Meet Information
5th Annual BOB SCHMOEKEL CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
CROSS COUNTRY MEET -- SATURDAY, October 1, 2022
Welcome to the Junction City High School
cross-country invitational meet.Our
home course is located at the scenic Milford State Park.We appreciate the generosity of the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks in allowing us to have our course at the state
park.
Location:Milford State Park - Located approximately 6
miles northwest of Junction City.Follow the signs inside the state park to the course. (direction included in packet)
Participating
Teams:Clay
Center, Flint Hills Christian School, Hays, Highland Park, Hutchinson, Junction
City, Manhattan C.H.I.E.F., Salina Central, Salina South, St. Mary's Academy.
Packet Pick-up:
Packets may be picked up at the finish line.Starting boxes and wave numbers will be indicated on the packet.
Coaches
Meeting: The meeting will be held at 9:30 at the finish
line area (by the tent).
Race
Times:
10:00
AMGirls V (7 runners)5K
10:30
AMBoys V (7 runners)5K
11:00
AMGirls JV (10 runners)5K
11:30
AMBoys JV (10 runners)5K
12:00
PMC RACE (Unlimited)4K
Entries:Coaches, please note that we are offering a C
race for your athletes that will struggle to complete a 5K race within a 30-minute
window.Your proper entries will
help us stick to the timetable for race start times.
Please use.MileSplit KS; for
your entries.
They are due by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27th.No substitutions will be allowed on race day.Please email our timer Pat Melgares melgares@LetsGoRun.com if
you have any questions.
Awards:Medals will be awarded to the top 20 finishers
in both varsity races, the top 15 placers in both JV races.Top 5 placers for boys and girls in the C
race.There will be no awards
ceremony.Awards will be given to
coaches at the conclusion of the meet.
Course
Maps:All Varsity
and JV races will run the 5K course this year.We will run a combined C race that will accommodate a shorter distance
(4K).Runners should stay on the mowed
path and follow the signs.We will have
course monitors stationed throughout the course.If a runner is caught cutting, his or her
entire team could be disqualified.
Team
Tent Area: Please place tents a
good distance from the tents of other teams.
Restrooms:Portable restrooms will be located at the
meet site.
Bibs,
Chips and Scoring:This
year we will be using shoe chips and bibs to manage meet timing.Please advise your athletes to wear the shoe
chip on her/his shoe of choice.Teams
will be responsible to collect chips and return to the meet timer at the
conclusion of the meeting.Failure
to return chips will result in a $5 replacement fee per chip.Results packets will be available at the
conclusion of the meet.Shoe chips need
to be returned before receiving your award packet.
Entry
Fee:$60 per
team / $120 for both boys and girls.
Parking:Limited parking is available at the course site.There will be a $5 charge per car.When a car arrives at the gate to the CC
course the car will be given a parking pass.
Concessions:There will not be a concession stand on site
for the race this year.
Covid:Outside - no masks required.