Nike Track Nationals
Competition Opens March 1 culminating in
National Championship Event at Legendary Hayward Field July
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BEAVERTON, ORE (March 3, 2010) – Today Nike opened
registration and announced details for the Nike Track Nationals competition,
the first ever national championship competition to name the best high school
track and field program in the United States.
With the goal of crowing a true national track and field
champion, Nike Track Nationals consists of a four-month virtual competition
that will select the top 12 boys and top 12 girls programs to compete at
legendary Hayward Field for the Nike Track National Title the night before the Prefontaine Classic.
“We are excited to bring Nike Track Nationals to young high
school aged runners as a way to recognize the unique and diverse athletic
abilities it takes to make up a winning team” said Amy White, Nike’s Vice President
of North America Running. “Track & field has traditionally been looked at
from an individual sport perspective but for the first time ever, high school
aged teams across the country will be recognized as a whole and a national
champion will be crowned.”
From March 1 - June 13 all track & field clubs are
invited to compete in the virtual competition at www.NikeTrackNationals.com.
Coaches will update marks weekly to see how their squad ranks against state,
regional, and national competition. Upon completion of the virtual competition,
the top club in each of eight regions will automatically qualify for Nike Track
Nationals competition in
Clubs will compete in ten track and field events including:
100m, 110/100m Hurdles, 400m, 800m, Mile, Long Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault,
Shot Put, Discus Throw. Each team is allowed to enter their top mark for each
event, with a two-event maximum per individual athlete. Those marks will then
be scored in decathlon fashion with performance marks awarded a point score.
Although competition consists of ten events, the lowest scoring event will be
dropped, making the total score the sum of their best nine events. The highest
score takes homes the crown.
Key dates:
March 1: Online
competition begins at www.NikeTrackNationals.com
May 3: Must be
registered
June 13: Last day
marks will be accepted
June 15: National
qualifiers announced / final standings released
July 2: National
Championships in
RULES:
* Marks will be accepted from indoor and outdoor competition
between March 1, 2010 and June 13, 2010 from in season or post season
competition, USATF sanctioned or HS sanctioned events.
* altitude conversions will be
applied to marks at or above 2,000ft.
-Coaches please
submit actual time and click altitude button upon submission (Your mark will be
automatically converted).
* Athletes are eligible to compete in a maximum of 2 events.
* clubs must compete at nationals
with athletes you qualify with
* A maximum of one allowable substitute per team - by
petition only (subs must have mark in substituted event)
* All marks will be accepted for the virtual competition and
weekly rankings. However, in order for clubs to qualify for the national meet,
only FAT (Fully Automatic Time) marks will be accepted for scoring purposes in
all running events.
QUALIFICATION RULES:
* 12 boys clubs and 12 girls clubs qualify for nationals
* 1 automatic qualifier per region (Northwest,
-Next 4 highest
scoring clubs regardless of region will round out the 12 qualifiers
* in the event of a tie between 2 or more clubs, the
qualifying club will be the one with the highest number of head to head
superior marks in the 10 events.
CONTACT:
info@niketracknationals.com