Shocker Sprints General Information
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Age Restrictions |
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Check-in |
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Novice is defined as a rower who has never raced a 2K on the water or at an indoor regatta before August 1, 2013. It is intended for rowers entering their first spring season. |
| Junior event participants must have been born on or after January 1, 1996 and not be on a collegiate program. |
| The Collegiate division is restricted to entrants from U.S. colleges. The fastest collegiate rowers will be eligible to win the overall award for the Open or Lightweight Event. |
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Qualifying Times for 2000 meter races All are welcome! You do not need a qualifying time in order to race at the Shocker Sprints, but we do ask for your 2k erg score so that we may seed you appropriately. No idea what your 2K time might be, contact Tori at tori.breithaupt@wichita.edu. |
| Registration |
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Online registration is now closed. You can register day of. Please read below for day of event entries. |
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Age Restrictions For all other events, age is as of race day. |
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Entry Deadline |
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Day of Event Entries Day of entries are welcome. Late entrants are not guaranteed a spot to race in their exact event category, but scores will be recorded with the correct event, unless administratively impossible, and ranked accordingly. |
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Fees |
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Late Fees None. However, late entries may not be assured an entry. |
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Entry Scratches After the entry deadline of February 5, 2014 all entry fees are non-refundable. Prior to the deadline, credit card purchases made through ecommerce can be refunded through ecommerce. |
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Entry confirmation Seedings and race time will be posted after the close of registration. This may be subject to change so please check back again before race day as well as when you check in on race day. |
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Waiver Form All competitors will sign a waiver. Waiver form for juniors/minors - under 18 as of race day. All minors must bring a signed waiver form from a parent or guardian to the race. All other competitors must sign a waiver at the registration table on race day. (Please do not mail any waivers as they will not be valid - please sign on race day at check-in table.) |
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Race Day Check-In Day of entries are welcome. Day of entrants are not guaranteed a spot to race in their exact event category, but scores will be recorded with the correct event, unless administratively impossible, and ranked accordingly. |
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Lightweights Weigh-in Time Rule: The weigh-in must be completed at least 30 minutes before your event. Your name, event number, or erg number will be checked against existing heat entries. Weigh-in will open at 8 AM and will close 30 minutes before the start of the last lightweight event. |
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Waiver Waiver form for juniors/minors - under 18 as of race day. All minors must bring a signed waiver form from a parent or guardian to the race. All other competitors must sign a waiver at the registration table on race day. (Please do not mail any waivers as they will not be valid - please sign on race day at check-in table.) |
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Directions Wichita State Campus (pdf) |
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Parking Parking is free on the WSU campus on Saturdays. The closest parking is in the Heskett Lot. The next closest lots are near 21st street and north of the Heskett Center. Please see the map. |
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Awards
500 meter sprints
30 minute event
Team 1000 meter Please Note: If you enter the lightweight division of an event, you will be eligible to win a prize only as a lightweight. In other words, we will not be awarding multiple medals to one athlete (even if, for example, a lightweight's score puts him or her among the top three open weight rowers in his or her event).
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| Will be available in 2014. |
Interpretation of Rules
The meaning and application of these rules will be determined solely by the Shocker Sprints Director. All decisions and deliberations of the Race Director will be secret, arbitrary, and final. NO
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