Meet Information
2008 United States Track & Field
Virginia Association
Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
Meet Information
Individual Entry Form
Team Entry Form
Hosted By:
USATF Virginia Association
Hanover County Parks and Recreation
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Pole Green Park, Mechanicsville, VA
Age Division Distance Race Starts -
Girls/Boys
Sub - Bantam (born 2000 and later) 2k 10:00 AM
Bantam (born 1998 and later) 3k 10:35 AM
Midget (born 1996 - 1997) 3k 11:05 AM
Youth (born 1994 - 1995) 4k 11:35 AM
Intermediate (born 1992 - 1993) 5k 12:15 PM
Young Men/Women (born 1990 - 1991) 5k 1:00 PM
** The Sub - Bantam age division will not advance to the USATF National Cross Country Championships. **
All events will be held in the following order: Youngest division running first. Girls and boys may run together but will be scored separately per age division and gender.
Sanction: USA Track & Field Virginia Association qualifying meet for the 2008 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships.
Entry Fees: $6.00 for each participant. Online entries will be available at www.virginia.usatf.org/Youth.asp beginning
September 19th. ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE A 2008 USATF MEMBERSHIP. The REGISTRATION DEADLINE WILL BE November 11th. Online entries must be paid for by credit card ("Visa, the only card accepted by USATF") or electronic funds transfer ("electronic check"). Keep in mind that you may purchase a "prepaid" Visa card from your local pharmacies and/or grocers (i.e, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Food Lion, Farm Fresh).
Division
Rules: All participants must run in their proper age division. The 8 and under participants may choose the 8 and under or the 10 and under age group at the Association Level Only. At the Regional Championships each athlete must compete in the division for which they qualified at the Association-level. Remember the Sub - Bantam division may qualify for the Regional Championships, but there WILL NOT be a Sub - Bantam division at the National Championships.
COACHES! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY!
Eligibility & Registration: All participants must meet the following criteria:
1. Participant must be a resident of the State of Virginia.
2. Participant MUST have a 2008 USATF Membership Card. Visit www.usatf.org/membership/application/ to obtain membership number prior to registering for the meet. Membership cards CANNOT be obtained at the meet. NO ENTRIES will be accepted without valid membership numbers.
3. Teams must possess a 2008 Club Membership Number.
Visit www.usatf.org/clubs/application/download/info.asp?associationNumber=12 to obtain a Club application.
Application must be completed and forwarded to USATF-Virginia Association, 8010 Cameron Road, Richmond, VA 23229. Please allow ample time for Club application to be processed.
Awards: USATF Virginia Association Championship Medals will be awarded to the first ten (10) finishers in each age division
Team Entry & Scoring: The Club Declaration Roster submitted at the USATF Virginia Association Championships must accompany the teams individual entry forms for each member of the team designated for entry into the USATF Region III Championships. The names of the team members must be checked off on the back of the Club Declaration Roster to be eligible as scoring members of the team. The first five (5) finishers declared at team members on the Club Declaration Roster will be used to compute the score based on place. The 2008 USATF Competition Rules for Youth Athletics will be followed. A Sub - Bantam team may be consisted of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) finishers being scored.
Course Info: The course will open at 8:30 AM on Saturday November 15, 2008. The walk-thru will be at 8:45 AM. The course will be closed at 9:30 AM. No one will be allowed on the course for warm - up after this time. There are plenty of areas for warming up in the adjacent fields. Restroom facilities and a First - Aid Station will be available. No dressing facility is available.
Numbers: Race Numbers are to worn on the front of the singlet or shirt and pinned in a flat manner. Race Numbers can be picked up on Saturday November 15, 2008 at Pole Green Park from 8:00 - 10:00 AM.
Qualifiers: The top twenty - five (25) and the top three (3) teams within the USATF Virginia Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships will qualify and advance to the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. The National Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Pole Green Park, Mechanicsville, Virginia. Please remember, declaration and registration for the USATF National Cross - Country Championships must be made at the USATF Virginia Association Championships on Saturday, November 15, 2008. The individual entry fee is $8.00 for participation in the National Cross Country Championships must be paid in CASH prior to leaving the Association Championships. No club or personal checks will be accepted.
**SPECIAL NOTE FOR SUB-BANTAM DIVISION ATHLETES**
NO EXCEPTIONS
ALL SUB-BANTAM ASSOCIATION LEVEL QUALIFIERS MUST COMPETE AT THE REGION III CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008, AT POLE GREEN PARK.
REMEMBER, THERE IS NO SUB-BANTAM DIVISION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
DECLARATIONS AND ENTRY FEE OF $7.00 (CASH ONLY) MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008, PRIOR TO LEAVING.
Individuals: Unattached athletes may compete without club or team affiliation.
Further Information: Contact Dwight Porter, USATF-Virginia Association Youth Chair by Phone at 757-208-6236 or by Email at dpo5517738@cox.net or Youth@virginia.usatf.org
NO Collect Calls will be accepted.
