Capacity restrictions announced for state track meet finals
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Finals sessions at the Iowa state track and field championships on Saturday, May 22, will be split and spectators will be ticketed through qualifying participants due to capacity restrictions at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced that the three-day coed meet will be held on Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21, with finals on Saturday. Current attendance limits from Drake University and Polk County Health Department allow for two tickets per qualifying participant in the session in which they compete. Any remaining tickets in each session will be made available to participating schools.
Class 2A and 3A boys and girls will compete in the 9 a.m. sessions each day. Class 1A, 4A and wheelchair competitors will be in the later sessions (3:30 p.m. on Thursday, 3:25 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday).
Spectators and participants will be required to clear the facility after each session, including the finals. Seating will be unassigned with spectators required to use socially-distanced pods and wear masks at Drake Stadium, per recent CDC guidance on crowds at outdoor events. Available seat locations will be identified with stickers on bleachers.
The IHSAA and IGHSAU will work through member school administrators following state qualifying meets on May 13 to arrange initial ticketing procedures for qualifiers and alternates. Digital ticketing will be conducted through HomeTown Ticketing participant promo codes via the IHSAA website. Qualifiers out of preliminary events on Thursday and Friday will be ticketed for Saturday finals once results are finalized.
