2019 Chick-fil-A BECKLEY
INVITATIONAL
Greetings,
Woodrow Wilson is excited to have you
attend the 2019 Chick-fil-A Beckley Invitational. This is our 8th year hosting this
race, and 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 on Racetimeentry.com by
Wednesday August 21 at 10pm.
2)
BUS PARKING will be at the front of the middle and elementary
schools. To provide a safer environment
for our athletes, there will be no spectator parking on the school grounds.
All Parking will be in the grass fields
as listed below.
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. We will have several
vehicles that can carry your gear up the hill and help with persons needing
assistance. There will be a spectator
fee.
4)
REGISTRATION tent and concessions will be near the parking lot
across of Beckley-Stratton MS.
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
ambulance service will be on hand
Race
Times: 8:00 am Course Opens (JV and Varsity run together, top 7 counts for
team placing)
9:30 am High
School Girls
10:00 am High School Boys
10:30 am HS Awards
11:00 am Middle School Girls
11:45 am Middle School Boys
12:30 pm MS 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, Wednesday, August 21st.
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.
New
Course Maps will be posted soon on www.runwv.com
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 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 24th.
George Barbera,
Head Coach WWHS Cross Country