MEDIA INFORMATION

DIRECTIONS: Mt. San Antonio College is located on Temple Avenue in Walnut, about one mile west of Cal Poly Pomona. A Mt. SAC map can be found at http://campusmaps.mtsac.edu. Cal Poly Pomona is located at 3801 W. Temple Avenue and will be the site for the discus and hammer events. The discus and hammer events will be held on the field by the baseball stadium. Please park in Lots B and K only. DO NOT PARK in the student parking lot by the dormitories. You will be ticketed. Green signs on both sides of the entrance will say DO NOT PARK!!

ETHERNET: The Hilmer Lodge Stadium Press Box is wired for Ethernet access and well as Wireless access.

FIELD ACCESS: All media wishing to enter the field area must show their media credentials. For your own safety, please stand within the designated areas and follow the directions of meet officials and security.

MEDIA CREDENTIAL PACKET PICKUP: All Media Credentials can be picked up at the Ticket Window at the entrance to Hilmer Lodge Stadium if not picked up Wednesday at the Sheraton Fairplex. Please read accompanying conditions regarding credential use enclosed in your media packet. Media packets will be available for pickup at the Sheraton Fairplex, Pavilion 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday prior to the banquet and for approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the banquet. Contact Cal Poly Pomona sports information director Paul Helms (contact info below) for more information about pickup.

PARKING: Media Parking is available in the “New” Stadium Lot R which is located directly west of the Stadium. Parking permits are enclosed in this packet and will not be sent. A list with credentialed media will be left with the parking attendants in Lot R. Please show valid ID to be admitted into the Lot R Parking Area.

PHONE LINES: There will be general phone lines for press use.

PRESS BOX: Press box space is limited and we would ask that only WORKING MEDIA be in the press box area. Also be considerate when using Ethernet lines and use only for working purposes.

RESULTS/HEAT SHEETS: Results can be obtained in the press box and will also be posted promptly on the web at www.csupomona.edu/~athletic/championship/index.html

and www.flashresults.com/flashwest/. Full packets will also be available at the conclusion of each day.

CONTACT: Paul Helms, Sports Information Director at Cal Poly Pomona, will be the primary media contact. He will be staying at the Sheraton Fairplex from Wednesday, May 26 until early Saturday, May 29. The press box phone number at Mt. San Antonio College is (909) 594-5611 x 2084 and will be active during the event. The sports information office at Cal Poly Pomona is (909) 869-2812 and Paul Helms can be reached by email at phelms@csupomona.edu

NEWS CONFERENCES:

Media members wishing to interview student-athletes or coaches must request the interview through a member of the sports information staff at the event. There will be personnel on hand to escort the student-athletes to the interview tent, which is located beyond the South End of the stadium and next to the final warm-up area. A map is enclosed in your media packet.

Student-athletes are allowed a maximum of a 10-minute cooling off period at the conclusion of the awards ceremony that follows each final. If the student-athlete is ready prior to the 10 minutes, he or she can participate in interviews as soon as they are ready. However, they are not allowed to leave the competition area before conducting their media interviews.

A student-athlete who is competing in more than one event on a given day may request to delay the interview period until after concluding their final event of the day. The only exception to this is if a record was set and then the student-athlete should be made available to the media shortly after that event. If time permits, the media coordinator should get a quote from the student-athlete to distribute to the media.

Student-athletes may be requested for interviews after preliminary heats with the 10-minute cooling off period in affect.