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College and High School Cross Country Invitational
September 19, 2009
EVENT SCHEDULE
8:00 AM College Men 8k
8:45 AM College Women 5k
9:30 AM Varsity High School Boys 5k
10:15 AM Varsity High School Girls 4k
10:45 AM Junior High Boys 3k
11:15 AM Junior High Girls 3k
11:45 AM Award Ceremony
Entries: All entries will be done through the Direct Athletics website. www.directathletics.com
Entries are due by Wednesday, September
16th by NOON. No exceptions. Entries are unlimited in number in each race.
The Junior High division is only for athletes in the 7th and 8th grades. This is a Junior High race not a Junior Varsity Race. All Jr. Varsity runners are allowed to run in the Varsity race since there is no entry limit per team.
Entry Fee: $50.00 per team (Men and Women are separate) $100.00 for both genders.
Parking: There will be a $5 parking fee for all non-team vehicles.
Directions to the Course: Coming from the east on Hwy 12 take a left onto South Montgomery or a right on South
Montgomery coming from the west on Hwy 12. Proceed 3.5 miles and take a left on Poor House Road. Go 0.8 mile
to the Mississippi Horse Park/Agri-Center on the left side of the road. Parking will be on the left just past the Horse
Park. Signs will be at the intersection of Hwy 12 and South Montgomery as well as at the intersection of
Montgomery and Poor House Road.
Awards: Awards will be given to the top 10 individuals of each race. There will also be an award for the Team
Champions of the College and Varsity High School Divisions.
Starting Box Assignments: At packet pick-up each team will have been assigned to a starting box that will be
painted on the starting line. Please make sure your athletes know which box to line up in at the starting line. Box
assignments will be the same for each school in each race.
Team Set-up Area: There will be a designated area where teams can set up tarps, tents, chairs, etc. Please be
aware that the area where teams will be allowed to set up is about 400m down a grass hill from the parking area.
You will NOT be allowed to drive down to this area. So please be sure to have enough people to help carry
anything that is heavy or not easily transported.
Handicap Accessibility: If you have anyone that is going to need assistance getting from the parking area down to
the start/finish area, please contact us in advance, so we can make arrangements to assist in aiding anyone that
would require assistance. We will have a couple of golf carts available to aid anyone who may need assistance.
Contact Person: Houston Franks, hfranks@athletics.msstate.edu, 662-325-7042
College and High School Cross Country Invitational
September 19, 2009
EVENT SCHEDULE
8:00 AM College Men 8k
8:45 AM College Women 5k
9:30 AM Varsity High School Boys 5k
10:15 AM Varsity High School Girls 4k
10:45 AM Junior High Boys 3k
11:15 AM Junior High Girls 3k
11:45 AM Award Ceremony
Entries: All entries will be done through the Direct Athletics website. www.directathletics.com
Entries are due by Wednesday, September
16th by NOON. No exceptions. Entries are unlimited in number in each race.
The Junior High division is only for athletes in the 7th and 8th grades. This is a Junior High race not a Junior Varsity Race. All Jr. Varsity runners are allowed to run in the Varsity race since there is no entry limit per team.
Entry Fee: $50.00 per team (Men and Women are separate) $100.00 for both genders.
Parking: There will be a $5 parking fee for all non-team vehicles.
Directions to the Course: Coming from the east on Hwy 12 take a left onto South Montgomery or a right on South
Montgomery coming from the west on Hwy 12. Proceed 3.5 miles and take a left on Poor House Road. Go 0.8 mile
to the Mississippi Horse Park/Agri-Center on the left side of the road. Parking will be on the left just past the Horse
Park. Signs will be at the intersection of Hwy 12 and South Montgomery as well as at the intersection of
Montgomery and Poor House Road.
Awards: Awards will be given to the top 10 individuals of each race. There will also be an award for the Team
Champions of the College and Varsity High School Divisions.
Starting Box Assignments: At packet pick-up each team will have been assigned to a starting box that will be
painted on the starting line. Please make sure your athletes know which box to line up in at the starting line. Box
assignments will be the same for each school in each race.
Team Set-up Area: There will be a designated area where teams can set up tarps, tents, chairs, etc. Please be
aware that the area where teams will be allowed to set up is about 400m down a grass hill from the parking area.
You will NOT be allowed to drive down to this area. So please be sure to have enough people to help carry
anything that is heavy or not easily transported.
Handicap Accessibility: If you have anyone that is going to need assistance getting from the parking area down to
the start/finish area, please contact us in advance, so we can make arrangements to assist in aiding anyone that
would require assistance. We will have a couple of golf carts available to aid anyone who may need assistance.
Contact Person: Houston Franks, hfranks@athletics.msstate.edu, 662-325-7042