ISU Holiday Invitational

2024 Iowa State Holiday Invitational, Friday, Dec. 13 - Saturday, Dec. 14

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Entry Procedure: The 2024 ISU Holiday Invitational is open to teams by invitation only. Meet management reserves the right to evaluate and approve all other entry requests. Interested teams should contact Kurtis Brondyke (kurtisb@iastate.edu). All entries must be done online through www.directathletics.com.

Unattached / Open Athletes: Unattached / Open Athletes will be accepted on a limited basis. Interested individuals should contact Maria Sudbury (mariar@iastate.edu). Entry requests must be accompanied by a link to proof of performance within the last year.

Entry Dates
Entries Open: Tuesday, December 3 at 12pm CT
Entries Close: Tuesday, December 10 at 12pm CT

Scratches: To assist meet management in providing the most competitive fields possible, please submit all scratches to Maria Sudbury (mariar@iastate.edu) no later than Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 5pm.

Advancement Procedure
Field Events: Top 9 performances advance to final
60m/60mH: Top 8 times from prelims advance to finals

All other events will be contested as seeded sections against time.

Preferred Lanes
60m/60mH: 5-4-6-3-2-7-8-1
200m: 5-6-4-3-2-1
400m: 5-6-4-3-2-1

Opening Heights: Final opening heights will be determined by entries and projected NCAA qualifying standards.

Pre-Meet & Competition Information
Practice & Packet Pick-Up: No Practice Prior to the event. No packets will be handed out.

Event Check-In: Check-in for all running events will take place at the Southeast corner of the turf infield of the Lied Recreation Athletic Facility. Track athletes may check-in any time but must be in the staging area starting 15 minutes prior to the start of their race. All field events will check-in at their respective site of competition during athlete warm-up.

Weigh-In: Implement inspection will take place at the designated throws circle ONE hour prior to the first throwing event on Friday and Saturday. Inspection will end 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.

Protests: Rule 5.7-1 Protests relating to singular matters that develop during the conduct of the meet should be made at once and shall not be later than 15 minutes after the results have been announced or posted for the section involving the protest. Protest should be made at the clerk table.

Team Seating & Camps: Team seating and camps will be located outside the track oval. There will be NO TEAM SEATING available in the infield. The infield is strictly reserved for athlete warm-up and coaching ONLY.

Suggested Dining Option: Seasons Marketplace Dining Hall is approximately a 200m walk from the competition venue and provides buffet style dining options suitable for team use during competition. For more information, click here.

Training Room Facilities: Athletic Training Room Facilities are available for use including hot packs, foam rollers, and ice bags. Any treatments requiring further modalities are available upon request. If an athletic trainer is not present with your team, a written note from him/her detailing treatment specifications will be needed. For further information please refer to our informational webpage for visiting teams, here, or contact Kaitlin Hora (kmhora@iastate.edu), office phone: 515-294-7259.

Emergency Room is located at Mary Greeley Medical Center, 1111 Duff Avenue. Urgent Care is located at McFarland Clinic, 3815 Stange Road; (515) 956-4044. Sports Medicine physician and EMS are on call as needed.

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