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GENERAL INFORMATION

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HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION CONTACT

Mark Gardner, High School Division Coordinator
Email: mgardner@cnusd.k12.ca.us 

DATES AND DEADLINES

• Sunday, March 1st @ 12:01 am

  • Registration Opens

• Saturday, April 4th @ 11:59 pm.

  • Registration Closes

• Monday, April 6th @ 5:00 pm

  • Accepted Entries Posted

• Thursday, April 9th @ 11:59 pm

  • Scratch Deadline

• Friday, April 10th @ 5:00 pm

  • Final Confirmations (Accepted Entries) Posted

  • Tentative heat/section information will also be posted

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION CONTESTED EVENTS

The High School sections of the Mt. SAC Relays, presented by NIKE, will be contested on Thursday, April 16, Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2026 and will include the following events:

RUNNING EVENTS:

100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, Mile (1,600M qualifying time will be accepted for seeding purposes), 3,200M, 110M Hurdles, 100M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles, 400M Hurdles, 4X100M Relay, 4X200M Relay, 4X400M Relay, 4X800M Relay, 4X1,600M Relay, Shuttle Hurdles, 1,600 Sprint Medley, Distance Medley.  

FIELD EVENTS:

Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Discus

CANCELLATION POLICY

The Mt. SAC Relays will be contested regardless of weather conditions. There are no refunds due to inclement weather, acts of God, police or fire department closure or any other circumstances beyond our control. The Mt. SAC Relays reserves the right to cancel, postpone or reschedule the event without refund of entry or ticket fee.

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REGISTRATION

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• By registering on Athletic.net (Link Above “REGISTRATION”), you declare that you have read and understand all of the information on this webpage and agree to abide by the rules stated on this webpage.

• Boy’s and girls’ teams from the same high school are treated as ONE program. Both teams from the same high school will register using the same Athletic.net account.  All related information sent out to schools – including accepted lists, confirmations and heat and lane assignments, will be sent to the registered (coaches/administrators) emails on Athletic.net school account.

• INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ENTRIES – International entries require a detailed and form intensive process.  Please contact the High School Division Coordinator, if you are or have an International Student-Athlete wishing to participate at the Mt. SAC Relays. 

REGISTRATION FEES

• Individuals: $30 per individual per event

• Relay Teams: $70

• Maximum Entry Fee Per School: $400 per gender / $800 both genders

You will be required to authorize a credit card at the time of registration to enter athletes into our meet. The credit card will only be charged for ACCEPTED athletes and relay teams left on your Mt. SAC Relays Team Roster, when Final Confirmations are posted.  

Please note that our registration process no longer allows a school or individual to pay their fees on meet day. Your team’s full entry fee will be charged to the credit card on at the time of our scratch deadline.

If you require a receipt, you can generate one online through your Athletic.net account.

ENTRY MARKS 

All entry marks must have been achieved in 2026 and must be an official mark listed on Athletic.net. No manually entered marks into Athletic.net will be accepted.

MINIMUM ENTRY STANDARDS: While there are no minimum entry standards, be aware that there are a limited number of spaces available in each event. We will only be accepting the top athletes and relay teams. NOTE: The act of registering, DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE into the Mt. SAC Relays.

ACCEPTED ENTRIES

A LIVE list of all athletes accepted into this year’s Mt. SAC Relays and the events in which they have been accepted will be posted at Athletic.net. If an athlete is listed as “Accepted” that means that athlete has been accepted into a section of the Mt. SAC Relays.  Which section will be determined in the Final Confirmation.  

When viewing the live accepted list on Athletic.net, the following color codes will be used:

• GREEN = Accepted

• PURPLE = Waitlisted (alternate)

• RED = Not Accepted

SCRATCHES

Coaches wishing to “scratch” (remove) an athlete from the competition, must do so by the scratch deadline.  Any scratch occurring after the scratch deadline will be charged to your entry fee.  

FINAL CONFIRMATIONS

All remaining accepted athletes that remain on your roster for the Mt. SAC Relays will be charged to you credit card when the Final Confirmations are posted. 

HEAT AND LANE ASSIGNMENTS

• Athlete heat and lane changes will be posted and updated throughout the week leading up to the Mt. SAC Relays.

• On meet day, changes may occur if there are scratches or a competitor fails to declare.

• Final heat and lane assignments will be given, on meet day, at the hipping area.

LATE SCRATCHES

If you have a scratch AFTER the scratch deadline has passed (no entry fee refund however, this will ensure that alternates can be notified), please email our High School Division Director, Mark Gardner at mgardner@cnusd.k12.ca.us with the following information:

• Athlete’s first and last name

• School name

• Event or events from which you are scratching this athlete

• Your name and phone number so we can call and confirm the scratch.

NOTE: Scratches may only be made by the official high school coach.

