The University of West Georgia's track and field team will host the third annual UWG Legends Track Meet on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th, 2025.
In honor of the legends who built the program, head coach Ryan Bailey has named the first meet at UWG in more than 40 years the UWG Legends Invitational Track Meet. The history of the UWG Track Complex is unique, as the track was built in the 1970s, hosting the last meet in 1985. It was then renovated in 1995 by the US Olympic committee to allow for the Ukrainian National Team to practice for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
In the fall of 2021, renovations began on the track facility for the first time since that 1995 remodel. The track has now been completely resurfaced, a long jump pit has been added, all runways have also been resurfaced and upgrades to the hammer throw cage, and shot-put arena have been made.
UWG LEGENDS INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET - April 4-5, 2025
Schedule
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Location: Meet will be held at the UWG Track facility on Plant Ops Dr. on the Campus of the University of West Georgia. The college address is: 1601 Maple St., Carrollton. Be advised Plant Ops drive is not a through road. Teams also may be dropped off in the Z-6 Parking lot located across from the Biology Building on West Georgia Drive.
UWG Address
1601 Maple St
Carrollton, GA 30118
Location: Meet will be held at the UWG Track facility on Plant Ops Dr. on the Campus of the University of West Georgia. College address is; 1601 Maple St., Carrollton. Be advised, Plant Ops drive is not a through road. Teams may be dropped off in the Z-6 Parking lot located across from the Biology Building on West Georgia Drive.
Parking: Bus, Team, and Officials Parking will be directed by campus personnel. Buses will be directed to the Health Center entrance to access the drop-off area. Vans will be able to pull up to the Arbor View Apartments roundabout to drop off athletes and equipment. (Buses CANNOT use the roundabout, your bus may get stuck) Vans will not be allowed to park along the fence at the Observatory or in the very front of the track. No exceptions. Buses will park in the Tyus Hall parking lot unless otherwise directed. Spectators will park in the Z-6 parking lot. The UWG campus map can be found here: https://www.westga.edu/assets-main/docs/campus-map.pdf (also see below for graphic)
Facilities: The meet will be held on the UWG track, newly restored with top-of-the-line Rekortan M™ surface, along with renovated, upgraded, and resurfaced jumps and throws facilities.
Facility Practice: The Track and Field facility WILL NOT be available for any pre-meet practices on Thursday or Friday.
Meet Registration/Entry Fees/Entries: Registration will be done online via direct athletics. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Monday, March 27th. No exceptions. The entry fee will be $350 per gender. Payment may be made by check, credit card, or cash. Individual entries/incomplete teams (less than 14 participants) will be $25 per athlete. Entry fee for High School Showcase events is $25. No late additions or day-of-meet entries will be accepted. Registration is currently limited to four entries per event for field events and sprints/hurdles. There will be no limit for running events 800m and up. Updates will be provided if the meet grows to a size that would significantly change the meet schedule. If entering multiple relay teams, make sure to list each as “A”, “B”, “C” etc.
Scoring: Timing and scoring provided by Perfect Timing Group (PTGrouponline.com).
Seating and Team Camps: Spectators may use the designated open grassy spaces outside the track (the facility is a natural amphitheater shape). Team camps will be placed in the level area along the fence on the track's West side. We ask that the slope below the team camp area be kept free of tents to allow the best viewing experience for all spectators.
For safety purposes, there will be no athletes allowed on the infield during throws events. Warm-ups may be done on the cross-country training loop (immediately adjacent to the track facility) or on field #9. After all throwing events are complete, the infield may be used as a warm-up area. At no time should team members congregate on the infield for reasons other than to prepare for an event.
Athletic Training/First Aid: UWG Athletic Trainers will be available for all First-Aid needs (no training modalities). The First Aid tent will be just outside the track on the North side of the facility. Water will be made available at various areas around the competition area. If you have questions or special needs, contact our Head Athletic Trainer, Carri Stewart: cstewart@westga.edu
Implement Check-in and Weigh-in: Implement Check-in and Weigh-in will take place at the team entrance gate.
Packet Pick-up: Team packets will be available for pick-up starting at (TBA). Entry fee payment must be paid in full before the packet is issued to the coach.
Directions to Carrollton Campus
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118
(678) 839-5000
FROM ATLANTA
Travel I-20 West to Villa Rica/UWG Exit 24 and turn left (west) onto Hwy. 61. Travel about 12 miles to Hwy. 166 (Carrollton South Bypass) and turn left onto the 166 Bypass where Grace Lutheran Church will be on the right. (Other landmarks to watch for before you reach the light at Hwy. 166 include Pugmire Ford and Grace Lutheran Church on the right and McDonald’s, Zaxby’s and Longhorn Steak House on the left.) On the 166 Bypass, travel to the 6th traffic light. A CVS will be on the corner. At that light, turn right onto Maple Street (also Hwy. 166). UWG will be on the left about 6/10 of a mile along Maple Street.
FROM BIRMINGHAM
Travel I-20 East to Bremen/UWG Exit 11 (Old exit 3), turn right (South), and follow Hwy. 27 South into Carrollton, turn right onto Maple Street (Hwy. 166). UWG will be on the right approximately 2 miles.
FROM ROME
Travel Hwy. 27 South into Carrollton, turn right onto Maple Street (Hwy. 166). UWG will be on the right approximately 2 miles.
FROM COLUMBUS
Travel I-185 North to Newnan, take Hwy. Alt. 27 North to Carrollton. Turn left (south) onto By-Pass 166. At the 4th traffic light, turn right onto Maple Street (Hwy. 166) and UWG will be on the left approximately 6/10 of a mile.
Timing and Results: Complete results will be available online and uploaded to TFRRS after the completion of the meet. Timing will be provided by The Perfect Timing Group (www.ptgrouponline.com).
Concessions: Onsite concessions – Food Truck, Smoothie Concession, Snowcone trailer. Other vendors TBA
Food opportunities in Carrollton:
Athlete Check-in: All running event athletes must get their hip numbers from the meet clerk and report to the Starting Line Clerk with their hip number at third call or before race starts. Field event athletes are to check in at their field event starting 40min prior to the scheduled start of their event but no later than 15min prior to the scheduled start of their event. Spikes may be checked by the Clerk and/or Field event official.
Spikes: ¼” pyramid spikes only! Spikes may be checked at the Clerking Tent and at Field Event sites. Any athlete that is caught using spikes other than ¼” pyramid may be told to change them out prior to competing or may be disqualified from that event.
Field Event Attempts & Starting Heights: Athletes will get 6 attempts in all Throws and Horizontal Jumps if the field size is 9 or lower. If the field size grows large enough to affect the meet schedule, minimum marks may be required. Starting minimum heights will be determined after registration closes. If used, typical heights in PV is 2.37m (Women) and 3.02m (Men). High Jump opening heights will be 1.32m/1.62m. All legal marks in the LJ and TJ will be measured.
MINIMUM MARKS IN THROWING EVENTS: Efforts will be made to mark all legal attempts - unless the field size grows to a size that creates scheduling issues for the officials. Minimum marks will be introduced only if absolutely necessary.
RELAY CARDS: Relay Cards will be inside of the meet packet and must be filled out and turned into the starting line clerk when checking in. Only one member of the relay team needs to check in at the clerking tent but must have the relay card filled out and with them in order to check in.
