Meet Information
The Zach Wansley Clash
The Zach Wansley Clash is in honor of one of Chapel Hill's great athletes. Zack Wansley. Zack was a remarkable young man who ran for both Chapel Hill High and Georgia Tech. Zack tragically passed away while training for the Atlanta Marathon. In honor of this remarkable young man and his passion for nature and running, we have dedicated awards and a race in his name. Click HERE to visit the Zack Wansley Clash webpage. A QR code for the webpage is at the bottom of this page to share with friends and family.
Race Location: Clinton Nature Preserve: 8720 Ephesus Church Road, Villa Rica, Georgia 30180
Schedule: Awards to follow the Girls JV Race.
- Boys Varsity 8:00am
- Girls Varsity 8:35am
- Boys JV 9:10
- Girls JV 9:45
Splits: Split times will be called at both the 1 mile and 2 mile marks.
Course Preview: The course will be open at 2 pm on Friday for preview.
Course Layout: Course is two loops. Finish Line is next to Start Line. See Map for details by visiting the Zack Clash Webpage. Spectators can view the 1 mile mark (at the lake) but the 2 mile mark is on a narrow part of the course, so please do not stand at 2 mile mark for safety. Thank you. There is a "Swing Gate" that will be used to direct racers who have completed their 2nd loop and headed for the finish line VS the racers who need to complete their 2nd loop. Spectators please stay clear of the Swing Gate for safety.
Parking: There is a parking fee of $5 per vehicle if paid in advance. Parking is $10 if paid on race day. Vehicles carrying only coaches or athletes do not pay this fee. However, if a parent is transporting athletes with an intent to stay at the meet, that parent will be asked to pay the fee.
This is the QR code and Link for advanced parking is HERE.
The QR code and link are also on the Zack Wansley Clash website. Which is much easier to share.
- Registration must be completed by August 16th @ NOON!
- Top 2 Boys and Girls Varsity teams will receive trophies
- JV Races will be team-scored but there will be no team trophies
- In all 4 races, medals will be awarded to the Top 8 finishers (32 medals in total)
- Varsity Boys & Girls Individual winners will receive a Dry-Fit T-Shirt
- All athletes should be entered through the MileSplit entry portal, accessed through our Meet Homepage on the Calendar.
- It is not necessary to assign athletes to the individual races, just ensure that your entire roster is entered. Each athlete will receive a shoe chip and a bib number, and you decide on race morning which event you like to have your runners compete in (but please run only in those races which you've previously indicated you run in via communication with the Meet Director.
- Varsity Races: We request that you limit your entries here to 10 athletes per varsity race and the rest will run JV.
1) Bib numbers must match the chip numbers for each athlete.
2) Use the provided zip-ties to secure chips to EITHER shoe. We will remove the chips in the finish chute with scissors, and attaching the chip to shoelaces means well have to cut shoelaces!
3) VERY IMPORTANT please return ALL your team chips to the Timers at the finish line before leaving. There is a $30 fee for each un-returned chip.
4) With single-chip scoring, opportunities exist for an athletes place as determined using a torso finish to differ from the place based on the shoe-chip reading (i.e., in a very close finish where a FAT camera has to be used to determine the proper order of finish). In our Championship events, we ask coaches to review the results as soon as they are posted and to make the timer aware of any instances where team PLACES might be affected by an improper ordering of two athletes. We will review issues involving the Top 2 team places immediately (inasmuch as awards are in play), and will attempt to review other requests after completion of the meet. Please use discretion here, understanding that the beauty of chip timing is in its efficiency and the fact that it allows us to complete the races and results-compilation very quickly.
5) We will use traditional scoring for team results. In some case, schools will have more than 7 athletes in the Varsity races, and in those cases we will ask those schools to declare which of their 7 athletes should be counted for scoring. Every effort will be made to insure that the results reflect the properly scored athletes, but the Coaches efforts are appreciated in timely reviewing results to note any discrepancies.
Race Packet Pick-up: The packet pick-up will be at the concession stand.
Tents: The main area for tents will be in a large open fields surrounding the playground area.
Results: Results will be posted ASAP by The Perfect Timing Company on MileSplit.
Entry Fees: Varsity Boys AND Girls Teams - $225 / Varsity Boys OR Girls Teams - $150 / JV Boys AND Girls - $150. (IF you run all 4 teams it will be just $300)
W9 Form for CHHS: //assets.sp.milesplit.com/meets/546438/files/chhs_w-9.pdf
Check should be made out to the following: Panther Cross Country Booster Club **Please note that checks are made out to a different Account Name AND different Coach!!
Address to Mail Payments early...
Panther Cross Country Booster Club:Attn: Coach Chris Wilson4899 Chapel Hill Rd., Douglasville Ga 30135
Requests for additional information should be e-mailed to chris.wilson@dcssga.org
Please share this QR Code to the Zack Wansley Clash race day website.