Area Track Meet

[Skip Bayless]

Why is there a Area track meet before Regionals this year?

[JSnipes]

It was incorporated into 3A (not sure if it was added in 4A and 5A) this year because Regionals wasn't getting the top three from each district. By the time we got to Regionals, many districts were sending their #1,3,4 or #1,2,5 and so on. Regionals should be much more competitive top to bottom with an Area meet taking place. I am a head coach at a 3A school and I love the idea of the Area meet. I know some of us would like to take our distance kids to the Woodlands Regional Qualifier, but this will make Regionals much more exciting in my opinion.

[DP70]

Area meet was scheduled in for 2A schools too.