Meet Information
2024 Skip Grant Cross Country Invitational Information
Dear Cross Country Coaches and Athletic Directors,
On Saturday, September 28, 2024, the fourth annual Skip Grant Cross Country Invitational will be held at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, Maryland. Four races (JV and Varsity races for boys and girls) will be run, and team awards will be announced in a brief awards ceremony at meets end. Individual awards to the top 10 finishers will be given out at the registration tent.
Junior Varsity races will have unlimited entries; Varsity races will be limited to 7 runners per team.
In order to compete in the JV race, a school must field a varsity team.
The format of the meet will proceed as follows:
8:15 Coaches Meeting
9:00 Boys JV (unlimited entries)
7 shirts to the winning team & ribbons to top 10 individuals
9:30 Girls JV (unlimited entries)
7 shirts to the winning team & ribbons to top 10 individuals
10:10 Boys Varsity (7 athletes per team)
shirts to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams & medals to top 10 individuals
10:40 Girls Varsity (7 athletes per team)
shirts to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams & medals to top 10 individuals
11:20 Awards Ceremony
The entry fee for the meet will be $200.00 for single-sex schools and $300.00 for co-ed schools. Checks should be made out to St. Albans School, with a notation that the check is for the Skip Grant Invitational. In order to register your runners you will need to have submitted your fee and emailed Ted Findler by September 15, so please mail your checks to: Trang Le, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Alban NW, Washington DC 20016. Please feel free to contact Ted Findler (tfindler@stalbansschool.org) or Jim Ehrenhaft (202 302-8642; jehrenhaft@stalbansschool.org) if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. Two important final notes:
Coaches will enter their teams and athletes using Athletic.net (REGISTER HERE).
The deadline for entries will be Tuesday, September 24.