Meet Information
Mercy Invitational Saturday, August 24, 2013
7:30 Coaches Meeting on Track
8:00 Girls Varsity Race
8:35 Boys Varsity Race
9:10 Boys JV Race
9:45 Girls JV Race
10:20 MS Combined Boys/Girls
10:30 Award for HS Races on Practice Field
-Varsity races will be limited to 10 competitors per team, while there will be no cap on JV participants.
-There will be a middle school race to follow the JV and Varsity races.
-Long and short sleeve t-shirts as well as dry-fits will be sold by Eagles Sportz.
-Tshirts will be given to the top finishers in the HS and MS races.
Registration: You must register by emailing Coach Matt Hofkes as soon as possible. This meet fills up quickly. We will cap the teams participating at 25.
Entries: Online entries will be done this year using Milesplit.
Cost: $120 per high school ($60 Boys, $60 Girls). If you are bringing a middle school team add $3 per athlete to your entry fee ($50 maximum for the Middle School Race). Please make checks payable to 'Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School' and mail to 861 Evander Holyfield Hwy, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Course: 1.05 mile loop course. Course is mostly wooded trails, along with two open fields. Runners finish with a 300 meter stretch on the stadium track. The course has been widened on the north side of our campus to open up the race.
Scoring / Timing:
Varsity: 10 runners, 5 scored (FAT timing)
JV: Unlimited runners, 5 scored. All athletes must be able to finish in less than 30 minutes. (FAT timing)
MS: Unlimited runners, 5 scored. (FAT timing)
Parking: There will be a $5 per car fee for all non-athletes and coaches. Please inform race spectators from your team.
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.