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Kehoe Twilight Meet Set For May 3

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland track & field team has announced that the annual Jim Kehoe Twilight Meet at the Kehoe Track in College Park, Maryland will be held this year on Friday, May 3. 

Contact Information:
Travis Coleman, Assistant Coach tcole304@umd.edu (email is the preferred method of communication regarding meet inquiries)
 
Entry Procedure
All college entries must be submitted through www.directathletics.com.  Entries will close Tuesday, April 30th  at 12:00pm. 
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Unattached / Open / Club Entries 
A limited number of open, club, and unattached entries will be accepted to enhance the fields for the meet. Unattached athletes must email their entries to: tcole304@umd.edu by April 30th for consideration.  Please include (1) the event(s) for which you are requesting entry and (2) your performances in those event(s) from this year or last year. Not all requests will be accepted. The entry fee for unattached athletes can be paid on the day of the meet and must be paid prior to competition. Fee is $30.00

Team Entry Deadline 
All entries are due by 12:00pm, Tuesday April 30th.  If you have additional entries beyond what is permitted on direct athletics please email these to tcole304@umd.edu for consideration. 

Declaration Deadline 
A list of final entries and heat sheets will be emailed to coaches by Thursday, May 2nd for review. Please keep in mind the minimal measurements when entering your athletes.

Entry Fee Structure 
$30 per college athlete entered and accepted into the meet. Open, club, or unattached entries are $30 per accepted athlete. The maximum entry fee for a team is $300 per team, per gender (i.e. $300 for women, $300 for men). Entry fees will be calculated based on the number of accepted entries, not the number of athletes that ultimately compete. Entry fees will be collected at packet pick-up at the meet. Checks should be made payable to the UMCP Foundation.

Field Sizes 
We will accept entries so as not to exceed 2-3 sections in all running events. Field events will be limited to 1 flight.
 
Field Events 
Top 9 from trials advance to the finals.
In the field events, the first mark will be measured.  Subsequent tries after the first attempt that does not exceed the minimum will not be measured.  The following are the minimum standards for the field events: 
 
Women Men
Long Jump 5.30m 6.70m
Triple Jump 11.50m 14.00m
Shot Put 11.50m 14.00m
Hammer 40.00m 45.00m
Discus 35.00m 39.00m
High Jump 1.53m 1.88m (opening height)
Javelin 35.00m 50.00m

Schedule of Events 
The Kehoe Twilight will feature an abbreviated schedule of events based on interest. Events are subject to cancellation if we receive an insufficient number of entries. A final time schedule will be emailed to coaches by Thursday, May 2. A tentative schedule is attached.
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