FIFTEENTH ANNUAL APPLE RIDGE RUN INVITE CROSS COUNTRY MEET - 2A, 3A, 4A
September 18, 2021

Welcome to our fifteenth annual Apple Ridge Run Invite!  To reduce the athlete and spectator congestion from previous years, this meet is for 2A, 3A and 4A schools only. Highland High School will host the invite for 1A and B schools on October 9.

Team Fee
$125 per school – make checks payable to Selah High School Cross Country ASB 
PLEASE send checks before race day to:
Selah High School
Attn: Robin Gordy – Athletics
801 N. First Street
Selah, WA 98942

Apple Ridge Run Cross Country Course 
• Junior High Race: A 1 ½ mile, course consisting of a flat running surface and
one short hill. The surface is entirely grass. Spectators can see most of the race. 
• High School Race (First Flight – The Figure 8 Course): A three-mile course 
consisting of three loops and a short, gentle slope. Other than that, this course is 
flat and fast. The footing is great and the surface is all grass. 
• High School Race (Second Flight – The Race Course): This is the course that we
use for league meets and our district championships. It’s a three-mile course that involves two short hills and two long loops. The footing is park-like with a surface that’s mostly grass with a short stretch of dirt.
• High School Race (Third Flight – The Horseshoe Course): A two loop three miler
that involves some short, steep hills with periods of flat areas in between. Footing is mostly flat and the surface consists of grass, dirt and gravel. Running flats are recommended.

Awards:
• Ribbons will be awarded to the top 10 girls and boys in each race.
• A trophy will be given to top boys’ and girls’ team in each division.

• A plaque will be awarded to the 2nd and 3rd place girls’ and boys’ team in each division. 
  • Middle school races will receive ribbons but no team awards. 
  
  

Scoring
The top two finishers in each of the three flights will score for their team, thus a perfect score for a high school team would be 9 points. All three flights will count for team scoring. If unable to fill a flight with two runners, the place behind last place will be given to the team. The amount of runners per school in a given flight is unlimited.

Schedule
Meeting for All Coaches -10:00 AM
National Anthem - 10:45
High School Races
11:00 – First Flight: Boys and Girls (3 miles)
11:45 – Second Flight: Boys and Girls (3 miles)
12:30 – Third Flight: Boys and Girls (3 miles)
Middle School Race
1:15 – Girls and Boys (1.5 miles) 
Awards
1:45 – High School Awards Near Team Camping Area

Driving Directions
1. From HWY 12 West (heading towards Naches), take the 40th Avenue Exit into Yakima.
2. Stay on 40th Ave. for about 1.5 miles and take a right on Summitview.
3. Continue west on Summitview for almost 10 miles (towards Cowiche).
4. While on Summitview, you’ll eventually head down a steep grade into the Cowiche Valley (before you get to the city of Cowiche). At the bottom of the grade on the right is a log cabin called the Summitview Cowiche Veterinary Clinic. Take the right just past the clinic on Weikel Road.
5. Stay on Weikel for nearly a mile and turn right on Zimmerman Road.
6. After a mile up Zimmerman, turn left on Naches Heights Road.
7. Stay on Naches Heights Road for a ½ mile and turn left onto Wherry Road (there’s a big red sign there to welcome you).
8. After a ¼ mile down Wherry Road, you’ll see the course and signs for parking.

Bus Parking

In place of Step 7 above, continue on Naches Heights Road and turn in at the Fire Station parking lot. Continue down the hill towards the course. Earliest buses, please pull all the way forward to the end of the grass to make room for everybody, we are expecting 20+ teams with limited parking space.

Important Information
1. Please remind athletes to refrain from picking apples off surrounding trees and to stay in grassed areas. The weeded areas are rough and could result in injury.
3. I would recommend that all racers in the third flight wear running flats instead of spikes. Some areas are a little hard and offer unstable footing.
4. There will be NO admission charged for spectators. 
5. ATHLETIC.NET: Please register all of you athletes in the desired flights by Thursday, September 16^th by 6:00 PM. 
6. We do have a grassed camping area for teams. Bring your tent if you have one!