Meet Information
2nd Annual Galen E. Piper Alumni / Open XC Challenge
Date/Time: Saturday - September 3, 2011
10:30 am - Mens 6k
11:00 am - Womens 4k
11:30 am - 1 mile fun run for the young and young at heart
Location: The Shippensburg University Outdoor Student Recreation Complex
Participating Teams: Dickinson, Frostburg, Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Shippensburg, York, Alumni and
Open Competitors
Course: 4k (about 2.5 mi) for women and 6k (about 3.75 mi) for men and 1 mile fun run
4k/6k course is a 2 kilometer loop The course is flat and the footing is mostly grass, but there is about 40 meters of black top on each loop and also a stream crossing
Course Records: Neely Spence(Ship) 13:56 in 2009 and Matt Wagoner(Ship Alum) 18:49 in 2005
College Records: Neely Spence(Ship) 13:56 in 2009 and Bryan Beegle(Ship) 19:04 in 2009
Entry Procedure: Please email entries to saspen@ship.edu by Noon on Wednesday, August 31
Include full name and year in school
Entry Fee: 4k and 6k competitors - $10.00 per individual with a maximum of $60.00 per team
Mens and Womens teams are separate
Make checks payable to: SU Foundation/Cross Country or pay with cash on race day
No entry fee for 1 mile fun run
Awards: The winning mens and womens team will receive a traveling award which will stay in
the possession of that team until the following year
The top 10 finishers in the womens 4k and mens 6k will receive T-shirts
All children participating in the fun run will receive awards
Scoring: Invitational Scoring for the 4k and 6k 5 runners score and 7 displace
Results: Complete 4k and 6k results will be posted at the pavilion shortly after each race and
results will also be posted at shipraiders.com
No official times will be recorded or posted for the fun run, but times will be read
to participants as they cross the line
Race Instructions: Bib numbers will be provided in the race packet and all competitors including the open
runners in the 4k/6k races are required to wear a racing type singlet
Showers: Available at Heiges Field House
Lunch: Will not be provided for visiting teams and families. The Shippensburg team, alumni
and families will have a post race luncheon at the recreation center pavilion
Contact: Steve Spence, Head Cross Country Coach
Phone (717)477-1284 ext 1 / Email saspen@ship.edu
Date/Time: Saturday - September 3, 2011
10:30 am - Mens 6k
11:00 am - Womens 4k
11:30 am - 1 mile fun run for the young and young at heart
Location: The Shippensburg University Outdoor Student Recreation Complex
Participating Teams: Dickinson, Frostburg, Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Shippensburg, York, Alumni and
Open Competitors
Course: 4k (about 2.5 mi) for women and 6k (about 3.75 mi) for men and 1 mile fun run
4k/6k course is a 2 kilometer loop The course is flat and the footing is mostly grass, but there is about 40 meters of black top on each loop and also a stream crossing
Course Records: Neely Spence(Ship) 13:56 in 2009 and Matt Wagoner(Ship Alum) 18:49 in 2005
College Records: Neely Spence(Ship) 13:56 in 2009 and Bryan Beegle(Ship) 19:04 in 2009
Entry Procedure: Please email entries to saspen@ship.edu by Noon on Wednesday, August 31
Include full name and year in school
Entry Fee: 4k and 6k competitors - $10.00 per individual with a maximum of $60.00 per team
Mens and Womens teams are separate
Make checks payable to: SU Foundation/Cross Country or pay with cash on race day
No entry fee for 1 mile fun run
Awards: The winning mens and womens team will receive a traveling award which will stay in
the possession of that team until the following year
The top 10 finishers in the womens 4k and mens 6k will receive T-shirts
All children participating in the fun run will receive awards
Scoring: Invitational Scoring for the 4k and 6k 5 runners score and 7 displace
Results: Complete 4k and 6k results will be posted at the pavilion shortly after each race and
results will also be posted at shipraiders.com
No official times will be recorded or posted for the fun run, but times will be read
to participants as they cross the line
Race Instructions: Bib numbers will be provided in the race packet and all competitors including the open
runners in the 4k/6k races are required to wear a racing type singlet
Showers: Available at Heiges Field House
Lunch: Will not be provided for visiting teams and families. The Shippensburg team, alumni
and families will have a post race luncheon at the recreation center pavilion
Contact: Steve Spence, Head Cross Country Coach
Phone (717)477-1284 ext 1 / Email saspen@ship.edu