CIF delays start of state track meet Friday-Saturday in Clovis due to heat
The CIF has pushed back start times for all events for this weekend’s State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium due to projected high temperatures.
Friday’s preliminaries events – which had been scheduled to start at 3 p.m. – will start at 4 p.m. with the girls discus beginning the field events. Track qualifying heats will start at 6:15 p.m. Friday.
The final heat Friday, in the boys 4x400 relay, is scheduled for 11:05 p.m.
Stadium gates will open at 3 p.m. Friday.
The championship finals Saturday will start with field events at 6 p.m., with the running finals starting at 7. Originally, field events had been scheduled to start at 4:30 and the track finals at 6.
The final championship event, the boys 4x400 relay final, is scheduled for 10:50 p.m.
Stadium gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Buchanan coach Brian Weaver applauded the changes and while he wasn’t concerned that they’d affect performances, he noted “there’s a slight concern about it being different.”
“I think it was a great choice,” Weaver said Wednesday. “With the heat, there are so many factors that come with it. You never want anything bad to happen. The athletes are a concern, but we’re even more concerned with the spectators. They’re the ones who have to sit out there the longest. They’re the ones we’ve really got to watch out for. The athletes know they have to keep drinking. They know they have to find shade. They know because their coaches constantly preach these things to them where the adults it’s not really being preached to. We have people that are going to be watching the stands.”
2016 CIF State Track and Field Championships
Friday’s schedule of preliminary events
- Girls discus, 4 p.m.
- Girls long jump, 5 p.m.
- Boys triple jump, 5 p.m.
- Girls high jump, 5 p.m.
- Boys discus, 6:30 p.m.
- Boys pole vault, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls pole vault, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls shot put, 6:30 p.m.
- Para shot put, 7 p.m.
- Boys high jump, 8 p.m.
- Boys long jump, 8 p.m.
- Girls triple jump, 8 p.m.
- Boys shot put, 9 p.m.
Girls 4x100 Relay
- Heat 1 6:15
- Heat 2 6:21
- Heat 3 6:27
Boys 4x100 Relay
- Heat 1 6:32
- Heat 2 6:37
- Heat 3 6:42
Girls 1600 Meter Run
- Heat 1 6:47
- Heat 2 6:55
Boys 1600 Meter Run
- Heat 1 7:03
- Heat 2 7:11
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
- Heat 1 7:17
- Heat 2 7:22
- Heat 3 7:27
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
- Heat 1 7:34
- Heat 2 7:38
- Heat 3 7:42
Combined 400m Dash
- Final 7:45
Girls 400 Meter Dash
- Heat 1 7:50
- Heat 2 7:55
- Heat 3 8:00
Boys 400 Meter Dash
- Heat 1 8:06
- Heat 2 8:11
- Heat 3 8:16
Girls 100 Meter Dash
- Heat 1 8:22
- Heat 2 8:27
- Heat 3 8:32
Boys 100 Meter Dash
- Heat 1 8:37
- Heat 2 8:42
- Heat 3 8:47
Girls 800 Meter Run
- Heat 1 8:51
- Heat 2 8:56
- Heat 3 9:01
Boys 800 Meter Run
- Heat 1 9:06
- Heat 2 9:11
- Heat 3 9:16
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
- Heat 1 9:20
- Heat 2 9:25
- Heat 3 9:30
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
- Heat 1 9:35
- Heat 2 9:40
- Heat 3 9:45
Girls 200 Meter Dash
- Heat 1 9:50
- Heat 2 9:55
- Heat 3 10:00
Boys 200 Meter Dash
- Heat 1 10:05
- Heat 2 10:10
- Heat 3 10:15
60 Meter Dash (Traditional)
- Final 10:20
60 Meter Dash (Unified)
- Final 10:25
Girls 4x400 Relay
- Heat 1 10:31
- Heat 2 10:38
- Heat 3 10:45
Boys 4x400 Relay
- Heat 1 10:51
- Heat 2 10:58
- Heat 3 11:05
Saturday’s schedule of championship finals
- Girls discus, 4:30 p.m.
- Girls high jump, 6 p.m.
- Girls long jump, 6 p.m.
- Boys triple jump, 6 p.m.
- Girls pole vault, 6:15 p.m.
- Boys discus, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls shot put, 6:30 p.m.
- Boys high jump, 8 p.m.
- Boys long jump, 8 p.m.
- Girls triple jump, 8 p.m.
- Boys pole vault, 7:15 p.m.
- Boys shot put, 8:30 p.m.
- Girls 4x100m relay, 7 p.m.
- Boys 4x100m relay, 7:10 p.m.
- Girls 1600m run, 7:20 p.m.
- Boys 1600m run, 7:30 p.m.
- Girls 100m high hurdles, 7:45 p.m.
- Boys 110m high hurdles, 7:55 p.m.
- Girls 400m dash, 8:05 p.m.
- Boys 400m dash, 8:15 p.m.
- Combined 100m dash (wheelchair/ambulatory), 8:25 p.m.
- Girls 100m dash, 8:35 p.m.
- Boys 100m dash, 8:45 p.m.
- Girls 800m run, 8:55 p.m.
- Boys 800m run, 9:05 p.m.
- Girls 300m low hurdles, 9:15 p.m.
- Boys 300m intermediate hurdles, 9:25 p.m.
- Combined 200m dash (wheelchair/ambulatory), 9:35 p.m.
- Girls 200m dash, 9:45 p.m.
- Boys 200m dash, 9:55 p.m.
- Girls 3200m run, 10:10 p.m.
- Boys 3200m run, 10:25 p.m.
- Girls 4x400m relay, 10:40 p.m.
- Boys 4x400m relay, 10:50 p.m.
This story was originally published June 1, 2016 at 2:06 PM with the headline "CIF delays start of state track meet Friday-Saturday in Clovis due to heat."