INVITATION TO

THE 17^th ANNUAL TIMES INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET

 The Times Invitational Cross-Country meet will be held October 9, 2004 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 High School 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-2004.

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. Complete results will be distributed during the awards ceremony.

COURSE The course is approximately 5000m consisting of some hills and is mostly grassy. It is on a golf course. There is about a 40m cart-path that is gravel. The Varsity and J-V races will be run 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 $30.00 per team or $50.00 for both boy’s and girl’s teams. An admission charge of $4.00 for adults / $3.00 for students 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.

RESERVATION If you are interested in participating in the meet this year, please fill out and return the enclosed form by September 10 or e-mail your response to Dave Ricer at ramscc@hotmail.com or fax to Ricer at 775-923-8220. Enclosed is an entry form for the race. It will be due Friday, October 1, 2004. Please do contact and let us know if your team is coming or not so our Boosters can make comfortable arrangements.

PARKING Shuttle buses will run starting at 7:15 from Wal-Mart and will run throughout the meet. Parking at the Apple Valley course will be limited to handicapped, coaches with equipment, and meet personnel. Busses will unload at the site and then return to the Whitehall Church of Christ.

ANY QUESTIONS Contact Terry Ash at 363-3170 crashash@msn.com or Dave Ricer at 366-3539 or at ramscc@hotmail.com .

SCHEDULE
8:15 Junior High Coaches meeting 8:45 Junior High Boys Varsity 9:10 Junior High Girls Varsity 9:35 Junior High Junior Varsity 10:20 Junior High Awards	9:30 High School Coaches Meeting 10:15 High School Boys Varsity 10:55 High School Girls Varsity 11:35 High School Boys & Girls Junior Varsity 12:25 High School Awards

ENCLOSED

· Form accepting the invitation

·       Entry form and information

17^th ANNUAL TIMES INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

HIGH SCHOOL / JUNIOR HIGH

RESPONSE FORM

My team will be participating in the 17^th Annual Times Invitational Cross Country Meet on October 9, 2004.

Team:____________________________________________________________

Boys Girls Both

Coach’s Name:__________________________________________________________

Coach’s Email:__________________________________________________________

Please send this to Dave Ricer or Email a message to at ramscc@hotmail.com

Dave Ricer

Fairmont Senior High School

Loop Park

Fairmont, WV 26554

Please notify by September 10, 2004.

SCHEDULE
8:15 Junior High Coaches meeting 8:45 Junior High Boys Varsity 9:10 Junior High Girls Varsity 9:35 Junior High Junior Varsity 10:20 Junior High Awards	9:30 High School Coaches Meeting 10:15 High School Boys Varsity 10:55 High School Girls Varsity 11:35 High School Boys & Girls Junior Varsity 12:25 High School Awards

17^th ANNUAL TIMES INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY ENTRY

DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2004

ENTRY DEADLINE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1^st

PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY

(Circle One) Boys Team Girls Team
School:	Coach:
School Address:
Coaches E-Mail:	Coaches Phone:
School Phone:	School Fax Number:
Varsity Entries- Name and Grade	Varsity Entries- Name and Grade
1.	5.
2.	6.
3.	7.
4.
Alternates and Junior Varsity	Alternates and Junior Varsity
8.	20.
9.	21.
10.	22.
11.	20.
12.	21.
13.	22.
14.	23.
15.	24.
16.	25.
17.	26.
18.	28.
19.	29.

Mail to: Dave Ricer Fax: 775-923-8220

Fairmont Senior High School or

Loop Park Email - ramscc@hotmail.com

Fairmont, WV 26554