Saratoga Cross Country Invitational 2022

Greetings Cross Country Coaches,

We are pleased to announce that Saratoga XC will be holding the Saratoga Cross Country

Invitational at Pitney Meadows Community Farm in Saratoga Springs this coming fall. This

course offers unique differences from the SPAC Course, and we hope you will take advantage

of this opportunity to run fast times against great competition!

The meet will be held the morning of Saturday, October 8, 2022. Our mission is to organize and

host a championship quality meet, which will hopefully attract some of the top teams from New

York and bordering states. The races will be held on the beautiful Pitney Meadows Community

Farm, with mixed surface 5km, 3km, and 2km courses. The course will be run entirely on grass,

dirt, and stone dust trail surfaces and spikes are recommended. The course starts with an open

field of about 500 meters from the first turn, where runners will onto a wide stone dust perimeter

trail. The 5km course will include a stretch of dirt and grass road, before returning to the stone

dust trail for the finishing stretch. There are no road crossings, and the trails are wide and

smooth. The course will offer open field viewing of the start and finish areas. The course is

primarily flat with some gentle rolling along the trails. This is also spectator friendly, and will offer

participants and spectators alike, a laid-back running atmosphere with beautiful scenery, public

address, food, and music!

The results will be available within 15 minutes of the conclusion of each race.

Team awards will be picked up at the Results Tent and copies of all results will be offered

immediately after awards are posted. Individual awards will be handed out at the end of the

chute.

Medals (Top #10); Ribbons (Places #11-#25) in each race, Modified through Varsity

We look forward to seeing you and your team and hope you will consider attending our event.

Make plans now to enter. The enclosed Registration Form is due by Friday, September 30.

We will be using MileSplit NY to register for the meet. Email with any questions

Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable XC season in the coming year!

Sincerely yours,

Shane Zanetti- Head Coach (518-281-1883)

Tom Reilly - Freshman Coach

Brady Bobbitt- Modified Coach

Racing City Track Booster Club

Saturday - October 8, 2022, 9:30 AM Start. Teams can begin arrival at 7:30 AM.

Pitney Meadows Community Farm, 223 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Location: Across from Saratoga High School (about a 5-minute walk). Bathrooms available on

site.

Buses will drop off at the farm, using the secondary entrance closest to the YMCA. They will

continue out the primary entrance and park at the high school. There is room for 200 in the

parking area at the farm, which is first come first serve. Additional parking is available at the

high school and a shuttle will be available.

Team Camps: set up along the trail on the West Ave. side, in the southeast corner of the farm.

Entry Fee: $150.00 per one team; $250.00 for both boys and girls teams.

Courses: Var/JV course (5km) is rolling and fast, racing entirely on grass and

Stone dust trails. Freshman/Modified course (3km Freshman, 2km Modified) will be fast and

generally flat.

Concession Area: Vast array of food/drinks. High-quality, t-shirts will be sold.

Teams/Scoring: Teams will score 5 runners out of a possible 7 entered in all races.

Teams may enter a maximum of 7 athletes in the varsity races. The JV, Freshmen, and

Modified races will have unlimited entries.