W. Va. Code R. § 127-3-29

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 127-3-29 - Track and Field (Boys and Girls)

29.1. Rules: Track and Field rules published by the NFHS are the official rules for all interscholastic competition unless otherwise provided by Commission modification.

29.2. Organized Team Practice: Organized team practice will begin on Monday of Week 35 and the first contest may be on Wednesday of Week 37.

29.3. Length of Season: The track and field season will end for each team or individual by WVSSAC tournament elimination.

29.4. Maximum Team Contests: A track and field team will be permitted 16 meets exclusive of sectional, regional, and state contests.

29.5. Participation Limitations: Maximum of four events per participant per meet.

29.6. Scrimmages: Not permitted.

29.7. Individual students of a team must have practiced on 12 separate days, exclusive of the day of a contest, before participating in an interscholastic contest.

29.8. A student may accept awards in WVSSAC sanctioned events and non-sanctioned events during the entire year. These awards must be consistent with the items specified in § 127-3-5.

29.9. Middle Schools -- The above will apply for middle schools with the following adaptations:

29.9.a. Middle school teams will be permitted 14 meets and only two meets per week.

29.9.b. Middle school season will be completed by Thursday of Week 46.

29.9.c. Participation limitation: Middle school students, regardless of grade levels (6, 7, or 8), may compete in a maximum of four events, of which only three may be running events, including relays.

W. Va. Code R. § 127-3-29