PRESTON
CROSS COUNTRY Paul Martin - Head Coach
400 Knight Drive Matt Bright - Assistant Coach
Kingwood,
WV 26537 Paul Sines -
Assistant Coach
Jason
Saurino - Assistant Coach
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Dear
Coaches,
The
Preston High Cross Country team would like to invite
you to the 2021 Mountaintop Combo Invitational. The "Mountaintop
Combo" is a unique invitational that judges the top cross
country program in the area. This is accomplished by adding the boys and
girls team scores together to get a combined school score. We also will be
sponsoring a middle school meet with the same “combined” scoring. In addition
to the high school and middle school races, we will have an open race for
elementary aged children (grades K through 5).
When: Saturday, September 25,
2021
Where:
The Mountaintop Combo Invitational will take place at Preston High School in
Kingwood, West Virginia. The campus of Preston High overlooks the Allegheny
Front and the Cheat River Valley. The course is challenging with a mixture of
flats, meadows, hills, and wooded trails. The course starts and finishes inside
“Knights Stadium” and is very viewer friendly.
Records: Course and meet record holders are Mikias
Gelagle of Eleanor Roosevelt (16:13.50 - 2005) and Ari Kasprowicz of Preston
(19:05.75 - 2008). The middle school record holders are Josh Edwards of
Mountaineer Mon. (11:40.25 - 2017) and Letitia Propst of Elkins (13:27.25 -
2006).
Event
Schedule:
9:30
a.m. - High School Girls (5000 Meters)
10:00
a.m. - High School Boys (5000 Meters)
10:30
a.m. - Elementary Boys and Girls (800 Meters)
11:00
a.m. - Middle School Girls (3350 Meters)
11:30
a.m. - Middle School Boys (3350 Meters)
Awards: The top ten
individuals in both the varsity high school and middle school races will
receive hooded sweatshirts. Varsity members of the top two schools (not teams)
in the varsity high school and middle school competition will receive t-shirts.
These shirts will be mailed to the schools once sizes
are established.
Concessions: Hot and cold
concessions will be available as well as the official Mountaintop Combo Invitational
t-shirt. T-shirts will be $15 and will be available in a wide variety of
colors.
Entry
Fee:
The entry fee will be $100 per school (not team) for the high school and middle
school races. For the high school and middle school races, make checks payable
to Preston High Cross Country. There will be no cost for the elementary school
open race. There will also be an admission fee for spectators of $6.00. Participants in the race will not be charged.
Entry
Method:
All schools must enter their athletes via www.racetimeentry.com. Faxed or mailed entries will not be accepted.
Electronic entries must be received by 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 23rd,
2021.
Deadline: If your school is
interested in competing in the Mountaintop Combo Invitational, please contact Coach
Martin at prestonrun@gmail.com.
Central
Preston Middle School Work
Phone: (304)
329-0033 ext 134
64
Wildcat Way Mobile
Phone: (304)
290-3772
Kingwood,
WV 26537 Email: prestonrun@gmail.com
c/o
Coach Paul Martin