Connecticut High School State Track & Field Records
Policies and Procedures

Updated: 03-27-2022

Welcome to the Connecticut High School State Records for Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
The records posted on this site are the intellectual property of Ronald Knapp and MTFR Management. Please view the following Policies & Procedures for how to submit a performance for a state record or to provide updates to existing state record information.
Mission Statement
It has been our mission for over 40 years to recognize the best scholastic track and field records and performances by Connecticut high school athletes. The Connecticut State High School Track & Field Records represent the best recorded performances by Connecticut’s CIAC high school track and field student-athletes aged 19-and-under competing against other student-athletes aged 19-and-under during a CIAC track and field season and in certain post-season competitions taking place no later than August 31 of the athlete's graduation year. More specific criteria for consideration for inclusion in these Records are contained in the following Policies and Procedures as based on standards supported by the Association of Track and Field Statisticians and Track and Field News.
POLICIES & PROCEDURES:
How to Submit a Performance for a Connecticut High School State Track & Field Record or Update Existing State Record Information
Submit the following information to MTFR Management of an athlete's performance for consideration as a new record or a change to existing record. Copy the required details listed below and paste into an email with completed information for each item. Email the completed details of the performance to: mytrackfieldrecords@gmail.com. Incomplete email requests will not be considered.

1. Indoor or Outdoor:
2. Event name listed in official results:
3. Boys or Girls Event:
4. Meet Name:
5. Date of performance:
6. Location of meet (venue, town, state):
7. Performance for consideration (time, distance, height or points achieved):
8. Athlete's first and last name:
   Age:
   Grade:
   Sex (Male or Female):
   For relays, listing of same athlete data for each relay team member in their running order):
9. Name of athlete’s CIAC high school:
10. Meet director First and last name:
    Email address:
11. URL location or attach PDF of officially published meet results:
12. Submitter’s First and last name:
    Relation to performer(s) i.e., coach, parent, athlete, meet director, etc.:

Criteria for Connecticut High School State Record Consideration in Track and Field
1. Athlete Criteria:

1. A student-athlete on a CIAC member high school track and field team roster during the regular season.
   • (Due to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on CIAC seasons starting in 2020 and 2021, this criterion is waived should there be a late start to season or cancellation of a CIAC season.)
2. 19-years or younger on date of performance.
3. Male competing in boys’ events or female competing in girls’ events.

2. Meet and Event Criteria:

1. Meet run in accordance with CIAC, NFHS, USATF, AAU and/or IAAF Track and Field rules except as modified by these criteria.
2. Event limited to competitors of high school age of 19 or under according to CIAC eligibility rules.
3. Event performance achieved
   • No earlier than official CIAC start of season
   • no later than August 31st of the athlete’s graduation year.
   • (Due to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on CIAC seasons starting in 2020 and 2021, this criterion is waived should there be a late start to season or cancellation of a CIAC season.)
4. Mixed male/female relay teams participating either in boys’ relay events or in girls’ relay events are ineligible.

3. Venue and Equipment Criteria:

1. All performances must occur on a track of regulation size for the season or a field event facility compliant with state and/or national rules and field events must be contested with certified equipment. Steel tape measures are required for vertical field events and strongly recommended for horizontal field events.
2. Performances on oversized tracks are not considered for records.
3. Track performances achieved after 2/27/2019 require fully automatic timed results.
4. Times on route to a longer distance finish are included in track records if FAT was used and are included as part of the official results.
   Relay splits are not considered for individual track records.
5. Throwing events require that implements must have been measured and verified as legal for competition according to CIAC, NFHS, USATF, AAU and/or IAAF Track and Field rules.
6. Outdoor track performances in the triple jump, long jump or in any race that is not run around the complete oval of the track require a reliable wind instrument recording as part of the official results to determine that the athlete did not receive assistance from the wind exceeding state/national limits (NFHS rules: no tailwind exceeding 4.474 miles per hour or 2 meters per second).

Responsibility of Records Management

1. The MTFR Management reserves the right to reject and exclude performances if it determines in its sole discretion that they fail to comply with the standards above, and the MTFR Management may use or refute any information it may choose in making such determination.
2. Upon verification by the MTFR Management of the accuracy and veracity of the performance and compliance with the above eligibility criteria, procedures and policies, if the performance equals or surpasses the then-current record, then these records will be revised accordingly to reflect the equaled or new Connecticut High School State Track and Field Record.
3. The submitter will be notified in writing of the acceptance or rejection of the record request.