Meet information
Saturday November 1st, 2014
Hosted by: Darlington High School @ Darlington Middle School
Schedule of Events
9:30 AM – 3A Girls
10:00 AM – Open Race (See details below)
10:45 AM – 3A Boys
Teams Participating
AAA: Lower State: Regions VI, VII and VIII giving them 17 teams. The Top 7 Teams and any individual in the Top 20 whose team does not qualify will advance to the SCHSL State Championship.
Registration
Teams will be allowed 8 entries. (7 competing athletes and 1 alternate)
Entries will be due by Tuesday October 28th by 11:59 PM. Register on-line @http://sitesignal.com/crosscountry/
Directions:
Darlington Middle School is located at 150 Pinedale Dr. Darlington, SC 29532
From I-95
Take Exit 164 onto US-52 toward Darlington. Drive 5.1 miles and turn left onto 52 By-Pass S. Governor Williams Highway. Drive 2.1 miles and take exit right (follow signs for Darlington Raceway). Turn left onto Harry Byrd Hwy. Drive 2.3 miles (you will pass Darlington Raceway) and turn right onto Pinedale Rd. Go to the second driveway and turn left.
From I-20
Take Exit 131 onto US-401. Drive 8.6 miles and turn left onto Rogers Rd. Drive 1.8 miles and you will dead end into Harry Byrd Hwy, turn left and drive .5 miles and turn right onto Pinedale Dr. Go to the second driveway and turn left.
If any other directions are needed, please contact Coach Rich Wideman, Darlington High School.
Bus Parking:
BUSSES will drop athletes off at the entrance to the Handicap parking entrance. Busses will then proceed around the circle and park in the right lane where directed. At the conclusion of the meet, busses can drive back around the circle to pick up athletes if desired.
Awards:
No awards, this is a qualifying meet for the state championship. Qualifiers will be recognized over the public address system once results are finalized.
Spectator Parking:
Spectator parking will be in grassy area located in the middle of the parking area. Spectators will be charged $5 per car when they enter the parking lot. To make it easy and fast, we ask that people have the correct amount upon ready when they enter.
Uniform:
We will enforce all uniform policies. Please make sure your athletes are compliant prior to arriving at the line.
Restrooms:
We will have port-o-johns in a central location.
Team Tents:
Team tents may be set up on the practice field in the designated area.
Results:
Results will also be posted on www.scrunners.com.
Open Race:
We will have an open race that will be contested in between the boys and girls qualifying races. This is open to anybody who wants to run. Those who wish to run the open race can pick up a bib number prior to the race start. All are asked to put their name on the pull off tab. We will publish the open race times on SCrunners later in the day. There will be no cost or awards for this race. We will limit the open race results to the first 200 who receive a bib number. We will also close the course 5 minutes prior to the start of the 3A Boys race. Nobody running the open race is allowed to wear their school issued uniform!
Lodging:
Any teams who are looking to spend Friday night near Darlington, there are several hotels at the US52/1-95 interchange. That will put you 15-20 minutes from the course.
The course at DMS will be open from 4-7PM on Friday, October 31.