Meet Information
Franklin County High School is proud to be hosting our first ever home meet. The course will be the sight of the 8 AAA Region Championships. Our new course is all grass with challenging hills, and spectators and coaches will have access to almost 100% of the course to view each race. We are located in the beautiful foothills of Northeast Georgia a little more than an hour from North Atlanta, and 45 minutes from Athens and Helen, Ga.
It is a 1.6 mile, 2 loop course going around the perimeter of an open field. There is plenty of space to put tents. Fast Feet Timing will be providing electronic chip timing for the meet. Each race will be timed and scored. The course will be open Friday evening from 5:00pm until 7:00pm and Saturday morning from 6:30 am until 7:45 am for inspection. The course is located on High road directly behind Franklin County High School.
The Middle School course is a 2 loop 3200 meter course.
Packet pick-up will start at 6:30 am on race day.
Race times:
8:00 Varsity Boys 5K
8:45 Varsity Girls 5K
9:30 MS Boys 2 Mile
10:00 MS Girls 2 mile
There will be no JV mixed race. We have combined the JV and HS races due to forcasted heat indexes for the safety of the athletes. Please adjust your time schedules, and notify your parents.
Awards:
Top 10 boys and girls receive medals
1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams receive trophies
Entry Information:
The entry fee is $100 for a Varsity team. If you enter a boys and girls varsity team it is $150 total. JV and middle school entries are free with varsity entries. If you want to enter just a middle school team it is $50.
Entries will be done online through Milesplit.
Parking:
There will be a $5 parking fee per car for spectators. Parking will be at the rear of Franklin County High School. There will be no parking on the side of the road or the course.
Extra Information:
Concessions will be available.
Send payments to Franklin County High School or pay at the meet.
6570 GA-145, Carnesville, GA 30521
Make checks payable to Franklin County High School Cross Country Team.
You may contact Coach Steele at brett.steele@franklin.k12.ga.us or Coach Woods at bwoods2121@gmail.com for more information.