Men's & Women's Track & Field Rules - NAIA

RULE 10 / INDOOR TRACK: FACILITIES AND CONDUCT129
Measuring Distances
ARTICLE 5. See Rule 1-1.5.
Overhead Clearance
ARTICLE 6. It is recommended that a minimum of 9.14 meters (30 feet)
overhead clearance be provided without obstruction (lights, beams, ceiling,
etc.).
SECTION 3. Order of Events
Order of Events
The order of events for indoor meets should be:
One-Day Meet
With Preliminary Heats in Dashes and Hurdles
60 minutes before track events—Weight Throw
30 minutes before track events—Pole Vault, High Jump,
Long Jump and Shot Put
Triple Jump (immediately after Long Jump)
Hurdle Preliminaries
Dash Preliminaries
Mile/1,500 Meters
Hurdles Finals
400 Meters
500 Meters
Dash Finals
800 Meters
1,000 Meters
200 Meters/300 Meters
3,000 Meters/Two Miles or
5,000 Meters
1,600-Meter Relay/Mile Relay
3,200-Meter Relay/Distance
Medley Relay
One-Day Meet
Without Preliminary Heats
(For a two-day meet, this order of events should be followed as closely as possible.)
60 minutes before track events—Weight Throw
30 minutes before track events—Pole Vault, High Jump,
Long Jump and Shot Put
Triple Jump (immediately after Long Jump)
Mile/1,500 Meters
Hurdles Finals
400 Meters
500 Meters
Dash Finals
800 Meters
1,000 Meters
200 Meters/300 Meters
3,000 Meters/Two Miles or
5,000 Meters
1,600-Meter Relay/Mile Relay
3,200-Meter Relay/
Distance Medley Relay
Note 1: Changes from this order can be made by the games committee
or mutual agreement of the competing teams, but not to accommodate
competitors in multiple events. For example, blocking events by gender or
specialty is permitted.
Note 2: Due to variances in facilities and events in indoor track, the games
committee shall make decisions concerning the conduct of meets.
Note 3: Events of imperial measurement length, which are considered
equivalent to those listed, may be substituted as appropriate.