2017 Chick-fil-A Beckley Invitational

 

Greetings,

 

Woodrow Wilson is excited to have you attend the 2017 Chick-fil-A Beckley Invitational.  We hope our spectator-friendly course exceeds your expectations.  Below are a few notes for coaches, athletes and parents. 

 

1)  Race timing will be done by TriStateRacer.  Please be sure to enter by Tuesday August 22 at 10pm.  As of today, we have 10 high schools, and 10 middle schools registered.

 

2)  BUS PARKING will be at the front of the middle and elementary schools.  There is very limited parking on the school grounds.  Parking on the school grounds will be limited to those with a Coaches pass and/or handicap tags.  Please park in designated parking spaces, and not along curbs or in the grass.  

 

3)  SPECTATOR PARKING will be available on the grass lots adjacent the school grounds.  These areas are not accessible from the school grounds.  From the Beckley Bypass, take Pinecrest #2 or Pinecrest #3 and follow the signs.  There will be directional signs posted on all access roads.

 

4)  REGISTRATION tent and concessions will be near the finish line on the WEST end of Beckley-Stratton Middle School. 

 

5)  RACE T-SHIRTS  will be sold adjacent the concession stand.  Get yours early, as there is a limited supply.

 

6)  TENT CITY  There will be 3 areas to choose from to place you team tent.  Signs will be posted. 

 

7)  BATHROOMS  will be inside Beckley-Stratton Middle School only.  Please do not go down the halls of the school.   SPIKES MAY NOT BE WORN INSIDE THE SCHOOL.

 

8)  EMERGENCY  Jan-Care ambulance service will be on hand.  Also, Beckley Fire Dept plans to have a fire truck onsite for the children to view.  (Please do not park in front of the track, in case they get called out)

 

Race Times:      8:00 am Course Opens  (JV and Varsity run together, top 7 counts for team placing)

                          9:30 am Middle School Girls 

10:00 am Middle School Boys  

10:30 am MS Awards

11:00 am High School Girls

11:45 am High School Boys

12:30 pm HS Awards

  

Entry Fees:      $ 50 per team/$ 90 for Boys and Girls team per school;     $ 10 per Individual

                        There will be a spectator fee.

 

 

Checks                        WWHS – Cross Country

Payable to:     400 Stanaford Road

                        Beckley, WV 25801

 

Entries:           Please register through www.racetimeentry.com  or email roster in Excel form to beckleycoach@yahoo.com    Computerized scoring will be used. 

Entry Fee and Entries must be received by 9pm, Tuesday, August 22t h.  

 

Awards:          Team Award for Champion and Runner-up for each race.

Individual Awards for top 20 runners in each race.

 

Course:           Challenging course with rolling hills and woods. 

                        Mostly grass, with one asphalt crossing. 

                        Course is very spectator friendly.

 

Directions:      The course is located adjacent Beckley Stratton Middle School

From I-64 East, South of Beckley, Take Exit # 124. 

                        The Exit Ramp leads onto Joe L Smith Dr:

                        **Bus & Handicap Parking will be at BEST Middle:

Travel through 2 stop lights; take next LEFT onto Pinecrest #2.

                                    At stop sign, turn RIGHT.  Travel 3/10 mile to Beckley Stratton

Middle School entrance on the LEFT.   Parking Attendants will assist.

 

**Spectator parking: 

Travel through 2 stop lights; take next LEFT onto Pinecrest #2.

                                    Travel through stop sign, continue as road veers right (signs posted).

Parking Attendants will assist.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at beckleycoach@yahoo.com 

 

Thank you and I hope to see you on August 26th.

 

George Barbera,

Head Coach WWHS Cross Country