To: Coaches of National Qualifying Teams and Individuals
From: Chris Daymont
NCAA National Meet Director
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
Phone: (507) 786-3810
Cell: (612) 702-0460
Email: daymont@stolaf.edu
Subject: NCAA
National Championships Meet Information
Date: November 17, 2007
Time: 11:00 a.m./women’s race, 12:00 noon/men’s race
Meet Website: http://www.stolaf.edu/athletics/07ncaaxc/
Entry Procedure: National entries must be made online by 3-9 p.m. ET on the
Sunday, November 11. Individuals and
teams must be entered via Direct Athletics – (www.directathletics.com/ncaa).
Teams
qualifying may list up to ten runners who are eligible.
Sunday, November 11 – 3 pm ET – Championship fields will be posted online on www.ncaasports.com and championship meet website.
Sunday, November 11 - 3 – 9 pm ET – Championship entry period via Direct Athletics.
Entries received after 9 p.m. shall be considered late but still may be acceptable until 11 p.m. ET per games committee approval with a $100 fine per team and gender. After 11 p.m. ET no further entries will be accepted.
All entries will be submitted at www.directathletics.com/ncaa.html
Follow entry instructions are on the website.
National TEAMS: 32 per gender will be selected in the following manner:
Championship 16 teams will automatically qualify (2 per region)
Qualifier 16 at-large teams will be selected by the committee.
Only the top five teams in each region will be considered.
INDIVIDUALS: (56 per gender) will be selected in the following manner:
56 Individuals will automatically qualify (7 per region)
Remove the team championship qualifiers from regionals and renumber the remaining individuals (not with a qualifying team) to determine the individual national qualifiers.
Course The on-campus course is true cross
country with a variety of surfaces and trails for running.
Packet Pickup: Packets will be available in the south gymnasium of Skoglund Athletic Center from 12:00 to 3:00 pm Friday, November 16.
Banquet: The banquet will be held at 6:30pm (doors open at 6:00) on Friday, November 16 in the Skoglund Fieldhouse.
Squad Size: Teams are limited to a maximum of seven competitors in the regional meet. Institutions entering 5-7 runners in the meet must compete as a team. If fewer than five competitors run, they will compete as individuals.
Declarations: Final declarations (7 runners) must be made at the assigned start line box 20 minutes prior to the start of the race.
Starting Boxes: Games Committee will conduct the
drawing of starting boxes and they will be distributed in the team packets.
Chip timing: Chip timing will be used. Two chips will be given to each athlete (one for each racing shoe). Chips will be distributed with meet packets and will be collected and counted after the races. Chips will be collected immediately after the meet at the chip check-in table. Please return your all of your athlete’s chips at the same time. There will be a $30 charge for each chip not returned.
Rules: Cross Country rules as specified in the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field Rules Book will be followed.
Inclement weather The
National Championship meet will be held at the scheduled time unless there is
snow. Procedure: to
be removed or lightning in the area. We
will have no limitations due to frost. The
NCAA committee with consultation from the athletic training staff will make the call on postponement for any reason.
Merchandise Merchandise will be available for purchase in Tostrud Fieldhouse Friday from noon to
5:00pm Friday and again on Saturday from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Coaches will have the opportunity to pre-order t-shirts online with Event 1. Further information and instructions will be sent out prior to the regional meets from the NCAA to all coaches attending regional competition.
Results: Results will be available immediately following the race at the course. Results can also be found at www.stolaf.edu/athletics/crossctry/regionals06 and at onlineraceresults.com.
Showers and Showers will be available in the Tostrud Center and Skoglund Center locker rooms.
Locker rooms:
Maps/Directions: Course maps for the men and women are located on the web site .
Northfield information and maps can be found on visitors link on the St. Olaf athletic website.
Hotels/Restaurants: A list of hotels and restaurants is located on our web page
Athletic Training: Athletic
training procedures and policies are located on the athletic training link on
the National Website. Training room hours, modalities available as well as
inclement weather policies (temperature/lightning) are found on the athletic
trainer’s link on the National website.
Parking: Team Vans and Buses will find parking in the Skoglund/Tostrud parking lots. DO NOT PARK BUSES OR VANS ON THE ROAD NEAR THE STARTING/FINISH LINES.
There is ample parking on campus for spectators. There will be frequent shuttle buses running from the parking areas to the top of the hill (road access) to the competition site. OFFICIALS AND COMPETING TEAMS ONLY WILL BE ALLOWED DOWN TO THE PARKING NEAR TOSTRUD AND SKOGLUND CENTERS.
Regional Results: Links to all regional results will be found on the championships website.
Reimbursement Link for NCAA reimbursement forms for travel and per diem:
Forms: http://www1.ncaa.org/finance/travelindex.html
For More Contact:
Information: Chris Daymont
Meet Director
Office: (507) 786-3810
Home: (507) 645-6518
Cell (612) 702-0460
Email: daymont@stolaf.edu
Pete Sandberg
Director of Championships Grounds and Procedures
Office: (507) 786-3611
Home: (507) 663-1719
Email: sandberg@stolaf.edu
Mike Ludwig
Sports Information Director
Office:
(507)786-3834
Email: ludwigm@stolaf.edu
