Meet Information
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAGES:
Elementary State Qualifiers Info
This meet is the QUALIFIER MEET for BOTH ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL State Cross Country Championships in Knoxville, the following Saturday, 23-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 eligible.)
ENTRIES/SCORING/FEES
10 Runners in the Start Box for the Varsity race & no limit in the JV Race.
Scoring will be traditional XC
Top 5 runners are Scorers
6 & 7 runners are Bumpers
Team
$60.00 for First 7 Entries
$ 3.00 for Each Additional Entry
Individual
$20 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 brought to the meet.
Registration help:
tn.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instruction
AWARDS
TEAM - Top 3 Receive Plaques
INDIVIDUAL - Top 20 Receive Medals
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Race Day Schedule
10:30 am Packet Pickup/Course Walk-Thru
11:00 am Elementary School Boys Varsity Race - 1 Mile
11:20 am Elementary School Girls Varsity Race - 1 Mile
11:40 am Elementary School Boys JV Race - 1 Mile
12:00 pm Elementary School Girls JV Race - 1 Mile
12:30 pm Elementary School Awards / MS Packet Pick-up
1:30 pm Middle School Boys Varsity Race (Up to 10 from each team) - 2 Mile
2:10 pm Middle School Girls Varsity Race (Up to 10 from each team) - 2 Mile
2:50 pm Mixed Middle School Junior Varsity Race - 2 Mile
3:30 pm Middle School 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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QUALIFIERS FOR STATE
TEAMS - Top 5 Teams (from the Varsity races only)
INDIVIDUALS
- MIDDLE SCHOOL: Top 25 Individual Finishers NOT ON A QUALIFYING TEAM.
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Top 30 Individual Finishers NOT ON A QUALIFYING TEAM.
Nick Dwyer
memphisyouthathletics@gmail.com