REGION III AAA Championships
Date: Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Teams: Capital, George Washington, Greenbrier East, Oak Hill, Princeton, Riverside, South Charleston, St. Albans, Woodrow Wilson
Location: Cross Country Course, adjacent Beckley-Stratton Middle School, Beckley WV.
Parking: Bus and Spectator parking will be located off Pinecrest Industrial Park Drive#2 and #3.
There is no parking at Beckley-Stratton Middle or Beckley Elementary School.
Directions: From I-64 East, South of Beckley, Take Exit # 124. The Exit Ramp leads onto Joe L Smith Dr/East Beckley Bypass. Travel through 2 stop lights, then take next LEFT onto Pinecrest Industrial Park Dr #2. Travel through stop sign, continue as road veers right (signs posted). Parking Attendants will assist. (Directional Yard signs will be posted along the roads)
Facilities: There will be bathrooms available at Beckley-Stratton Middle.
Please don’t wear your spikes inside the building.
Entries:
· Entry Deadline: Sunday, October 15th, 2023
· Reminder coaches you can enter up to 10 athletes for the regional meet.
· Only 7 of the 10 entered may run in the race.
· All entries must include grade level/class
· All entries must be completed on RaceTimeEntry.com
· Please make sure that the names of the athletes that you enter are on your eligibility certificate and that they are spelled correctly.
· Chip timing will be used by Tri-state racer; Please return unused bibs.
Schedule:
· Course Opens – 3:30 pm
· Varsity Girls – 5:00 pm
· Varsity Boys – 5:40 pm
· Awards Ceremony – 6:15 pm
Coaches Packet: Packets will be available at the finish line on arrival.
Admission Fee: Spectators fee via QR code for Digital tickets are $7 for Adult and Student.
Team Tents: There will be several posted areas you may place your team tent.
Awards: First place team will receive a plaque and top ten boys and girls will receive medals.
WV STATE MEET Qualifying:
· 1-5 teams - 2 qualifying teams
· 6-9 teams - 3 qualifying teams
· 10 + teams - 4 qualifying teams
(5 team members must start the race to qualify as a team entry)
20% of the number of contestants that START the race will qualify with a minimum of 10 individual qualifiers (.5 round up, less than .5 round down).
Information/Questions: George Barbera – 304-228-1303 or beckleycoach@yahoo.com