UIL Region 3 Cross Country Preview 2016

Huntsville, TX

Meet Information

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016

Location: Kate Barr-Ross Park

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, September 6 at 5:00 pm

Entry Procedure: All entries will be done online through Direct Athletics.

Entry Fee: Boys and Girls are SEPERATE teams!
$100 per team in the Varsity Elite divisions
$50 per team in all other divisions
Entry Fee is to be paid during packet pick-up on Saturday morning or mailed to:
SHSU Track & Field
Box 2268
Huntsville, Texas 77341

Checks payable to: SHSU Cross Country

Please note that you will have to pay cash at the meet for your entries if your check is in the mail and not received on or before September 9.

Elite Division Entry:For those wishing to enter the Varsity Elite divisions, AFTER completing your entries via Direct Athletics you need to email Jesse Parker (jparker@shsu.edu) indicating your desire to participate in either the Boys and/or Girls Varsity Elite divisions. Once entries have closed, the top 25 teams expressing an interest in the Varsity Elite divisions will be selected by the meet directors. Entries into this division will be posted on Wednesday, September 7 and all decisions are final!

Entry Limits: Up to 10 athletes will be allowed to compete in each high school division.

Race Times: Saturday, September 10, 2016
8:15 am Varsity Boys ELITE 5,000m
8:40 am Varsity Girls ELITE 5,000m
9:05 am Varsity Boys Orange (5A-6A) 5,000m
9:30 am Varsity Girls Orange (5A-6A) 5,000m
9:55 am Varsity Boys White (1A-4A) 5,000m
10:20 am Varsity Girls White (1A-4A) 2 Miles
10:40 am Junior Varsity Boys Gold 5,000m
11:05 am Junior Varsity Girls Gold 5,000m
11:35 am Junior Varsity Boys Silver 2 Miles
11:55 pm Junior Varsity Girls Silver 2 Miles
12:15 pm Freshmen/Open Boys 2 Miles
12:35 pm Freshmen/Open Girls 2 Miles

Team Scoring: Team scores will be computed by totaling the top five runners finish positions. The 6th and 7th runners will count as displacers. Runners 8 and beyond will not be figured into the team scores but will be given official times. Teams with less than five runners will not be totaled in the team scores.

Packet Pick-Up: Packets may be picked up Saturday morning starting at 6:30 am. Packet pick-up will be located in the small brick building just west of the starting line.

Numbers: Numbers and pins can be found in each packet. Each number will be assigned to a specific athlete. Please be sure that each athletes number is visible on the front of their uniform.

Results: All results will be posted live at www.flashresultstexas.com and will be posted at www.gobearkats.com following the competition.

Awards: Medals will be presented to the top 10 finishers of each high school division. Plaques will be given to the winning team in each high school varsity division. .

Directions to Course: From the South: Traveling north bound on I-45, take exit #118. Turn right on to TX-75. Kate Barr-Ross Park will be a quarter mile down on the left.

From the North: Traveling south bound on I-45, take exit #118. Turn left on to TX-75. Kate Barr-Ross Park will be a quarter mile down on the left.

Physical address of Kate Barr-Ross Park
480 State Highway 75 NHuntsville, TX 77320

For Further Information: Please contact Jesse Parker by phone at (936) 294-3127 or by email at jparker@shsu.edu. For meet information on-line, go to www.gobearkats.com. Choose Cross Country from the Mens or Womens Sports drop down menu on the top. Under the "More" tab at the top is the info for the "UIL Preview."