Meet Information
EDWIN SPRINGSTEAD CROSS-COUNTRY INVITATIONAL (HOSTED BY SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL AND COLONIE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS)
*Recently Revised Date* FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
NEW MEET LOCATION: CROSSINGS PARK OF COLONIE
COURSE: SOME ELEVATION CHANGES, BUT MOSTLY FLAT AND FAST. ALMOST ENTIRELY GRASS, SPIKES ARE RECOMMENDED. THE VARSITY AND JV COURSE IS RELATIVELY SHORT; PERFECT FOR AN EARLY SEASON RACE! PLUS IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT FIRST INVITATIONAL FOR A MODIFIED TEAM!
VARSITY/JV: 2.50 MILES
FROSH: 1.57 MILES
MODIFIED: 1.0 MILE
ENTRIES: EACH SCHOOL MAY ENTER ONE TEAM OF SEVEN (7) RUNNERS IN THE VARSITY RACE WITH UNLIMITED ENTRIES IN THE JUNIOR VARSITY, FROSH, AND MODIFIED RACES. WE WILL LIKELY BE USING MILESPLIT NY TO REGISTER TEAMS AND ATHLETES. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
ENTRY FEES:
VARSITY BOYS AND GIRLS RACES - $40.00 PER TEAM/GENDER (7 RUNNERS)
J.V. BOYS AND GIRLS RACES - $30.00 PER TEAM/GENDER (UNLIMITED)
FRESHMAN BOYS AND GIRLS RACES - $30.00 PER TEAM/GENDER (UNLIMITED)
MODIFIED BOYS AND GIRLS RACES - $30.00 PER TEAM/GENDER (UNLIMITED)
MAXIMUM ENTRY FEE - $180.00 PER SCHOOL
***CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO: SHAKER BOOSTER CLUB***
MAIL CHECKS/INVOICES TO:
COACH KEITH WEISS, MEET DIRECTOR
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC OFFICE
445 WATERVLIET-SHAKER ROAD
LATHAM, NEW YORK 12110
TENTATIVE MEET SCHEDULE:
4:00 PM: JV GIRLS RACE
4:25 PM: JV BOYS RACE
4:45 AM: MODIFIED GIRLS RACE
4:50 PM: MODIFIED BOYS RACE
5:00 PM: FRESHMAN GIRLS RACE
5:10 PM: FRESHMAN BOYS RACE
5:30 PM: VARSITY GIRLS RACE
6:00 PM: VARSITY BOYS RACE
AWARDS: WE PLAN TO HONOR MANY INDIVIDUALS AND THE WINNING/ RUNNER-UP TEAMS WITH AN AWARDS CEREMONY FOLLOWING THE VARSITY BOYS RACE.
CONCESSIONS: WE WILL HAVE A CONCESSION STAND FOR DRINKS AND SNACKS, AND ADIRONDACK KETTLE KORN WILL BE THERE TO OFFER POPCORN AND LEMONADE!
Please let me know if you are interested in participating. Also, let me know if you think that you would bring a modified team.
I hope to see many of you soon. Meanwhile, all the best!
Coach Keith Weiss
Shaker Girls Cross Country
Email: keithweiss@ncolonie.org