2026 NEICAAA Outdoor T&F Championship
Stonehill College
May 8-9, 2026
Host:
W.B. Mason Stadium
Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts
Dates:
Saturday May 8-9, 2026
Participant Championship Manual
Click HERE to access the Participant Championship Manual
General Information
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Monday, April 20: Meet Opens up In Direct Athletics
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Monday, May 4
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9 PM EST. Entries close on Direct Athletics
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10 PM EST Performance Lists will be released Immediately followin
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Wednesday, May 6
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10 PM EST. Scratch Window Closes
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Thursday, May 7
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10 AM EST. Seeding/Games Committee Meets
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Entries
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Entry Information
All Entries must be submitted through Direct athletics, no later than
9:00pm on Monday May 10th. https://www.directathletics.com
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Provisional entries
Provisionally qualified athletes will be accepted if the field is not full in
any event with automatic qualifiers. 32 athletes for running events and 24 athletes in the field
events.
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Fees & Membership Dues
Membership Dues All member institutions must be current with NEICAAA annual dues prior to
entering the championship.
$300 per gender (Men’s program = $300, Women’s program = $300)
Institutions sponsoring both genders are responsible for $600 total
Dues must be paid in full before entries will be accepted
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Entry Fees
All accepted entries into the championship will be assessed the following fees:
$20 per accepted individual event entry
$50 per accepted multi‐event entry
Scratches & Late
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All athletes entered in an event, must compete. If an athlete is unable to compete and must scratch
an event it will be considered a meet scratch and they will be unable to compete in the remaining
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Fees Any scratches made after the official scratch deadline has closed will still incur the applicable
acceptance fee:-
$20 for individual events
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$50 for multi‐events
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This policy applies because the athlete occupied a confirmed entry position at the time the field
was finalized.
Awards
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Individual Awards- Top 3 athletes per event will received medals, Top 8 athletes in each event will received an All NEICAAAA certificate. ( do we add in here where/when we will do the awards..folowing the event..ect..)
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Team Awards- Top 3 teams will be announced in the ceremony following the meet, and receive a team plaque.
Seeding
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All Events will follow NCAA rules for seeding and advancement to finals.
Preferred Lanes:-
Straightaway Races: 5-4-6-3-7-2-8-1 T
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Oval Races: 5-6-4-3-7-2-8-1
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Field Event Venues
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Long Jump & Triple Jump Runways
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Stonehill College provides two identical horizontal jumps runways, each equipped with permanent
takeoff boards for long jump and triple jump. -
Both runways will be available for practice and competition.
- Long Jump Takeoff Board:
- 8 ft board (standard placement)
- Triple Jump Takeoff Boards:
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30 ft board
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34 ft board
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40 ft board
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Board Usage:
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Women: 30 ft & 34 ft
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Men: 34 ft & 40 ft
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Protest Procedure
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Track and/or Field protests must be submitted within 15 minutes of official results being posted
and announced. All protests must be submitted on an official Protest Form that will be available at
the head officials table. All protests will be reviewed by the head official. Appeals of head
officials’ ruling will be heard by members of the Jury of Appeals. A $100 fee will be collected for
all appeals. This fee will be refunded if the head officials’ ruling is overturned. Official pictures
(from the timing system computers) for events under protest will be viewed only by the head
officials. The coach involved may view the picture only if consent is given by the official.
Check In
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Check in for events will start 90 min prior to the event and will finish 30 min prior
to the event taking place.
Opening Heights
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Opening heights will start one height lower than the current qualifying standard, however should
the field not be filled the opening height will be determined based on the entries received.
Weigh-In's
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Implements should be brought to the weigh-in area more than 90 minutes ahead
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Implements will be impounded in the weigh-in area and brought to the competition
area prior to each event.
Scoring
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Team scores will be tallied as the events occur throughout the day, Scoring for the
men’s and Women’s championship is to eight places (10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
Live Results
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Live Results will be available at www.lancertiming.com
Schedule
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Click HERE to access the full schedule.
Standards
Records
Event Tickets
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TBA
Parking & Facility Information
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Facility information including parking, campus maps and directions can be found HERE.
Facility Maps
Medical/Training Room Information
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TBA
Credentials/Wrist Bands
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TBA
Hospitality
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TBA
Hotel
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TBA