IMPORTANT: Please complete and bring your Entry Form to the Association Championships on Saturday, November 15th. It will be needed in order to declare for the Region III Championships (for Sub-Bantam Age Division ONLY) and to declare for the National Championships (for Bantam
Virginia Association
Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
Meet Information
Individual Entry Form
Team Entry Form
Hosted By:
USATF Virginia Association
Hanover County Parks and Recreation
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Pole Green Park, Mechanicsville, VA
Age Division Distance Race Starts -
Girls/Boys
Sub - Bantam (born 2000 and later) 2k 10:00 AM
Bantam (born 1998 and later) 3k 10:35 AM
Midget (born 1996 - 1997) 3k 11:05 AM
Youth (born 1994 - 1995) 4k 11:35 AM
Intermediate (born 1992 - 1993) 5k 12:15 PM
Young Men/Women (born 1990 - 1991) 5k 1:00 PM
** The Sub - Bantam age division will not advance to the USATF National Cross Country Championships. **
All events will be held in the following order: Youngest division running first. Girls and boys may run together but will be scored separately per age division and gender.
Sanction: USA Track & Field Virginia Association qualifying meet for the 2008 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships.
Entry Fees: $6.00 for each participant. Online entries will be available at www.virginia.usatf.org/Youth.asp beginning
September 19th. ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE A 2008 USATF MEMBERSHIP. The REGISTRATION DEADLINE WILL BE November 11th. Online entries must be paid for by credit card ("Visa, the only card accepted by USATF") or electronic funds transfer ("electronic check"). Keep in mind that you may purchase a "prepaid" Visa card from your local pharmacies and/or grocers (i.e, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Food Lion, Farm Fresh).
Division
Rules: All participants must run in their proper age division. The 8 and under participants may choose the 8 and under or the 10 and under age group at the Association Level Only. At the Regional Championships each athlete must compete in the division for which they qualified at the Association-level. Remember the Sub - Bantam division may qualify for the Regional Championships, but there WILL NOT be a Sub - Bantam division at the National Championships.
COACHES! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY!
Eligibility & Registration: All participants must meet the following criteria:
1. Participant must be a resident of the State of Virginia.
2. Participant MUST have a 2008 USATF Membership Card. Visit www.usatf.org/membership/application/ to obtain membership number prior to registering for the meet. Membership cards CANNOT be obtained at the meet. NO ENTRIES will be accepted without valid membership numbers.
3. Teams must possess a 2008 Club Membership Number.
Visit www.usatf.org/clubs/application/download/info.asp?associationNumber=12 to obtain a Club application.
Application must be completed and forwarded to USATF-Virginia Association, 8010 Cameron Road, Richmond, VA 23229. Please allow ample time for Club application to be processed.
Awards: USATF Virginia Association Championship Medals will be awarded to the first ten (10) finishers in each age division
Team Entry & Scoring: The Club Declaration Roster submitted at the USATF Virginia Association Championships must accompany the teams individual entry forms for each member of the team designated for entry into the USATF Region III Championships. The names of the team members must be checked off on the back of the Club Declaration Roster to be eligible as scoring members of the team. The first five (5) finishers declared at team members on the Club Declaration Roster will be used to compute the score based on place. The 2008 USATF Competition Rules for Youth Athletics will be followed. A Sub - Bantam team may be consisted of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) finishers being scored.
Course Info: The course will open at 8:30 AM on Saturday November 15, 2008. The walk-thru will be at 8:45 AM. The course will be closed at 9:30 AM. No one will be allowed on the course for warm - up after this time. There are plenty of areas for warming up in the adjacent fields. Restroom facilities and a First - Aid Station will be available. No dressing facility is available.
Numbers: Race Numbers are to worn on the front of the singlet or shirt and pinned in a flat manner. Race Numbers can be picked up on Saturday November 15, 2008 at Pole Green Park from 8:00 - 10:00 AM.
Qualifiers: The top twenty - five (25) and the top three (3) teams within the USATF Virginia Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships will qualify and advance to the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. The National Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Pole Green Park, Mechanicsville, Virginia. Please remember, declaration and registration for the USATF National Cross - Country Championships must be made at the USATF Virginia Association Championships on Saturday, November 15, 2008. The individual entry fee is $8.00 for participation in the National Cross Country Championships must be paid in CASH prior to leaving the Association Championships. No club or personal checks will be accepted.
**SPECIAL NOTE FOR SUB-BANTAM DIVISION ATHLETES**
NO EXCEPTIONS
ALL SUB-BANTAM ASSOCIATION LEVEL QUALIFIERS MUST COMPETE AT THE REGION III CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008, AT POLE GREEN PARK.
REMEMBER, THERE IS NO SUB-BANTAM DIVISION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
DECLARATIONS AND ENTRY FEE OF $7.00 (CASH ONLY) MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008, PRIOR TO LEAVING.
Individuals: Unattached athletes may compete without club or team affiliation.
Further Information: Contact Dwight Porter, USATF-Virginia Association Youth Chair by Phone at 757-208-6236 or by Email at dpo5517738@cox.net or Youth@virginia.usatf.org
NO Collect Calls will be accepted.
IMPORTANT: Please complete and bring your Entry Form to the Association Championships on Saturday, November 15th. It will be needed in order to declare for the Region III Championships (for Sub-Bantam Age Division ONLY) and to declare for the National Championships (for Bantam