ENTRY COSTS

Individual Races             £18.25

Relay Races                   £32.00 (per team)

Reserves will be charged £1 to cover administrative costs.

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 8th March 2022

ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 5 April 2022 at 23:59 – Student/Competitor Deadline

(Students/Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 7 April 2022 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student/competitor deadline to approve entries)

This competition will NOT operate a staged entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted through BUCS Play prior to the closing date listed above.

Institutions may enter two students per event regardless of standard (except for 5000m, Pole Vault and Triple Jump – Entry Standards below). However, if an event reaches capacity it may be necessary to restrict entries to 1 per institution and then best performances for remaining spaces. Any institution wishing to enter a 3rd and 4th athlete into an event must ensure that ALL athletes from their institution in that event have achieved the entry standards listed below. 3rd or 4th athletes will only be permitted if space allows; guest competitors will not be allowed.

Only 2 athletes per institution will be scoring athletes, however universities do not have to declare their scoring/non-scoring athletes. The first two athletes from an institution will automatically be classed as the scoring athletes.

For each competitor a URL link to their Power of 10 Profile must be submitted.

For International students a link to their country’s equivalent may be submitted or a PDF of results, (stating the name, date and location of competition). This must be translated into English.

For each event entered by the student their BP – Best Performance must be recorded. This BP must have been achieved within the last 3 years, i.e. between 1 January 2019 and 5 April 2022

For para-ahtletics events a student’s classification should be recorded.

The following formats must be used for BPs: Sprints (60-400) s.ms

Long distance (800m+) mm:ss.ms Field m.cm

Entries should be submitted via BUCS Play.

All students must have an eligible BP within the last 3 years (1 January 2019 and 5 April 2022 inclusive) for all events they wish to enter.

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

For each competitor a URL link to their Power of 10 Profile must be submitted.

For International students a link to their country’s equivalent may be submitted or a PDF of results, (stating the name, date and location of competition). This must be translated into English.

For each event entered by the student their BP – Best Performance must be recorded. This BP must have been achieved within the last 3 years, i.e. between 1 January 2019 and 5 April 2022

For para-athletics events a student’s classification should be recorded.

The following formats must be used for BPs: Sprints (60-400) s.ms

Long distance (800m+) mm:ss.ms Field m.cm

No late entries will be accepted regardless of reason.

Any entry without a Po10 link (or equivalent) will be rejected.

Entries that do not meet an Entry Standard will be rejected.

Entries without a BP achieved between 1 January 2019 and 5 April 2022

Entries without a BP submitted may be rejected.

Entry rejections are final and there is no process for appeal.

BUCS incorporate events for eligible student para-athletes.

Classification is an integral part of para athletics to ensure fair competition. All athletes participating in these events must have undergone at least a UKA National Level Classification by the competition date. UKA can advise on details on any classification events coming up soon for athletes requiring a Classification. To do this, please contact Job King.

The Parallel Success events will be eligible for team and BUCS points and medals awarded depending on the numbers of entrants into each event. Events will be mixed categories scored on the RAZA system. If there are vacant lanes in the track events and sufficient space in the field events guest para athletes may be invited to compete.

The RAZA system enables different classifications to compete against each other and RAZA calculates the best performance (BP) based on world records for each classification. In the Parallel Success events, medals will be awarded for the top three competitors in each event. Following BUCS regulation 6.1.2, BUCS points will be only available for events where an individual has beaten another individual. For example, if there is only one individual in a race, they will receive a gold medal. If there are two athletes, they will receive gold and silver medals, and the gold medal winner will also receive BUCS points.

Students wishing to enter these para-athletics events must enter via their Athletic Union/Sports Office in the same manner as all other entries for these events. There is no requirement for athletes to have previously competed in the specific event.

