Meet Information
2024 SCHEDULE - PLEASE NOTE: THESE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES ARE AT AN EARLIER TIME THAN REGULAR SEASON MEETS SO PLEASE ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION ACCURATELY.
3:00 BOYS VARSITY
3:40 GIRLS VARSITY
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: Register all athletes in either the Girls Varsity or Boys Varsity races. Coaches will need a password which will be sent to all BAL head coaches shortly. The DEADLINE to enter your runners is Sunday, October 13 by 8pm.
There will again be no JV race this year. All runners on teams (including JV) will compete in the appropriate Boys Varsity race or Girls Varsity race. COACHES MUST DECLARE THEIR SEVEN VARSITY RUNNERS BY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 (8:00pm deadline) BY EMAILING RON MCGINN (rmcginn@bbsd.org). HOWEVER, IF INJURIES OR ILLNESSES OCCUR, THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED UNIQUE SITUATIONS AND COACHES WILL BE ABLE TO SUBSTITUTE TO THE VARSITY 7 BY 2:00 ON RACE DAY BY WRITING ON A 3X5 INDEX CARD THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL, THE NAME OF THE ATHLETE TO BE TAKEN OFF VARSITY AND THE NAME OF THE ATHLETE THAT WILL SUBSTITUTE FOR THE REMOVED RUNNER.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Due to the variance of Boys and Girls fields, and consistent with the determining of Divisions, the BAL XC Championships will use the 15% rule (15% of the total likely number per race determined at the start of the season--but never less than 7 medals) to calculate individual awards per race. For the Boys Varsity race, medals will be awarded to the top 17 finishers overall. For the Girls Varsity race, medals will be awarded to the top 7 finishers.
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISIONS: For Girls Varsity, there will be no Divisions. For Boys Varsity, there will be 2 Divisions due to over 8 schools fielding scoring teams. All Boys will compete in the Varsity race at 3:00pm and the Division Champions will be determined by separating Divisions after the completion of the race. Results listed in PA Milesplit will show the overall placement of finishers in each Varsity Race. Due to use of RaceTab, overall team placings may be the only results listed. However, Ron McGinn will ask PA Milesplit if there is a means to publish the Divisional winners also.
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION(SMALLER BAL SCHOOLS): Chester Charter, Church Farm School, Dock Mennonite, Valley Forge Military, Jenkintown, Phil-Mont Christian, Plumstead Christian
CONSTITUTION DIVISION (LARGER BAL SCHOOLS): Collegium, Bristol, Faith Christian, Renaissance Academy, Delaware County Christian, Calvary Christian
All-BAL SELECTIONS: FIRST TEAM ALL-BAL will be PLACES 1-7 in each Varsity race. SECOND TEAM ALL-BAL will be PLACES 8-14 in each Varsity race.