Meet Information
Course Map below:
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We are pleased to invite your team to the 30th annual McNeil Cross Country Invitational held on Friday, September 20th, and Saturday, September 21st at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, TX. It is our goal to provide your team with an enjoyable and competitive experience on the best course in the state of Texas. The Old Settlers course has not only been the traditional site for the UIL State Championships for the past 27 years, but has served as the host site for numerous District Championships, USATF championships, and local 5 & 10K competitions.
2024 McNeil Invitational:
Friday, September 20, 2024:
7:20 National Anthem
7:30 - 4A Girls
8:00 - 4A Boys
8:30 - 1A-3A Girls
9:00 - 1A-3A Boys
9:30 - 1A-4A JV Girls
10:00 - 1A-4A JV Boys
Saturday, September 21, 2024:
7:20 - National Anthem
7:30 - Gold Elite Girls
8:00 - Gold Elite Boys
8:30 - Silver Elite Girls
9:00 - Silver Elite Boys
9:30 - 6A Open Varsity Girls
10:00 - 6A Open Varsity Boys
10:30 - 5A Open Varsity Girls
11:00 - 5A Open Varsity Boys
11:30 - 5A-6A JV Girls
12:00 - 5A-6A JV Boys
12:30 - All Middle School Girls and Boys
McNeil Invitational 2024
Friday, September 20-Saturday, September 21, 2024
Old Settlers Park, Round Rock, TX
Please pay entry fees via check:
McNeil Cross Country/Track & Field Booster Club
5720 McNeil Rd, Austin, TX 78729
*You may send the check to this address or pay onsite.
(We will also be taking payments through Milesplit this year.)
The cost will be $200.00 per team PER division; or $40 per individual entry (NO REFUNDS!)
Example 1: If you enter the following divisions: Elite Gold Girls (5-7 runners for a team), Elite Gold Boys (5-7 runners for a team), JV Girls, JV Boys, the total would be $800.
Example 2: If you enter 2 individuals into the Elite Gold Race, a boys team for the Elite Silver Race, a team for the Varsity Girls Open race, a team for the JV girls race, and a team for the JV boys race, the total would be $880.
A TEAM consists of 5-7 runners entered in a division. Runners are counted as individuals if you enter 4 or less athletes in a division.
High School Teams will need to enter their runners online at the following website: tx.milesplit.com. There are 2 meets listed. The McNeil Elite Invitational is for the Gold and Silver divisions and is listed as invite only. There can only be 7 runners per team entered. You will receive the password to register for that meet. The McNeil Invitational is the open meet for everyone else.
There will be a cap of 275 runners in the Gold and Silver divisions this year. This will include the Top 30 teams plus the next 65 individual runners up to 275. Please enter times from the 2023 or 2024 Cross Country season from TRUE 5k courses. Times from 3 mile courses will NOT be accepted!! Submissions for consideration for the Gold or Silver divisions are due Saturday, September 14th by 5:00 pm. Please make sure you have sent your times to:
Girls: austin_wooten@roundrockisd.org
Boys: mario_vazquez@roundrockisd.org
In order to be considered. You will receive a response no later than September 15th. All entries are due on September 16th by 12:00 pm (Monday). ABSOLUTELY NO LATE ENTRIES OR CHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED after Monday.
Medals will be given to the top 15 runners in each division. Medals will be at the medal tent near the registration tent in the parking lot by the Port-A-Cans.
Please honor the time restrictions on the Gold and Silver races by not giving the password out to anyone, or entering extra kids.
PARKING INFORMATION
All buses and team vans must enter the back entrance of the park via Old Settlers Blvd. Both Old Settlers Blvd and Hwy 79 intersect Interstate 35. The physical address of the park is: 3300 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX.