CUSD Community Education

Puma Rise and Shine Track & Field Invitational

Hosted by Perry High School

April 11^th at Perry High School 1919 W. Queen Creek, Gilbert

Perry High School is pleased to host the Puma Rise and Shine. This meet has the same format and meet director as previous Hohokam invitationals. The meet format has grown to become a fan favorite. This document contains important information about the meet. Please read through it carefully and contact me with any questions you might have. This will be a state qualifying meet.t.

Meet Director:

James Smith (Meet Director) – Perry Head Boys Track Coach

Phone (602) 319-2523 Fax (480) 224-2823 Email: Coachjamesaz@gmail.com

Daily Admission: $10.00

Payment

• $450 per team ($225 boys, $225 girls). ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE TO CUSD Community Education 1525 W. Frye Road, Chandler, AZ 85224 Payment is due by March 28th, 2025.

Entries:

• All entries must be from a 2025 meet that utilized a F.A.T. electronic timing system. Converted times will not be accepted!
• All entries will be submitted online through Athletic.net. Please ensure that you have entered all of your athletes correctly. You must have all of your entries submitted to Athletic.net by 11:59pm on Monday, April 7^th, 2025.
• Each school will be allowed to submit three (3) competitors in each event.
• There will be very limited changes or additions the day of the meet.
• Schools can submit one (1) relay team in each race. 

Check in and Arrival:

• Coaches will pick up team packets at the Coaches meeting at 7:30am in the hospitality room located on the Northeast end of the track.
• Team camps must be set up in the East bleachers, or, in the grass area just west of the stadium.

Athletes:

• Athletes who are NOT competing or checked in should not be on the infield. There will be a warm up area in the grass field west of the track. Javelin will be thrown on grass surface this year. Athleteswho are in violation may be disqualified from competition at the discretion of the meet director.
• The track will be open for warm ups until 7:45am on Friday. After that time, all warm-ups must be completed inside the track warmup bull pen OR outside of the track on the field/team camp area just west of the stadium.
• Trainers will be available in the training middle of the field near the high jump. Bring you own tape for wraps.

Implements

• Athletes will bring or use their own throwing implements. Weigh-in will be in the locker room located on the Northeast end of the track.

Facilities:

• 8 lane all weather track.
• All weather runways for LJ, TJ and PV.
• Concrete shot and Discus rings.
• All weather take-off area for HJ.
• Grass take-off area for Javelin.
• Track resurfaced 2020 and stadium upgrades to stadium completed in 2024.

Scoring and Awards:

1. The top eight places will be scored as 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
2. Medals and custom bags will be awarded to the top three athletes / relay teams.
3. Team awards will be given to the top three boys and girls teams.

Coaches:

1. Will not be allowed on the infield area. Each event will have a designated coaches box.
2. Coaches meeting 7:30am. The hospitality room located on the Northeast end of the track. The hospitality room will stay open after the coaches meeting and have snacks throughout the day. Dinner will start at 3:30pm. Each team will be given wrist bands that they will present to be allowed access to the hospitality room.

Results:

1. Results will be posted throughout the meet on www.Athletic.net live. Running events will be shown on the digital board following each race.
2. Official meet results will be posted on Athletic.net site.

Track Events:

