Cobb County XC Championships presented by Saucony & Big Peach 2016

Acworth, Ga

Meet Information

Cobb County Cross Country Championships
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Allatoona Creek Park
Acworth, Georgia

Schedule: 6:30 a.m. Gates Open
7:00 a.m. Coaches pick-up team packets
7:45 a.m. Junior Varsity Girls Race (9th & 10th graders, 11th & 12th over 25 minute 5k)
8:25 a.m. Junior Varsity Boys Race (9th & 10th graders, 11th & 12th over 22 minute 5k)
9:00 a.m. Varsity Girls Race (Unlimited entries)
9:30 a.m. Varsity Boys Race (Unlimited entries)
10:15 a.m. Awards Ceremony

Awards: Junior Varsity: Top 5 individual finishers
First and second place team trophy
Varsity: Top 10 individual finishers
Top 3 teams

Host: Walton High School

Entry Fee: Varsity Races - $100 each gender
Junior Varsity Races free if racing varsity or $50 each gender
Individuals - $10 each
Maximum of $180 if entering both varsity teams
Make checks payable to: Walton Cinder Club (NOT WALTON HIGH SCHOOL)
Send checks to:
Walton HS Cinder Club
P.O. Box 72043
Marietta, GA 30007-2043

Entries: Due by Wednesday, September 7th
Entries will be completed through: ga.milesplit.com. Please enter only those athletes that will compete. There will be a $20 charge for any late entries or changes after the deadline.

Contact: Travis.Gower@cobbk12.org

Course: Mostly grass course with some dirt paths.

Directions: From Highway 41 (North Marietta Parkway) heading North
Turn LEFT onto Mars Hill Road
Turn RIGHT onto County Line Road (after passing Frey Elementary)
Turn RIGHT onto Old Stilesboro Road Course is a mile on the RIGHT
From Highway 120 (Dallas Highway)
Turn RIGHT onto Mars Hill Road
Turn LEFT onto County Line Road (after Brookstone subdivision)
Turn RIGHT onto Old Stilesboro Road Course is a mile on the RIGHT
Using Google Maps, Search Turtle Back Trail

County Varsity Girls: Mindy Lukens 18:20 1984 Lassiter
Records: Varsity Boys: Kenan Farmer 15:36.40 2013 Walton
J.V. Girls: Elizabeth Rice 20:19.28 2015 Kennesaw Mountain
J.V. Boys: Brian Potts 17:13.3 2003 McEachern

FYI T-shirts will be sold on race day by Georgia Promotions.

The Cobb County Corps Property is open for running and inspection the month of August. The land is used for hunting prior to 10 a.m. after September 10th. Contact John Purcell (John.Purcell@cobbcounty.org) for a special use permit for practices or events at the park.

Port-a-Johns will be onsite starting Friday 9/9/16 in the afternoon. Gentlemen should use the port-a-johns, not the woods.

There will be a designated team tent area that will be marked off the day of the meet. Please do not set-up anywhere outside of the marked area.

If there is too much rain, all teams and spectators must be bussed or will need to walk in from Frey Elementary and Durham Middle School. This will be determined the week of the race, but please make plans ahead of time.

It is encouraged to bring bug spray and to not go into the woods.

Timing The Perfect Timing Group will time the meet using chip timing. Please only enter athletes that will be present on meet day.

Coaches Each team must bring their own water, there is not a water source at the
Important meet!
Reminders
Please pick-up after your team. We will lose this location in the future if we do not follow all of the Cobb County Corpss rules. Help us make sure we have this course for future use!

We cannot charge spectators an entry fee for the meet, thus we cannot give back to Cobb County Parks the way we would like to. Please consider having your schools booster club give a donation to the park. Last season, Walton and Harrison donated a great deal of money to help the park, the last place to host a large XC meet in Cobb County!

Coaches athletes will not be allowed to park or be dropped off at the meet. All teams MUST reserve buses to bring their teams to and from the meet. Parking for parents and spectators is one-way (one-way in up to half-way through the meet and one-way out after that point).