https://www.nfhs.org/Sanctioning/Event?id=32485

NFHS Sanctioning 6/6/2026 5:24:09 AM

2024 Kansas Relays

Event Information

Event Name	2024 Kansas Relays
Sport	Outdoor Track & Field
Gender	Both
Starting	4/18/2024 8:00:00 AM
Ending	4/20/2024 5:00:00 PM

Will there be an entry fee?	Yes
Entry Fee Amount	$20.00
Will there be an admission fee?	Yes
Adult Admission Fee	$15.00
Student Admission Fee	$8.00
Event Application Date	Thursday, January 4, 2024 04:48 PM

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Host School & Outside Sponsor Information

School Name	Lawrence High School
Address	1901 Louisiana St
City	Lawrence
State	KS
ZIP Code	66044
Principal's Name	Quentin Rials
Principal's Email	quentin.rials@usd497.org
Principal's Phone	785-832-5050

Event Location

Outside Sponsor

Invitation & Invited States/Provinces

Number of Schools Invited	100
Will Junior Varsity teams be invited?	No
Will club teams be invited?	No

Invited States/Provinces

Awards Information

Maximum Retail Value

$5.00

Maximum Retail Value

$25.00

Maximum Retail Value

$0.00

Event Manager Information

Event Manager	Tim Byers
Organization	Kansas University/Kansas Relays 2023
Email	timbyers@ku.edu
Phone	7853933847
Fax

Invited Schools

School Name	Address	Team Type
Bentonville HS	1801 SE J ST, Bentonville, AR 72712	Varsity
Salida HS	26 Jones Ave, Salida, CO 81201	Varsity
Ames HS	1801 Ridgewqood Ave, Ames, IA 50010	Varsity
Carlinville HS	829 W Main St, Carlinville, IL 62626	Varsity
East St Louis HS	4901 State ST, East St Louis, IL 62205	Varsity
Baldwin City HS	415 Eisenhower ST, Baldwin City, KS 66006	Varsity
Lawrence Free State HS	4700 Overland Dr, Lawrence, KS 66049	Varsity
Lawrence HS	1901 Louisiana ST, Lawrence, KS 66044	Varsity
Liberty North HS	1000 NE 104th ST, Liberty, MO 64068	Varsity
Millard North HS	1010 S 144th ST, Omaha, NE 68154	Varsity
Jenks HS	205 Esat B ST, Jenks, OK 74037	Varsity
Onalaska HS	700 Hilltopper Dr, Onalaska, WI 54650	Varsity

State Approval

Country	State	Approval	Jurisdiction	Non-Member	Date	Limits on Permission to Participate
United States	AR	Approved	Yes	No	01/09/2024 07:37 PM	Follow all AAA guidelines regarding sanctioning.
United States	CO	Approved	Yes	No	01/05/2024 03:08 PM	No Sunday contact allowed and school must submit out of state competition form to CHSAA through rSchool platform.
United States	IL	Approved	Yes	No	01/05/2024 09:42 PM	Schools must be member schools of their state association or approved for competition by their respective State Association. IHSA Travel By-law applies. Must have an IHSA Certified Coach meeting IHSA By-law 2.070 and teams must also follow IHSA By-law 5.140-5.143 & 5.310-5.313.
United States	IA	Approved	Yes	No	01/05/2024 02:34 PM	Iowa schools can only participate against schools who are members of a state association.
United States	KS	Approved	Yes	No	01/04/2024 07:33 PM	Participating schools must be within 500 miles of the KS border.
United States	MO	Approved	Yes	No	01/05/2024 10:18 PM	1. Only the following schools shall participate: a) member schools of the MSHSAA registered in the particular sport/activity b) member schools of another state activities/athletic association which is a member of the NFHS c) member schools of a like-state association which is recognized for competition by another state activities/athletic association which is a member of the NFHS d) individual schools recognized for competition by another state activities/athletic association which is a member of the NFHS 2. For sports, if awards are offered, symbolic awards are preferred. No service, cash or gift certificate awards. May receive an award of merchandise items (one or more) which together do not exceed a total manufacturer’s suggested retail value of more than $250 is allowed for participants. The total value of all items shall be calculated using the manufacturer’s suggested retail value for each item. 3. The MSHSAA and NFHS do not sanction participation in meets, tournaments, or other contests to qualify for and/or determine a national high school championship. 4. MSHSAA member schools may not compete against non-member schools. 5. Students must be supervised by a faculty member or administrator from each individual MSHSAA school involved.
United States	NE	Approved	Yes	No	01/11/2024 03:52 PM	Nebraska schools can only compete against schools who are members of their HS association. No Sunday competition.
United States	OK	Approved	Yes	No	01/05/2024 04:01 PM	All OSSAA rules/policies to be followed.
United States	TX	Denied	No	No	02/25/2024 02:14 PM
United States	WI	Approved	Yes	No	01/05/2024 04:45 PM	Wisconsin schools may only participate against grades 9-12 schools that are state association members. For basketball, a school may not play in more than two tournaments or in a nonconference tournament consisting of more than eight schools in a bracket. Each game in a tournament counts as one game toward the maximum allowed games. A student may receive: 1) a medal, cup, trophy or plaque from the sponsoring organization regardless of cost; 2) from schools, mementos not to exceed $200 in total fair market value. Non-school organizations desiring to make contributions toward the purchase of a championship ring/memento must make those contributions to the school; 3) any other award for participation in an athletic contest, or for athletic honors or recognition, which does not exceed $100 in fair market value in the following WIAA recognized sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling for boys, and basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball for girls; 4) and retain items of apparel which are worn for non-school athletic competition as part of a team uniform provided for and worn by the student during competition.

NFHS Approval

Approval	Jurisdiction	Date	Comment
Yes	Yes	03/19/2024 01:29 PM	NFHS Sanctioning does not include TX. Member/approved schools only.