Meet Information
Dear Coaches,
The Abington Senior High Cross-Country team would like to invite you to our Thirtieth Annual Abington's Invitational Cross Country Meet to be run on Saturday, September 8, 2018.
The High School Invitational will feature six races- a boys and girls varsity race (limit 7 runners per team), a boys and girls JV race (unlimited and scored) and a boys and girls Novice race (unlimited and scored). A team must enter 5 runners in the varsity race before any entrants will be accepted into the JV race. Coaches must submit the roster by the following deadline Thursday September 6 @ 8:59 PM at PennTrackXC at pa.milesplit.us/. Go to Meet Calendar and click on event and add athletes.
The invitational this year will be NFHS sanctioned for the following states, PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, and VA.
The course will be approx. 5,000 meters in length and almost all grass with only two roads to cross. The course features three hills and only one repeat loop near the finish. Spectators can view about 1/2 of the race with a minimum amount of movement. The Novice course is 3,000 meters. which requires no movement of spectators.
5k Map:
www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=548455
3k Novice Course:
www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=548456
Schedule of Events
9:10 AM Coaches meeting By Registration Table
9:20 AM Boys Novice (9th-10th gr) Unlimited To line by 9:15 AM
9:35 AM Girls Novice (9th-10th gr) Unlimited To line by 9:30 AM
10:00AM. Boys Varsity Race (Maximum 7) To line by 9:50 AM
10:30AM Girls Varsity Race (Maximum 7) To line by 10:20AM
11:00AM Boys JV Race (Unlimited) To line by 10:50AM
11:30AM Girls JV Race (Unlimited) To line by 11:20AM
Noon Awards
Awards
Trophies to the top three Varsity teams in each race.
Trophies to the top three JV teams in each race.
Trophies to the top three Novice teams in each race.
Team medals (7) to the top three Varsity teams in each race.
Team medals (7) to the top three JV teams in each race.
Team medals (7) to the top three Novice teams in each race.
Individual trophy to the winner of each varsity race.
Medals to the top 30 finishers in each Varsity race.
Medals to the top 20 finishers in each JV race.
Medals to the top 20 male and female finishers in Novice race.
Please complete the entry form and return it to Abington Senior High School. We are looking forward to your participation, and seeing you on Saturday, September 8, 2018
Meet Director: Bill Neely
e-mail: Wneely@mc3.edu
ENTRY FEE:
$150.00 for boys
$150.00 for girls
$275.00 for both teams
Make check payable to: Abington Cross Country
Mail Payment to:
Bill Neely (Meet Director)
1626 High Ave.
Willow Grove ,Pa 19090
Registration help:
pa.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
The Abington Senior High Cross-Country team would like to invite you to our Thirtieth Annual Abington's Invitational Cross Country Meet to be run on Saturday, September 8, 2018.
The High School Invitational will feature six races- a boys and girls varsity race (limit 7 runners per team), a boys and girls JV race (unlimited and scored) and a boys and girls Novice race (unlimited and scored). A team must enter 5 runners in the varsity race before any entrants will be accepted into the JV race. Coaches must submit the roster by the following deadline Thursday September 6 @ 8:59 PM at PennTrackXC at pa.milesplit.us/. Go to Meet Calendar and click on event and add athletes.
The invitational this year will be NFHS sanctioned for the following states, PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, and VA.
The course will be approx. 5,000 meters in length and almost all grass with only two roads to cross. The course features three hills and only one repeat loop near the finish. Spectators can view about 1/2 of the race with a minimum amount of movement. The Novice course is 3,000 meters. which requires no movement of spectators.
5k Map:
www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=548455
3k Novice Course:
www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=548456
Schedule of Events
9:10 AM Coaches meeting By Registration Table
9:20 AM Boys Novice (9th-10th gr) Unlimited To line by 9:15 AM
9:35 AM Girls Novice (9th-10th gr) Unlimited To line by 9:30 AM
10:00AM. Boys Varsity Race (Maximum 7) To line by 9:50 AM
10:30AM Girls Varsity Race (Maximum 7) To line by 10:20AM
11:00AM Boys JV Race (Unlimited) To line by 10:50AM
11:30AM Girls JV Race (Unlimited) To line by 11:20AM
Noon Awards
Awards
Trophies to the top three Varsity teams in each race.
Trophies to the top three JV teams in each race.
Trophies to the top three Novice teams in each race.
Team medals (7) to the top three Varsity teams in each race.
Team medals (7) to the top three JV teams in each race.
Team medals (7) to the top three Novice teams in each race.
Individual trophy to the winner of each varsity race.
Medals to the top 30 finishers in each Varsity race.
Medals to the top 20 finishers in each JV race.
Medals to the top 20 male and female finishers in Novice race.
Please complete the entry form and return it to Abington Senior High School. We are looking forward to your participation, and seeing you on Saturday, September 8, 2018
Meet Director: Bill Neely
e-mail: Wneely@mc3.edu
ENTRY FEE:
$150.00 for boys
$150.00 for girls
$275.00 for both teams
Make check payable to: Abington Cross Country
Mail Payment to:
Bill Neely (Meet Director)
1626 High Ave.
Willow Grove ,Pa 19090
Registration help:
pa.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions