Atlanta Classic & Metro Atlanta Middle School Championship 2011

Western Douglas County, Ga

Meet Information

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The 2011 Atlanta Classic is FULL as of July 5th.

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The 2011 Atlanta Classic
Presented by GATFXC.com and sponsored by Chik-fil-a
Hosted by Chapel Hill High School

Location: Clinton Nature Preserve, Douglasville, GA (see directions below)

Defending 2010 Champions:

Boys - St. Pius (45 pts and 16:38 team average)
Girls - Marist (30 pts and 19:57 team average)

Out-of-state schools: we plan to request Alabama, Florida and Tennessee sanctioning. Others upon request. We are west of Atlanta off I-20. Less than 2 hours from Birmingham and about 2 hours from Chattanooga.

Race Schedule (proposed):

7:55 Girls JV Purple (limit first 210 athletes)
8:20 Boys JV Purple (limit first 210 athletes)
8:45 Girls Championship (limit 30 teams - 7 athletes per team)
9:10 Boys Championship (limit 30 teams - 7 athletes per team)
9:30 Girls JV Black (unlimited entries)
9:55 Boys JV Black (unlimited entries)
10:15 Awards

Metro Atlanta Middle School Championships Schedule

Girls 3k - 10:50
Boys 3k - 11:10
Awards - 11:30

Course:

5,000 Meters (High School). 100% dirt and grass with occasional loose gravel. There are also 3 hay bale jumps. Note that we use a different layout than the traditional two-loop circuit used in the Early Bird meet.

See map attachment at bottom.

Course Records:

Boys - Wade Voyles, Chapel Hill - 15:44.31 (2010)
Girls - Sophie Harkins, Marist - 19:04.20 (2010)

Course markings will be at the following intervals:

400 meters
800 meters
1,200 meters
1 mile
2 mile
1,200 meters remaining
800 meters remaining
400 meters remaining

Entry Fees:

Varsity Boys AND Girls Teams - $140
Varsity Boys OR Girls Teams - $80
JV Boys AND Girls - $100
JV Boys OR Girls - $60
Maximum Fee per school $180 (unlimited athletes)

Make checks payable to:

Chapel Hill High School
Attn: Kelly Williams
4899 Chapel Hill Rd.
Douglasville, GA 30135

Parking: $5 per vehicle

Directions to Clinton Nature Preserve: Take I-20 to Post Road (Exit 30). Go south about 1 mile to Ephesus Church Rd. Right on Ephesus Church Rd. and Clinton Nature Preserve will be about 1 and 1/2 miles on the right.

Requests for additional information should be e-mailed to Ronnie Brown at RLBHLY@BELLSOUTH.NET.

Course Map: