Place:  Big Spring High School Course - High School (5000 meters), Middle School (3200 meters)

Time: 7:00 am 9:00 am Walk course

9:00 a.m. Middle School Girls

9:45 a.m. Middle School Boys

10:30 a.m. Class A & AA Girls Combined

11:15 a.m. Class A & AA Boys Combined

12:00 noon Class AAA Girls

12:45 p.m. Class AAA Boys

1:30 p.m. JV Girls

2:15 p.m. JV Boys

Entries

Entry Fee

High School Teams: $150.00 for Girls Team - $150.00 for Boys Team ($300.00 for both)

$10.00 for individuals. This entry fee also applies if you run all your runners in JV Race.

Middle School Teams: $75.00 for Girls Team - $75.00 for Boys Team ($150.00 for both)

$10.00 for individuals. No 9th grade runners in Middle School races. Middle School teams must be of only 7th & 8th graders.

Payment

Make Checks Payable To: Dirt Hurts Foundation

Please send entry fees:

c/o Dirt Hurts Foundation

Robert Jumper

458 W. Main St.

Walnut Bottom, PA. 17266

Awards

1st and 2nd Place Team Trophies in classes AAA, AA, and A, and Middle School girls and boys races.

Team Medals will be given to each Team champion in AAA, AA, A, and middle School.

Medals for first thirty (30) places for Girls and Boys AAA, AA, A, Middle School Races.

Medals for Girls and Boys in JV race will be Top 30 AAA runners, Top 25 AA runners, Top 15 A runners.

9th graders may not run with middle school teams.

Middle School Awards will be awarded after Girls A & AA girls race starts.

Class A & AA after Girls Class AAA race starts.

Class AAA after Girls JV starts.

Rules

National Federation Rule Book, Teams may enter complete Girls and Boys Team Roster, but only 7 runners may run in varsity races. The rest of your team can compete in JV races.

The Ben Bloser-Bulldog Invitational, will be sanctioned through the PIAA, and the National Federation.

Race Scoring

Races will be scored using Computer Chips and computers.

No Dressing Facilities: Rest Rooms will be open at the High School for Runners, Coaches and Fans

T-Shirts

To guarantee your school to be listed on the Invitational t-shirt, you must have school submitted by Sept 13, 2024.

Short sleeve t-shirts $20.00

Long sleeve t-shirts $25.00

Shirts will be in Youth Sizes, Sm, Md, Lg, XLg.

You can also email a Team Pre-order if you would like, to: runnerxc99@aol.com

You may also come view or jog the course Friday Sept 20. After 3:15 p.m.

Please no dogs or bikes on school property, this is school policy.

All Team Tents must be staged in the Baseball Field area, no tents are Permitted along the High School Building, You will be asked to move if You do so.