NSCIF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Dear Coach:

     West Valley High School is once again proud to be hosting the 2021 Northern Section Cross Country Championships.  The following reminders should help to alleviate concerns you may have.  1) Overall scoring will be used at each level rather than scoring each individual division. Divisional champions will be the highest placing team from that division.  2) Individual qualifiers to the State Meet will not be adjusted once results are posted.  Teams must declare their intentions not to participate at the State Meet at the coaches meeting prior to the Section Finals.  Failure to do so will cause their athletes to be ineligible for State individual competition.  3) A Division 6 team championship will be awarded to the top placing team under 400 enrollment.  Please familiarize yourself with the following information.

Date:      Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Place:     West Valley High School,  Cottonwood, CA

Times:  2:00 p.m.    Varsity Boys                3.0 miles

           2:40 p.m.    Varsity Girls                  3.0 miles

           3:15 p.m.    Open Division Boys        2.2 miles

           3:45 p.m.    Open Division Girls         2.2 miles

        ** Open Division Boys and Girls:  Any freshmen and sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors beyond the number 7 varsity runner.

** Varsity races are for the top 10 runners maximum per school.

State Meet Qualifiers:  Varsity Boys/Girls only.  All teams will be scored together with athletes qualifying as follows: 

 Divisions 3 girls & 5 - One team in each division, plus up to five individuals provided they finish in the top eight places within their division.

Division 3 boys & 4 – Two teams, plus up to five individuals provided they finish in the top twelve places within their division.

The State Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2021 at Woodward Park, Fresno, CA. Advanced State

Meet information can be found at:  www.cifstate.org

State Qualifying Divisions: 

                       1250 – up       Division III

                        600 - 1249     Division IV

                          1 - 599         Division V

Northern Section 1 - 399       Division VI

School Size Enrollment Divisions:

 *** Enclosed is a list of 2020 CBED figures for schools participating in cross country in the Northern Section. Schools must compete in their enrollment division.

Online Registration:

Entries must be posted online by November 7, 2021 (Sunday).

           1. Go to www.Athletic.Net and sign in.  (If you have not set up an account, contact me directly via email.)

           2. Click on your school, then on the calendar click "Info” next to Northern Section Finals.

           3. Next, click on "Register Athletes" from above.

           4. Select the race in which each of your athletes will run.

             (You may change this on race day if needed.) 

           5. Click "Save Registrations". Check your registrations by clicking "Print Registrations".                                              

Entry Fee: $10.00 per entrant in all divisions.  DO NOT BRING AN ENTRY FEE TO THE MEET!!  Athletic directors will receive a bill from the section office, following the meet, based on the number of ENTRANTS from each school posted on athletic.net.

Awards:    Varsity Boys and Girls:  Team championship frame in Divisions  III, IV, V, & VI; 1st place team patches x 7 in each division; Olympic style medal to individual winner; medals to top 25 finishers overall.

           Open Division Boys and Girls:  Team championship frame; Olympic style medal to individual winner; medals to top 15 finishers.                                 

Course:    Located at West Valley High School, the course offers both flat and rolling terrain with three separate hills located during the second mile of the course.  Running surfaces include grass, dirt trails, and a short stretch of pavement. 

Distressed Athletes:

An ambulance will be located at the stadium to transport any athlete in need of hospitalization.  Also, a paramedic in a Mule cart will be located at the intersection (1 mile) on the course to transport athletes back to the finish who were injured on the course.  A medical tent will be located behind the timing trailer.

Emergency Information:

In case of lightning, everyone should move into their busses, vans, or into the school gym.  Competition will resume 30 minutes after the last lightning strike.  Active shooter – the best practice is to scatter into the hills and trees of the cross country course.                                                                    

Other Information:                                             

Locker room facilities are available at West Valley High School.  Athletes will need to provide their own locks and towels.

An awards presentation will be held in the south (large) gymnasium approximately 20 minutes after the Open Girls race. Complete results will be available at this time. They will also be posted online at: www.athletic.net, and www.westvalleytrack.net websites.

The course must be walked by 2:00 p.m.

Northern Section Cross Country Championship T-Shirts will be available for purchase ($13.00). We are only ordering a limited number so please inform your athletes to buy early.

A small snack bar will be in operation throughout the meet.

           Any questions please give me a call at (530) 604-6088 (cell)            or return email (best).

 

                                                Scott Fairley

                                                Cross Country Coach

                                                West Valley High School