ENTRY MARK UPDATES

Official seed times on Athletic.net will continue to automatically update until the close of registration. After this date, the school’s coach, and only the school’s coach, may submit updated marks, for only “Accepted” or “Alternate List” Athletes, via email to our High School Division Coordinator, Mark Gardner at mgardner@cnusd.k12.ca.us

ALTERNATES

Athletes/Relay Teams that are not accepted into the Mt. SAC Relays may be placed on an Alternates List in an order determined by our seeding committee. When scratches occur, Alternates, for each event, will be placed into the meet in the order they are listed.

When Final Confirmations are posted, alternates will be listed for each lane race. On the day before the meet, the list will be pared down to five alternates for each lane race with no additional alternates being added.

Any alternate who is added into the meet prior to the scratch deadline will be charged a registration fee.

Distance races and field event fields are created with larger than expected fields to anticipate the usual number of scratches that occur.  In these events, there will be no alternate list and no one will be added to these fields.

Any alternate, who is listed as one of the 5 meet day alternates in a lane race, will be admitted into the stadium, for free (no entry fee, nor admission charge).

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MEET DAY INFORMATION

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PARKING

Buses and marked school vans MUST park in Lot F (North side of Temple Avenue).  There is no charge for Buses and marked school vans in Lot F.  All other vehicles must pay a $10 parking fee in Lot F, Gateway Parking Structure or other designated lots.  Handicapped Parking is available on the top floor of Champions Parking Lot for a $10 parking fee and a valid handicapped parking permit. See: MT. SAC CAMPUS MAP

PACKET PICK-UP

Team packets and entrance wristbands may be picked up at the Team Packet Pick-Up Office located East of the Stadium Ticket office (North end of stadium). All high school teams must park in parking lot F, (North side of Temple Avenue) and use the tunnel, that runs beneath Temple, to access the front of the stadium.  See: www.mtsac.edu/maps

NOTE: The first coach to arrive on scene at packet pick-up will receive the entire team packet. It is up to that individual to coordinate any distribution of contents to later arriving staff and athletes. No packets will be given to parents or athletes. No athletes will be admitted without an official school coach.

STADIUM ENTRANCE

Everyone must enter the stadium via the Stadium Front Entrance at the North end of Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

• Athletes, Coaches and Staff with Wristbands will enter the stadium from GATE 2, next to the Packet Pick-Up Office

• Spectators and bus drivers, with uniform or ID, will enter from GATE 3, next to the ticket box office

ENTRANCE PROCEDURE FOR ATHLETES

In the Team Packet will be a wristband and bib number for every athlete that has been accepted into the meet (individual event or relay).  All athletes must have a properly secured wristband ON their wrist, PRIOR, to entering the stadium.

ENTRANCE PROCEDURE FOR COACHES

Each school will receive coaches’ wristbands calculated using the following formula:

• One athlete = One (1) wristband

• Two to six athletes = Two (2) wristbands

• Seven to 12 athletes = Three (3) wristbands

• 13 to 20 athletes = Four (4) wristbands

• 21 to 30 athletes = Five (5) wristbands

• More than 31 athletes = Six (6) wristbands

All wristbands must be properly secured ON their wrist PRIOR to entering the stadium.

TEAM CAMPS AND TENT POLICY

Team Camps are ONLY allowed in the following locations:

• Upper rows of East stadium bleachers

• Grass field located BEHIND the stadium scoreboard in DESIGNATED AREAS

TIME SCHEDULE

Although we pride ourselves on being one of the most punctual meets, there are situations that arise which warrant a change in time schedule.  Please check runmtsac.com for FINAL TIME SCHEDULE and carefully listen to stadium and clerk announcements on meet day.

EVENT CHECK-IN/DECLARATION

• FIELD EVENT ATHLETES

  • Check-in with the official at your field event site 45 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the event.

  • General warm-up for field event athletes should take place outside of the competition venue at the practice track.

• RUNNING EVENT ATHLETES

• •  Check-in at the CLERK OF THE COURSE and DECLARE your intention to run 30-60 MINUTES prior to the start time of your race.

    • The Clerk of the Course and the Hipping Area will be located behind our scoreboard at the south end of the track.

    • A coach may “declare” for their athlete at the Clerk of the Course.

    • Athletes or Relay Teams who fail to check-in/declare, at the Clerk of the Course, 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their race, will be scratched and an alternate will be placed in their spot.

    • Relay Teams must declare the 4 runners running in their Relay, by submitting a Relay Card to the Clerk, at this time 

  • The ATHLETE/RELAY TEAM (only the athlete or relay team) must report back to the HIPPING area 15 minutes prior to the start of the event to receive their heat/lane assignment and hip number.

    •  Athletes should be prepared and ready to race when entering hipping.

  • From Hipping, athletes will be escorted out to the start line.

ADDITIONAL RULES TO BE AWARE OF

• No needle or pin spikes allowed on the track.

• Omni-Lite, pyramid or Christmas tree, spikes up to 1/4″ in length are allowed on the Hilmer Lodge Stadium Track.

• Markers – Only white athletic tape may be used to place marks on the track/runways.  

  • No chalk, duct tape or permanent markers may be used as a mark.