Friday, July 26, 2013

2013 Schedule & Guidelines Announced

Please pencil these dates on your calendar.  The only dates that are obligatory are Region and State.  Others can be negotiated, although we would like everyone to come to each meet.


Dates are pending acceptance of entry to invitationals, and verification of region date at the region meeting August 20th.  Bus will leave from Grady at 6:00 am for invitationals.  We will split the team into varsity and JV at invitational meets to allow everyone to participate.

Uniforms will be issued before the first meet to all team members who have attended at least 15 practices after August 1st.  Runners are responsible for cleaning the uniform each week, and returning it in good condition at the end of the season.   Regular practice during the season is expected in order to participate in weekly meets.  Individuals who are trying to balance other activities may come to cross country team warm ups each day, then be dismissed to another practice and receive credit for that day.

City championship is for the top 7 on each team.  ALL others will come to the meet to cheer and take pictures.

The region team must come from a list of 12 boys and 12 girls that will be submitted to the state offices before October 20th.  The fastest 12, based on meet times will be sent in.  Any combination of 7 from that list may be selected to run varsity at region and at state.  We can change the grouping for the state meet if the team qualifies.  The top 4 schools from each region meet will qualify for the state meet.  We will run a JV team at region, but not at state.

School will end each day at 3:30 this year.  We will try to begin practice at 4:00.  It will be tough to be organized by then, but we will do our best.

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