Penn State Greater Allegheny XC Invitational 2015

McKeesport, PA

Meet Information

4th Annual Penn State-Greater Allegheny Cross Country Invitational
Date: Saturday, September 12th, 2015
Location: Penn State-Greater Allegheny Campus and Renziehausen Park
Address: 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132
Contact: Mark Bacco, email: mrb41@psu.edu, phone: 412-445-0186


Course Map in PDF

Schedule:
11:00am-11:45am: Check-in at the Student Community Center. Parking will be in the Red Lot across from the SCC.
11:45am-12:30pm: Course walk through Campus and Renzie Park
1:00pm: Womens 5K race
1:45pm: Mens 8K race
2:45pm: Awards Ceremony and Banquet in SCCs Ostermeyer Room (Food and Drinks will be provided)

Course:
Begins and ends on the PSU-GA campus, but it is mostly throughout Renziehausen Park, which is next to campus. Many areas are paved, so wearing metal spikes is not recommended. A map will be provided at check-in, or on the back of this paper, and a guide will take your runners through the course before the races.

Awards:
Trophies will be awarded to both the Mens and Womens Team Champions and Runner-Ups.
Medals will be awarded to the Top 10 finishers in each of the Mens and Womens Races.

Entry Fee:
The cost will be one flat fee of $150.00 for each school participating. Checks can be made out to Penn State-Greater Allegheny Athletics Cross Country.

Past Champions:
Mens team: 2014 Potomac State, 2013 Pitt-Greensburg, 2012 - Pitt-Greensburg
Womens team: 2014 PSU Brandywine, 2013 Pitt-Greensburg, 2012 - Pitt-Greensburg
Individual Mens 8K: 2013 Tyler Lookabaugh, Pitt-Greensburg, 29:38, 2012 Garrett Urban, Pitt-Greensburg, 29:17 (course record)
Individual Mens 5K: 2014 Aaron Flowers, WCCC, 17:56
Individual Womens 5K: 2014 Rachel Ramsey, PSU-Greater Allegheny, 21:43 (course record), 2013 Rachel Ramsey, PSU-Greater Allegheny, 21:59, 2012 Christina Hartner, Pitt-Greensburg, 24:37