Junior Olympic XC Meet

Some of you may be interested in the following meet information:

2008 USATF UTAH
JUNIOR OLYMPIC
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
November 1st, 2008
Cottonwood Complex, Salt Lake City, UT

Location: 4400 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City

Bib Pickup 9-9:30 am, 11/01/08

Format and Schedule of Events:
Junior Olympic Championships


Youth (13-14) 4K 11:00 a.m.
Intermediate (15-16) 5K 11:30 a.m.
Young M/W (17-18) 5K 12:00 p.m.


ENTRY FEES: $5.00 for each participant.

Awards: Awards will be given to the top ten finishers in each division.

The Course: The entire course is grass surface. Spikes may be useful on the hills or if the course is wet. No dressing facility or public water is available.

Numbers: The race numbers are to be worn on the front of your singlet or shirt and pinned in a flat manner. Do not tear off strips!!! To receive numbers see bib pick-up.

Division Rules: All participants must run in their proper age division. At the Regional Championships each athlete must compete in the division they qualified in at the Association Championships.
Declaration of Advancement: The top 25 finishers and top 3 teams in each division may advance to the Regional
Championships on November 15th, 2008 in Albuquerque, NM . Declaration of intent to advance should be done before the end of the meet. Advancement to the Regionals is $7.00 per individual athlete and cash only will be accepted.

Registration: (COACHES PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY)
Entry per athlete is $5.00. All athletes must be current members of UT USATF. Registration packages including
individual, team entry form and age verification documents MUST be postmarked no later than Saturday, October 25th 2008. No Late Entries Will Be Accepted.
Entry: Entries must be made on the official entry form which is enclosed. If you require additional forms you may make copies of the form. Remember that the age division an athlete competes in is determined by the year that he/she was born.

All participating athletes must provide proof of USATF membership and sign the entry form.
(a) Athletes who have previously verified their date of birth do not need to do this again. Clubs should
obtain a current list from the Membership Chair identifying those athletes whose date of birth is verified.
Clubs will enter all athlete’s date of birth on the entry forms to signal to the registration chair that the
athlete’s date of birth has been previously verified.
(b) If you, the coach have not previously verified the athlete’s date of birth, than a legible copy of the
athlete’s proof of birth is required, such as; birth certificate, passport, certificate of baptismal records,
driver’s license, or U.S. Government I.D. are acceptable. Proof of birth must accompany the athlete’s
entry. Clubs will leave the date of birth area blank on the entry form and attach the required
documentation.

Late Registration: No Late Entries Will Be Accepted after Oct. 25th, 2008.

Race Day Membership: Membership must be purchased prior to sending in the individual & team entry forms. No membership purchase will be available on race day.

Team Registration: Each club must provide a team declaration roster for each age group/gender division for which they are registering a team. All members of the same club registered on a Team Roster Declaration form are eligible to compete on the club’s team. A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 athletes may compete on a team into the next round of qualification up to and including the National Championships as long as they qualify. An entry form for each athlete
competing must be remitted

Send registration packages and information to:

Mike Durman
Youth Cross Country Chair UT USATF
4595 W Birdie Way
South Jordan, UT 84095
Telephone: (801) 403-9418
email: Miked1967@comcast.net

For membership information contact:
Kris Erickson
USATF – Utah Office Manager
Telephone: (801) 277-7405
Email: usatf@earthlink.net

Individual membership may be obtained online as well as at www.usatf.org for the fee of $19.95.

Results will be listed in: www.usatf.org/assoc/ut