how do track meets work??

Question

what events go first?? what happens in between??
idk how they work so give me all the details!!

Answer 1

This is N.A.H.S. order of events.
4x800 Discus
110 Hurdles High Jump
100 Javlin
4x200 long jump
1600 pole vault
4x100 shot put
400 triple jump
300 Hurdles
800
200
3200
4x400

In my state we don't go by the NFHS guidlines. We don't run a 4x200. We also run the 4x100 before the the two sprints.

Scoreing works like this: dual meet 1st=5pts 2nd=3pts 3rd=1 Relays 5-0, Tri meet: 1st=5 2nd=3pts 3rd=2pts 4th=1pts Relays 5-3-0, Championships meets(6 places score) 1=10 2=8 3=6 4=4 5=2 6=1, (8 places score) 1=10 2=8 3=6 4=5 5=4 6=3 7=2 8=1

Answer 2

lester is right to some aspects but it jus depends on the state. in pennsylvania, track meets are divided into 3 categories: meets, invitationals, and championships. championships are ran jus like invitationals. in invitationals, all field events and track events shorter than 200 m have preliminaries then finals (excludes relays). some have multiple prelims and some have all events prelim then finals. a regular track meet is a 1 team vs. another team. every event except relays placed 1,2, and 3. 3rd place gets 1 point, 2nd gets 3, and first gets 5. in a relay, the team that finishes first gets 5 points and all others get none. the team with the most win.

field events have no real order, but on the track this is the order (except on 4x800 and 3200m girls go first then guys, in those 2 events they go at the same time)

4x800m relay
110m high hurdles for guys or 100m for girls
100m sprint
1600m run
400m run
4x100m relay
300m intermediate hurdles
800m run
200m run
3200m run
4x400m relay

hope i helped..

Answer 3

In high school meets the order in the finals is: 4x100, 800, 110Hurdles, 100 Hurdles, 100, 4x200, 400, 300 Hurdles, 200, 1600 or 1500, 4x400. The 3200 would be run in the morning before prelims. In between finals they just move to the next heat or event.

Answer 4

Since your question was answered as far as what events go in what order; I'll answer what happens in between. The coaches are given a schedule of the events at the beginning of the day which they should give to you as well so you know what time your event will be. You should warm up starting an hour before your event. Track meets rarley run ahead because it is unfair to those who haven't warmed up due to the scheduled time of their event. They do run late sometimes though. In any case, the coach will keep you up to date. During the meet it's great fun to cheer for your teammates. Before each event they make announcements for the races to come- they do a first call, second call and last call ususally. First call means you already should be warming up; you have 3 events before yours. Second call means you have 2 events before your race. You should be warmed up and getting your spikes on. Final call means your race is after just one racea and with your spikes you should report to the track in the check in zone. There, you let them know that you are there and you are going to compete. After that, they line you up in the appropriate lane and let you know where to stand bascially.

If you're not used to doing this, everyone is really helpful. As long as you're aware of when your race is and you're warmed up, those are the key components. Listen to the first second and last calls for your race.

Hopefully this helps you out some.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Most track meet's are different. When I was in track meets the bigger events were first, and during the large events they would have the smaller events, like Long Jump, and triple jump.