To: Central Regional Cross Country Coaches
From: Chris Daymont
Central Regional 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
Central Regional Qualifying Meet Information
Date: November 10, 2007
Time: 11:00 a.m./women’s race, 12:00 noon/men’s race
Meet Website: http://www.stolaf.edu/athletics/07regxc/
Entry Procedure: Sunday, November 4 – Team entries must be submitted online at: www.directathletics.com/ncaa by 5 p.m. CST.
Monday, November 5 – Prelminary entry lists will be posted on the regional meet website by 5 p.m. CST.
Tuesday November 6 – Late entries/corrections must be submitted online to Direct Athletics (www.directathletics.com/ncaa) by 5 p.m. CST. Late entries and corrections are subject to the $100 fine and must be approved by the games committee. No further entries will be accepted after this deadline.
All
entries will be submitted at www.directathletics.com/ncaa.html
Entry instructions are on the Regional website.
(Late entries: $100 fine per team, individual, and gender).
National TEAMS: 32 per gender will be selected in the following manner:
Championship 16 teams will automatically qualify (2 per region)
Qualifier/Entry 16 at-large teams will be selected by the committee.
Information 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 regional results and renumber the remaining individuals (not with a qualifying team) to determine the individual national qualifiers.
Sunday (November 11) – 3 p.m. ET – Championship fields will be posted online at www.ncaasports.com and the championship meet website
Sunday (November 11) – 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. 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.
Course The campus course is true cross
country with a variety of surfaces and trails for running.
Coaches Meeting: The coaches meeting will take place in Classroom 1 in the Skoglund Athletic Center on Friday, November 9 at 5:00 pm. This is a mandatory coaches meeting. Failure to attend this meeting will result in a $100 fine.
Packet Pickup: Packets will be available at the check-in table in the Tostrud Center from noon to 5:00 pm and at the coaches meeting, Friday, November 9.
Squad Size: Teams are limited to a maximum of seven competitors in the regional meet. Institutions entering 5-7 runners in the regional 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 distribute the information at the coaches meeting.
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 Central Regional meet will be held at the scheduled time unless there is snow to be
Procedure: removed or lightning in the area. We will have no limitations due to frost. The NCAA site representative with consultation from
the games committee and the athletic training
staff will make the call on postponement for any reason.
NCAA Merchandise will be available for purchase in Tostrud Fieldhouse Friday from noon to
Merchandise 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 Sunday, November 4 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/regionals07 and at onlineraceresults.com.
Showers and Showers will be available in the Tostrud and Skoglund Athletic 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 Regional Website. Training room hours, modalities available as well as
inclement weather policies (temperature/lightning) are found on the athletic
trainer’s link on the Regional 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.
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