1. Lanes will be assigned for the Early session in the 100, 200, 400 and hurdles.
2. In the Sprints and Hurdles the top 15 seed times will compete in the Evening session. The top performers from sprints and hurdles in the early session will also advance to the evening session. The evening session for Sprints and Hurdles will be seeded according to time with the fastest 8 in heat 2, and the next fastest 7 +1 from early session in the first heat.
3. The track event check in area is located on the southwest end of the stadium, near the start of the 100 meters. All athletes must check in to the Clerk of the Course. No heat changes will be made in the staging area.
4. 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter men’s and women’s will be run separately. Seeds 25+ will run in Early session. The top 24 entered athletes will run in one heat of the 1600 and 3200, and 2 heats of the 800m (12 per heat). The number of runners in each heat may be changed by the Meet Director. Box Alley start will be used.
5. The 1600-meter relay will be run using a 3-turn stagger.
6. Each team will be allowed to submit one relay team in the 400, 800, 1600 and 3200 relay. All relays will be run as finals, and all relays will be seeded according to entry time. 4x200 coed teams run entirely in their lanes and can run any order of 2 boys and 2 girls. Short relays will utilize NFHS rule with 30m exchange zones. ONLY THROWERS should be entered in Thrower’s relay and will be capped at 3 heats. Teams will be combined by Boys Only, Girls Only. Mixed teams will be run with the boys.

Field Events:

If an athlete needs to leave to compete in another event, they must check out with the event judge, and return to their event within 15 min of the completion of the other event.

1. Long and Triple Jump:

• Athletes will compete in flights.
• Each athlete will have three preliminary jumps. The top 12 will advance to finals.
• Long jumps min. measurement line Boys = 18’ Girls = 14’
• Triple jump min. measurement line All Jumps measured
• No reverse runs or runs in the non-legal direction during warm-up will be allowed on horizontal jumps runways.

B.Pole Vault - Three Alive method will be used

• Boy’s Vault will start at 10’ with 6” raises to 14’ then 3” raises
• Girl’s Vault will start at 8’ with 6” raises to 11’ then 3” raises.
• A second warm up time period of ten minutes will be allowed for athletes who enter the competition at en exceptional height. The head pole vault judge will determine the height at which this warm up will take place.
• No reverse runs or runs in the non-legal direction during warm-up will be allowed on pole vault runways.

C. High Jump - Three Alive method will be used

Boy’s High Jump will start at 5’6” with 2” raises to 6’0” then 1” raises.

• Girl’s High Jump will start at 4’6” with 2” raises to 5’2” then 1” raises.

• Athletes will compete in flights.
• Each athlete will get three preliminary throws. Throws #1 and #2 will not be marked if under the minimum line. The top 12 will move on to finals where they will receive three more throws.
• Discus min. measurement line Boys = 105’ Girls = 80’
• Shot Put min. measurement line Boys = 35’ Girls = 25’
• Javelin min. measurement Boys 115’ Girls 80’

Competitors are allowed to use their own javelin.

Competition Schedule

Friday Track Early Session (Time may be +/- 30 minutes)

* Sprints / Hurdle Seeds 15+ will be in Early Session. Top Finisher will advance to Evening.

* Distance races 25+ seeds will be in Early Session

* Boys compete first

8:00 3200m

9:30 100m / 110m Hurdles

10:30 100m Dash

11:30 1600m

12:00 4x200 relay - mixed

12:15 400m Dash

1:15 300m Hurdles

2:00 800m

2:30 200m Dash

Friday Track Evening Session (Time may be +/- 30 minutes)

* Sprint / Hurdle races Top 15 seeds in Evening Session. Plus Top 1 from Early Session.

* Distance races are Top 24 seeds in Evening Session

4:00 3200 Relay

4:30 100m / 110m Hurdles

4:45 100m Dash

5:00 1600m

5:30 400m relay (All)

5:45 400m Dash

6:00 300m hurdles

6:15 800m

6:30 200m Dash

6:45 3200m

7:30 Throwers Watermelon 400m Relay (Limited to 3 heats, signup by 6:30pm)

7:45 1600m relay

Field Events

Friday: 8:30amFriday: 2:30pm

Girls Long Jump Boys Long Jump

Boys Triple Jump Girls Triple Jump

Girls Pole Vault (8’ start height) Boys Pole Vault (10’ start height)

Boys Discus Girls Discus

Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put

Boys High Jump (5’6” start height) Girls High Jump (4’6” start height)

Javelin (Boys followed by Girls) (8:30am Start time)

(Javelin will be thrown off grass track surface)