MEET SITE - The TSSAA Division I and Division II Track & Field State Meets will be held at Tom Black Track on the Campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The DI A & AA Meet will be Tuesday, May 19, the DII A & AA Meet will be Wednesday, May 20, and the DI AAA Meet will be Thursday, May 21.

TEAM LODGING - Please visit VisitKnoxville.com for hotel, restaurant, and other area information.

PARKING – There will be not be a charge for parking.

GENERAL ADMISSION - All tickets are general admission. Admission is $15 per day if purchased in advance online through GoFan, or $20 per day if purchased with cash at the gate. Children five years of age and older must purchase a ticket. TACA cards will be honored when presented with a matching photo ID. The TSSAA ID will NOT be accepted for admission. The GoFan School Administrator Championship Pass will be accepted.

TEAM PACKETS - All track coaches must pick up their team packet at the TSSAA Track & Field Information Tent, which is located at the front gate off of Volunteer Avenue. The TSSAA Track & Field Information Tent will be open:

Monday: 7 AM to 5 PM, Tuesday: 7 AM to 5 PM, Wednesday: 7 AM to 5 PM, Thursday: 7 AM to 5 PM.

Each packet will have credentials for registered track coaches, wrist bands for all participants, and relay cards (if applicable). The number of credentials each school will receive for its coaches will be based on the number of coaches that each school has registered online with TSSAA. You will need to check with your school’s Athletic Director to make sure that this has been done. You can see this information on your school's Portal account or the TSSAA website on your school's directory page. You will receive one pass for each coach that is registered online.

The blue wrist bands will be used by State Meet participants. You will receive one wrist band for each participant that has qualified for the State Meet. If you have a relay team that has qualified for the State Meet, you will receive one extra wrist band for an alternate. Coaches, please make sure that your competitors understand that the wrist band is the only way they can be admitted to the track and field competition and therefore the athletes must wear the wrist band during their entire stay in Knoxville. The wrist band MUST be worn around the wrist. Wrist bands will NOT be replaced unless the participant brings the torn wrist band to the Information Tent where packets were picked up. Please remember, participants will not be able to enter the warm-up area until the coach has picked up their packet and distributed wristbands to their athletes. Coaches should plan to arrive as a team or make arrangements for how athletes will receive their wristbands for entry.

WALK-THROUGH & WARM-UPS – THE TRACK WILL NOT BE OPEN AT ANY TIME FOR PRACTICE. Warm-up areas will be open one hour before the first event. There will be a Coaches’ Box designated at each field event. Coaches must be in the Coaches’ Box or in the stands at all times. During the running events, coaches must be in the stands or outside the track area on either end of the stadium. ONLY TSSAA PERSONNEL ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK OR DISCUS FIELD DURING RUNNING EVENTS.

MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD INFORMATION - The adjacent multi-purpose fields will be used as a warm-up area and place for team tents. Tents will need to be held down with weights, NO SPIKES. There should also be no spiked track cleats being worn on the Multi-Purpose Field. All food must be kept inside the stadium, no food is allowed in TENT CITY.

QUALIFIERS - The list of qualifiers and the State Meet Schedule can be found on the TSSAA Championship Website.

CLERK OF COURSE - The Clerk of Course will be set up at the the tent near the pavilion. All participants must check-in for running events when called by the Clerk of the Course. They will be escorted to the starting line, awards stand, and track exit. Athletes may not go from the grandstand area to the track area. Please go over this information with all athletes.

RELAY CARDS – You will find relay cards in your packet if you have a relay team that has qualified for the State Meet. Names of the relay team members must be printed and signed by each competitor. The relay card must be turned in to the Clerk of Course on second call. There are places for the four members of the relay team. You may add up to four additional runners to the relay card that would be able to substitute a runner in the event a re-run is called. Any person who has been turned in on your eligibility report may participate on the relay team, provided they are not in violation of the four-event limitation rule. The relay counts as an event for each competitor once they report to the Clerk of Course.

SPIKES - Pyramid spikes will be the only spikes allowed. No spikes longer than ¼ “ will be permitted.

ITEMS DEEMED ILLEGAL BY THE GAMES COMMITTEE -

  • Hats or head gear other than solid headbands. A legal headband is one continuous piece that is not tied together.
  • Hair adornments that are considered too hard, too large, or to be serving a purpose other than to secure the hair. Hair accessories should be used only to hold hair in place.

POINTS OF EMPHASIS -

  • Throwing of batons following a race is an automatic disqualification.
  • Unsporting acts during competition, including in the warm-up areas, can be grounds for disqualification. Cursing, intimidation, and bullying are considered unsporting acts.