Northern Section Cross Country Championship Bulletin - Scott Fairley

North Section CIF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dear Coach:

West Valley High School is once again proud to be hosting the 2003 Northern Section Cross Country Championships. The following reminders should help to alleviate concerns you may have. 1) Overall scoring will be used at each level rather than scoring each individual division. Divisional champions will be the highest placing team from that division. 2) Individual qualifiers to the State Meet will not be adjusted once results are posted. Teams must declare their intentions not to participate at the State Meet at the coaches meeting prior to the Section Finals. Failure to do so will cause their athletes to be ineligible for State individual competition. 3) A computer scoring program will be utilized, necessitating the prompt return of school rosters. Please familiarize yourself with the following information.

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2003

Place: West Valley High School, Cottonwood, CA

Times: 2:00 p.m. Varsity Boys 3.0 miles

2:30 p.m. Varsity Girls 3.0 miles

3:10 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys 2.2 miles

3:40 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls 2.2 miles

Jr. Varsity Girls: Freshman and sophomore girls ONLY.

State Meet Qualifiers: Varsity Boys/Girls only. All teams will be scored

together with athletes qualifying as follows:

Divisions 2, 3, and 5 - One team in each division, plus up to five

individuals provided they finish in the top eight places within

their division.

Division 4 - Two teams, plus up to five individuals provided they finish

in the top twelve places within their division.

The State Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday,

November 29, 2003 at Woodward Park, Fresno, CA. Advanced State

Meet information can be found at: cifstate.org

State Qualifying Divisions: (BASED ON THREE YEAR ENROLLMENT)

1701 - up Division I

1351 - 1700 Division II

901 - 1350 Division III

351 - 900 Division IV

1 - 350 Division V

Declaration of School Size:

*** Enclosed is a list of 2002 CBED figures for schools

participating in cross country in the Northern Section. The date

for declaration of intent to move up to a larger division was

October 1, 2003. Note the changes enclosed.

Team Roster:

An up-dated team roster must be sent by November 7, 2003. If you sent me a roster already for the West Valley Coed, please disregard unless there are changes. This roster will be used to assign numbers in the computer. You need not determine the level in which an athlete will compete at this time. I simply need every athlete who might compete, listed. Athletes not listed on the roster will not run. Please include FIRST and LAST names and GRADE!!

Entry Fee: $3.00 per entrant in all divisions. Entry fees must be paid prior

to competition!! PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECKS PAYABLE TO: N.S.C.I.F.

Mail to: Scott Fairley, West Valley High School, 3805 Happy Valley Rd., Cottonwood, CA 96022

Awards: Varsity Boys and Girls: Team championship frame in Divisions I/II,

III, IV, & V; 1st place team patches x 7 in each division; Olympic style medal to individual winner; medals to top 25 finishers overall.

Junior Varsity Boys and Girls: Team championship frame; Olympic

style medal to individual winner; medals to top 15 finishers.

Course: Located at West Valley High School, the course offers both flat and rolling terrain with three separate hills located during the second mile of the course. Running surfaces include grass, dirt trails, and a small stretch of pavement.

Other Information:

Locker room facilities are available at West Valley High School.

Athletes will need to provide their own locks and towels.

An awards presentation will be held in the north (small) gymnasium

approximately 20 minutes after the JV Girls race. Complete results

will be available at this time.

The course must be walked by 2:00 p.m.

North Section Cross Country Championship T-Shirts will be available for $13.00. We are only ordering a limited number so please inform your athletes to buy early.

A snack bar will be in operation throughout the meet.

Any questions please give me a call at (530) 347-7171 ext. 2003 (school) or 243-4331 (home) or email: [email protected].

Scott Fairley

Cross Country Coach

West Valley High School