Meet:   Wheeling Park Fall Classic

Location: Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, WV

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Event Times:

8:30 am:  Combined Varsity/JV High School Boys

8:55 am:  Combined Varsity/JV High School Girls

9:25 am:  Middle School Boys

9:30 am:  High School Awards Ceremony

9:55 am:  Middle School Girls

10:45 am:  400 Meter age 5 to 10 race

10:50 am:  100 Meter age 4 and under race

*the two races for kids ten and under are free; all runners will receive a medal.  If you are interested in running the kids race, please contact Coach Romanek at emma.romanek@k12.wv.us.  All we need is the runner’s age. 

Middle School Awards-Immediately upon conclusion of the middle school girls race

Teams and runners should be entered: www.racetimeentry.com

Please contract Coach Galik via text or phone call at (304)670-8048 or via email @ jgalik@k12.wv.us PRIOR to signing up for the race.  We only have enough physical land area for so many runners/teams and we will not go above that number.  If you register without talking to me first, you run the risk of being removed from the race.  We will post that our event is full on runwv if/when that happens.  In the high school race, priority will be given to Region I AAA schools.

Entries must be received:  Sunday August 13th

Entry Fees:

High School:

A $90.00 entry fee will be assessed for two varsity teams; $45.00 for one varsity team and $10.00 per individual/not a complete team.

Middle School: 

A $75.00 fee will be assessed for both boys and girls team and $35.00 per team.  $10 per individual/not a complete team.  

Awards:

Top two teams and top fifteen individuals will receive an award

Please direct payment to:

Wheeling Park High School Athletic Department

1976 Park View Rd

Wheeling, WV

26003

NEW COURSE: 

We have had to change our course.  Our new course will encompass 3/5ths of our old course.  We will be utilizing the soccer fields near Sonneborn shelter.  The aforementioned Sonneborn Shelter will house the concession stand, tee shirt sales, be the location of bathrooms (there are port-a-johns around the field as well) and be the site where tickets will be scanned.  Tent city will be located adjacent to the shelter.  Teams are to be dropped off at the shelter and school busses are then to proceed to the high school and park in the lot in front of the school.  The start will be near the fence that separates the soccer fields and the initial 900 meters will be around the perimeter of the soccer fields.  As the runners proceed out the gate and cross the road for the first of two times, the runners will go across the street and run the course (for those familiar, we are now running it “backwards”).  As the runners exit the woods by the tennis courts, the high school runners will cross the road and continue along the trail and the ms runners will go up the hill to the finish.  As the high school runners exit the woods, the last 900 meters is nearly the exact same as the first 900, just in reverse and with an adjusted finish.  We truly believe that this course will be a vast improvement.  The first and last 900 meters will be completely visible to all spectators and it should make for some impressive racing.  Have wheeled and walked the course, it will be a MUCH faster race than the previous course.  It is a full 5000 meter course and should make for a good start to the racing season.

Parking:

Sonneborn Shelter: 

$5 parking fee for spectators

All busses park at the high school

Additional spectator parking is at the lot next to the tennis courts and at the new soccer/softball field.  Be aware that the exit from the lot by tennis courts is a part of the course and departure could be delayed due to runners coming through.  Should it be necessary, a shuttle will transport people from the lot by the school.

Concessions/t-shirts: A concession stand will be provided and shirts will be available for purchase.

Coaches Packet: These will be available at the meet site on arrival. They will contain meet directions, course maps, and scoring materials.

Any questions please contact either Coach Galik @ (304)670-8048 or via email at jgalik@k12.wv.us