2015 SPIRE Division I
Indoor Track & Field Invitational
February 13 - 14, 2015
Participant Guide
2015 SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational
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2015 SPIRE Division I
Indoor Track & Field Invitational
February 13 - 14, 2015
Participant Guide
Table of Contents
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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]
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Meet Manager:
Christine Stancliff
SPIRE Institute
5201 SPIRE Circle
o: 440.466.0112 x 134
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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].
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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].
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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. .
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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