MHSAA 2A-4A-6A State Cross Country Championships 2015

Clinton, MS

Meet Information

Note: Postponed to Tuesday, November 10!!!

2015 2A-4A-6A State Cross Country Meet Information
SITE: Mississippi College Choctaw Trails Watson Cross Country Course

DATE & ORDER OF EVENTS:
Saturday, November 7, 2015

11:00 6A Girls
11:30 6A Boys
12:00 4A Girls
12:30 4A Boys
12:35 6A Awards Ceremony
1:00 2A Girls
1:30 2A Boys
1:35 4A Awards Ceremony
2:15 2A Awards Ceremony

Runners are to report to the starting line fifteen (15) minutes before the start of each race. Starting boxes will be selected by lot!

ENTRIES INFO: A team will consist of a minimum of five runners and a maximum of seven. A school may enter fewer than five runners to compete as individuals. A school may enter up to 10 runners (a team of seven plus three alternates). All entries will be issued a competitor number. Any seven and only seven of the entries may compete in the state meet.

ENTRY METHOD: All entries will be done online at ms.milesplit.com! ONLY ON-LINE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! There is no charge to school entering online! To enter your team: (1) Go to ms.milesplit.com, (2) on the home page click Calendar, (3) on the Cross Country tab click 2015 Meet Calendar, (4) on the Meet Calendar page scroll down to November 2015 and select MHSAA State Cross Country Championships, (5) on the MHSAA State Cross Country Championships page click the green Enter Online Now tab and follow instructions. IMPORTANT: BEFORE REGISTERING YOUR TEAM YOU MUST REGISTER FOR A MILESPLIT ACCOUNT AND CLAIM YOUR TEAM!!! For help with online registration and/or claiming your team go to ms.milesplit.com, on the home page click Resources, and then click Help with Entering on the Online Registration tab.

Entries Open: Monday, September 28, 2015 Entries Close: Midnight, Monday, November 2, 2015

Schools will not be able to enter on-line after Monday, November 2 without contacting the MHSAA. Schools will be charged $25.00 for each day they are late making their on-line entries!

ENTRY FEES: $10.00 per runner with a maximum of $70.00 per team (boys and girls teams are separate). Entry fees may be mailed or brought to the state meet. Make checks payable to MHSAA. Mail entry fees to: MHSAA, P.O. Box 127, Clinton, MS 39060.

ENTRY CONFIRMATION: Coaches are urged to bring their entry confirmation with them to the state meet.

MEET REGISTRATION:
1. Check in at the meet center and pickup team packet and pay any outstanding entry fees.
2. Enclosed in your team packet are:
School rosters with assigned contestant numbers. All entered runners (up to ten) have an assigned competitor number. Very Important Note: Athletes names will not be printed on the competitor numbers! It will be the responsibility of each coach to hand out the correct assigned competitor number to each of his or her athletes! Each athlete will be required to have their assigned number pinned on the front of their jersey in order to compete (DO NOT PIN THE TEAR-AWAY PORTION).
Course Maps, Starting Box Assignment Sheet, & Safety Pins
3. ANY SEVEN OF A SCHOOLS ENTRIES MAY COMPETE! There will be no changes or substitutions, only corrections on the day of the meet!!

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Course is grass and spikes can be used if desired. All races are 5000 meters! Pace clocks will be set up or splits will be called at the mile and 2-mile marks.

CHUTE: Coaches should instruct their athletes to keep moving all the way through the chute unless stopped by a meet official. A barcode scanner will be used for recording the order of finish at the end of the chute!!!

CLEAN UP: Please keep area clean by placing all trash in cans and trash bags provided at meet check in.

UNIFORM: Each athlete must wear a school issued uniform.

RESULTS: Results will be posted on the results board following each award ceremony in each class. Complete results will be posted on the MHSAA web site and at www.ms.milesplit.com the evening of the state meet.

Registration help:
http://ms.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions