Ocean Breeze Grand Prix Meet Information

January 18, 2017

We are pleased to invite your athletes to the Ocean Breeze Grand Prix to be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The meet will be held at the state of the art Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. One of the fastest track in the country and the only IAAF certificated indoor track & field facilities in the United States. An elite-level hydraulically banked track that can be converted from eight to six lanes. It has an eight lane sprint/hurdle straightaway, two long jump/triple jump runways, two shot put/weight cages, two high jump and pole vault runways.

USA Track & Field New York will be offering prize money for the top three athletes in the following events:

Men's and Women's 60 Meters, 60 Meter Hurdles, 300 meters dash, 600 meter run, 1,000 meter run, mile run, high jump, pole vault and the 3200 meter relays.

As an additional incentive, for the Men's and Women's Mile, we will be offering a bonus award if the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex facility record is broken.

As of January 21, 2017, the facility record are:

Colby Alexander	3:57.74	New York-New Jersey TC
Angel Piccirillo	4:36.00	Villanova University

We thank you for all your support and we hope to make this an annual event on the indoor track circuit.

We look forwarded to seeing you at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex!

Information Sheet

Important Dates	Wednesday, February 1^st - Athletes deadline to declare on directathletics Monday, February 8^th - Accepted athletes/relays will be posted on www.oceanbreezenyc.org Wednesday, February 16^th - Lane assignments will be made available
Entries	You must enter all individual athletes and relay teams on directathletics.com by Monday, February 14th at 10:00pm. Please use the athlete's best mark from 2016 outdoor or 2016-17 indoor season. Number of accepted athletes in running events: 60 meter dash - 8 athletes accepted - Final on Time 60 meter hurdles - 8 athletes accepted - Final on Time 300 meter dash - 8 athletes accepted (2 heats - lanes 3-6) - Final on Time 600 meter dash - 6 athletes accepted - Final on Time 1,000 meter run - 8 - 10 athletes accepted Mile run - 10 - 12 athletes accepted 3,200 meter relay - 8 teams Number of accepted athletes in field events: High Jump - 6 athletes Pole Vault - 8 athletes Minimum Standard Men's High Jump - 2.05 meters Women's High Jump - 1.71 meters Men's Pole Vault - 4.75 meters Women's Pole Vault - 3.75 meters

Entering the Athletic Complex	Entry to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex for coaches and Athletes will be on the first floor of the parking facility. All athletes and coaches will pick up their packets at the registration desk.
Credentials	All credentialed athletes and coaches must wear "Official Ocean Breeze Games Credentials". Each club team will receive one coach's pass. Individual athletes will receive one athlete support credential for their coach/manager.
Spikes	Only " pyramid spikes are permitted on the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. Spikes will be available to purchase at the meet.
Clerking	Checking and hip number pick up will happen on the first floor of the facility
Starting Blocks	Starting Blocks will be provided by Ocean Breeze Athletic Center. Only those starting blocks maybe used in the facility.
Warm-ups	All warming up will be done on the first floor of the facility.
Rules	USATF/IAAF rules will be followed in this meet.
Tickets		Tickets for the event can be purchased at eventbrite. Ticket prices: General Admission - $10.00, VIP - $40.00 and Super VIP - $100.00