Prospect Relays

04/08/2023

Prospect (IL) High School - Mount Prospect, IL -- Prospect High School Stadium

We will have 2 buses for the meet.

The first bus will be at 8:30am: this will be for all field event athletes and the open 1600 runners.

The second bus will be at 9:30am: this will be for the open 200 runners and the rest of the team members that are in relays.

32nd Annual Mike Stokes “Stogie” Relays - April 8, 2023

Barrington	Hersey	Huntley
Highland Park	Maine East	Maine West
Niles North	Prospect	Wheeling

Time Schedule

10 a.m. all field events / 10:30 a.m. open 1600m / 11 a.m. open 200m (10 athletes max, no field event athletes) / 12 p.m. track events

Clerk and Hip Numbers

Athletes will obtain hip numbers on the football field near the high jump pad. All relay instructions will be given by the clerk in our bullpen area. The clerk will send each relay member to their location on the track.

Field Events

Each school can enter 4 competitors in each event. The top 3 competitors' best mark will be combined to create the team’s relay score and place. If a team only has 1 or 2 competitors it will not count towards the team score. Every athlete on a team will be in the same flight. All four athletes on the same team will jump in a row. Pole vault and high jump will be run in the traditional way with 1 flight.
Throws Info - Each School will throw in a mini-flight consisting of their 4 throwers. Each thrower will get 4 throws. The top 3 throwers’ marks from each school will be added together to create the team relay score. The top 9 individuals will be entered in a Finals flight. Each finalist will get 3 additional throws. Throws from the Finals will be entered into the team relay score if they are the athlete’s best from the competition. Finals will take place after the conclusion of mini-flights in both events. Discus finals at the conclusion of mini-flights, followed by Shot Put finals.

Flight 1 - Barrington, Highland Park, Huntley, Maine West, Niles North

Flight 2 -Hersey, Maine East, Prospect, Wheeling

Pole Vault – Starting height 2.35m, 15cm until 4m, then 7cm (could change based on entries).
High Jump – Starting height 1.55m, 5cm until 1.90m, then 2cm (same as above)
Triple Jump- Four jumps, no finals. Flight 2 then Flight 1. Concurrently with long jump.
Long Jump – Same as Triple Jump. Flight 1 then Flight 2.
Shot Put – Info above. Flight 2 then flight 1. Run concurrently with discus.
Discus – Same as shot put. Flight 1 then flight 2.

Ties

Any tie in the field events will be broken by giving the better place to the team that has the best individual mark. In case of a tie for the team trophy, it will be awarded to the team with the most 1st place finishes, and if necessary, second place finishes, etc.

Frosh/Soph Events

To be in a F/S event an athlete must be a freshman or sophomore. Athletes competing in F/S events may compete in varsity events as well.

Facility

All-weather, red synthetic 9 lane track.
Starting blocks will be provided. You can bring your own.
Shot put and discus will be thrown adjacent to the track.
Portable restrooms will be available in the stadium.
A trainer will be in the garage next to the concession stand at the north end of the track.
An AED is located near the concession stand.

Field Event Worker Assignments

Field Events Head Judges – Jeff Collier (Prospect - Jumps) and Tim Beishir (Prospect – Throws)

High Jump – Erik Hodges (Prospect), Paul Hennig (Prospect)
Pole Vault – Tom Clements (Prospect Coach) and Prospect athletes
Triple Jump - Maine West, Jim Wills (Prospect)
Long Jump – Michelle Burnett (Prospect), Andrew Bensing (Prospect)
Shot Put – Martin Renaud (My dad), Tim Beishir (Prospect throws coach)
Discus – Wheeling (Vince Shields, Prospect grad) and Nick Lussow (Prospect)

Finish Line and Exchange Zones

Starter- Kirt Davis Assistant Starter– Dan Young Clerk– Dave Wurster
1st – Hersey and Highland Park
2nd – Barrington and Niles North
3rd – Maine East and Huntley

Scoring

Varsity Relays: 1st 12 points; 2nd 10; 3rd 8; 4th 6; 5th 4; 6th 2
F/S Relays: 1st 6 points; 2nd 5; 3rd 4; 4th 3; 5th 2; 6th 1

Awards

Medals for 1st - 3rd. Ribbons for 4th - 6th. Team trophies for the Champion & Runner-Up.

Uniforms

IHSA guidelines. Uniforms should be matching along with underlayers being the same solid color.

Games Committee

Prospect, Hersey, Barrington

Bus Parking

Buses should drop off at the track then move to the west side of the parking lot.

