2009 WNC Cross Country Carnival

Sponsored by:

T.C. Roberson High School

 

Date:                      August, 29, 2009

 

                                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:                 David Culp (T.C. Roberson High School)

 

828-684-1426         (home)                    828-674-5132 (cell)

davidculp@aol.com (e-mail)

www.robersoncc.com (web page)

 

Teams:                   We began posting accepted teams in June and are at 30 teams as of July 18th.  We will close the meet when we have a total of about 40 teams.  Sanctioning applied for NC, SC, and TN.

 

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.”  The Championship and Invite races will be limited to 7 runners per team. No limit in the Open race. 

                               

Entry Fee:             $60 per school, $20 for an individual

(1 time $60 entry for a school covers all boys and girls, regardless of number of races entered, or number of athletes; Individuals must represent their school). Make checks payable to Roberson Rams Club. Mail to:

                               

T.C. Roberson High School

                                250 Overlook Road

                                Asheville, N.C., 28803

                                Attn: David Culp

 

Entry Process:     E-mail Team entries to davidculp@aol.com  (specify which Boys & which Girls races you want to enter). 

Team entries will close when we have about 40 teams.

Entries for team rosters will be via Direct Athletics (www.directathletics.com).  Race designation is not declared on Direct Athletics but you must register the names of the athletes who will be participating.  Any 7 runners can run in the Championship or Invite races, you do not have to declare those names specifically to a race.

Roster entry deadline will be August 23, 2009 at 3:00pm.

 

Course:                 The 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.

 

Awards:                 Individual awards will be given to the top 10 finishers in each race.  Team awards will be given to the top 2 teams in each race.

 

T-Shirts:               We plan to have race t-shirts for sale …. at a reasonable price.

 

 

 Please visit the Roberson web site (www.robersoncc.com) for updated race information throughout the 2009 summer.