THE 27^th ANNUAL TIMES INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET

High School and Middle School Divisions

The Times Invitational Cross-Country meet will be held October 4, 2014 at Apple Valley Golf Course in Fairmont, WV. We are once again looking forward to another exciting meet and would like to invite your team to participate!

The meet is sponsored by the TIMES-WEST VIRGINIAN and Fairmont Senior High School Cross-Country Teams. The meet is WVSSAC sanctioned and under the guidelines of the National Federation of Track & Field and Cross Country rules for boys and girls-2014.

AWARDS High School-Trophies will be awarded to the Team Champion and Runner-up in both boy’s and girl’s varsity races. The first 15 individuals in each varsity race will also receive awards. There will be no awards in the J-V races.

Middle School- Trophies will be awarded for the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place teams. The first 20 individuals in each varsity race will also receive awards as will the top 7 boys and girls in the JV race.

Refreshments will be provided for race participants. Complete results will be posted on www.runwv.com and www.tristaterunnur.com .

COURSE High School-The course is approximately 5000m consisting of some hills and is mostly grassy. It is on a golf course. There is about a 40m cart-path that is gravel. The HS Varsity races will be run separately in both boy’s and girl’s competition. Boy’s and Girl’s J-V is a combined race.

Middle School-The course is approximately 3000m consisting of some hills and is all grass. The MS Varsity races will be run separately in both boy’s and girl’s competition. Boy’s and Girl’s J-V is a combined race.

ENTRY FEE The entry fee for the race is $40.00 per team or $70.00 for both boy’s and girl’s teams. An admission charge of $5.00 for adults / $3.00 for students will be applied. WVSSAC passes will be honored and must be presented.

ENTRY METHOD All schools must enter their athletes using TimeToEnter.com

MAKE TEAM CHECKS PAYABLE TO: POLAR BEAR RUNNING BOOSTERS. If mailing: Fairmont Senior H.S. Attention- Dave Ricer, #1 Loop Park, Fairmont, WV 26554

PARKING Shuttle buses will run starting at 7:15 from Wal-Mart and will run throughout the meet. This system has worked well for several years. Parking at the Apple Valley course will be limited to handicapped, coaches with equipment (presenting WVSSAC pass), and meet personnel. School busses will unload at the site and then return to the Whitehall Church of Christ.

ANY QUESTIONS Contact Dave Ricer at 366-3539 or at wfmsruns@hotmail.com.

8:30 Middle School Coaches meeting at Starting Line 8:45 Middle School Girls Varsity 9:20 Middle School Boys Varsity 9:50 Middle School Girls & Boys JV 10:25 Middle School Awards

SCHEDULE- 9:30 High School Coaches Meeting 10:30 High School Girls Varsity & JV 11:15 High School Boys Varsity & JV 12:00 High School Awards