19th Annual Lincoln/Lodi Cross Country Invitational Meet
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Lodi Lake, 1101 W. Turner Road (just east of Lower Sacramento Road), Lodi, CA

Race Divisions and Schedule
10:00 am Frosh/Mid Girls 2 miles       11:20 am Varsity Girls (7) 3 miles
10:20 am Frosh/Mid Boys 2 miles      11:50 am Varsity Boys (7) 3 miles
10:40 am Soph Girls 2 miles               12:15 pm Jr. Varsity Boys* 2 miles
11:00 am Soph Boys 2 miles               12:20 pm Jr. Varsity Girls* 2 miles

Awards: Team trophies and team and individual medals will be presented in the amphitheater at the end of the meet. Team trophies and medals (up to 7) will be awarded to the first, second and third place teams in the varsity divisions. Team trophies and medals (up to 7) will be awarded to the first and second place teams in the soph division and the first place teams in the frosh and middle school divisions. Medals will be awarded to the first fifteen (15) individuals who are not on a placing team in the varsity races. Medals will be awarded to the first twelve (12) individuals who are not on a placing team in the soph races. Medals will be awarded to the first twelve (12) individuals who are not on the winning team in the frosh division. Medals will be awarded to the first twelve (12) individuals who are not on the winning team in the middle school division. Medals will be awarded to the first twelve (12) boys and first twelve (12) girls in the junior varsity races, no team awards. The awards and race divisions/schedule may be modified depending on number of entries.

Acceptance of Invitation: Notify Tod Anton, meet co-director, [email protected], (209) 478-8052 by 1 October 2004 if your school plans to participate.

Entries and Fees: Schools may enter an unlimited number of athletes in each race except the varsity races where the team limit is seven. The fee is $3.00 per runner with a maximum of $120.00 per school. The minimum school entry fee is $40.00. Please submit basic data on all runners (first name, last name, gender, grade) for electronic scoring along with non-refundable entry fee. Competing schools should send in their entries and check to be received by Saturday, 16 October 2004. Please make checks payable to Lincoln High School and mail to Tod Anton, 3811 Fourteen Mile Drive, Stockton, CA 95219-3808. Race entries received after 16 October will be charged a late fee of $10.

Bibs and Bar Codes: Registration begins at 9:00 am at the Chuck Parsons Pavilion on race day, Saturday, 23 October 2004. Coaches from registered schools will receive race packet including course maps, individualized bib numbers and pins, and plastic bags for cleanup. The scorers at the end of the chute will remove the tear-off bar code strips. Races will be electronically timed and scored by “About Timing Association.”

Results will be posted on the restroom building east wall after each race. Results will be e-mailed to coaches and will be sent for posting on http://www.dyestatcal.com/ and http://www.caltrack.com/.

Course: the continually upgraded Lodi Lake course includes blacktop paths and roadway, wilderness trail, levee, dirt, sandy beach and grass. Teams must clean their areas before leaving. Courtesy must be extended to campers and other park users.

Last Year's Participants: Schools that participated in 2003 were Antioch, Bear Creek, Center, Downey, Edison, Elk Grove, Florin, Franklin (EG), Franklin (S), Grant, Greer Middle, Hamilton, Hiram Johnson, Jim Elliot Christian, Kerr Middle, Lincoln (L), Lincoln (S), Linden, Lodi, Madera, Manteca, Natomas, Oakdale, Pitman, Roseville, Sheldon, Sierra, St. Joseph, St. Mary’s, Union Mine and Vallejo.

Last Year's Winners: Team winners in 2003 were varsity boys, Antioch; varsity girls, Union Mine; soph boys, Sheldon; soph girls, Sheldon; frosh boys, Madera; and frosh girls, Sheldon. Jeffrey Lease of Lincoln (S) and Caitlin Croall of Lincoln (L) were individual varsity winners in 16:29 and 20:09. 445 runners competed and finished in the eight races.

*Runners of any grade can run in junior varsity races providing school enters 7 fastest in varsity race.

Head Coaches: Steve Overgaard, LINCOLN HIGH, 6844 Alexandria Place, Stockton, CA 95207, (209) 547-1710, [email protected] and Gary Knackstedt, LODI HIGH, 3 Pacific Ave., Lodi, CA 95242, 476-0529, [email protected] or [email protected].