2007 WNC Cross Country Carnival

Sponsored by:

Jus’ Running

Charnock Photography

Image 420

Date:                      8/25/07  

 

                                Championship Boys                            8:30 am

                                Championship Girls                             9:00 am

                                Invite Boys                                       9:40 am

                                Invite Girls                                        10:20 am

Open Boys                                       11:00 am

                                Open Girls                                        11:40 am

                                Awards                                                  12:30 pm

 

Location:                 Jackson Park, Hendersonville, N.C.

 

Contact:                 Steve Carpenter (T.C. Roberson High School)

92 Haywood Road

Asheville, N.C., 28806

828-273-9050

828-274-4488 (FAX)

sdcxc@aol.com (e-mail)

www.robersoncc.com (web page)

 

Teams:                   Will begin posting accepted teams in June.

 

Sanction:                NFHS sanction has been applied for and pending.

 

Entries:                 A school may run multiple teams. For example (if desired), boys 1-7 in “Championship,” boys 8-14 in “Invite,” and boys 15+ in “Open.” Championship and Invite races will be limited to 7 runners per team. No limit in the Open race.

 

Entry Fee:             $60 per school (1 time $60 entry covers all boys and girls, regardless of number of races entered, or number of athletes). Make checks payable to Roberson Rams Club. Mail to:

                               

T.C. Roberson High School

                                250 Overlook Road

                                Asheville, N.C., 28803

                                Attn: Steve Carpenter

 

Entry Process:     Entries will be via Direct Athletics (www.directathletics.com). Entry deadline will be 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 19th. Entries are now open.

 

Course:                 The now classic Jackson Park double loop configuration. The course does contain a few short stretches of pavement. Regular racing flats or very short spikes are recommended.

 

Race Info:              Please visit the Roberson web site (www.robersoncc.com) for updated race information throughout the 2007 summer.

 

T-shirts:                Traditionally, we’ve supplied free T-shirts to as many finishers as possible. Last year the top 40 finishers in each race received a T-shirt. We’ll see how far sponsorship money goes this year; we’ll give away as many t-shirts as possible.

 

Parking:               Henderson County Parks and Recreation officials are requesting we use the “main” parking area this year instead of the lot in front of the Parks and Rec. building. This gives us more space for the buses and close proximity to a picnic shelter reserved for our use. It also puts us close to restroom facilities that will be open for our use.

 

Directions:           From Interstate 26 – Take exit 49 (highway 64). Go towards downtown Hendersonville. At the 7th light (just over 1.5 miles from I-26), take a left (there’s a small Jackson Park sign). Go 2 blocks and take another left (again, there will be a small sign). This takes you into the Park. See parking above.

 

                                For all teams arriving later (planning to arrive at Jackson Park after approximately 8:45 AM) and all teams arriving from the South, please use the south entrance to Jackson Park so you won’t get caught in traffic when the road is closed once racing begins. Directions are as follows:

                                From Interstate 26 – take exit 53 (Upward Road). Go towards Hendersonville/Flat Rock 1.4 miles. Take right at 176 (major intersection at Super Ingles). Go 1.4 miles. Take right on Glover Street (there are a couple of small, brown Jackson Park signs before this turn). Go 0.7 miles into South entrance of Jackson Park (note – Glover Street is a small, residential road).