Dear Coaches,
We anxiously await your team's arrival at the 2008 Mountaintop Combo
Invitational on Saturday, September 20th. We feel this year's field is
the strongest to date. As of Friday evening, the following schools have
signed an online
contract or have the Mountaintop Combo listed on their WVSSAC
schedule.
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
Clear Spring (MD)
Fauquier (VA)
Hampshire
Hurricane
John Marshall
Musselman
Philip Barbour
Southern Garrett (MD)
University
West Branch (OH)
Wheeling Central
Hurricane (individuals)
Musselman
South Preston
St.
West Preston
We have received entries from the teams highlighted in yellow. If you
have not sent in your entries, please do so A.S.A.P. All schools must
enter their athletes using www.Athletic.net or Hytek's Team Manager Lite.
Faxed or mailed entries will not be accepted. Complete instructions on
how to use Athletic.net or Team Manager Lite can be
found at our website: www.PrestonRun.com . Electronic
entries must be received by 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 15th. Please
check with us if you sent your team entries and it is not listed
above.
SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. - Elementary School Open Race (800 Meters)
9:30 a.m. - High School Varsity Boys Race (5000 Meters)
10:10 a.m. - High School Varsity Girls Race (5000 Meters)
10:50 a.m. - High School Junior Varsity Boys and Girls Race
(5000 Meters)
11:30 a.m. - High School Awards Ceremony
12:30 a.m. - Middle School Varsity Boys Race (3350
Meters)
1:00 p.m. - Middle School Varsity Girls Race (3350
Meters)
1:30 p.m. - Middle School Junior Varsity Boys and Girls
Race (3350 Meters)
2:00 p.m. - Middle School Awards Ceremony
PASTA DINNER / COURSE REVIEW
A pasta dinner will be provided on Friday, September 19th from 5:00 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. for all athletes and coaches that require overnight accomodations. Parents and relatives can also take
part in the dinner for $5.00. Please let us know how many will be in your
traveling party by 3:30 p.m on Tuesday, September
16th.
The course will be open for
review on Friday, September 19th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Please do
not arrive before 4:00 p.m. because our campus is very
congested. Teams will not have access to the inside of the school
(restrooms, locker rooms, etc.) until school has dismissed. Guides will
be provided to each team that plans on viewing the course on Friday.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPEN RACE
A new addition to the Mountaintop Combo will be an elementary school
race. This free event is open to kids in 5th grade and under. The
length of the course will be approximately 800 meters or 1/2 a mile.
Runners will finish in front of large crowd inside Knights Stadium. All
finishers will receive a custom medal. The elementary school race will
begin at 9:00 a.m. and is the first of eight races. There is no need to
register in advance for this event. Please let the parents of your
athletes know that "little brothers and sisters" can run too.
CONCESSION STAND
The
T-SHIRT SALES
The official Mountaintop Combo t-shirt will be on sale for $10.00. The
shirts will have black and white screens and will be available in cardinal red,
T-SHIRT EXCHANGE TABLE
We will have tables set up for athletes to
trade t-shirts with one another. Athletes will turn in one or more team
shirts and receive a coupon in exchange. They can use the coupon to pick
out a t-shirt from another school. The more shirts that athletes bring,
the more diverse their collection can become. Please only bring team
t-shirts. Road race shirts or non-school t-shirts will not be
accepted.
AWARDS
The top
twenty-five individuals in both the varsity high school and middle school races
will receive custom medals. In the junior varsity races, the top ten individuals
will receive custom medals. The top five schools (not teams) in the varsity
high school and middle school competition will receive plaques. The top ten
boys and girls finishers in the elementary race will receive custom medals and
all participants will receive a ribbon.
FEES
The fee to enter the Mountaintop Combo is
$75.00 per high school or middle school regardless of how many athletes compete
(junior varsity, varsity, etc.). If you have not mailed out a check yet,
please just bring it with you on Saturday. The cost for spectators is
$4.00 for adults and $3.00 for school-aged children and senior citizens.
PARKING
Buses and coaches transporting gear (tents, equipment, etc.) will be
given a pass to park in the back of the school near the stadium. All
vehicles will travel in a clockwise direction around the school. Buses
will drop off athletes and equipment and then park at
the county bus garage. Please ask for a pass when your vehicle is stopped
to collect admission. Anyone in your traveling party that is handicapped
will also be given a pass to park at the stadium.
TEAM AREA
Teams will be able to set up tents in the "Campground."
The Campground is the grassy area behind the long jump and pole vault
runways. Please do not set up tents in the stadium
bleachers.
COURSE MAP
A gps image of our
course is attached to this email. The course map can be
viewed at this link as well: H.S. Course Map .
COURSE RECORDS
Course and
meet record holders are Mikias Gelagle
of Eleanor Roosevelt (16:13 - 2005) and Rachel Buser of
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at (304) 290-3772 or prestonrun@gmail.com
. We look forward to hosting your team at the 2008 Mountaintop
Combo.
Sincerely,
Paul Martin
Preston Cross Country
www.PrestonRun.com
