19th Annual Moreau Catholic Mariner and New Balance Cross-Country Dinner and Invitational - Final Information - Phil Wilder

Dear Coach:

This year the 19th Annual Mariner Cross-Country Dinner and Clinic on Friday, October 18 will feature Olympian Brad Hauser and the Mariner Cross-Country Invitational on Saturday, October 19 will be run at Garin Park. New Balance, Fleet Feet of Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill, and Clif Bar will be providing the best in running for you and your runners on Friday and Saturday! Doug Padilla and his RunnerCard program will provide all runners with their own personal finish card (name, place, time, team place, current team score and place) when they exit the chute! Peter Jensen will return as announcer along with the sound system and DJ that added to the excitement of last year’s meet!

Please note the new schedule below. In order to provide the best competition for the runners, we will combine the races when the number of entries permit. **If the numbers are too large to combine the classifications, then we will run small schools first followed by large schools. Last year we only had to split the frosh-soph boys race. Medals and plaques will still be awarded for each classification. We will notify you of any changes by October 16.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call (510)247-2809, or e-mail [email protected]. Go to our website at http://www.moreaucatholic.org/public/xc/xc.html for all the course maps and updates!

Best of luck in the 2002 season, and we look forward to seeing you on the 18th and 19th!

Phil Wilder

2002 MARINER-NEW BALANCE CROSS-COUNTRY INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Time Classification Division Awards
9:00 a.m. COACHES ' RACE Top 3 in each age group
9:25 a.m. SMALL & LARGE SCHOOL FROSH/SOPH GIRLS Top 4 Teams - 7 Individuals
9:50 a.m. SMALL & LARGE SCHOOL JUNIOR/SENIOR GIRLS Top 4 Teams - 7 Individuals
10:15 a.m. SMALL & LARGE SCHOOL VARSITY GIRLS Top 5 Teams - 10 Individuals
10:45 a.m. SMALL & LARGE SCHOOL VARSITY BOYS Top 5 Teams - 10 Individuals
11:15 a.m. SMALL & LARGE SCHOOL FROSH/SOPH BOYS** Top 4 Teams - 7 Individuals
11:40 a.m. SMALL & LARGE SCHOOL JUNIOR/SENIOR BOYS Top 4 Teams - 7 Individuals
A custom plaque is also awarded to each winning team!

Small Schools (grades 9-12 under 1200) Large Schools (grades 9-12 1200+) Single gender schools double your enrollment numbers.

Courses: The varsity teams race over 5000 meters of trails with hills and hay bales while all other races are run on the 2.1 mile course. (See course maps and pictures at the web site)

Entries: Go to Doug Padilla’s website at www.RunnerCard.com. Click on Registration. (see enclosed “Instructions for Coaches”) Please enter your runners by Friday, October 12.
You may edit your entries up until 12 noon on Friday, October 18. Any additions made on race day, October 19, must be reported no later than 8 a.m. and will result in a $5 late fee per runner. If a runner competes in a race different from the one in which they are registered at RunnerCard, they may be disqualified. Varsity races are limited to 7 runners, and all other divisions have unlimited entries. Non-varsity runners must run in their grade level race (9th & 10th graders run frosh-soph, and 11th & 12th graders run junior-senior)! Also, be sure to enter coaches into your team roster with their correct name, gender, and age. Register your coaches into the coaches' race!

Entry fees and the enclosed entry form must be postmarked by Friday, October 11. Bib numbers will not be assigned without payment! No exceptions! Personal checks can be held until school checks have been received.
Fees are: $6 per individual $30 per team $145 maximum fee

Parking: Garin Park has limited parking so we ask that all buses drop off teams and return to pick them up. There is a $4 parking fee for each car.

Concessions: There will be a food and drink concession stand at the park. A great Mariner-New Balance shirt will be available for only $10. Fleet Feet of Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill and Clif Bar will also be there!

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