2008 Cross Country Schedule
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Date |
Event |
Location |
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September 15 |
Developmental Meet |
Reed College, Portland map |
| September 22 |
Developmental Meet |
Bush Park,
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| September 29 |
Developmental Meet |
Sandy High School, Sandy map |
| October 6 |
Developmental Meet |
Armitage Park, Eugene |
| October 13 |
Developmental Meet |
Lents Park, Portland map |
| October 20 |
Developmental Meet |
Lane Community College, Eugene |
| October 27 |
Developmental Meet |
Sherwood |
| November 10 | JO State | Sandy High School, Sandy map |
| November 17 | JO Regionals | Sandy High School, Sandy map |
| December 8 | JO Nationals | Lawrence, Kansas |
The first 7 meets are open to anyone who pays the $3 fee. The Junior Olympic (JO) meets are open to hose who are members of USATF (part of our registration fee) and pay the meet fees. The State Jo Meet is open to any USATF member. The Regional and National Meets are available to those who qualify from the preceding meet. Qualifiers may be as individuals or age group teams (see age group section). To qualify for the Regional JO Meet and athlete must finish in the top 35 of their individual race at the State JO Meet or a member of a qualifying team from the State Meet (top 3 teams from each age group). A maximum of 7 members on a team and of those 5 will be scored. To qualify for Nationals, an athlete must finish in the top 20 of their individual race or be on one of the top 3 teams of their age group at the Regional Meet.
Age Groups
Races at meets are divided by sex and birth date. As mentioned, a team requires 5-7 kids of the same sex in the same age group.
Age Group Birth Year Distance
Pre-Bantam 1999+ 2 KM
Bantam 1997-98 3 KM
Midget 1995-96 3 KM
Youth 1993-94 4 KM
Intermediate 1991-92 5 KM
Young Men/Women 1989-90 5 KM
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