All high school track athletes in Minnesota are eligible to enter the meet (although the unique meet format does limit participation based on performance). You can check out the FAQ page (HERE) and the ENTRY RULES & FEES section below for more information on entries.
HAMLINE ELITE ENTRY TIMELINE:
Tuesday, April 26, 11:59 pm – ALL ENTRIES DUE Submit entries online through Apple Raceberry Jam by 11:59 pm. No exceptions. See online entry process in section below for more information on how to submit entries.
Wednesday, April 27, 1 pm-11:59pm - COACHES REVIEW PERIOD Preliminary list of athletes and relays in meet emailed out and posted online by 1:00 pm Wednesday for review by coaches for accuracy and declaration. Coaches are to review and send corrections or scratches by midnight on Wednesday, April 27.
Thursday, April 28, 1 pm: WHO’S IN FRIDAY’S MEET Final List of athletes and relays accepted into the meet for Friday emailed out and posted online by 1:00pm.
Entries for the Hamline Elite Meet will be submitted online through Apple Raceberry Jam.
Online Entry Steps:
1) Register for a user name and password if you don’t already have one. This user name is unique to meet entry and is generally not the same login as Raceberry's Honor Roll. Please allow a day or so for your registration to be reviewed and activated by Apple Raceberry Jam. Please request your username by Monday, April 25 to ensure you have your login in time to submit entries.
2) Select team (male or female) and meet for which you are submitting entries. Select if you would like to enter information by event or by athlete. Click “Enter Declarations” to add entries for the meet.
3) Enter Athlete/Relay Information a. Name: Enter or select athlete’s first and last name. For relays, use team name. b. Year in School: For individuals, select the athlete’s year in school. c. Event: Select the event for which you are entering the athlete. d. Time/Height/Distance:For all of Friday’s events, marks submitted should be based on actual performances in the 2011 season. Hamline reserves the right to contact coaches regarding marks submitted and ask for date and name of meet where performance occurred. e. Click ENTER ATHLETE.
4) Enter Additional Athletes: To enter more athletes or events for that particular meet day, click “Enter Another Performance.”
5) Submit Athletes: After entering athletes’ performance information, you need to actually submit all your entries into the system. Please remember to click “Submit Entries”.
Feel free to enter athletes and relays right away. Indoor marks are valid! You can make changes or scratches to any declarations that you have entered. Log into the system again and click on “Review declarations and scratch.”
* Same day doubles will be allowed. Please keep in mind the meet schedule when entering your athletes as the meet will run on time. Athletes are required to be at event check in 10 minutes prior to the event start time. Field events will start on time as well. They will not wait for an athlete competing in another event. Field event athletes will be expected to jump or throw when their name is called. If they are not there in their alloted time they will be passed and lose that attempt. Please be mindful of the schedule when entering athletes that will be doing multiple events.
* Athletes are limited to competing in a max of 4 events (3 field & 1 running; 2 field & 2 running; 1 field and 3 running). An athlete may do no more than 2 running events of 800 meters or longer.
All events are finals. The only exception is the 100m, which has a prelim to cut the field to 9. All jumps and throws events athletes will recieve 6 attempts during Friday's competition.
Entry fee: The entry fee is $20 per athlete or per relay team with max of $120 per team per gender. Each qualifying athlete will receive a FREE dri-fit t-shirt courtesy of NIKE. Payment will be required at check-in. Fees cover meet management, meet workers, officials, timing system, etc.
Entry Criteria:
* Entries for events must be based on actual performances in the 2011 season. The name of athlete, event, time and meet where the mark was achieved will be requested during the submission process.
* Special note regarding 1600m/3200m entry: Due to the challenging Minnesota weather we often have, we've decided to accept 1600 meter times to convert up to a 3200 meter. The entry can only be used once - for either the 1600 or 3200, not both. If you would like to use a coverted entry for the 3200, please email Paul Schmaedeke at pschmaedeke@hamline.edu. He will convert the 1600 time for you for the entry process.
DISHONEST ENTRIES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. A three year ban will be placed on any program entering false times or ineligible athletes.
In the event of bad weather: We will continue the meet regardless, with the exception of near-by lightning. If the meet is cancelled, the decision will be made as early as possible. A cancellation announcement will be posted on the website and an email notification will be sent out to email addresses received during entry process. If cancelled, the meet will not be rescheduled due to limited facility availablity.
Field Sizes: We want to allow as many great athletes into the meet, while still keeping the concept of the meet in place, and keep the meet spectator friendly. Below are the appox. field sizes. Events with an '*' allow for meet management to shift field sizes depending on the closeness of the entered times. If an event is very close, we will try to get the athlete or relay into the meet if the event will allow it safely. If a tie-breaker is needed, we will contact coaches for a 'second best performance' entry.
Friday's Field Sizes: 100m - 18 200m - 9 400m - 9 800m - 9-12* 1600m - 12-16* 3200m - 12-16* 100mH(G) - 9/110mH(B) - 9 300mH - 9 LJ - 12 TJ - 12 HJ - 9 plus ties PV - 9 plus ties SP - 12 DT - 12 4x100 - 9 4x200 - 9 4x400 - 9 4x800 - 12*
HAMLINE ELITE ENTRY TIMELINE: 
