Meet Information
This meet is for Manatee County middle schools only: Braden River, Buffalo Creek, Haile, Johnson, King, Lee, Lincoln, Nolan, Sugg
Entries are due by October 17, 2017 at 11:00 p.m. Late entries will be $10 each, cash at the time of adding the athlete, charged by Elite Timing and Event Management.
This meet is a Middle School Cross Country State Meet qualifier!
MS XC State Meet info: http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/270048/info
State Meet Qualifying Standards: Top 25% of teams so with 8 teams competing, the top 2 teams will qualify for the State Meet. Top 10% of individuals so based on the number of finishers in the results, the top 10% will qualify for the State Meet as individuals (if decimal point is .4 and below, round down, if decimal point is .5 and up, round up for number of individual qualifiers). http://www.floridayouthrunners.com/how-to-qualify.html
Registration instructions (same as Oct. 14 meet): fl.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
If athletes are no longer on the team, from your team roster page check the box next to the name then either click "remove from XC" or "move to inactive" but please never delete athletes.
* IF YOU HAVE DONE ONLINE REGISTRATION BEFORE *
Quick summary (but use the link above): Once roster is updated then on this meet page click the green bar "Enter Online Now." "Enter School" to enter your male and female teams in the meet. Once the teams are entered then you click "View/Edit Entry" to get to the screen where you check box next to all the athletes names and hit save at the bottom (do this for both the boys and girls teams).
COURSE MAP:
The maps below are for the old 2 mile course. In 2016 it was changed slightly. It is the same basic course but shortened to 3K so that it matches up in distance with the middle school xc state meet distance.
Please print your own copies of the course map: PDF or JPG We do NOT provide copies of the map.
ENTRIES:
Entries are due by 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Please double check that ALL of your athletes are entered in the meet. Please enter all athletes (even if more than 15 per squad). Late entries or changes on race day will be $10 cash per athlete (paid by coach at the time change/correction is made to Elite Timing and Event Management).
Team entry fee: each school pays a one time entry fee of $75 which covers both Oct. 14 and Oct. 21 meets.
Payments: cash, check, or money order payable to RunnerGirl Inc., 8709 53rd Ter E, Bradenton, FL 34211 or if you wish to pay by credit card with PayPal, please send payment to: sales@runnergirl.com.
All teams must be paid in full before race day.
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
7:45 a.m. - Girls high school 5K race
8:15 a.m. - Boys high school 5K race
8:45 a.m. - Girls HS awards, Boys HS to follow
9:15 a.m. - Girls middle school 3K race (please be at starting line by no later than 9:05 a.m.)
9:30 a.m. - Boys middle school 3K race (please be at starting line by no later than 9:20 a.m.)
There will be no parking or drop offs in the 51st St Park parking lot (2900 51st St W - main parking lot by amphitheater/finish line) as it will be full from the high school races. Please plan to park in the parking lots in GT Bray - use the main entrance at 33rd Ave Dr W. If you park at the Baptist Church parking lot, you may be delayed entering that parking lot due to the high school races running south on 51st St W. If you are walking on 51st Street, you must stay OFF the sidewalk and will need to walk in the grass near the road as the high school races will be heading south on the sidewalk during their races.
*** PLEASE NOTE: The bridge to get from the amphitheater/finish area to the starting line is narrow and will be shut down to all athletes and spectators to allow the previous race's runners to finish without anyone in their way. The bridge is only wide enough for two people. Please inform your athletes, coaches, parents, and spectators that they must clear the bridge by the times indicated above if they do wish to watch the start of the next race. Our volunteers will be instructed to NOT allow anyone over the bridge if they will potentially interfere with the finishing runners so please get your teams to the start area early. They will be able to warm up on the soccer fields and use the larger, nicer restrooms by the soccer fields as well. ***
RESULTS:
Results will be posted on this meet page and RunnerGirl.com
Timing and results: Elite Timing and Event Management
Meet volunteers and course set up: Manatee High School Cross Country team and parents and Bradenton Runners Club.
Questions: Manatee High School XC Coach Rae Ann Darling Reed - coach@runnergirl.com or 941-586-9375.