2015 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship Participant Guide CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, HOST February 27 – 28, 2015 Table of Contents Championship Administration ...................................................................................................................... 4 Staff Administration ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Competing Institutions’ Administration ....................................................................................................... 6 Schedule of Events ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Awards .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Championship Officials and Games Committee ......................................................................................... 10 Championship Qualifying Standards ........................................................................................................... 10 Championship Entry Procedures................................................................................................................. 11 Coaches Meeting ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Credentials .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Eligibility ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Entrance: Coaches, Teams and Medical Staff ............................................................................................. 12 Heat Sheets ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Hospitability Area ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Hotels .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Implement Check-In .................................................................................................................................... 12 Locker Rooms .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Mailboxes .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Meet Committee ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Medical........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Meet Results ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Merchandise ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Parking ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Programs ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Protests ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Scoring......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Seating ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 2 2015 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Participant Guide Shipping Information .................................................................................................................................. 14 Squad Size ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Tickets ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Timing Devices ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Uniforms/Shoes/Bib Numbers .................................................................................................................... 15 Venue Information ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Warm Up Area ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Restaurants near Central Michigan University ........................................................................................... 16 Championship Headquarters Hotel ............................................................................................................ 17 Additional Area Hotels ................................................................................................................................ 17 Jack Skoog Track ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Form – Institutional Credential Request ..................................................................................................... 22 Form – Official Travel Party ........................................................................................................................ 23 Form – Pass List ........................................................................................................................................... 24 3 2015 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Participant Guide Championship Administration Championship Headquarters: Central Michigan University Indoor Athletic Complex 306 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: 989.774.7315 Fax: 989.774.1347 Mid-American Conference Office: Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher 24 Public Sq., 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Main Number: 216.566.4622 Office Number: 216.858.9622 Conference Liaison Hospitality Coordinator Korinth Patterson, MAC / [email protected] Tera Albrecht, CMU / [email protected] Office: 216.566.4622 ext. 302 Office: 989.774.2103 Cell: 786.252.8233 Sports Medicine Coordinator Dr. Jason Davenport, MD / [email protected] Championship Administrator Office: 989.774.6599 Brad Wachler, CMU / [email protected] Office: 989.774.1904 Media Coordinators Cell: 989.621.3178 Maria Schmidtke, CMU / [email protected] Office: 989.774.1128 Facility/Site Coordinators Cell: 248.915.8556 Nick Canyock, CMU / [email protected] Office: 989.774.4853 Rob Wyman, CMU / [email protected] Cell: 248-515-5436 Office: 989.774.7614 Merchandising Coordinator Tori Kohl, MAC / [email protected] Jeremy Ploch, CMU / [email protected] Office: 216.566.4622 ext. 322 Office: 989.774.2103 Cell: 440.867.3697 Korinth Patterson, MAC / [email protected] Office: 216.566.4622 ext. 3302 Cell: 786.252.8233 4 2015 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Participant Guide Staff Administration Central Michigan University Director of Athletics Dave Heeke 989-774-1711 Championship Administrator Brad Wachler 989-774-1904 Facility Coordinator Nicholas Canyock 989-774-4853 Sports Information Director Rob Wyman 989-774-7614 Assistant Sports Information Director Maria Schmidtke 248-953-1128 Ticket Manager Caleb Farkas 989-774-3044 Director of Medicine Dr. Jason Davenport 989-774-6599 On-Site Athletic Trainer Katsumi Takeno 989-774-3879 Director of Track Field/Cross Country Mark Guthrie 989-774-3729 Assistant Head Coach - Distance Matt Kaczor 989-774-1447 Assistant Coach – Throws John Ridgway 989-774-7626 Assistant Coach – Hurdles/Sprints Dionne Henley 989-774-2337 Assistant Coach – Vault/Sprints Bryant Wilson 989-774-2337 Assistant Coach – Jumps/Multi Andrew Basler 989-774-7315 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Jon Steinbrecher ................................................................................................................................ Commissioner Julie Kachner ........................................................................................... Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Bob Gennarelli ..................................................................... Deputy Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer (COO) Betty Sislak ................................................................................................................... Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jeff Bacon ................................................. Sr. Associate Commissioner / Championships and Sport Development Ricky Stokes