Meet Information
34th ANNUAL NEW CASTLE COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
NOVEMBER 5, 2016
AT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM AND COUNTRY ESTATE 5105 KENNETT PIKE, WINTERTHUR, DELAWARE
11:00 am Preferred parking gate 5 opens
12:00 pm Girls 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
12:30 pm Boys 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
1:00 pm Tents available for high school athletes
1:30 pm Old Timers Race open to alumni, coaches, parents and friends
(Please pre-register at www.N5CTA.com by 9 pm, Thursday, November 3)
2:30 pm Girls Junior Varsity
3:00 pm Boys Junior Varsity
3:30 pm Girls Varsity
4:00 pm Boys Varsity
4:30 pm Awards Ceremony
Meet entries must be done on Milesplit/de by Monday, October 31, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Contact Rick Schuder (ricks789@yahoo.com) at (302) 545-2116 if you have questions or if you need to change the date of your course tour.
Enter Gate 3 on practice days. Exit Gate 2. The course will be open for tours from 3:00 to 4:30 pm according to the schedule below:
Tuesday, November 1 Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Caravel, Christiana, DAPPS, Delaware Military Academy, McKean, Middletown, MOT Charter, Newark Charter, Salesianum, Sanford, St. Andrews, St. Elizabeths, St. Georges, Tatnall, Tower Hill, Wilmington Christian, Wilmington Friends.
Wednesday, November 2 AI DuPont, Archmere, Charter, Concord, Conrad, Delcastle, Dickinson, Freire Charter, Glasgow, Hodgson, Howard, Centreville Layton, Mount Pleasant, Newark, Padua, Red Lion Christian, St. Marks, Ursuline, William Penn.
Preferred Parking passes will be available on the day of the course tour. Preferred parking passes sold out last year. Proceeds of the Preferred Parking pass sales go to N5CTA to support the All-State Cross Country banquet.
Awards:
Team Plaque and 7 individual medals to top 3 teams in each Varsity race. Medals and All County Honors to top 25 individuals in each Varsity race. Medals to top 20 individuals in each Junior Varsity race.
INFORMATION TO COACHES
1. Teams are not allowed to place tents or canopies on Winterthur grounds. Any team that does not comply will be asked to leave. Tent space will be provided for each team at no charge.
2. Practice Parking On Tuesday 11/1 and Wednesday 11/2, all traffic should enter Gate 3 and park in the adjacent field. Exit via Gate 2. Preferred parking Gate 5 will be closed on practice days.
3. All busses will enter Gate 3 and exit Gate 2 on practice days and race day. Busses will serve as shelter for inclement weather.
4. General Admission Parking is free. Please enter Gate 3 located on Rt. 52. Please note it is a country walk over hilly terrain to the team staging area.
5. Handicap Parking - Those displaying state-issued Handicap Parking credentials should enter Gate
3. Free handicap parking is along the fence near the 1 mile mark on the course.
6. Preferred Parking is available for $10 per car. Preferred Parking will enter Gate 5 off Rt. 52 and be located near the team staging area. Special hang tag will be sold in advance. Anyone not displaying this hang tag will not be permitted into this parking area and will be directed to the general admission parking. Hang tags will be distributed to coaches on your assigned practice day. Proceeds from Preferred Parking go to N5CTA.
7. Bathrooms will be available near the parking area and in the team staging area.
8. Please make sure that each runner has a number to wear for the competition.
9. Note your starting box assignments.
10. Have your team at the starting line 10 minutes prior to the start of the race. Run-outs will be stopped 2 minutes before the start of the race.
11. The track crossing gates on the course will be closed immediately before the races. Please keep spectators off the course during the races.
12. Please tell parents no dogs, no grills and no tents are allowed on site.
13. Remind athletes and parents that Wilmington country club is private property and should not be used for parking or warm-up.
