Meet Information

2024 Suburban Athletic Conference Meet
Date:Friday, May 10, 2023

Start Time:Field Events: 10:00 AM; Running Events: 10:45 AM

Location:Gale Wickersham Athletic Complex, Gale Wickersham Stadium, Bob Nielsen Track

Everyone please enter at 18th and Avenue G . Buses can drop off athletes at main gate then all Bus and athlete parking needs to be to the South of the Fred Maher Team Building or in the Wilson MS Parking lot.  Take your 1st immediate left when entering.  All Spectator parking will be in the main two lots

Competing Schools:Kirn, Wilson, Mission, Lewis and Clark, Logan, Westside, Liberty, La Vista, Papillon, Fremont

Admission:$5.00 - Adults, Students free.  No Passes Accepted.

Entry Fee:Please send $175.00 to the Kirn Middle School, ATTN Tyler McGee, 100 North Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Meet Director/Officials: Tyler McGee, Athletic Director -; Luke Peterson--Starter, Joel Nelson--FinishLynx.  All Protest or Questions need to come to one of these people.

Facilities:The Bob Nielsen Track is a polyurethane all-weather surface on which only or smaller pyramid spikes.  No needle or christmas tree spikes are allowed.  Coaches, please DO NOT allow athletes to place tape on running surface.  Starting blocks will be furnished.   Team tents/camps must be set up in the visitor bleacher areas.  Shot put and discus have concrete surfaces.  High jump and long jump have the same surface as the track.

AwardsMedals for Individual Places 1-3, Relay places 1

Scoring:Relays:  10-8-6-4-2-1

Individual:  10-8-6-4-2-1

All events are timed finals, no prelims 

Field Events: 3 trials for all contestants in shot, discus, and long jump.  

Timing:FAT FinishLynx timing, each contestant when checking in will be assigned a hip number to identify them in the system.  Hip Numbers must be worn on the left hip.

Implements:Each school should provide their own legal implements for the shot, discus, and relay events. Boys use 8lb shot and girls use 6 lb. EACH SCHOOL BRING YOUR OWN.

Uniform:IGHSAU, IHSAA rules will be enforced in regard to uniform and jewelry.

Contestant Entries:All contestants are limited to any four (4) Events

  • One (1) entry per school in the relay events .  

  • Schools may enter up to three  (3) participants in individual events  

The online entry system is located on Bound. Please check your email from jnelson@cbcsd.org for Bound information. 

 Entries open on Thursday, May 2nd.  

Final declarations will be by Wednesday, May 8th at noon.

Questions on Entries can be directed to tmcgee2@cbcsd.org or jnelson@cbcsd.org 

  • Changes can be emailed to tmcgee2@cbcsd.org until noon on May 9th.  Otherwise scratches and relay participant substitutions at the meet.  

  1. Make sure the individual has not exceeded meet entry limitation rule.

General Information:  Only contestants in uniform, coaches and meet officials will be permitted on the track or in competition areas.  Coaches, for safety considerations,your cooperation is greatly appreciated by informing your athletes of theinherent danger near the discus and shot put competition areas.  Be certain that your athletes know where to find you or your assistants in the event of illness, accident, or injury.  Remind your athletes to take time and thank the many workers who volunteer their free time to help create this opportunity for competition.  We always appreciate athletes of schools that deposit trash in the receptacles prior to leaving the stadium. All team camps should be set in the grassy areas on the outside of the track or in the visitor stands. (not on the football field)  

Concessions: National History Day will run the concessions stand. Coaches will be provided with lunch (pizza) in the Fred Maher Building. 

Meet Results/Awards:Available at the conclusion of the meet in the Officials Room in the Fred Maher Building.  Please pick up Award Packet and check contents for accuracy prior to your departure.  Results will be emailed to ADs and Coaches.

Inclement Weather:Any cancellation/postponement will be communicated with each school by email.

Questions:General Meet information - Contact Tyler McGee at tmcgee2@cbcsd.org

Workers:Each school will be responsible for working a part of the Conference track meet

High Jump Pit 1: Fremont

High Jump Pit 2: Wilson 

Long Jump Pit 1: Mission

Long Jump Pit 2: Lewis and Clark

Shot Put: Logan 

Discus: Westside

Hurdles: Papillion

Exchange Zones: Papillion

Clerk of Start: McGee and Witte (Kirn) 

Finish Line: Wilson

Blocks: Kirn Athletes

Hip Numbers: Kirn

Announcer: Kirn- Rob Lindquist

Timing: Kirn- Joel Nelson  

Awards: Kirn- Teresa Godwin 

Gate: Kirn- Alexa Denny 

Concessions: Kirn- Deb Masker

Emergencies/ Responder/ Supervision: Wilson- Makenna Durham