| Bob Parks Memorial | Date: 01-24-26 Venue: Eastern Michigan-Bowen Fieldhouse - Ypsilanti, MI |
|
MEET INFORMATION |
MEET CONTACT Name: Chris Best
Phone: 7344877501 |
Closed
Online entries CLOSED on 1/21/26 11:30 AM US/Eastern
|
| Existing Users Login to Enter: | New Users: |
Meet Notes:
Bowen Field House: 100 W Circle Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Entry Procedure/Fees: - Cost: - Teams - $350 per gender - Individuals - $30 - Entries must be submitted through Direct Athletics. - It is preferred that entries be verified through TFRRS - if there is no TFRRS marks (freshman, transfer etc.…), we will work with you, contact Austin Whitelaw (awhitela@emich.edu) to verify non-TFRRS performances/seeding. Entry Deadlines: -Entries Open: 12:00am ET on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 -Entries Close: 3:00pm ET on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 Entry Restrictions: - Field Events capped at top 24 Entries Unattached Entry Requests/Paul McMullen Alumni Mile: Unattached entries/Paul McMullen Alumni Mile will be at Meet Management’s discretion. Requests should be emailed to Austin Whitelaw (awhitela@emich.edu) or Sue Parks (sparks6@emich.edu). Unattached entries will only be accepted based on competitiveness and space available in the meet after Collegiate Team Entries. Unattached accepted entries will be sent out shortly after entries close Packet Pick-up: -Packets will be available at the Bowen Field House starting at 8:00am on January 18th. Facility Rules: - ONLY WATER is allowed in the competition areas (Track Surface). *NO Food or Athletic Drinks allowed anywhere on the Competition Level. - Only White Athletic tape may be used on runways, NO chalk. Spike Rules: -1/4” spikes only on the track oval/runways -High Jump Spikes with a recessed spike will be allowed to use 3/8” -NO NEEDLE OR CHRISTMAS TREE SPIKES ALLOWED *Spike Rules will be strictly enforced! Competition Information Advancement Procedures: - Field Events – Top Nine (9) performances advance to the Final - 60m/60H – Eight (8) athletes advance to the final – Heat Winners and next best times. -All other events will be contested as seeded sections against time. Preferred Lanes: 200: 5-6-4-3-2-1 400: 5-6-4-3-2-1 Opening Heights: To Be Determined based on Entries Athlete Check-in Procedure: Track: Check-in is at the Athlete Entrance in the East Hallway. -Check-in closes 30 minutes prior to scheduled start of event. -Report back to the Check-in 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the event for Hip Numbers and to be escorted to the start of the event. Field: -Throwers & Horizontal Jumpers – Report to Head Event Official prior to the START of your flight High Jumpers – Report the Head Event Official 60 minutes prior to the START of your event. Pole Vaulter – Report the Head Event Official 90 minutes prior to the START of your event. Implement Check-in: Implement Check-in is located in the Warner 134 (Next to the Track) Warm-ups: Track: -The Competition Track will be open before the competition begins, once the competition begins the backstretch will only be open during 60m/60H races. Strides will be allowed once an event is escorted onto the track Field Events: -Warm-ups will be conducted per NCAA rules. Protests: All protests will be conducted per NCAA rules. All protests must be made within 15 minutes of results being announced or posted. The protest table will be located in the Northeast corner of the track. Results: Brad Fairchild Timing Parking: -Bus and Van drop-off is in front of Bowen Fieldhouse on W Circle Drive. -Bus Parking will located at Parking Lot Z Van/Car Parking is located in the Bowen Visitor’s Lot or the Student Center Visitors Lot – as well as any additional Pay to Park Lots around Bowen (Pine Grove Lot and the Oakwood Lot). Team Camps: -Team Camps will be located in the bleachers and marked by Meet Management. Contact Information Meet Related Questions: Austin Whitelaw – awhitela@emich.edu Media: Larysssa Imbuzeiro - limbuzei@emich.edu Alex Ryan – alex.ryan@emich.edu Athletic Training: Hallie McCarn – hmccarn@emich.edu
Bowen Field House: 100 W Circle Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Entry Procedure/Fees: - Cost: - Teams - $350 per gender - Individuals - $30 - Entries must be submitted through Direct Athletics. - It is preferred that entries be verified through TFRRS - if there is no TFRRS marks (freshman, transfer etc.…), we will work with you, contact Austin Whitelaw (awhitela@emich.edu) to verify non-TFRRS performances/seeding. Entry Deadlines: -Entries Open: 12:00am ET on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 -Entries Close: 3:00pm ET on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 Entry Restrictions: - Field Events capped at top 24 Entries Unattached Entry Requests/Paul McMullen Alumni Mile: Unattached entries/Paul McMullen Alumni Mile will be at Meet Management’s discretion. Requests should be emailed to Austin Whitelaw (awhitela@emich.edu) or Sue Parks (sparks6@emich.edu). Unattached entries will only be accepted based on competitiveness and space available in the meet after Collegiate Team Entries. Unattached accepted entries will be sent out shortly after entries close Packet Pick-up: -Packets will be available at the Bowen Field House starting at 8:00am on January 18th. Facility Rules: - ONLY WATER is allowed in the competition areas (Track Surface). *NO Food or Athletic Drinks allowed anywhere on the Competition Level. - Only White Athletic tape may be used on runways, NO chalk. Spike Rules: -1/4” spikes only on the track oval/runways -High Jump Spikes with a recessed spike will be allowed to use 3/8” -NO NEEDLE OR CHRISTMAS TREE SPIKES ALLOWED *Spike Rules will be strictly enforced! Competition Information Advancement Procedures: - Field Events – Top Nine (9) performances advance to the Final - 60m/60H – Eight (8) athletes advance to the final – Heat Winners and next best times. -All other events will be contested as seeded sections against time. Preferred Lanes: 200: 5-6-4-3-2-1 400: 5-6-4-3-2-1 Opening Heights: To Be Determined based on Entries Athlete Check-in Procedure: Track: Check-in is at the Athlete Entrance in the East Hallway. -Check-in closes 30 minutes prior to scheduled start of event. -Report back to the Check-in 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the event for Hip Numbers and to be escorted to the start of the event. Field: -Throwers & Horizontal Jumpers – Report to Head Event Official prior to the START of your flight High Jumpers – Report the Head Event Official 60 minutes prior to the START of your event. Pole Vaulter – Report the Head Event Official 90 minutes prior to the START of your event. Implement Check-in: Implement Check-in is located in the Warner 134 (Next to the Track) Warm-ups: Track: -The Competition Track will be open before the competition begins, once the competition begins the backstretch will only be open during 60m/60H races. Strides will be allowed once an event is escorted onto the track Field Events: -Warm-ups will be conducted per NCAA rules. Protests: All protests will be conducted per NCAA rules. All protests must be made within 15 minutes of results being announced or posted. The protest table will be located in the Northeast corner of the track. Results: Brad Fairchild Timing Parking: -Bus and Van drop-off is in front of Bowen Fieldhouse on W Circle Drive. -Bus Parking will located at Parking Lot Z Van/Car Parking is located in the Bowen Visitor’s Lot or the Student Center Visitors Lot – as well as any additional Pay to Park Lots around Bowen (Pine Grove Lot and the Oakwood Lot). Team Camps: -Team Camps will be located in the bleachers and marked by Meet Management. Contact Information Meet Related Questions: Austin Whitelaw – awhitela@emich.edu Media: Larysssa Imbuzeiro - limbuzei@emich.edu Alex Ryan – alex.ryan@emich.edu Athletic Training: Hallie McCarn – hmccarn@emich.edu