Kinesiology

General Information

1. Age :

All participants must be 50 ye ars of age or older as of 12 - 31 - 2 3 to qualify for the Senior National Games .  Please be prepared to show proof of age at your first event. (i.e. driver’s license, state ID, etc.).
There will be separate categories for men and women in five - year age groups, as follows:

50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 - 79 80 - 84 85 - 89 90 - 94 95 - 99 100+

2.    Entries :

• THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS FRIDAY, APRIL , 14 h 20 2 3.
• If a T - shirt or Polo Shirt is ordered your entry must be received by Friday , Ap r il , 7 th 20 2 3.
• Please mail your completed entry form to :
George Hermann Western Illinois
Senior Olympics
Brophy Hall 2 21 A
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455
• Please direct questions to Tim Piper at 309 - 29 8 - 1 820 . If no answer, please cont act 309 - 298 - 1981 .
• Your games information packet will be distributed at your first event .
• Events that can accept only limited participation will be filled by order of entry.
• Any senior athlete residing in the United States is eligible to participate.

3. Entry Fee and Special Fees:

• Entry fee is 5$ for one event or $10 if you enter two or more events.
• Parti cipants may purchase a T - shirt for $ 2 0.00 or a Polo shirt for $ 25 .00. Shirts are 50% cotton/50%  polyester in sizes from S to XL. (Please add $1.50 for an XXL shirt.) Shirt orders must be mailed with  your entry form and received by Monday, April 7th . The s hirts will be a new design for 20 2 3 !
• A special fee will be assessed and paid at the time of the event for those participating in:
Bowling (3 games) $ 7 .00 (shoes $ 1 .00)
Golf (9 or 18 - holes and shared cart) $ 25 .00 green fees* (includes cart)
* reduced cost for HMGC members
Please note, golf will start earlier on Friday morning.
We will be us ing a shotgun start. Rain date , TBA .
Miniature Golf $ 5 .00

4. Awards :

• Immediately following the completion of an e vent, ribbons will be awarded to participants  (male/female) who finish in 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place in each age category. Any ribbons not picked up at this
time can be picked up in Brophy Hall 221A the following week.

5. Equipment :

• Athletes must provide their own athletic and safety equipment, which must meet NSGA standards.  WISO has a limited supply of equipment for certain events such as shot put, discus and disc golf.

6. Cancellations :

• Senior Olympic officials reserve the right to cancel any event due to i nsufficient registration, inclement  weather, or dangerous conditions .
• If an event is cancelled, every effort will be made to contact participants prior to the start of the  Olympics. If none of the events you signed up for occur , a refund can be issued upo n request .
• Some events may be cancelled/postponed by the event chair in the case of inclement weather.

7. Parking Information:

On Friday morning, you may park in the metered area east of the Student Recreation Center. On Friday  afternoon , you may park in Q - Lot, east of Western Hall. After 5:00 p.m. on Friday and all day on Saturday,  you may use any of the parking areas except the reserved areas near the residence halls and handicapped  parking areas. Parking for disc go lf will be east of Sherman Hall.

8. Meals:

Food may be purchased in the WIU University Union (Qdoba, Chick - fil - a, coffee shop), and around town at  various sites like , Subway, McDonald’s , Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King , Chick’s on the Square,  Chubby’s, etc.

9. Housing:

Housing arrangements will need to be made by the participants directly with the hotel, motel, etc.
• Camper facilities are available at Spring Lake on a first - come, first - serve basis or at Argyle Lake  Sta te Park with a reserva tion (309 - 776 - 3422). Both sites have 20 - 30amp hookups, shower houses
and host campers as well as boat rentals, bike and hiking trails, etc.
• Motels in town:
WIU - University Union Guest Rooms, on campus, 309 - 298 - 19 86
Hampton Inn, 163 9 East Jackson St. , M acomb, 8 55 - 605 - 0317
Super 8 M acomb , 313 West University, Macomb, 309/836 - 8888
Best Western Macomb Inn , 1655 E. Jackson, Macomb, 309/836 - 6700
Americas Best Value Inn Macomb , 1414 W. Jackson St., Macomb, 309/833 - 4521
Quality Inn Macomb , 16 46 N Lafayette St. Macomb, 309 - 837 - 2220

10. Social Hour :

All participants and spouses are invited to a free social hour at 6 p.m. on Friday evening, April 2 8 th , at the  YMCA of McDonough County /Senior Center, 400 E. Calhoun St . The YMCA i s located 2 blocks east of  Chandler Park in downtown Macomb, at 400 East Calhoun St., (corner of Calhoun and Dudley Streets). A light  meal will be served . Please mark the entry form to let us know you will be attending. Please park in the  parking lots to the west of the YMCA building. ( Be sure to make a reservation for the social hour on the  entry form).