KTC / TennesseeRunner.com Middle School XC State Championship 2011

Knoxville, TN

Meet Information

ELIGIBILITY / DIVISIONS:
This is a Tennessee State Championship meet for Tennessee middle school aged athletes only. You must be in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade to compete. Any athlete that has competed at the High School level (Varsity or Junior Varsity) prior to the regional qualifier or state meet will not be eligible to compete. Teams and / or individuals must qualify to compete in this championship meet through designated regional qualifying races. There will be a special open elementary school race (grades 3,4,5) which will precede Middle School races.

Middle School Varsity Division - Open to all Tennessee Middle School Athletes (grades 6,7,8) that have qualified at a regional qualifier either as a member of a top 5 team or top 25 individual. Teams - only your top 7 runners should be entered in the varsity race.

Middle School Junior Varsity Division - Open to all Tennessee Middle School Athletes of teams that have qualified at a regional qualifier (grades 6,7,8). This division is only for those qualified teams with more than 7 runners. All remaining runners outside of your top 7 should be entered in the JV Division.

Elementary School Division - Open to all Tennessee Elementary School athletes (grades 3-5). The elementary school race is one mile in length and team scores will be kept. All members of elementary school teams must attend the same school.

TMSSAA MEMBER SCHOOLS
Please note that the Tennessee Middle School Cross Country Championships is a post (TMSSAA) season invitational meet. Teams and individuals competing in Tennessee Middle School Cross Country Championships are selected through a set of five regional qualifying events. Teams must be made up of members of the same middle school team and must compete as a club-team from that school or as unattached runners. Composite or "All-Star" teams are not allowed. However home school teams are allowed.

STATE MEET QUALFYING CRITERIA:

> Teams / Individuals must qualify at only one of the Regional Meets listed below - according to the Region Boundaries detailed on the map below.
> Top 5 teams (boys and girls) and the top 25 individuals outside of the top 5 teams qualify for the State Championships
> Qualifying teams are limited to thier top 7 runners for the state varsity race.
> The balance above 7 will be placed in the JV race.

1. If your respective school district designates 5th graders as MS - then they can run MS without restrictions.

2. If your school has 5th graders on the same campus as your MS and you DO NOT have enough runners to field a complete scoring MS team (5 runners) then you may use that 5th grader.

3. Under no circumstances are 4th graders allowed to run up to MS.

4. Independent or UNATT 5th graders may NOT run up.