INVITATION TO

THE 15th ANNUAL TIMES INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET

 

 

The Times Invitational Cross-Country meet will be held October 12, 2002 at Apple Valley Golf Course in Fairmont, WV.  Last year we had 20 teams participating in the combined AA and AAA meet.  This year we are looking forward to another exciting meet and would like to invite your team to participate!

 

The meet is sponsored by the TIMES-WEST VIRGINIAN and Fairmont Senior Cross-Country Teams.  The meet is WVSSAC sanctioned and under the guidelines of the National Federation of Track & Field and Cross-Country rules for boys and girls-2002.  Results will be computed by Dave Ricer and copies will be distributed during the awards ceremony.

 

AWARDS Trophies will be awarded to the Team Champion and Runner-up in both boy’s and girl’s varsity races.  The first 15 individuals in each varsity race will also receive awards.  There will be no awards in the J-V races.  Refreshments will be provided for race participants.

 

COURSE  The course is approximately 5000m consisting of some hills and is mostly grassy.  It is on a golf course.  There is about a 25m cart path that is paved.  The Varsity and J-V races will be ran separately in both boy’s and girl’s competition.  Boy’s and Girl’s J-V is a combined race.

 

ENTRY FEE  The entry fee for the race is $25.00 per team or $50.00 for both boy’s and girl’s teams.  An admission charge of $2.00 will be applied for anyone not transporting a team of five or more in one vehicle, in uniforms.  All WVSSAC passes will be honored.  Only Fairmont Senior High School Courtesy passes will be honored.

 

OPEN RACE  Prior to the Junior High races, there will be on Open Race for anyone that is not a member of the high school teams.  Enclosed is information concerning this race.  Please distribute a copy to anyone you feel may be interested.  The more the merrier!

 

RESERVATION  If you are interested in participating in the meet this year, please fill out and return the enclosed form by September 6 or e-mail your response to Coach Terry Ash at crashash@msn.com or fax to Ash at 363-3170 or 366-5988.  Enclosed is an entry form for the race.  It will be due Friday, October 4, 2002.  Please do contact and let us know if your team is coming or not so our Boosters can make comfortable arrangements.

 

ENCLOSED

·         Form accepting the invitation

·         Information concerning the Open Race

·         Entry form and information

·         Junior High Meet information

 

SCHEDULE

8:00      Open race

8:15      Junior High Coaches meeting

8:45      Junior High Boys Varsity

9:15      Junior High Girls Varsity

9:30      High School Coaches Meeting

9:45      Junior High Junior Varsity

10:15    High School Boys Varsity          

10:45    High School Girls Varsity

11:15    High School Boys & Girls Junior Varsity – run together

12:00    Awards