Washington State Senior Games

Track & Field

Dates:
Friday, July 23 and
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Times:
Hammer, Weight & Super Weight Throws (Friday, July 23)
12:00 noon - weigh-in & certification for all implements
2:00 pm - Throws (1st, hammer; 2nd, weight; 3rd, super weight)

All other Track and Field events (Saturday, July 24)
8:00 am to 3:00 pm (Event Schedule)
Venues:
Hammer, Weight & Super Weight Throws
Saint Martin's University
5300 Pacific Ave SE
Lacey, WA 985031

All other Track and Field events
Tumwater High School
700 Israel Road SW
Tumwater, WA 98501
Commissioner:
Paul Kelly
(360) 352-4978
blackhills8@earthlink.net
Track events:
  • 50 m
  • 100 m
  • 200 m
  • 400 m
  • 800 m
  • 1500 m
Field events:
  • Discus
  • Shotput
  • Softball Throw
  • Football Throw
  • High Jump
  • Long Jump
  • Standing Long Jump
  • Triple Jump
  • Pole Vault
  • Javelin
  • Hammer, Weight and Super Weight Throws
Sport Fee:
$8 per person per event
Registration Rules:
  • No on-site registration is authorized.
  • All athletes must check-in to their individual events at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start.
  • If a participant wishes to be seeded, he/she must enter their best time during the past year on the registration form. Heats will be seeded according to times submitted. If no time is submitted, seeding will be random.
  • All runners must wear assigned numbers for the distance races.
Format/Rules:
  • USA Track and Field (USATF) rules and equipment standards apply, except as modified herein.
  • The order of events and approximate start times will be posted at the stadium.
  • Track Events
    • Only one false start will be allowed.
    • Heats will be organized: women first - youngest to oldest.
    • When participants check-in, they will receive their "bib number" if required.
    • The track is rubberized and spikes up to 1/4" will be allowed and must be provided by the athlete.
  • Field Events
    • Certified field event implements will be provided for use during the field events only, except for the pole vault.
    • Athletes will be permitted to use their own implements provided those implements have been certified.
  • Hammer, Weight and Super Weight Throws
    • These throwing events will be contested Friday, July 23 at Saint Martin's University.
    • A current, valid USATF card is required for all competitors (Go to www.USATF.org for online purchase). Card must be presented at the venue.
    • No event-specific experience is required to participate. Instruction and/or training assistance available, prior to Friday, July 23rd, on request. Call Commissioner for details.
    • No on-site registration is authorized.
    • Implements must be checked in and approved for use at least one hour prior to the start of the event.
    • Athletes must check in to their individual events at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start.
    • USATF rules and equipment standards apply. This is a USATF sanctioned competition.
    • There will be three (3) attempts for every event in the preliminaries; and three (3) more attempts for the top eight (8) in each age division.
    • Athletes will be permitted to use their own implements provided those implements have been certified.