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One of Minnesota's premier track and field meets in the Hamline Elite Meet is back for 2022 and boy we couldn't be more excited! For the past two years, the meet has been canceled, so we haven't seen anyone run there since the Belle Plaine girls edged out White Bear Lake in the 4x400m in April 2019.
The meet is famed for past performances at the meet such as Jaret Carpenters sub-9-minute 3200m in 2016, the boy's discus throw duel in 2017, Lauren Ping and Lauren Peterson 1600m duel in 2019, Mike Sandles 50-foot triple jump mark in 2011, Maggie Ewens 50+ foot shot put throw in 2013 and many more spectacular performances!
The meet is unique in Minnesota, since it combines the best of the best across all classes in Minnesota at one meet, vying to become the Hamline Elite Meet champion.
Since the meet has not been held since 2019 and with so many newcomers always entering the sport, we thought we would inform you about some of the rules and regulations of the Hamline Elite Meet.
Hamline Elite Meet 2022 Entries will be posted on Wednesday April 27th*
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2022 Hamline Elite Meet Rules and Regulations
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Entry Info & Rules:
All high school track athletes in Minnesota are eligible to enter the meet (although the unique meet format does limit participation based on performance). This means Classes are merged for the meet.
Athletes are limited to competing in a max of 4 events (3 field & 1 running; 2 field & 2 running; 1 field and 3 running). An athlete may do no more than 2 running events of 800 meters or longer.
All events are finals. The only exception is the 100m, which has a prelim to cut the field to 9. All jumps and throws events athletes will receive 6 attempts during Friday's competition.
Entries for events must be based on actual meet performances in the 2022 season (indoor or outdoor). All marks must come from an MSHSL sanctioned meet. The name of the athlete, event, time, and meet where the mark was achieved will be requested during the submission process. Only FAT meet performances are acceptable.
Removing The 1600 to 3200 Conversion: You will no longer be able to use a 1600 time to get into the 3200. We will take the top run times in the 3200 for the meet.
Field Sizes:
100m - 18
200m - 9
400m - 9
800m - 9-12*
1600m - 12-16*
3200m - 12-16*
100mH(G)/110mH(B) - 9
300mH - 9
LJ - 12
TJ - 12
HJ - 9 plus ties
PV - 9 plus ties
SP - 12
DT - 12
4×100 - 9
4×200 - 9
4×400 - 9
4×800 - 12*
4x400 Mixed Gender - 9
Elite Meet Time Schedule
| Running Events |
| 5:30 - Boys 100m Prelims |
| 5:37 - Girls 100m Prelims |
| 5:45 - Boys 4x800m |
| 5:58 - Girls 4x800m |
| 6:13 - Boys 110m Hurdles |
| 6:23 - Girls 100m Hurdles |
| 6:30 - Boys 100m Final |
| 6:35 - Girls 100m Final |
| 6:43 - Boys 4x200m |
| 6:51 - Girls 4x200m |
| 6:57 - Boys 1600m |
| 7:05 - Girls 1600m |
| 7:18 - Boys 4x100m |
| 7:24 - Girls 4x100m |
| 7:30 - Boys 400m |
| 7:35 - Girls 400m |
| 7:44 - Boys 300m Hurdles |
| 7:51 - Girls 300m Hurdles |
| 7:59 - Mixed Gender 4x400m |
| 8:06 - Boys 800m |
| 8:11 - Girls 800m |
| 8:17 - Boys 200m |
| 8:22 - Girls 200m |
| 8:28 - Boys 3200m |
| 8:42 - Girls 3200m |
| 8:59 - Boys 4x400m |
| 9:08 - Girls 4x400m |
Field Events |
| 5:30 - Girls Discus |
| 5:30 - Boys Shot Put |
| 5:30 - Girls Triple Jump |
| 5:30 - Boys Long Jump |
| 5:30 - Girls Pole Vault |
| 5:30 - Boys High Jump |
| 7:00 - Girls Shot Put |
| 7:00 - Boys Discus |
| 7:00 - Girls Long Jump |
| 7:00 - Boys Triple Jump |
| 7:00 - Girls High Jump |
| 7:00 - Boys Pole Vault |