Sr. High Cross Country Guidelines

 

ST. PAUL CITY CONFERENCE: Cross-Country Guidelines

 

  1. Cross-country coaches meeting will be Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. at Johnson H.S., Principal's Conference Room. All varsity coaches must attend this meeting.

     

  2. Practice will begin on Monday, August 15, 2011.

     

  3. Meets will start at 3:30 p.m. for the girls, followed by the boys at approximately 4:10 p.m.

     

  4. The course will be 5000 meters long for boys and 4000 meters long for girls.

     

  5. Teams will come dressed. Dressing rooms and shower facilities are not available.

     

  6. Scoring will follow N.C.A.A. regulations. A Games Committee of three coaches shall be appointed prior to the first meet and they are from Como Park, Harding and Highland Park.

     

  7. All coaches are encouraged to join the St. Paul Coaches Association and the Minnesota State Coaches Association.

     

  8. The Conference championship will be determined by the conference meet. Schools may enter from one to nine individuals. You must declare who your varsity runners are for the conference meet. The entry list with the names and grade level must be turned in to the Meet Supervisor at the last regular meet and e-mailed to the athletic director in charge of cross-country so a roster containing all the varsity entries can be made available for the conference meet. There will be specific medals awarded to the top ten runners. The junior varsity runners finishing in the top 15 receive ribbons in the chute.

     

  9. The Meet Supervisor will call in the team scores and mail individual detailed results to each coach after every meet. He/She will also contact John Vosejpka (651-767-3490) with results for Web site posting.

     

  10. All-Conference Team selection -- the top 15 finishers, in both boys' and girls', at the Conference Meet are named to the All-Conference Team. All-Conference honorable mention named at the post-season meeting on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Johnson H.S., 3:00 p.m.

     

  11. Submit your Kevin Ales Award candidates to Jeff Plaschko by Tuesday, October 11, 2011.



TWIN CITY GRADE-BY-GRADE

Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 4:00 p.m. at Conway

Order of Events:

 

  1. 4:00 -- Eleventh and Twelfth grade girls -- 4000 meters.
  2. 4:30 -- Eleventh and Twelfth grade boys -- 5000 meters.
  3. 5:00 -- Seventh-Tenth grade girls -- 3200 meters.
  4. 5:25 -- Seventh-Tenth grade boys -- 3200 meters (tenth grade boys run 4000 meters).



ST. PAUL GRADE-BY-GRADE

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 3:30 p.m. at Conway

Order of Events:

 

  1. 3:30 -- Eleventh and Twelfth grade boys.
  2. 3:50 -- Eleventh and Twelfth grade girls.
  3. 4:10 -- Ninth and Tenth grade boys.
  4. 4:30 -- Ninth and Tenth grade girls.



CONFERENCE MEET

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 3:30 p.m. at Conway

Order of Events:

 

  1. 3:30 -- Varsity/Junior Varsity Girls with medals at the conclusion of the race.
  2. 4:00 -- Varsity Boys with medals after the junior varsity boys finish their race.
  3. 4:30 -- Junior Varsity Boys with medals distributed in the chute at conclusion of race.
  4. 5:00 -- Kids race