2016 Class AA-A Regional IV High School

Cross Country Championship Meet

Williamstown High School is pleased to host the 2016 Regional IV High School Cross Country Championship Meet at Mineral Wells, WV on Butcher Bend Rd.

Date:                     Thursday October 20th, 2016

Time:                    4:45- HS Girls varsity race

                                5:15- HS Boys varsity race

In the Regional Meet, you may enter up to 10 runners, but can run only 7 maximum at the regional race.  As always, please try to bring at least 5 runners to make a full team, so each region may send as many teams as possible to states.  Five runners must start the race, but are not required to finish the race, to have a complete team.  The team must have competed in a minimum of 5 meets, but there is no minimum for individual runners for regional competition.

Awards:               Teams                  1st place WVSSAC plaque, 2nd place trophy

Individuals’        1 – 10 medals

                                The awards’ ceremony will be on site, next to the start/finish area.

Qualifying for the State Meet:

To qualify as an individual: Each region will qualify 20% of the number of contestants that start the regional race to the state meet inclusive of those individuals that qualified as a team qualifier, with a minimum of 10 individuals qualifying from each region. Regular math rounding (.5 & up, round up, below .5, round down) will apply.

To qualify as a team: This depends on how many complete teams (5 or more runners) start in your regional. If only 1 full team starts, only the regional champion qualifies. If 2-5 teams start at your regional, the top 2 teams qualify. If 6-9 teams start at your regional, the top 3 teams qualify. If 10 or more teams start at the regional race, the top 4 teams qualify.

If your team qualifies for states, all runners submitted for the Regional Meet are automatically submitted to the state meet.  This provides the runner a state meet tag/jersey number. 

Course:                The course is run entirely on grass and is a combination of gently rolling hills and flat areas, which should provide for very good times. The high school races will be 5,000 meters

Meet Info:           The SSAC requires a spectator admission fee of $6 per adult, $5 per student. Please inform your parents and fans that this is a SSAC required fee, and NOT initiated by the hosting school. The admission fees help cover the cost of the medals and trophies that are NOT provided by the WVSSAC, water and fruit for the runners and other expenses.  Therefore, there is NOT an entry fee for your team(s) to run.

Change facilities and restrooms will be on site at the campgrounds.  There will be a large area for school tents and parking.  In the event of inclement weather, various buildings are available for cover for participants as well as spectators. Regional T-shirts and other appeal will be on sale day of the race.  Hot and cold concessions will be available. 

Entries:                Per the Interscholastic Entries must be done using "RaceTimeEntry.com". Mailed or faxed entries will not be permitted!  We will pull entries on Sunday, October 16.  Please make sure that the names of the athletes that you enter are on your eligibility certificate and that they are spelled correctly.

Directions:         From Interstate 77, take the Mineral Wells exit onto Route 21 south.  Go approximately one half mile and take a left onto Route 14 south.  Then, go approximately two and one half miles on Route 14 south to Butcher Bend Road (on the left).  Follow Butcher Bend Road approximately one mile to the Wood County 4-H Camp (on the left).  Parking will be on the right at the West Virginia Interstate Fairgrounds. 

 

For questions about entries please feel free to call Joe Corra at (304- 488- 4108) or e-mail Joe at runjoerun@hotmail.com

Any other questions feel free to contact Athletic Director Jeff Givens at 304-375-6151 or email Coach Jason Ward at jsward@k12.wv.us