2026 Girls’ Track & Field Sectional Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 Hosted By: East Noble High School Schools: (14) Angola, Central Noble, Churubusco, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastside, Fremont, Garrett, Hamilton, Lakeland, Lakewood Christian Park, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview Location: East Noble High School: 901 Garden Street, Kendallville, IN 46755 Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 5:00pm Rain Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Agenda: 4:20pm Coaches Meeting (Enter through Door #12) 5:00pm Field Events Begin (Shot Put will follow Discus) 5:30pm 3200 Meter Relay Final 6:00pm Running Trials Begin (Approximate Start Time) 7:00pm Running Finals Begin (Approximate Start Time) Order of Events: Field Events 5:00pm 4x800 Relay 5:30pm 100 m Dash Trials 6:00pm 100m Hurdle Trials ** 200m Dash Trials ** National Anthem 7:00pm 100m Hurdle Final ** 100m Dash Final ** 1600m Run Final ** 4x100m Relay Finals ** 400m Dash Finals ** 300m Hurdles Finals ** 800m Run Finals ** 200m Dash Final ** 3200m Run Final ** 4x400m Relay Finals ** (**Indicates event will follow immediately after preceding event) Bus Parking: All Buses should park in the North High School Parking Lot. Jury of Appeals: A Jury of Appeals Committee will be appointed before the meet and consist of the meet director, 3 coaches – selected by the coaches, and assistant meet director. Track: East Noble’s 8 lane track and runway surfaces are standard all-weather latex surfaces. Spike lengths of more than ¼” are not permitted. Concessions: Concessions will be available for purchase at the outside concession stand. Admission: All tickets at the gate are $8.00. *All qualified contestants in uniform, two student managers, two coaches, athletic directors, and principals from each school shall be admitted free. There will be a sign-in sheet for athletic directors and principals at the North ticket booth. Team Camps: No team camps will be allowed on the football field. Team camps may be set up anywhere outside the fence around the track to the North or East side of the facility. Track Infield: Only actual contestants in uniform participating in an event will be allowed on the infield. Warm-ups on the track will be permitted until 5:15pm. No warm-up will be permitted on the infield turf. Please instruct your athletes to leave the infield area after their event. Locker Rooms: Bathrooms will be available on site, locker rooms will not be available. Field Events: ● Shot put and discus rings are concrete. ● Field event contestants should report to the head judge in charge of their event by 4:45. ● All field events will begin promptly at 5:00pm. ● The shot put will follow the completion of the discus. Coaches Check In: Upon arrival, coaches will meet inside door 12, near the North Ticket Gate. ● Packets containing meet information, lane assignments, and pole vault verification may be picked up at this time. ● Shot and Disc will be inspected and weighed in the same location Staging Area: The staging area is located inside the track fence, on the North side of the facility. Contestants should report to the staging clerk promptly as the appropriate event calls are announced. Restrooms: Restrooms are located behind the concessions area on the Northwest part of the facility. Emergency Scratches: All emergency scratches for this meet must be made prior to 4:00pm, Tuesday, May 19th. Any that can be made in advance will be greatly appreciated and may be done by email to derwin@eastnoble.net Entry Limitations: ● A school may enter 3 contestants in each event, but only 2 may participate, unless all three have made the 3-participant standard. ● No contestant may enter in more than 4 events, excluding relays. Contestant may officially enter ● Four individual events. No relays allowed ● Three individual events. May be listed on any number of relays but compete in only one relay. ● Two individual events. May be listed on any number of relays but compete in only two relays. ● One individual event … May be listed on any number of relays but compete in only three relays. ● Zero individual events … May be listed on three relays and may compete in three relays ● A school may enter 1 team in each relay. Eight (8) participants may be named to a relay team, any 4 of whom may be used if eligible. ● Do not place names on the entry list that are not entered in an event. ● When last minute questions arise regarding a student’s eligibility status (name, discrepancies between Sectional Copy of Entry List and IHSAA Copy, excessive number of events, etc.) and the Commissioner(s) cannot be reached, the host school principal is authorized to permit the student in question to participate with the understanding that the eligibility status may be changed when all facts are reported to the IHSAA. Three Participant Standards: 3200 Meter Relay 9:20.44 100 Meter Hurdles 14.87 100 Meter Dash 12.23 1600 Meter Run 4:57.56 400 Meter Relay 48.05 400 Meter Dash 57.39 300 Meter Low Hurdles 45.07 800 Meter Run 2:13.68 200 Meter Dash 25.20 3200 Meter Run 10:45.74 1600 Meter Relay 3:57.56 Discus 130’6” Shot Put 41’6.75” Long Jump 18.0” High Jump 5’5” Pole Vault 11’3” Scoring: Eight Places will Score (10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1) Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to individuals placing 1st thru 8th in each event. A trophy will be presented to the winning school. Awards can be picked up in the press-box along with meet results immediately after the meet. Seeding Report: Seeds will be emailed to schools participating prior to 12:00 noon, Saturday, May 16. ● Participants must be entered in an event with a time/distance/height prior to 4:00pm, Thursday, May 14, 2026 without penalty. ● Corrections to obvious errors and/or omissions will be accepted by 12:00 noon, Friday, May 15, 2026 if reported directly to the assistant commissioner and accompanied by $200.00. No changes for the purpose of gaining a competitive edge will be allowed. Advancement from Sectional to Regional: Contestants advancing from the East Noble Sectional will compete at the Goshen Regional on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place sectional winners in all individual events and relays plus any individual or relay team meeting the 3-participant standard in the sectional finals of their event will advance to the regional. If the top 3 finishers plus 3-Participant Standard advancers in an event is less than 16, the next best performances from the corresponding sectionals shall be added to bring the total number of entrants to 16 in each event. Scratches from Sectional to Regional: Scratch cards from sectional to regional must be turned in to the press-box no later than 30 minutes after the conclusion of the meet. ● Within 30 minutes after the conclusion of the final event- ● Qualified contestants may be scratched from an event without penalty, if reported by the coach to the appropriate tournament director before leaving the tournament center and within 30 minutes after the conclusion of the final event of the meet from the sectional for the regional… ● If it becomes necessary to scratch a qualified contestant during the above period, the next place qualifier will fill that qualifying position. The tournament director will notify the school of the next place qualifier as soon as this information is available. ● After 30 minutes following the conclusion of the final event until the beginning of the regional. ● Only with documentation by a physician with an unlimited license to practice medicine. ● Eliminated from all events without documentation. ● A contestant whose relay team is scratched due to injury or disciplinary action against other relay team members shall not be scratched from other events if documentation by a physician in the case of injury or by the principal in disciplinary action. ● After the beginning of the 1st event of sectional or regional. ● Only when documented by a physician with an unlimited license to practice medicine. Pole Vault Verification: All coaches are required to verify their athlete’s weight and pole rating. Please use the form provided in this packet and turn it in to the head pole vault judge at sign in prior to competition. Trainer: Kylee Adrianson, a trainer with PSM, will be available in an area designated upon arrival. This area will be restricted to those in need of medical assistance.