Concessions and T-Shirts

Both will be for sale. T-shirts = $20

Admission - No cost

Order and Description of Events

10:30 a.m. - Open 1600m - Athletes in other events may compete. We will determine the number of sections based on the number of entries. Olympic curve.

11 a.m. - Open 200m - 10 entries max. Athletes in other events may compete. No field event athletes can participate as we don’t want anyone checking out to do this event.

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles - 4x300 IH – Your slowest seed timed hurdler will be placed in the first heat while your fastest seed timed hurdler will be placed in the last heat. Each team must enter four hurdlers. Team places will be determined by adding the four times and the school with the lowest total time will be awarded first, second to the second lowest, etc. In case of a tie, the most points will be awarded to the team who has the best finisher in the fourth heat (fast heat). All four hurdlers must finish to be awarded points. All incomplete teams will be eliminated when determining place totals. Incomplete teams are only competing for time. - Green start

6400 Meter Relay - 4x1600 - New format. Will be run individually in 2 sections. Seeding based on entry time. It’s all about time for your team place and team score. Same as 300 Hurdles above. Olympic curve.

F/S 400 Meter Relay - 4x100 meters – Lanes all the way– Yellow exchanges

Varsity 400 Meter Relay - 4x100 meters – Lanes all the way – Yellow exchanges

3200 Meter Medley Relay - 400-400-800-1600 meters – Lanes for the first leg.

Yellow start – Green exchange

1600 Meter Medley Relay (MDMR) - 200-200-400-800 meters – First two legs will run in lanes

Yellow exchange until 400 – Green exchange

4000 Meter Medley Relay (DMR) - 1200-400-800-1600 – Olympic curve – Green exchange

800 Meter Medley Relay (SMR) - 100-100-200-400 meters – Run in lanes the first three legs

Yellow line – Yellow exchange – Green exchange 4th leg

440 Meter High Hurdle Relay - 4x110HH - Same as 300 meter intermediate hurdles

F/S 800 Meter Relay - 4x200 meters – Lanes all the way – Black Exchange 1 & 2 – Yellow Exchange for 3

Varsity 800 Meter Relay - 4x200 meters – Lanes all the way – Black Exchange 1 & 2 – Yellow Exchange for 3

F/S 3200 Meter Relay - 4x800 meters – Olympic curve – Green exchange

Varsity 3200 Meter Relay - 4x800 meters – Olympic curve – Green exchange

F/S 1600 Meter Relay - 4x400 meters – 3 turn stagger – Blue then Green

Varsity 1600 Meter Relay - 4x400 meters – 3 turn stagger – Blue then Green

Stogie Relays Records

Event	Record	School	Trackmen	Year
4 x300 IH	4 points	Prospect	Wilson, Kwiek, Przepolewski, Ziegenfuss	2008
6400m Relay	17:55.8	Niles North	Rangel, Sebbat, Bellar, Barr	2012
400m Relay	42.9	Prospect	Anzalone, Barnes, C. Meersman, Batcha	2011
3200m Medley	8:15.7	Prospect	N. Meersman, Heisler, Koertgen, Strobel	2011
440m HH	1:05.4	Niles North	Feng, Desir, Seiks, Williams	2009
1600m Medley	3:39.2	Prospect	Rendino, Olson, C. Meersman, Ashton	2011
800m Medley	1:34.39	Barrington	Claes, Melnychuk, Miller, Eiring	2015
4000m Medley	10:40.8	Prospect	K. Renaud, M. Murray, D. Anczyk, Craven	2005
800m Relay	1:28.6	Prospect	Barnes, Anzalone, Ward, Batcha	2011
3200m Relay	8:08.5	Niles North	Barr, Bellar, Rangel, Sebbat	2012
1600m Relay	3:27.48	Barrington	Sawyer, Lozio, Pirie, Cossio	2017
3 x High Jump	18’0”	Lake Forest	Babe, Irvine, Peterson	1998
3 x Pole Vault	37’3”	Prospect	O’Carroll, Kuracek, Tomasetti	2015
3 x Long Jump	63’4.25’	Barrington	Reed, Anderson, Seegar	2004
3 x Triple Jump	128”4.5’	Barrington	Steinhardt, Armin, Reed	2003
3 x Shot Put	162’7.5”	Barrington	Stefan, Warman, Frenk	2017
3 x Discus	461’5”	Prospect	Wilson, R. Hoban, Kern	2000