Meet Information
High Schools: McKeesport Area, Elizabeth Forward, West Mifflin, Brentwood, Serra Catholic, Baldwin, Belle Vernon, Highlands, Yough, Thomas Jefferson, Keystone Oaks, Woodland Hills, Steel Valley, and South Allegheny.
Location: Boston Trail section of the Yough River Trail, Soccer Field, Under the Boston Bridge, between Versailles Boro and Elizabeth Township. Address: 1902 Donner Street, McKeesport, PA 15135
Date and Time: Friday, September 4th, 2020, Boys Varsity Race starts at 2:30pm. Girls Varsity Race starts at approximately 3:00pm, Open Boys & Girls Junior Varsity Race starts at approximately 3:30pm. Awards presentation is at 4:00pm.
Race Entries: Enter your runners into their races on pa.milesplit.com. Look for River Trail Invitational on their Race Calendar.
Course: Flat out and back 5K on gravel trail and grass. Spikes are permitted.
Individual Awards: Top 25 finishers in the Boys and Girls Varsity races receive medals. Top 3
Boys and top 3 Girls in the JV Race receive medals.
Team Scoring: The scoring system will combine the Boys and Girls Varsity results into one team score to determine an overall Champion. The top 25 finishers in each race will count towards the overall total. The first place finisher in each race will score 25 points for their school. Second place will score 24 points. Third place will score 23, and so on. The final team score will be the total amount of points each school earns from both races combined. The team with the highest amount of points wins the River Trail Cup for that year. Only 7 runners are permitted for each school in each Varsity race.
Team Awards: The overall winning school receives the River Trail Cup until the following years event. The winning Boys team and the winning Girls team in the Varsity races will each receive a plaque.
Results: Team and Individual results will be posted on the Miles for Smiles website at smileymiles.com, and on the PennTrackXCs website at pa.milesplit.com.
Entry Fees: $125.00 per school. $25.00 per individual on teams with less than 5 runners. Checks are to be made payable to McKeesport Tigers Cross Country.