West TN ES & MS Regional Championships (QUALIFIER FOR KYA STATE) 2016

Memphis, TN

Meet Information

LINKS TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAGES:
REGISTRATION

INFO ...
ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE

This meet is the QUALIFIER MEET for BOTH ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL State Cross Country Championships in Knoxville, the following Saturday, 22-OCT.

CLASSIFICATION/ELIGIBILITY
Elementary School, Grades 3, 4, 5
Middle School, Grades 6, 7, 8 (8th-graders who compete for their High School team, JV or Varsity, are not be eligible.)

ENTRIES/SCORING/FEES
No limit on Number of Runners in the Start Box - no JV Race (yet), so send em all.
Scoring will be traditional XC
Top 5 runners are Scorers
6 & 7 runners are Bumpers
Team
$50.00 for First 7 Entries
$ 2.50 for Each Additional Entry
Individual
$10 per Entry
NOTE: A team with 5 or more runners who pay as Individuals may still compete as a Team, as long as they indicate their Team affiliation when they register and wear a clearly identifiable team top/uniform.

ATTN: If your team is registered with MYA for competition this fall, your league/membership dues include your entry fees for Regionals, but you will still need to register for the meet.

Checks can be made out to (bring to the meet or mail):
Memphis Youth Athletics
989 Wellsville Rd.
Memphis, TN, 38117

Registration help:
http://tn.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

Course map: MYA XC Course

AWARDS
TEAM - Top 3 Receive Plaques
INDIVIDUAL - Top 20 Receive Medals

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Race Day Schedule
11:30 am Packet Pickup/Course Walk-Thru
12:30 pm Elementary School Girls Race
12:50 pm Elementary School Boys Race
1:10 pm Middle School Girls Race
1:40 pm Middle School Boys Race
2:30 pm Awards

ATTENTION: There will be other activities at Shelby Farms on the same day as Regionals. Please plan on some extra time for parking your vehicle and please be considerate of fellow park users.

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DIRECTIONS FROM I-40
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Google Map from I-40 to Gate 9

Text Directions are:
1. Exit I-40, South to Whitten Rd
2. Continue south for approximately 1.5 miles; Whitten will T-Bone into Mullins Station Rd at a 3-way Stop sign.
3. Turn left (East) onto Mullins Station Rd and continue for approximately 0.7 miles.
3. Shelby Farms, Race Course area will be on your right; turn right at Gate 10 to enter Shelby Farms.

Best parking will be at Gate 8 or between Gates 9 and 10. It's first-come/first-serve. Gate 8 is near the Finish Line, but smaller. Gate 9/10 is nearer the Start Line and larger. Gate 9 is exit-only; entry is via Gate 10.

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TEAMS - Top 5 Teams

INDIVIDUALS - (All finishers NOT ON A QUALIFYING TEAM)
- MIDDLE SCHOOL: Top 25 Individual Finishers NOT ON A QUALIFYING TEAM.
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Top 30 Individual Finishers NOT ON A QUALIFYING TEAM.

Note about Qualifying Times

25th and Final Individual Qualifiers in 2014 posted these marks:

> Elementary Girls - 13:55, Position 38 Overall
> Elementary Boys - 9:03, Position 41 Overall
> Middle Girls - 15:62, Position 56 Overall
> Middle Boys - 13:37, Position 48 Overall

Nick Dwyer
901-359-2012
ndwyer@memphisyouthathletics.org
ndwyer@cbhs.org (if bounced back)