Track

• 100m - 100m Track time OR must have a 60m Track time (Athlete will be given slowest entry BP for seeding purposes)

• 100mH/110mH - 100mH/110mH Track time (including Junior 110mH) OR must have a 60mH Track time (Athlete will be given slowest entry BP for seeding purposes)

• 400mH - 400mH Outdoor Track time only

• 200m - 200m Indoor or Outdoor Track time

• 400m - 400m Indoor or Outdoor Track time

• 800m - 800m Indoor or Outdoor Track time

• 1500m - 1500m Indoor or Outdoor Track time

• 5000m - 1st preference: 5000m Outdoor Track will be taken OR if no track time available then: 2nd preference will be 5000m Road Race time at this distance AND be within the entry standard (ample opportunities are available before entries close). 3rd preference (if none of the above) - A 3000m track time accompanied by a parkrun time will be accepted and the 3000m will be converted using IAAF Scoring tables. A parkrun will be accepted (including for qualification for more than 2 athletes) but athlete will be given slowest BP for seeding. A BP from a performance in the event will be used above all other options

• Women’s 2000m Steeplechase - 2000m Steeplechase Outdoor Track time OR must have times for BOTH 1500m Steeplechase AND at least 2000m on the flat (Athlete will be given slowest entry BP or the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics will be used for seeding purposes)

• Men’s 3000m Steeplechase - 3000m Steeplechase Outdoor Track time OR must have times for BOTH 2000m Steeplechase AND at least 3000m on the flat (Athlete will be given slowest entry BP or the IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics will be used for seeding purposes)

Field

• Discus, Hammer, Shot and Javelin - Junior/Senior weights accepted
• Pole Vault - Standard for Men 3.50m and Women 2.30m (1st and 2nd athletes)
• All Field Events - BP for the specific event

Para Events

A previous performance in an event for newly classified athletes will not be necessary but will be if entering other events.

Entry Standards for all athletes 1 & 2

5000m 

• Men - 16:00:00
• Women - 19:00:00

Pole Vault

• Men - 3.50m
• Women - 2.30m

Triple Jump

• Men - 12.00m
• Women - 10.00m

All electronic links for BPs within the last 3 years, ie between 1 January 2019 and 5 April 2022 inclusive, WILL be checked for these events. This applies to substitutes as well.

N.B If an athlete has both a wind assisted and non-wind assisted BP, preference will be given to the non-wind BP and altered accordingly.

Performance Standards for 3rd & 4th Athletes

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

Please put Athletes 1 & 2 in as guaranteed entries

If you wish to enter a 3^rd & 4^th Athlete please put them in as non-guaranteed entries

RELAYS

Please enter 4 athletes into the relay, these do not need to be your 4 starting athletes. If you do not enter 4 athletes into the relay team the entry may be rejected.

RESERVES (SUBSTITUTES)

Reserves must be entered into the BUCS Play system alongside the entries.

If an athlete is listed in a relay or in an individual event they do not need to be put on the reserve list.

Only athletes not listed elsewhere need to be put on the reserve list.

There is no limit to the number of reserves an institution can enter. Only athletes named on the reserve list or already competing in the competition will be able to be used as substitutes.

Substitutes must have an eligible BP within the last 3 years, i.e. between 1 January 2019 and 5 April 2022 inclusive, for the event they are to be substituted into and WILL be checked on the day. Standards will also apply to substitutions.

Following the closure of entries and any subsequent checking of Best Performances, athletes on the reserve list will not be allowed to be substituted into an event from which they have previously been rejected if the reason for rejection was failing to provide a Best Performance within the last 2 years, failing to provide a Power of 10 link (or equivalent results link) or not meeting the required standard where standards are necessary.

A preliminary timetable for this event can be found here. Please note, it is subject to change prior to the event.

The following BUCS Points are available for the Overall Team results (Men’s and Women’s):

1st - 20 points

2nd - 14 points

3rd - 10 points

4th - 7 points

5th - 5 points

6th - 3 points

7th - 2 points

8th - 1 point

Please click here to see BUCS Points and Events available.

Withdrawals after the IA Approval Deadline will still be charged the entry fee. Competitors who do not withdraw, and do not register at the venue, will be classified as a ‘no-show’ and charged the entry fee and an additional £20 fine payable by the competitor’s athletic union or students’ union (Reg 4.4).

Please see our Withdrawal Policy for details.

All questions should be communicated by an institution’s athletic union or students’ union staff member to [email protected]