Meet Information
3A and 4A Region 3 Meet Schedule Date 11/07/20 Saturday
Coaches meeting 6:40 AM at the FINISH LINE
7:30 AM Girls 3A Region 3
8:00 AM Boys 3A Region 3
8:30 AM Girls 4A Region 3
9:00 AM Boys 4A Region 3
10:00 awards
The Host School will be Lakeland Christian School Meet Director: Milton Lyons with some assistance from Athletic Director Todd Radford and Assistant Athletic Director Mark Kirby.
Milton Lyons contact info is:mlyons@lcsonline.org(352) 220-3824
Timing Company will be Athletic Scoring Providers. The meet referee and starter will be Dan Epstein his contact info isEppa@aol.com cell (352) 613- 4478
Course preview: Holloway Park and the XC course will be open the day prior to the meet (11/05) from 8:00am till dusk and there will be several opportunities to race at the course during the season.
Team vans, buses and coaches in cars will not be charged parking or spectator fee, BUT you must use Holloway Park Dr. entrance off Hwy 98/Bartow Road. As you come through the gate, vans, buses and coaches will drive to the right.
Parking per car: $10.00
Spectator entrance: $7.00
We will have a lead cart for each race.
We will have a FHSAA Certified Official at the race.
Packet pick up and coaches meeting will begin at 6:40 am at the finish line. There will be signs posted. You will receive a bib number and a chip for all 15 athletes that you entered on your District entry list.
o 7 runners can race per team. A cross country team must be composed of five (5) to seven (7) runners.
o Team Awards will include Regional Champion and Runner up trophies, medals to the top 15 individuals.
Important 2020 Rule Changes Advancement of Teams and Individuals
(a) District Meet to
Regional Meet: The first three (3) placing teams and the top four (4) placing individuals who are not members of an advancing team shall advance to the regional meet. A "team" is defined as having five (5) or more runners on the starting line and competing. A runner who qualifies as a member of a qualifying team may be replaced in the team lineup by a substitute. The substitute, however, shall not be eligible for individual honors on anysubsequent level of competition.
(b) Regional Meet to Florida High School State Championship Series: The first four (4) placing teams and top four (4) placing individuals who are not members of an advancing teams shall advance to the Florida High School State Championship Meet. A runner who qualifies as a member of a qualifying team may be replaced in the team lineup by a substitute. The substitute, however, shall not be eligible for individual honors on any subsequent level of competition.
4.5.2.2.2
(a) Regional Meets - District Complexes *Consideration: depending on the number of teams that commit to participate in the sport during the 2020 sport season, the FHSAA office will look into the possibility of restructuring the district complex in the sport from 8 districts to 16 districts per classification and in doing so advance the top three (3) teams per district to regional meet.
Link for course map with photo to
download.http://www.hollowaypark.org/cross-country.html