The 47th Annual Colonial Relays will welcome 50 invited college teams and a limited number of top high school athletes to Williamsburg this spring on Thursday-Saturday, April 5-7, 2012.  Please see below for all relevant information regarding the meet, and check back often as schedules may and will change between now and the meet.

This information is current as of April 4, 2012.

Scoring: All college events will be scored to eight places (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) to determine a team champion for men and women.  No high school events will be scored.

Events:

College Women -- 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m, 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, 3,000m Steeplechase, 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, 4x1,500m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Sprint Medley Relay, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, Javelin

College Men -- 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m, 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, 3,000m Steeplechase, 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, 4x1,500m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Sprint Medley Relay, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, Javelin

High School Girls -- Mile, 4x800m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Pole Vault

High School Boys -- Mile, 3,000m, 4x800m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Pole Vault

Intent to Compete:  The intent to compete form is located at http://tribe.herokuapp.com/.  All intents must be completed by January 31, 2012.

Entries: All entries will be handled through www.DirectAthletics.com.

College Entries: The deadline for College entries will be Wednesday, March 28th at 11:59 p.m.  Teams may enter three athletes per event in races run in lanes through the 800m, and three in all field events.  Four athletes may be entered in races from 1,500m-10,000m.  The list of accepted entries will be posted by April 3rd.

High School Entries: The deadline for High School entries will be Wednesday, March 14th at 11:59 p.m.  Entries must be based on past results, and coaches must email those results to the meet director prior to the deadline.  All high school events are exhibition (non-scored) events this year.  Entries made are not a guarantee that you will be accepted into the meet.  We are limited in the time schedule, so only the top entries will be accepted.  The list of accepted entries will be posted by March 26th.

Unattached Entries: Unattached athletes interested in competing must email the meet director (stwalsh@wm.edu) in advance for approval to compete.  There are no guaranteed entries for unattached athletes.

Entry Fees:  College -- $450 per team, per gender (i.e., $900 total for both a men's and a women's team); or $25 per individual entry if under 14 entries per gender.  High School -- $15 per individual entries, $25 per relay.

The W&M Athletic Department Business Office will be sending you a bill for your meet entry fee.  Checks should be made payable to College of William and Mary Athletics - on the memo line, write Colonial Relays.

Field Events: In all college division jumping and throwing events, there will be a championship section and an unseeded section.  The top 14 entries will be invited into the championship section.  All decisions are made by the meet director, and all marks will be verified by TFRRS.

It is the athlete's and coach's responsibility to know which section they are competing in.  If you miss your section you miss your event!

In the long jump and triple jump, the championship sections will get three (3) jumps and the top eight (8) will advance to the final for another three (3) jumps.  In the unseeded section, all jumpers will only get three (3) jumps.  All sections will be run on the same runways.

All throwing events will be contested at the Stimson Throwing Events Area, located off of Dillard Street.  The championship sections will get three (3) throws and the top eight (8) will advance to the final for another three (3) throws.  In the unseeded section, all throwers will only get three (3) throws.

Declarations:  Declarations for all track events are made at the meet and should declare at the Clerking area 1 hour prior to the event.  Declarations for all field events are made at the event site no later than 45 minutes prior to the event.

Scratches:  Please forward scratches to Stephen Walsh (stwalsh@wm.edu) by Thursday, April 5, at 10:00 AM.

Awards:  Winners of championship relays will receive plaques, and the team championship winner will also receive a plaque.

2011 Results: http://www.halfmiletiming.com/Datafiles/Spring2011/W&M11/ColonialRelays11/Results/

Parking:  This year, parking for the Colonial Relays will be closely monitored by the police.  All buses and vans must be parked in the lot adjacent to William and Mary Hall.  Any vehicles not parked in the designated areas will be ticketed and/or towed by the police.  Team buses and vans may drop off athletes and coaches at the stadium main gate before continuing the William and Mary Hall parking lot.

Packet Pickup:  Final information for coaches and athletes will be in a packet that can be picked up outside of the main stadium gate, where teams may be dropped off.

We are looking forward to having your team with us in Williamsburg.  We encourage you to make housing arrangements immediately due to the tourist season.

Please be aware that we will be adjusting the time schedule prior to the meet to fit the number of sections.  Make sure you have the most current schedule.

William and Mary Track and Field Staff