prelims 11:25 am Women’s 60m Hurdles Prelims 11:40 am Men’s 60m Dash Prelims 12:00 pm Women’s 60m Dash Prelims 12:20 pm Men’s 3000m Section 3 12:35 pm Women’s 3000m Section 3 12:50 pm Men’s 400m 1:20 pm Women’s 400m 1:30 pm Men’s 1000m Heptathlon (Approx Time) 1:40 pm Men’s 800m 1:55 pm Women’s 800m 2:10 pm Men’s 60m Hurdle Final 2:20 pm Women’s 60m Hurdle Final 2:35 pm Men’s 60m Dash Final 2:45 pm Women’s 60m Dash Final 2:55 pm Men’s Elite 3000m Sect. 1&2 3:20 pm Women’s Elite 3000m Sect.1&2 3:50 pm Men’s Elite Mile Sect. 1&2 4:05 pm Women’s Elite Mile Sect. 1&2 4:20 pm Men’s 4x400m Relay 4:35 pm Women’s 4x400m Relay Field Events: 2:00 pm Women’s Pole Vault –Non-elite 2:00 pm Women’s Weight Throw 2:45 pm Men’s Hept. Long Jump 2:45 pm Women’s Pent. High Jump 5:00 pm Men’s Pole Vault – Non-elite 5:00 pm Men’s Weight Throw 5:00 pm Men’s Hept. Shot Put (Approx. time) 5:00 pm Women’s Pent. Shot Put (Approx time) 6:30 pm Men’s Hept. High Jump (Approx time) 6:30 pm Women’s Pent. Long Jump (Approx time) Saturday February 14th Field Events: 10:00 am Women’s Shot Put 10:00 am Women’s Pole Vault – Invite (Top 12) 10:00 am Women’s Long Jump 10:00 am Men’s High Jump 11:30 am Men’s Heptathlon Pole Vault 12:00 pm Men’s Pole Vault –Invite (Top 12) 12:00 pm Men’s Shot Put 12:00 pm Men’s Long Jump 12:00 pm Women’s High Jump 2:00 pm Women’s and Men’s Triple Jump 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational 5 III. Facility Sports come to life at SPIRE Institute. Here, every sport enjoys an Olympic-grade backdrop – whether played in our 750,000 square feet of indoor facilities – or in our beautiful, multi-purpose outdoor stadiums and turf fields complex. In 2011, the 240,000 square foot Indoor Track’s first full year of operation, SPIRE hosted events such as the first annual SPIRE Division I Track & Field Invitational, the Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships, Big East Men’s and Women’s Conference Championship, and the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, along with other collegiate and high school meets. The track & field facility if equipped with the following: 8-lane, 300-meter Beynon track, with wide radius Separate field event area (2 high jump, 2 long jump, 2 pole vault pits, 2 shot put circles and portable weight throw cages) that does not interfere with track events Olympic standard custom Lynx timing and scoring system, with a 9’ x 13’ Daktronics video board State-of-the-art sound system, lighting and temperature control Full locker room facilities Spectator capacity up to 5,000 with 2 separate mezzanine viewing areas that overlook the track & field A 25,000 sq. ft. glass-encased banquet, hospitality and meeting space overlooks the indoor track facility. Features include tiered dining/viewing areas, expansive banquet hall, private conference room and custom designed kitchen Separate public concessions areas 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational IV. 6 Food & Beverage SPIRE Institute will be offering high-quality, healthy and affordable buffet-style meals made available in their 25,000 sq. ft. Banquet Center overlooking the track facility. Many teams took advantage of this opportunity last year, and we look forward to hosting teams once again. Special Team Pricing includes beverages, and is set at $8 for breakfast, $10 for Lunch, and $16 for dinner. Please find the link to order meals online at www.spireinstitute.org/trackinvite. 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational 7 V. Hotels Please note that per the meet contract, teams must stay at only at the approved hotels. Please contact Traveling Teams – Bret Gove (866-468-3268 x 814) or [email protected] if there are any issues booking accommodations. 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational VI. 8 Michael Johnson Performance SPIRE is proud to welcome Michael Johnson to its Leadership Board, and the Michael Johnson Performance Center to its brand new 25,000 sq. ft. training facility. MJP was brought to SPIRE for one reason only. We want nothing but the best for our athletes. Improved athletic performance in the competitive arena requires more than just perfecting sport relevant skills. At SPIRE, our students will become more proficient athletes via improved speed, agility, quickness, strength and endurance. Under the leadership of the hand picked Director, Bryan McCall, MJP will custom design, in conjunction with the Director of each sport, the