5th Annual at&t Starrs Mill Panther XC Meet 2016

Fayetteville, GA

Meet Information

LIVE RESULTS

Entries for the meet closes on Wednesday at 11:59pm. - email the race director to get the passcode, donlivingston@bellsouth.net

2016 Coach Information Packet - will be emailed to all coaches on Wednesday morning.

2016 Course Map-will be in the coaches Information Packet

We are excited to bring you the 2016 at&t Starr's Mill Panther XC Meet.

You can count on another strong XC meet this year:

1- A Fast course with a few hills to make it interesting
2- Strong fields in all the races
3- A great spectator course for fans
4- A well managed race with shoe chip timing to keep timing/scoring moving.

We are excited to bring Drew Hunter to the meet this year! Drew was the top high school runner in the nation last year and just turned pro. He will be at meet signing auto graphs, taking pictures with teams, and handing out awards.

We will run just 1 varsity division based on the number of schools coming. see updated schedule below. See schedule for below. Depending on the size of the middle school races, we may run boys and girls separately.

Schedule of races:
6:30 am Packet Pick-up Opens and Course Open for Warm-ups
7:50 am Course Closes for Warm-ups
8:00 am Varsity Girls (10 runners)
8:30 am Varsity Boys (10 runners)
9:00 am JV Girls (unlimited)
9:30 am JV Boys (unlimited)
10:00 am Freshman Boys and Girls (run together, scored & awarded separately)
10:30 am Middle School Girls & Boys - 3000m
11:15 am Awards (we should be done by 12:15pm)
(if the middle school fields are too big, we run boys and girls in separate races at 10:30 girls and boys at 10:50am)

Timing:
The Perfect Timing Group is the timing company for this XC meet. Each athlete will have a race number and a shoe chip. We will remove the shoe chip before they leave the finish chute. All shoe chips not returned will be charged to the school of the runner. Results will be posted on www.ga.milesplit.com and www.ptgrouponline.com later on Saturday.

***All runners must be register online to receive shoe chips. No shoe chip = No official time.

Entry Fee:
$150.00 entry fee- High School boy's team only
$150.00 entry fee- High School girl's team only
$250.00 entry fee- High School boys and girls together

If your Middle School is a separate program from the high school program (separate coach, separate practices, separate mile split listing) the following are your entry fees:
$150.00 entry fee- Middle School boy's team only
$150.00 entry fee- Middle School girl's team only
$250.00 entry fee- Middle School boys and girls together
$20 per individual competing in the middle school race (if you don't have enough for a team)

Make checks out to Finish Line Booster Club
Mail to: SMHS Finish Line Booster Club
Attn: AT&T Panther XC Meet
195 Lodge Trail
Fayetteville, GA 30215

Admission Fee: Coaches Please let your parents know.
$5 per spectator, collected as you drive into park;
Coaches/teachers free with GHSA ID s

Awards Specifics:
Varsity Races
Individual Medals for the Top 20 runners
Team Trophy for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams
Team Medals for each varsity runner on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams

JV Races
Individual Medals for the Top 20 runners
Team Trophy for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams
Team Medals for each varsity runner on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place teams (limited to the top 10 runners)

Freshman Race
Individual Medals for the Top 10 runners
Team Trophy for the 1st, and 2nd place teams
Team Medals for each varsity runner on the 1st, and 2nd place teams (limited to the top 10 runners)

3K Middle School Race
Individual Medals for the Top 20 runners
Team Trophy for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams
Team Medals for each runner on the 1st, 2nd and 3nd place teams (limited to the top 10 runners)

Excellent facilities for athletes and spectators
77 acres, 3 entrances for easy traffic flow
1000+ parking spots, special bus parking area, plus overflow parking
Plenty of areas for team tents (shaded or in the sun)
Plenty places for warm-up by the course or paved paths
Plenty of portable restrooms near team team/ warm up area and separate one inside the start area
Medic/ Training tent
Course is very spector friendly/ go down by the lake and see your athlete run
Hospitality Tent/ Drinks for all coaches
Concessions available
Custom AT&T Panther XC Invitational T-shirts available for purchase;
Course markers every 200m on the course + additional Clock at the 1 mile marker
Finish Chute and large clock at the line

Elite Athlete Tent for autographs
Drew Hunter will be available at the tent to sign autographs and take pictures throughout the morning.

Courtesy Rules:
If your athlete must stop in walk during the race, we will ask them to step off the course and not finish.
We will stop the automatic timing at 30 minutes. If you have an athlete running slower than 30 minutes, they will not get placed in the results and the coach will need to secure their time.
For the Freshman and middle school Races, we will run the clock for a few additional minutes.

Directions to the XCHC- XC Course at Hertiage Christian Church
2 miles from Starrs Mill High School, down Redwine Road

Registration help:
http://www.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
Note that these instructions are on the US Portal and you will have to return to your state site to actually find your team and enter the meet.