Lake Mills Middle School BOYS Track Meet

April 30, 2024

Lake Mills, Iowa

Welcome to Lake Mills and our middle school boys track meet. We will once
again be running separate 7th and 8th grade meets (2 class meet). We will be
using our FAT system and entering line-ups online. Please read the
following information to be sure you are prepared for our upcoming meet.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Needed: Online entries are due Tuesday, April 30, by 10:00 AM.
Log-on to https://ia.varsitybound.com/
Enter 7th grade and 8th grade roster and event entries.
Bound will seed the event based on your team entries.
Scratch meeting in the press box as soon as you arrive to make
changes.
Once the meet begins only scratches will be allowed, no
changes!

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Teams: Belmond-Klemme, Forest City, Lake Mills, North Iowa, Osage,

West Hancock, Charles City, Bishop Garrigan
This is a separate 7th and 8th grade meet. 2 class meet.
If needed, you may combine teams and run in the 8th grade
division.
Let us know if you are going to be combining teams into the 8 th
division.
. If this presents any online entry issues contact Dan Rice. (See
next page)

Time: 4:30 Field Events

4:50 Running Events

Bus Parking: We plan to park the busses along the south side of the
street, just north of the complex on 10th street.

Scoring: Individual & Relay Events: 10-8-6-4-2-1

Awards: Ribbons may be picked up in the press box, by a coach, after the
conclusion of
 the meet. We are awarding ribbons for the top 4 places in relays
and top 6 in individual events.

Entry Fee: Please bring your $80 entry fee with you to the meet. Turn it in
to the press box
when you report to make any changes to your line-up.

Track Conditions: We have an all weather track, spikes must be 1/8” or

less.
Our long jump area and our high jump area is the same
surface as our
Track, so your jumpers may wear their 1/8” spikes.

Field Events: All events are final. Three attempts in the shot, discus, and
long jump.
Shot: 7th grade will throw 1st
Discus: 8th grade will throw 1st
High Jump: They will jump together. Starting height is 4’6”
Long Jump: 7th grade will jump 1st. We will begin 8th grade, if we
are waiting on
7th grade jumpers to finish.

Signing-In: Scratch meeting in the press box as soon as you arrive. You can
give your
changes to our meet technicians at that time.

Team Camps: All camps are to be located east of the track, in the
practice football field
area. Please keep your athletes outside of the infield
unless just prior to
running an event or just after running an event. Runners
should enter the
track areas on the south end of the track by the long jump
pit.

OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE:

* We will furnish starting blocks. Please bring your own towels, batons,
shot, discus, etc.

* Lake Mills meet management WILL NOT provide water to competitors

during the meet. (Related to option stated in rule 3-2-4u)
* You may enter two contestants in each individual event per grade. You
may enter only one relay team in each relay event per grade.

* Only contestants and meet workers are allowed on the track or infield
area. Coaches are not to be in the infield area.

* Teams are asked to pick up their area after the meet is over. We will have
garbage bags available for your team. Coaches are asked to check their
team area before they leave.

* We will have a concession stand available.

* Remember to complete your online entries by Tuesday, April 30 @ 10:00

AM.

* If you have any further questions please call:

Jim Boehmer
Lake Mills Athletic Director
641-592-7011 School
jboehmer@lake-mills.org

Online entry questions can be submitted to:

Dan Rice, Head Boy’s Track Coach
drice@lake-mills.org
641-592-0893

Middle School Boys Coach:

Dalton Thorson
dalton.thorson@gmail.com
641-781-0218

Let’s hope for nice weather and a great night to run!