LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE 
XC INVITATIONAL 
Saturday, October 16th, 2021 

Location  Milo McIver State Park, Estacada, OR 
Upon entering the park, take a left at the first intersection toward the disc golf course 

Entries

COLLEGIATE INVITE: Open to all college, club, and unattached athletes. Unlimited entries per team. No high school aged athletes may compete due to NCAA rules. Entries online through Direct Athletics must be submitted by Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Noon. No entry limits. Team entry fee of $300 per gender and/or individual entry fee of $30 to be paid online during the registration process. 

HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL/YOUTH INVITE: Entries online via athletic.net must be submitted by Tuesday, October 12th at 8:00pm. No entry limits per team. School entry fee to be paid through athletic.net is $150 per team or $300 for a school bringing both boys and girls. $25 per individual entry. 

Parking $5 per vehicle payment at the main entrance. Registered teams will receive a parking pass to print off for competing team vehicles. Collegiate team vehicles and fans may park near course. HS Busses may DROP OFF ONLY near course, but must proceed to SE side of McIver Park and stage in the Horse area parking lot or the Boat ramp parking lot. Due to limited parking spots available (400-500), all parking spaces near the course are to be reserved for fans/individual cars during the HS portion of the meet. HS coaches especially: Please encourage all spectators to carpool.

Packets Packets will be available on Saturday beginning at 8:30am near the finish line and will include bibs and chips. Course maps are available for download online. At the conclusion of the meet, coaches should collect all chips and return to the timer; each missing chip will result in a fee of $10. 

Scratches All entered athletes who will not compete must have their chips turned in prior to 20min before the beginning of their race, or they will be marked in the results as a DNF.

Awards Collegiate award ceremony to immediately follow the conclusion of the women's race. HS/MS awards presented at the conclusion of each race. Team Champions and Top 10 individual finishers will receive an award.

Results Live results will be available at www.live.tf/xc during the meet. Results will be posted online at lcpioneers.com and athletic.net/tfrrs.org at the conclusion of the meet. 

Restrooms Several large restroom buildings are located in the park for fan or athlete use. Port-a-potties will be located near the starting line and are for athlete use only. There are no shower facilities. 

Trainers COLLEGE MEET: Athletic Trainers will be present near the finish line. Requests for special needs must be made to Jeremy Loew (jloew@lclark.edu). HS MEET: Coaches should be prepared with their own training room needs. Emergency services will be available.

ORDER OF EVENTS

• Collegiate 
  • Men’s 8k – 10:30am 
  • Women’s 6k – 11:15am
• High School/Middle School/Youth
  • Final time schedule and section assignment will be sent out by Wednesday at afternoon once entries are received. If ~35-40 or fewer teams enter, we will run only the orange section races. If more than ~35-40 teams enter, we will split as follows:
    • HS Orange Section – Top half of teams entered based on avg. 5k time, minimum of 20 teams
    • HS Black Section – Remainder of teams entered
    • Varsity and JV teams will remain in same color section
  • 1:00pm – Middle School/Youth 3k
  • 1:30pm – Boys Varsity Orange 5k
  • 2:00pm – Boys JV Orange 5k
  • 2:45pm – Girls Varsity Orange 5k
  • 3:20pm – Girls JV Orange 5k
  • 4:00pm – Boys Varsity Black 5k
  • 4:30pm – Boys JV Black 5k
  • None – Girls Varsity Black 5k
  • None – Girls JV Black 5k

COURSE

Collegiate: The course consists of a two small loops of approximately 1100m, followed by two main loops for the women and three main loops for the men. Each main loop is ~1850m. The course start is straight and wide for the first ~400m. 100% of the course is on grass or trail, and spikes may be worn.

High School/Middle School/Youth: The course consists of a start loop of approximately 1100, followed by one main loop for the 3k and two main loops for the 5k. Each main loop is ~1850m. The course start is straight and wide for the first ~400m. 100% of the course is on grass or trail, and spikes may be worn. 

How sections are formed in each high school category: 

• Varsity 5k – Coaches may enter 8 athletes in the Varsity 5k. Coaches will be asked to estimate their top 5 runners average times. Sections to be determined by meet management based on entries.
• Developmental 3k – not offered in 2021
• Junior Varsity 5k – Coaches may enter anybody they wish. If sections are necessary, teams will be split according to varsity section entry. 
• NOTE – For the safety of the athletes, race sections will be capped around ~35 teams and ~300 individuals in varsity races.  

Records

Women 6k 21:24.0 Emily Timmer, University of Puget Sound, 2007 
Men 8k 24:36.0 Eric Avila, Southern Oregon University, 2013 

Girls 3k none established new course 2021
Boys 3k none established new course 2021

Girls 5k none established new course 2021
Boys 5k none established new course 2021

COURSE MAPS & Parking/Facility Maps – See downloadable meet files on athletic.net event page

HS SECTION & HS/COLLEGE BOX ASSIGNMENTS – See downloadable meet files on athletic.net event page

Matthew Barreau 
Lewis & Clark College Head Cross Country Coach 
barreau@lclark.edu / (503) 936-0441