District 1/2 4A XC Championships

State Qualifiers

District 1/2 4A Girls – 5 Teams/25 Individuals

District 1/2 4A Boys - 5 Teams/25 Individuals

Race Schedule

2A Girls 11:00 AM

3A Girls 11:40 AM

4A Girls 12:20 PM

2A Boys 1:00 PM

3A Boys 1:40 PM

4A Boys 2:20 PM

AWARDS  2:40 PM

Award Presentations

Awards for each race will be presented immediately following the completion of the 4A boys’ race.  There will be plaques for each division/ribbons for places up to the number of allocations to state.

Day of Race Information

Busses should park in the Lakewood High School loading/unloading lot.  This will be clearly marked off of 11^th Ave.

Race Course

The District 1/2 Championship race course consists of two loops around the high school grounds.  The start line is north of the stadium on the junior varsity baseball field, and the finish line is on the track. The course will be clearly marked with flags, fencing, and white paint. The starting area is closed to all but competitors, coaches, officials and team managers. The finish area is closed to all but competitors and officials. Coaches and managers may meet with the runners in the spectator area after the runners exit the finish chute.

 Uniforms

Contestants shall wear only the uniforms authorized by their school. If there is more than one contestant for a school, uniforms must be alike. Shoes are required. . Remind your athletes of the rules pertaining to jewelry (NONE can be worn including Live-Strong and string woven bracelets), T-shirts, spandex, etc (SAME SINGLE COLOR if worn by more than one team member).

Numbers and timing chips

A competitor must wear a contestant number on the front of the uniform before being allowed to compete. Each competitor must also wear a timing chip on each shoe.  These chips are specifically assigned to that athlete.  Care should be taken not to mix these up.

Lane Assignments

A random draw for lanes will be made prior to the meet. Lanes will be wide enough to accommodate at least three (3) team members across the front row.

Timer on the Course

A clock will be stationed at the one (1) mile point during the meet.

Scoring Procedure

A runner will be scored for his/her individual and team place. Each runner must wear a number. At the end of the main finish chute, meet officials will remove the tear-off portion of the numbers in order of finish.

Finish Line

Coaches: Train runners to run through the finish line and into the chute. A double chute set up will be used.  Be sure you instruct your runners not to change chutes after crossing the finish line. 

Runners and coaches are to stay clear of the official timer at all times during the race. Each runner will be timed and copies of the complete meet results will be posted online at athletic.net. There will be two official video cameras placed at the finish for back up. No other video will be considered, and review of any videotape will be by the meet referee and games committee only.

Scoring

The team score shall be determined by totaling the points scored by the first five (5) runners of each team to finish. If fewer than five (5) runners finish, no score shall be listed. Individual finishers will not be counted in team scoring. Ties will be broken as follows: Ties in team scoring shall be resolved by comparing the 6th place finishers from the teams that tie. The team with the best 6th place finisher shall prevail. If a team does not have a 6th place finisher, the team with the 6th place finisher will prevail. If only five (5) competitors finish of both teams that tie, the team scoring shall be resolved totaling the scores of the first four (4) finishers.

Results

Unofficial results will be posted as soon as they are available. Printed results will be available at the end of the meet.

Toilets

Toilets will be available in the stadium breezeway. Portable toilets will also be available at the starting line and near the finish line.

T-Shirts

Commemorative t-shirts will be on sale from Northwest Designs.