2008 Division III Indoor Track and Field Declaration Process and Timeline

(All times are Eastern Standard Time)

 

Saturday, March 8                 

  • Last date a qualifying mark may be made, except for conference championships by 11:59 p.m. local time.
  • Proof of performance deadline, 11:59 p.m. (competitor’s time zone).
    Reminder – This POP form is NOT your final entry.

 

Sunday, March 9

  • Coaches must send entry forms online (www.raceberryjam.com) to enter student-athletes (automatic and provisional) by event and confirm performances between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST)
  • Entries submitted after the specified times shall be considered late.
  • Challenges will also occur during this time for erroneous marks listed on the final performance lists. (Challenges to selected fields will occur at 10 a.m. – Noon (EST) on Monday, March 5)
  • 5:01 p.m. – Entries will be considered late but may be considered for the meet with a fine until 8 p.m. (EST)

 

Monday, March 10

  • 10 a.m. – Noon – Challenge period to selected fields.
  • 1 p.m. – Official fields are posted online.
  • 6 p.m. – Heat sheets posted online.

 

Relay Declaration Process

With regard to relay events, the following declaration and substitution/alternate policies will apply for the 2008 indoor and outdoor track and field championships:

 

1.      Only one qualified relay team per institution, with the names of the individuals who ran the qualifying time and who meet NCAA championships eligibility criteria, can be declared during the designated declaration period.

2.      Qualified student-athletes who have been declared and are accepted into the championships in another event shall be allowed to run in any relay heat or final.

3.      One additional student-athlete (per institution/per gender) listed on the eligibility form may be declared as a relay alternate. (Only one alternate may be listed per relay team.) This alternate shall be allowed to run in any relay heat or final for which they are declared. The transportation and per diem expenses for this alternate will not be reimbursed by the NCAA.

4.      The NCAA shall reimburse transportation and per diem expenses, if available, for a maximum of four members per relay team. Note: The NCAA will not reimburse transportation expenses and per diem for any alternate, whether or not he or she competes.

Packet Pick-Up Procedures – NEW

 

At this year’s indoor championships student-athletes AND coaches will need to register at packet pickup.

 

There will be two separate check-in stations and lines, one for coaches to pick up packets, purchase additional coaches’ credentials/banquet tickets, pick up their mementos and their photo credential, and one station for the student-athletes to pick up their photo credential and mementos.

 

All head coaches and qualified student-athletes must check in during the posted packet pickup time.

 

If an institution is unable to make it during the registration time of Noon-4 pm ET on Thursday, March 13th, there will be late packet pickup that evening prior to the banquet and also Friday morning prior to competition at the ONU Sports Center. However photo credentials will not be available during those times, only generic participant passes will be given out to those student-athletes.

 

For more information on this procedure, please see the participant manual posted on the championships meet website: http://www.onusports.com/NCAATrack08/index.html.