Rock Ranch Invitational 2011

Yatesville, GA

Meet Information

Meet Information:

9:00 AM Varsity Girl's (5K) (Max 10 runners per team) Medals to top 20.
9:40 AM Varsity Boy's (5K) (Max 10 runners per team) Medals to top 20.
10:15 AM Girl's JV (Unlimited)
10:50 AM Boy's JV (Unlimited)
11:20 AM Awards
11:20 AM Open to the Public Off-Road Individual 5k ($30 a runner)

Team Awards: Trophies will go to the top 3 teams for both varsity races. The top 20 runners in each event will receive medals for placement. JV will get medals for the top 10.

Location: The Rock Ranch in The Rock, GA.

Course Description: The Rock Ranch, located in The Rock, Georgia is a 1250-acre cattle ranch, owned by Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy. The purpose of The Rock Ranch uniting families with the land and each other. The course transports runners across scenic countryside with moderate levels of terrain and elevation. As the name suggests, there are many large granite rocks along the course. The challenging course at The Rock Ranch is a 5k loop across real country. About 40 percent of the course offers shade and the course has equal uphill and downhill segments (with a long downhill stretch toward the finish). Competitors will run across manicured lawn, through hay fields, through hardwood forests, along a creek, past: ponds, horses, cows, donkeys, corn fields, Conestoga Wagons, a locomotive train, a windmill and other unique scenery. This course will provide a challenging and fun venue for both competition and conditioning. Visit www.therockranch.com for driving directions.

Fees: $60 per team entered (VB, VG, JVB, and JVG). $10 per individual if no varsity team is entered. The maximum entry per school is $150 (all teams combined).

Contact: Stephen Boyd
Phone: 706-647-8171
Fax: 706-647-3708
E-mail: sboyd@upson.k12.ga.us

Admission/Parking Fee: $5.00 per vehicle; PLEASE INFORM your parents.

T-Shirts: T-Shirts will be sold on site

Open to the Public 5K: The Rock Ranch and ULHS will be sponsoring a 5k that is open to the public to run. The course will be the same as the high school runners. Entries are $30 per runner and the top 10 runners will receive medals. If anyone is interested please email or call me. The race will begin at 8:00 AM.

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.