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