2008 KNIGHT NIGHT

XC RELAYS

 

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The Preston High Cross Country team would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual Knight Night XC Relays.  The Knight Night XC Relays is a relay style cross country race modeled after the Brentsville Night Relays in Brentsville, VA.  The event will be staged at dusk / dark and the course will be lit by the lights of Knights Stadium and the Dr. John Trenton Track & Field facility.  In addition, supplemental lighting will be provided by tiki torches, glow sticks, fire trucks, and luminaries. 

 

Four member teams will be racing approximately 1.5 miles each.  Schools may run unlimited number of teams.  Incomplete teams can run as many legs of the relay as they have available.  For instance if a school has nine runners, they can run two teams of four and the one remaining athlete can run the first leg of the race. 

 

The course is a modified loop and will start and finish inside Knight’s Stadium.  Athletes will run the majority of the first mile of the existing course (including Hayfield Hills) before heading back towards the stadium.  Runners will then travel in a counter clockwise around the football field before handing off to the next runner.  Split times will be recorded for each athlete.   

 

When:                                      Saturday, August 30, 2008

 

Where:                                     The Knight Night XC Relays will take place at Preston High School in Kingwood, WV. 


Tentative Schedule:                6:30 p.m.          -           Middle School Boys Relay Race

7:15 p.m.          -           Middle School Girls Relay Race

7:52 p.m.          -           Sunset

8:00 p.m.          -           High School Boys Relay Race

8:45 p.m.          -           High School Girls Relay Race

9:30 p.m.          -           College Division

 

Awards:                                   The top three relay teams in each division will receive trophies. 

 

Concessions:                            Hot and cold concessions will be available as well as the official Knight Night XC Relays T-shirt. 

 

Post Race Cook-out:                A cook-out will be provided for all athletes and coaches upon completion of the boys relay race.  The menu will include hotdogs, fruit, pasta / potato salad, and sports drink. 

 

Entry Fee:                                The entry fee will be $10 per relay team.  Individual runners not part of a full team will not be charged.   For the high school and middle school races, make checks payable to Preston High Cross Country.  There will also be an admission fee for spectators of $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.

 

Entry Method:                          All schools must enter their athletes using Hytek’s Team Manager Lite.  Faxed or mailed entries will not be accepted.  Complete instructions on how to use Team Manger Lite can be found at our website:  www.PrestonRun.com . 

 

Deadline:                                 If your school is interested in competing in the Knight Night XC Relays, please fill out the online entry form on our website as soon as possible.   Electronic entries must be received by 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 25th, 2008. 

 

 

Preston High School                                                                Work Phone          (304) 329-0400 ext. 365
400 Preston Drive                                                                     Mobile Phone       (304) 290-3772

Kingwood, WV 26537                                                               Email :                  prestonrun@gmail.com

c/o Coach Paul Martin                                                             Website:               www.PrestonRun.com