Meet Information
Cobb County Cross Country Championships
Saturday, September 17, 2022 Allatoona Creek Park
Acworth, Georgia
Parking donation - $5 per car (goes to maintaining the park)
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: Allatoona High School
Entry Fee: Varsity Races - $125 each gender
Junior Varsity Races free if racing varsity or $50 each gender
Individuals - $10 each
Make checks payable to: Allatoona Cross Country/Track & Field Booster Club (NOT ALLATOONA HIGH SCHOOL)
Send checks to: Allatoona HS Booster Club 3300 Dallas Acworth Highway, Acworth, GA 20101
Entries: Due by Wednesday, September 14@ 12 p.m.
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: Patrick Parsons: bucrunningnation@gmail.com
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, Allatoona Creek Park 5690 Old Stilesboro Rd NW, Acworth, GA 30101
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.
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. 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.
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 park.
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 Corps rules. Help us make sure we have this course for future use!
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.