South Preston Middle School DOWN ON THE FARM INVITATIONAL

Dear Cross Country Coaches,

The South Preston Middle School Cross Country team would like to invite you to the 7^th Annual Down on the Farm Invitational. We greatly look forward to hosting middle school teams on our viewer-friendly course at Tunnelton-Denver Elementary.

When: Monday, September 15, 2008

Where: The Down on the Farm Invitational will take place at Tunnelton-Denver Elementary School in Tunnelton, West Virginia. The course is fast and challenging with flats, meadows, hills, and woods. The course is viewer friendly and is approximately 2 miles.

Event Schedule:

3:00 - 4:00 P.M. Walk the Course

3:45 P.M. Coaches’ Meeting
4:15 P.M. Varsity Boys’ Race
4:45 P.M. Varsity Girls’ Race
5:15 P.M. Combined Junior Varsity Race (we may run two races depending on numbers)

6:00 P.M. Brief Awards Ceremony

Awards: Team plaques (1^st & 2^nd place) will be awarded along with medals to the top-10 finishers in the varsity races and top-5 in the JV race.

Entry Fee: The entry fee will be $25 per team ($45 if you have both boys’ and girls’ teams) and $2 each for individual runners (JV teams will not be charged extra). Please make checks payable to South Preston Middle School.

Concessions: Light concessions will be available as well as the official Down on the Farm Invitational T-shirt.

Deadline: If your school is interested in competing in the Down on the Farm Invitational, please contact Brad Martin at bradmar10@yahoo.com ASAP. Entries will be completed electronically using Hy-Tek Team Manager or Team Manager Lite (Free Program to download and install.  For directions or to download Team Manager Lite go to the following page at: http://www.wvschools.com/spms/hytek.html. Entries will be limited due to limited space on site. Deadline for all entries will be Thursday, September 11, 2008.

South Preston Middle School Work Phone 568-2331
P.O. Box 400 Home Phone 329-0238

Tunnelton, WV 26444 Fax 568-2759

c/o Brad Martin Email : bradmar10@yahoo.com