Unfortunately we had to cancel the meet tomorrow due to unsafe course conditions and the safety of the athletes. 

Welcome to the Polk County Invitational at Clear Springs Ranch

**Updated Participant Waiver for Clear Spring Ranch**

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The waiver MUST  be completed in order to participate.

Clear Springs Ranch is a 1,200 acre parcel of beautiful Florida land. It has been home to Tough Mudder, Muddy Princess, Jeepin' with Judd, and numerous dirt bike races. Our team is partnering with Clear Springs to design a unique cross country course that will challenge all runners. The Polk County Invitational is open to all high school and middle school teams in the State of Florida.

Venue Information:

Clear Springs Ranch

Ledley Ware Rd,

Bartow, FL 33830

From State Road 60 (east

of Bartow), turn south on 80 Foot Rd. Travel south 2.07 miles to Cox Rd. Turn west onto Cox Rd. Follow Cox

Rd. until it ends. Turn south onto Ledley Ware Rd. The entrance is 600 feet on your right.

Schedule:

**Updated Schedule 

6:00AM Gates Open/Packet Pickup Opens

7:25 National Anthem

7:30 Varsity Boys

7:55 Varsity Girls

8:30 Combined JV Boys & JV Girls*

9:05 Middle School Girls*

9:30 Middle School Boys*

*Depending on entries the Middle School races may be combined.

There will not be an onsite coaches meeting. All information will be sent via email. Please make sure that you have an email listed for both coaches if your school has separate boys and girls coaches.

Course Map: 

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Awards:

Individuals

1^st - 15^th Varsity medals

1^st - 10^thJV and Middle School medals

Teams

1^stPlace Varsity, JV, and Middle School Team Award

*** All high schools MUST be members of their states association in order to compete ***

Varsity races will be a maximum of 7 runners. JV races are unlimited.

Pricing:

HS Varsity - $80 single gender/$150 both genders

HS JV - Free with Varsity entry

Middle School- $60 single gender/$100 both genders/$10 individuals

Registration ends at 11:00pm on September 20, 2021. THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONS OR CHANGES AFTER THAT.

Tent Area:

The team tent area will be located near the start line and the finish line.

Warm Up Area:

There are hundreds of acres of space for teams to warm up. Once the course map is finished, we will mark those

areas.ONCE RACES HAVE STARTED THE RACE COURSE IS CLOSED FOR WARMUPS.

Parking:

**Parking will now be free courtesy of Visit Central Florida.  

Registration:

All registration will take place on flrunners.com.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Only payment by check will be accepted. Checks can be mailed or brought to check-in.

Make checks payable to

Polk County BOCC.

Mail to: Polk County Sports Marketing- Polk County Invitational

2701 Lake Myrtle Park Rd.

Auburndale, FL 33823