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32ND ANNUAL WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY
CLASSIC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2005
SITE: East Lake Padden Park, Bellingham, WA
DISTANCES: 6000-meters for women, 10,000-meters for men
TIMES: 10:30 a.m. – Women / 11:15 a.m. – Men
INVITED TEAMS: Please let us know if you would like to
attend. Please pass this e-mail on to any athlete, club,
school, or coach on your distribution list.
ENTRIES: Please send your entries so they are received no
later than Tuesday, October 4th, by 5 p.m.. You may e-mail
your team roster / entries to
bill.roe@usatf.org. If you need to fax them, use WWU
Athletics at 360/650-3486. Please include everyone who may
compete with their year of eligibility (13, 14, 15, or 16)
for college athletes. Additional entries will be allowed on
race day at the rate below ONLY.
ENTRY FEE: $75 per men’s team and $75 per women’s team or
$125.00 for schools entering both races. The individual
entry fee will be $5 -- teams may use this rate to enter
fewer than 10 total athletes. DAY OF RACE entries are $10.
There is no fee to enter the park. ENTRY FEES SHOULD BE
MAILED prior to September 30 to arrive by October 4.
Schools ONLY may bring the fee on race day. CLUB TEAMS --
no numbers will be released without ALL entry fees being
paid for ALL registered runners.
PREVIEW: We will be at the course setting up from 3 p.m. to
4 p.m. on Friday, October 7. You are welcome to come pick
up your packet and numbers, and draw your own starting
box(es).
SCRATCHES AND CHANGES: Please make scratches and changes
prior to the start of the men's race at the main shelter.
CALLS AND CHECK IN: First call will be given 15 minutes
prior to the start of each race, at which time we ask
athletes to move to the start. Final call will be a gun
shot and/or announcement ten minutes prior to the race.
START BOXES: We will draw start boxes on Friday afternoon at
the course inspection at 4 p.m. If you are there, you can
draw your own box!
COURSE: New courses were established at popular Lake Padden
in 1997. The majority of the surface is the hard-pack
gravel of the main Lake Padden trail. Grass surfaces --
sometimes mucky, just like cross country runners like it --
dominate the start, finish, and turnaround loops for each
course. Course maps will be mailed upon request and be
available in your packet. The courses are both good for
spectators -- encourage families and friends to come to the
races!
SPLITS: Each mile and kilometer in both races will be
marked, and splits will be called at each mile in each race.
PROGRAM: Previous winning team scores and a list of
previous performances on this course are available and will
be in the printed program on race day.
CONCESSIONS: We will have coffee, tea, cocoa, soft drinks,
and doughnuts available at the course for a nominal charge.
HOUSING: There are plenty of medium and economy housing
locations near the course on Samish Way. We recommend
contacting the Bellingham Visitors Bureau, 360/671-3990, for
more information or using Travelocity (or another travel
search engine) to locate housing for your team.
TRAINERS: WWU’s athletic trainers will be available during
the meet, with minimal equipment. Full training facilities
will be available at the WWU campus only and only by prior
arrangement. Please let us know in advance of any special
needs your athletes may have before or after the meet.
DRESSING: Lockers and showers are available in Carver Gym
only, located approximately four miles from the course.
There are no dressing rooms at the Park. Please supply your
own towels and security if you use campus facilities.
AWARDS: T-shirts will be presented to the first seven
finishers in each race at approximately 12 noon. The
individual and team champions will also receive a special
award. It would be appreciated if award winners from the
men's race would stay close to the awards area so we may
begin presenting awards as soon as the results are ready.
RESULTS: Printed results will be available at the Park
after the meet. Results will be e-mailed automatically to
each school participating and to the media and club team
managers upon request. Faxes are available upon request
only.
INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS: Contact Bill Roe or Pee Wee
Halsell as you need:
Bill Roe
360/734-8892 voice 739-2105 cell
Pee Wee Halsell
360/650-3103 voice
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