14. Soda, lemonade, bottled water, hot chocolate, soft pretzels and chips will be available as concessions.
15. Please have your team clean up the area around which they set up at the conclusion of the meet.
16. Long sleeve t-shirts will be available for purchase.
17. See N5CTA website for invoice.
18. Full results will be posted on the N5CTA website www.n5cta.com
COURSE MAP AVAILABLE ON www.N5CTA.com
NOVEMBER 5, 2016
AT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM AND COUNTRY ESTATE 5105 KENNETT PIKE, WINTERTHUR, DELAWARE
11:00 am Preferred parking gate 5 opens
12:00 pm Girls 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
12:30 pm Boys 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
1:00 pm Tents available for high school athletes
1:30 pm Old Timers Race open to alumni, coaches, parents and friends
(Please pre-register at www.N5CTA.com by 9 pm, Thursday, November 3)
2:30 pm Girls Junior Varsity
3:00 pm Boys Junior Varsity
3:30 pm Girls Varsity
4:00 pm Boys Varsity
4:30 pm Awards Ceremony
Meet entries must be done on Milesplit/de by Monday, October 31, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Contact Rick Schuder (ricks789@yahoo.com) at (302) 545-2116 if you have questions or if you need to change the date of your course tour.
Enter Gate 3 on practice days. Exit Gate 2. The course will be open for tours from 3:00 to 4:30 pm according to the schedule below:
Tuesday, November 1 Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Caravel, Christiana, DAPPS, Delaware Military Academy, McKean, Middletown, MOT Charter, Newark Charter, Salesianum, Sanford, St. Andrews, St. Elizabeths, St. Georges, Tatnall, Tower Hill, Wilmington Christian, Wilmington Friends.
Wednesday, November 2 AI DuPont, Archmere, Charter, Concord, Conrad, Delcastle, Dickinson, Freire Charter, Glasgow, Hodgson, Howard, Centreville Layton, Mount Pleasant, Newark, Padua, Red Lion Christian, St. Marks, Ursuline, William Penn.
Preferred Parking passes will be available on the day of the course tour. Preferred parking passes sold out last year. Proceeds of the Preferred Parking pass sales go to N5CTA to support the All-State Cross Country banquet.
Awards:
Team Plaque and 7 individual medals to top 3 teams in each Varsity race. Medals and All County Honors to top 25 individuals in each Varsity race. Medals to top 20 individuals in each Junior Varsity race.
INFORMATION TO COACHES
1. Teams are not allowed to place tents or canopies on Winterthur grounds. Any team that does not comply will be asked to leave. Tent space will be provided for each team at no charge.
2. Practice Parking On Tuesday 11/1 and Wednesday 11/2, all traffic should enter Gate 3 and park in the adjacent field. Exit via Gate 2. Preferred parking Gate 5 will be closed on practice days.
3. All busses will enter Gate 3 and exit Gate 2 on practice days and race day. Busses will serve as shelter for inclement weather.
4. General Admission Parking is free. Please enter Gate 3 located on Rt. 52. Please note it is a country walk over hilly terrain to the team staging area.
5. Handicap Parking - Those displaying state-issued Handicap Parking credentials should enter Gate
3. Free handicap parking is along the fence near the 1 mile mark on the course.
6. Preferred Parking is available for $10 per car. Preferred Parking will enter Gate 5 off Rt. 52 and be located near the team staging area. Special hang tag will be sold in advance. Anyone not displaying this hang tag will not be permitted into this parking area and will be directed to the general admission parking. Hang tags will be distributed to coaches on your assigned practice day. Proceeds from Preferred Parking go to N5CTA.
7. Bathrooms will be available near the parking area and in the team staging area.
8. Please make sure that each runner has a number to wear for the competition.
9. Note your starting box assignments.
10. Have your team at the starting line 10 minutes prior to the start of the race. Run-outs will be stopped 2 minutes before the start of the race.
11. The track crossing gates on the course will be closed immediately before the races. Please keep spectators off the course during the races.
12. Please tell parents no dogs, no grills and no tents are allowed on site.
13. Remind athletes and parents that Wilmington country club is private property and should not be used for parking or warm-up.
14. Soda, lemonade, bottled water, hot chocolate, soft pretzels and chips will be available as concessions.
15. Please have your team clean up the area around which they set up at the conclusion of the meet.
16. Long sleeve t-shirts will be available for purchase.
17. See N5CTA website for invoice.
18. Full results will be posted on the N5CTA website www.n5cta.com
COURSE MAP AVAILABLE ON www.N5CTA.com