MCPS Consortia Cross-Country Championships 2016

Silver Spring, MD

Meet Information

The 8th Annual MCPS Consortia Cross-Country Championship Races on the Northwood Chesapeake Bay Trail are October 15, 2016. The entry fee for High School teams this year is $150 for unlimited JV Boys and Girl runners and 7 Varsity boys. Please make checks payable to Northwood High School. Entry fee is due by October 1, 2016. Mail to
Attn: Giovanni Reumante Cross-Country Coach
Northwood High School
919 University Blvd. West
Silver Spring, MD 20901
First 8 coaches who get their registration check in get to run the open 5K free!
Be sure to have all entries registered here http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=119599#19915 by October 8 when I must send them in to Maryland Timing so he can produce the chips. Please do not register runners who will not run.
You will receive a flyer to share with middle school coaches in an effort to get their runners out.
Concessions and t-shirts/sweatshirts will be available for purchase.
The schedule below is what we ran the last couple years, with the high schoolers running later on in the day. It is tentative, so if youve read this much of the email and want to let me know any difficulties you have with the schedule, they will be taken under consideration. Please contact giovanni_d_reumante@mcpsmd.org with any comments or ideas.

Consortia Championship Race Schedule

10:30 AM Race Day Registration & Packet Pick-Up Opens at the David J. Kaplan Stadium ticket booth
11:00 AM Courses open for course walks including elementary and middle school runner guided tour so they will not get lost
11:30 AM Race day registration closes for Elementary Race
12:00 PM Race day registration closes for Middle School Races
12:00 PM Elementary school 2.0 K
12:25 PM Middle School Girls 2.5K (Medal - 10, Ribbon - 15, Brag - 1 team)
12:45 PM Middle School Boys 2.5K (Medal - 10, Ribbon - 15, Brag - 1 team)
1:00 Race day registration closes for Open 5K
1:10 High School Coachs meeting @ finish line
1:15 PM Middle School Awards
1:30 PM Open 5K (Medal -top 3 M and F given at finish)
2:10 PM High School Junior Varsity Boys Consortia Championship 5K (Medals top 3 given at finish) (May be delayed to clear course of runners from the open 5K)
2:40 PM High School Girls Consortia Championship 5K (Medals to top 15, Consortia Cup to 1st team)
3:20 PM High School Varsity Boys Consortia Championship 5K (Medals to top 15, Consortia Cup to 1st team)
4:00 PM High School Varsity Awards - presentation of the Consortia Cups