long term athletic performance development program best suited to every athlete at SPIRE. Top coaching, the latest technology and the best equipment are all core to MJP at SPIRE. Combine these elements with world-class sport specific training in multiple sports, sports medicine/therapy, mental conditioning, nutritional guidance and leadership/communication skills training – and you have one of the most unique sports training environments in the world today. Training Programs MJP provides in season and off season training sessions, biomechanical analysis, remote coaching, physical therapy and injury prevention programs for youth, college and professional athletes and teams in all sports. Facility Usage For Team usage before and during the event, please contact John Wallace, the Director of Performance for MJP – SPIRE, will set up a time as to when your team will be able to come in and train. He will also speak briefly to coaches about MJP performance technology and assessment. He can he reached at 440.466.1002 or [email protected]. 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational VII. 9 SPIRE Fit SPIRE Fit, SPIRE’s on-site health and wellness center, is available for athlete and spectator use over the course of the weekend. SPIRE Fit offers a variety of family, individual, senior and short term memberships for those who desire a "best in class" workout environment. Health, wellness and exercise are at the center of the SPIRE vision and SPIRE Fit promotes the values of these components for all of our members SPIRE Fit features the latest equipment from some of the finest brands in exercise equipment it including: Jacobs Ladder, CYBEX, Life Fitness, Keiser, Marpo Kinetics and more. ADA compliant equipment is also available. Group exercise classes are also available. Check http://www.spireinstitute.org/clubrec/fit-aquatics/group-exercise-classes Day passes are available to athletes and spectators. For more information regarding SPIRE Fit, please contact Meri Fetkovich at 440.466.1002 ext. 144 or [email protected]. 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational VIII. Spectator Information We encourage all family and friends to attend the 2015 Division I Invitational. In addition to the Invite, parents can take advantage of the fitness center, group fitness classes, open swims, the SPIRE Fuel dining facility, and many other amenities that the SPIRE campus offers. In addition, SPIRE is within a short drive of many of Northeast Ohio’s best attractions, including award-winning wineries and one of the largest collections of historic covered bridges in the world. . 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 10 2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational IX Maps 5201 SPIRE Circle Geneva, OH 44041 440-466-1002 www.spireinstitute.org 11 X Directions to SPIRE FROM CLEVELAND HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT via I-480/I-271/I-90 Follow Signs to I-480 East Take I-480 E to I-271 North Take I-271 North towards Cleveland I-271 Ends, Keep left to continue on I-90 East Exit at OH-534 exit, Exit 218, (Geneva) Turn Left onto South Broadway / 534 SPIRE Institute entrance on the right FROM THE WEST via I-80/I-90: Take I-80 East/I-90 East towards Cleveland Merge onto I-90 East via Exit 142 toward OH-2 E/Cleveland Keep right to take I-90 toward Cleveland Take the OH-534 exit, Exit 218, toward Geneva Turn Left onto South Broadway SPIRE Institute entrance on the right FROM THE SOUTH via I-271: Take I-271 North towards Cleveland I-271 becomes I-90 East Take the OH-534 exit, Exit 218, toward Geneva Turn Left onto South Broadway SPIRE Institute entrance on the right FROM THE SOUTH via I-77: Take I-77 North towards Cleveland Keep left to take OH-8 North via Exit 125A toward Cuyahoga Falls Merge onto 1-271 North via the exit on the left toward 1-90/Erie I-271 becomes I-90 East Take the OH-534 exit, Exit 218, toward Geneva Turn Left onto South Broadway SPIRE Institute entrance on the right FROM THE SOUTH via I-71: Take I-71 North towards Cleveland Merge onto 1-271 North via Exit 220 toward Erie I-271 becomes I-90 East Take the OH-534 exit, Exit 218, toward Geneva Turn Left onto South Broadway SPIRE Institute entrance on the right FROM THE EAST via I-90: Take I-90 West towards Cleveland Take the OH-534 exit, Exit 218, toward Geneva Turn Right onto South Broadway SPIRE Institute entrance on the right
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