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Schools > Lewiston - Altura High School - Grades 7-12 > Activities > Fall Sports > Boys and Girls Cross Country > Meet Information & Results > Section 1A Cross Country Championships (10/24) > Meet Information
Meet Information

2019 MN Section 1A
Cross Country Championships
Meet Information

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019
Postponement Date: Friday, October 25, 2019
Location: Northern Hills Golf Course, Rochester, Minnesota
Time:
  • Girls: 3:50 PM - 5K
  • Boys: 4:45 PM - 5K
Meet Location
Northern Hills Golf Course
4721 West Circle Drive NW
Rochester, MN

Rochester Map
Northern Hills Golf Course Area

Course: The course is grass with potentially short sections of blacktop, wooden/concrete bridges, dirt, and gravel. The course will be marked by a white line throughout the entire route. In addition, flags and cones will be used to mark the course. Runners are to stay on the white line side of the cones. A course judge will precede the runners in a cart to insure that runners do not get off the course. Signs will indicate the 800, 1600 and 3200-meter points and the 800 and 400 meters to go points on the course.

 

Equipment

  • Shoes must be worn.
  • Each participant shall wear the same color and design school uniform (jersey and trunks).
  • Any visible shirt worn under the jersey and any visible apparel worn under the shorts must be unadorned (small manufacturers logo is acceptable) and of a single color but need not be the same color under each item of apparel. As an example, a long-sleeve shirt under the jersey does not have to be the same color as the tights under the shorts. No trim or piping may be visible.
  • When visible apparel is worn under the jersey or the trunks (below the knee) by more than one team member, that apparel must be the same color for all team members. Note that apparel worn under the trunks that does not extend past the knee does not have to be the same color for all team members.
  • Hats and gloves do not have to be matching.
  • Bandanas, baseball hats, do-rags, and scarves may not be worn.
  • The prohibition of wearing jewelry has been removed from the rules for cross country competition.
  • GPS watches are not to be worn.
  • Coaches need to be aware of the uniform rules in the NFHS rules book.

Facilities

  • T-shirts will be sold in the clubhouse.
  • No dressing rooms will be available.
  • Portable toilets will be provided.
  • Water will be provided at the finish line.
  • Runners are encouraged to bring their own water, other liquids, or food for use before and after the competition.
  • Please stay off all greens and tees while on the golf course.
  • Make sure all trash is picked up around your team's camp area.

T-Shirts

Commemorative section championship long-sleeve T-Shirts will be available at the cross country meet. They will be available in sizes S - XL for $15.00.

Rules of Conduct and Special Considerations

  1. A runner will be disqualified if a coach or other individual runs with him or makes physical contact with her/him.
  2. No splits may be provided to any runner except by meet officials.
  3. Nothing may be passed to a runner during the race - such as a drink or inhaler. If a runner requires an inhaler, they need to carry it with them during the race. In addition, a doctor's note explaining the use of the inhaler must be presented to the meet manager.
  4. No frisbees, footballs, soccer balls, etc. are allowed on the golf course. Athletes or spectators using these items cause a distraction at the section meet and could potentially cause an injury.
  5. Artificial noise makers (i.e. portable speakers, megaphones, cowbells, whistles, etc.) are not allowed.
  6. No wireless communications between coaches on the course is allowed.
  7. Only personnel designated by the meet manager are permitted in the chute area.
  8. Please stay off the greens.
  9. Teams are permitted to walk/jog the course after 2 PM on the day of the meet.
  10. No bicycles are allowed on the course.

Results

Results will be available on the internet at: Team and individual results will be passed out to the coaches following the awards ceremony. Complete results will be available on the Section 1A cross country web pages. If everything goes well, the results should be available on the web site by Friday morning. The raceberryjam site will contain results for most sections of the state as they are sent in.

Advancement to State Meet

The 1st and 2nd place teams advance to the state meet.
The first eight individual finishers who are not members of the first and second place qualifying teams advance to the state meet.

All runners who advance to the state meet either as an individual or as a member of a team are eligible for individual awards at the state meet.

If five or more members from the same team qualify for state as individuals, they will compete as individuals and will not receive a team score.

The state meet will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. State meet information can be found on the MSHSL web site at the following links:

Awards

As soon as possible following the last race, individual and team award presentations will be made in the area by the clubhouse.
  • First Place Team: Team trophy and medals for up to nine individuals listed on the section meet entry form.
  • Second Place Team: Team trophy and medals for up to nine individuals listed on the section meet entry form.
  • Individual Medals: First eight finishers plus any individual qualifier who does not finish in the first eight places.


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