Meet Information

THE Jr. Ward TENNESSEE CLASSIC XC MEET
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 --- (39th annual by research)
PERCY WARNER PARK STEEPLECHASE COURSE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

EVENT SCHEDULE: (Awards Ceremony for races will be approx. 30 min after last finisher)
*Minimum Awards for Varsity races thru 40th place (3 team awards), JV races thru 20th place (2 team awards)
8:00am Course available for walk throughs
9:00am GOLD GIRLS RACE 5K (any size school, small & large)
9:35am GOLD BOYS RACE 5K (any size school, small & large)
10:10am SILVER GIRLS RACE 5K (less than 1200 enrollment 9-12)
10:45am SILVER BOYS RACE 5K (less than 1200 enrollment 9-12)
11:20am BOYS JV RACE 5K (any size school)
11:23am GIRLS JV RACE 5K (any size school) **may run at 11:50am if Boys race is larger than 200ish
**finishers after 30 minutes in the Boys & Girls varsity races might not be recorded in the final official results**
**Awards may be increased depending on the size of the races **Starting line will be at least 2 runners wide for each team

ENTRY FEES / TEAM SIZES: (Entry Fees will be based on Midnight, Monday Sept.11th)
$13 for Individual Varsity or JV entries (Teams not bringing 5 runners)
$65 for a VARSITY A-Team of 7---(BUT you may add a non-scoring 8th, 9th, 10th runner for $10 each additional)
*Example -entering a 10-runner A-team would be $95 & you must tell us the non-scorers before Noon on Friday 9/15
*Meant for teams that cant stay for JV Races or only have a few extra runners but not enough for a JV team
$90 for a VARSITY B-Team of 7--- (BUT you may add a non-scoring 8th, 9th, 10th runner for $10 each additional)
*Example -entering a 10-runner B-team would be $120 & you must tell us the non-scorers before Noon on Friday 9/15
*Meant for teams that have many high quality athletes or desperately dont want to stay for JV races
$50 for a JV (Junior Varsity) Team of 10--- (BUT you may add extra scoring eligible runners for $5 each additional)
*Example -entering a 20-runner JV team would be $100 ($50 for the first 10, plus $5 each for the next 10)
**IMPORTANT MAX TEAM FEE OF $300 ($150 per gender) EXCEPT must still pay extra if 8th,9th,10th varsity adds
Once entered, a team may switch athletes between Varsity & JV teams without telling us just make sure they wear the assigned bib number matching their name. If you are switching extra non-scoring varsity runners, you DO need to tell us.

TEAMS: Team scores require a minimum of five runners.
Schools entering the JV race Must enter a Team entry in the varsity race OR must pay a $65 entry fee if only racing the JV

ELIGIBLITY: 8th graders TN school 8th graders may compete in any race ONLY IF the athlete is allowed under TSSAA rules.
Out of state 8th graders may compete in any race if their own state association allows such participation.
7th graders are not allowed to compete in the VARSITY races.
7th graders at TN schools cannot compete in JV races; however,...other states can run 7th graders in JV races IF their
own state association allows participation of 7th graders with their HS teams.
SANCTIONING is requested for all states bordering Tennessee.

RESULTS: Posted after each race. Available online at www.alltraxtiming.com on Saturday afternoon.

ONLINE ENTRY: All entries can be made online at www.tennesseerunner.com starting July 27th

Meet Entry and roster names deadline will be Midnight on Monday, September 11th.
You will be considered entered into the meet only when entry fees are received.
There is a $50.00 additional charge for late team entries from Tuesday, Sept 12th thru Friday, Sept 15th.
With a meet of large size ,it is almost impossible to allow late entries or additional names on Saturday Race Day.

ENTRY FEES: Make checks payable to : ALLTRAX TIMING.
Send payment to: Jim Kaiser, 215 Stirrup Circle, Nicholasville,KY 40356
(If you want to make entry payment online, please email to jimkaiser@mindspring.com and we can arrange a secure online credit card payment process for you.)
Entry fees are not refundable costs for commitment of using the course, insurance, police, awards, port-a-johns,& timing are all pre-paid.
There will be a $5 entry fee for spectators over 18 years old

QUESTIONS/CONTACT: Contact Jim Kaiser 859-492-9990 OR jimkaiser@mindspring.com

PARKING: Team Bus/Van parking is next to the XC course. Spectator parking is across the street from the Steeplechase.
Directions will be available at alltraxtiming.com website IN CASE OF RAIN CHECK THE ALLTRAXTIMING.COM WEBSITE for info.