PACIFIC ASSOCIATION
USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
SOMETHING HAS COME UP AND THE MEET WILL NOT BE AT
THE MEET WILL BE AT
Same Date -
The
meet will be hosted by some of the clubs that hosted earlier meets this
season.
Bob
Shor will be the meet director. If you have any questions please contact him. [email protected] or
(707) 539-6787
2005 Pacific
Association
Junior Olympics Cross
Country Championships
Entry Fee: $6.00 per Athlete – Cash or Check (payable to
‘SRX’)
Registration on Day of Meet only –
You must use the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Program
Individual Entry Advancement Form. This
form can be found at the bottom of this information packet. Near the top of the form, on the line ‘USATF
Association’, please write ‘Pacific’. To
the right, on the line ‘USATF Region #’, please write ‘14’. Please fill in the upper portion of the form,
including the ‘Age Division’ box, check the one box in Section 1. Do not write anything in Section 2 or
Section 3. Sign the lines at the
bottom and write the telephone number. Turn
this form in, with a copy of your birth certificate stapled to it, and $6.
The Course Walk will be at
Races will go from the youngest age group to the oldest age
group; girls, then boys. Shortly after
the last runner in a race crosses the finish line the next race will
start. When we get to the Intermediate
and Young age groups, if there are fewer than twenty-six (26) runner and fewer
than four (4) teams some or all of these older age groups will be combined.
COURSE
DISCRIPTION
There
are some pretty good hills; some long and slight, some short and steep. There is asphalt, gravel, grass, dirt and
rock. There could be some muddy areas,
depending on the rain. No spikes.
USATF
MEMBERSHIP
Each
runner must be a current member of USATF.
If you do not have a current USATF card you may purchase a membership
card at the meet this morning. The cost
of the membership card is $20 and it will be valid through
AGE
GROUPS/RACE DISTANCES
Please
be aware that age groups are determined only by the year in which the athlete
was born. The age of the athlete or the
school grade in which the athlete is enrolled has no bearing. Athletes must compete in their own age group.
Bantam
Girls/Bantam Boys (Born 1995 or later) 3000 meters
Midget
Girls/Midget Boys (Born 1993 or 1994) 3000 meters
Youth
Girls/Youth Boys (Born 1991 or 1992) 4000 meters
Intermediate
Girls/Intermediate Boys (Born 1989 or 1990) 5000 meters
Young
Women/Young Men (Born 1987 or 1988) 5000 meters
TEAMS
It
takes a minimum of five runners and a maximum of eight runners to enter a
team. All members of the team must be of
the same sex in the same age group and all must be registered members on of the
same registered club. There is a Team
Entry/Advancement and Declaration Roster that must be filled out and completed
before the race starts. I suggest that
you list every member of your club in that age group on that form and , on the ‘Association’ line, check off the runners who
will compete in this meet. If you add or
change runners for the next meet those names must be on the form that you turn
in at this meet. This form can be found
near the bottom of this information packet.
ADVANCEMENT
The
first twenty-five (25) finishers and first three teams in each age group will
qualify to the Region
14/Junior Olympics Championships that will take place in
There
are only two ways that an athlete can run in
1 –
This applies only to teams that have qualified to run in
2 –
This applies only to runners who will compete in the California (CIF) State
High School Cross Country Championships in
AWARDS
Junior
Olympic Medals will be awarded to the first 15 Bantam, Midget and Youth runners
and to the first 10 Intermediate and Young runners. There will be a plaque presented to the
winning team in all age groups.
AFTER
YOU QUALIFY TO RUN IN THE REGION 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NOVEMBER 27th
YOU MUST REGISTER ON NOVEMBER 20th, BEFORE YOU
The
entry fee to the Region 14 Championships is $7/runner. That money, cash only, must be turned in
before you leave
REGION
14/JUNIOR OLYMPIC INFORMATION
Information
for meet will be on our Pacific Association website.
We have
applied for 300 free parking passes. If
it will be approved please use the attached parking pass. If it has not been approved we will all find
out when we go through the entrance to the park.
HOTELS/MOTELS
There
are many motels and hotels in the area.
Most are along US 101 in
DIRECTIONS
TO THE MEET
FROM US
101: In Santa Rosa head east on Highway 12 to the end of the freeway. Continue ahead on
FROM
I-80: Just west of
FROM
I-5 HEADING SOUTH: Go west on Highway 20 near Williams. After 35 miles turn left on Highway 53, which
will soon become Highway 29. When you
get to the bottom of the endless hill, just before you get to Calistoga, turn
right onto
At the
park, be sure to park in a regular parking space. The PA/JO Meet will be on the west side of
the lake so you will have to walk around the lake.
We hope that this request will be approved by the Sonoma County Board of
Supervisors.
All
forms are on the last pages. Remember,
you must have a copy of your birth certificate stapled to the entry form.
