Marist Stage Races - CANCELLED 2021

Atlanta, GA
Hosted by Marist

Meet Information

MEET CANCELLED: All Head Coaches of registered teams have been emailed directly with details. 

Marist Stage Races 

August 21, 2021

Meet Host: Marist School 

Meet Timer: The Perfect Timing Group 

Teams Attending:

  • Marist School
  • St. Pius X
  • Lovett
  • Pace Academy
  • Paideia
  • North Atlanta
  • Lakeside Dekalb
  • Lambert
  • Parkview
  • Brookwood
  • West Forsyth

Meet Entry Fee: 

  • $75 for single gender 
  • $150 for boys and girls teams
  • Please mail or hand deliver checks to packet pickup. 
  • Please write checks payable to:

Marist School

3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. NE 

Atlanta, GA 30319

Race Entry Guidelines:

  • All stages will be two miles on a flat, fast course (grass and packed gravel paths).
  • There will be ~40ft of elevation gain across two miles.
  • All stages will be raced co-ed and scored separately.
  • In JV stages, coaches may enter an unlimited number of runners. 
  • Coaches are asked to limit entries in JV Stages (particularly stages 5, 4, and 3) to runners, male and female, who can break 20 minutes for a cross country two-mile.
  • In Varsity stages, no more than 2 runners may be entered per race. You may enter 1 or 2 runners at your discretion. 
  • Milesplit will be open for schools listed above until Wednesday, 8/18 at 10pm to finalize entries.
  • All 10 Stages are "Events" within the Stage Race "Division". 
  • No race day adjustments may be made.
  • Please be sure to note that we will run slow to fast in both the JV and Varsity Stages. 

Race Schedule:

  • 7:30am - JV Stage 5  (#5 JV runners)
  • 7:50am- JV Stage 4  (#4 JV runners)
  • 8:10am - JV Stage 3  (#3 JV runners)
  • 8:25am - JV Stage 2  (#2 JV runners)
  • 8:40am - JV Stage 1  (#1 JV runners)
  • 8:55am - Varsity Stage 5  (#5 runner(s))
  • 9:10am - Varsity Stage 4  (#4 runner(s))
  • 9:25am - Varsity Stage 3  (#3 runner(s))
  • 9:40am - Varsity Stage 2  (#2 runner(s))
  • 9:55am - Varsity Stage 1  (#1 runner(s))

Awards Ceremony:  10:15-10:30am 

  • Following Varsity Stage 1, results will be calculated for the JV and Varsity stages. 
  • In each stage, the top finisher for each school will be marked as the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st runner across the line in that schools scoring top-5.
  • A team score will be compiled for the JV stages and the Varsity stages, and the team winners will have the lowest team total - in a traditional cross country meet sense.
  • Awards will be given to the top-5 scoring runners on the winning Varsity and Junior Varsity teams.

Course Map:

Spectator & Visiting Team Guide:

Spectator & Visiting Team Information

  • Marist Address: 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30319.
  • Team Tents should be constructed in the marked location. Team Tent zones will be flagged off on meet day.
  • All cars will be charged $5 for parking/admission. Please have cash prepared.
  • Parking for spectators is marked on the Spectator Map. Please do NOT park along the main driveway onto campus.
  • Porta Johns will be located in the parking lot behind the starting line.
  • Concessions will be available at the concession stand near the front field bleachers and finish line.
  • The Awards Ceremony will be held at the bleachers on the front field (near the finish line). 

Coaches Information

  • All race bibs and chips can be picked up upon arrival at the packet pickup tent.
  • All race chips must be collected and returned to The Perfect Timing Group tent. All unreturned chips will be assessed a missing fee determined by the PT Group.
  • Team Buses will be directed where to drop off your teams upon arrival. Plan to pull all the way into campus and unload in the cross-creek parking lot (marked on the map). Please ask your drivers NOT to stop and unload in the main driveway onto campus. 
  • Coaches will receive a separate email with larger versions of the course map, spectator map, and meet information.