Save October 3rd, 2009 - our 9th annual Championship!

Official Professional Photos are now available at www.actionphotosindy.com!

2008 Results online at: www.onlineraceresults.com.

2008 Event Merchandise for Sale!

For the second year in a row, event shirt sales have gone through the roof and we ran out of merchandise at about the time the first gun went off! We were disheartened to have to turn away so many young runners wanting a Championship shirt. We've worked out the details and are able to offer these shirts for sale for a limited time! Orders must be received by Thursday, 10/23/08. Please click on the logo for the order form.

2008 Rankings/Qualifiers submitted are listed at the bottom of this page.

Please submit your team's top 5 add-up times and the School Size Division which your team fits the enrollment requirement for to: conniebme@aol.com. Then check back later to see how you and the competition stack up! 

The 8th annual Brooks Middle School Cross Country Championship is presented by Indiana All Star Running Club. We are a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2000 by area cross country coaches and running enthusiasts. Our mission is to provide a rewarding championship event for middle school runners, to introduce them to running in a large event prior to high school, to promote sportsmanship, and to encourage the habit of daily running for a lifetime. We believe that running instills discipline, focus, and principles of hard work which inspire people to be the best that they can be in every area of their lives...as students, athletes, friends, family members, and citizens.

Who

Open to all Middle School runners/teams who meet the qualifying standard. These time standards are set such that any young middle school runner can achieve them with an honest effort in their training and preparation...regardless of talent level. They are intended to be used as goals and are set intentionally to include everyone, rather than exclude anyone!

What

The largest Middle School CC Meet in America! Four Varsity races contested as Big School and Small School divisions, two Junior Varsity races, and a combined Grades 3-4-5 race.

Where

Northview Christian Life Church - Carmel Campus: 5535 E 131st Street, Carmel, Indiana (corner of 131st Street and Hazel Dell Pkwy)

When

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Why

To bring the best Hoosier MS runners and teams together, to acclimate these runners to a large (over 200) championship race, and to recognize the efforts of remarkable coaches!

...and because running is good for you!
...it makes you stronger...healthier...more determined to be the best you can be in every aspect of your life!

Team Rules and School Size Information

• If an athlete’s Middle School does NOT offer Cross Country as a team sport, and they compete during the season for another Middle School, then those athletes may compete as a club team. IN ALL OTHER CASES, all individuals on a team must attend (or feed into) the same middle school…no exceptions!
• Teams may enter more than seven individuals per team in the Varsity races if those runners are all varsity-caliber runners. Top 5 score. Only seven individual trophies are awarded to All-State teams. 
• No "B" teams are allowed in the same Varsity race.
• Home schoolers must have run for the middle school they're entering with this year.
• Runners entered in JV races serve as alternates. 
• Small School = 400 or less (+ 25 student leeway = 425) in grades 7&8 combined.
• Big School = over 400 (+ 25 student leeway = 425) in grades 7&8 combined.
• Small Schools can move up!
• Big Schools may NOT move down!

Varsity Qualifying Time Standards

These are time standards which we believe any young middle school runner can achieve with an honest effort in their training and preparation...regardless of talent level. They are to be considered a guideline, not a hard and fast rule, for coaches to follow:

Individual
Small School Girls - 14:30
Small School Boys - 13:30
Big School Girls - 13:30
Big School Boys - 12:30

Team (top 5 add-up times)

Small School Girls - 72:30
Small School Boys - 67:30
Big School Girls - 67:30
Big School Boys - 62:30

Protest Policy

Due to concerns voiced in past years, we have instituted a Protest Policy for any coach who feels compelled to challenge a school's size division entry. Any challenge must be presented in the following manner:

• The challenge must be made in writing to Club Co-Directors Connie Martin or Matt Wire at least two hours before the start of the meet (start time of the first race).
• The challenging coach must include a basis for the challenge.
• The event organizers will handle any protests according to the full policy*.

Registration Procedure/Entry Deadline

All registration for this event is conducted online at: http://www.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=1886. 
Payments are made by credit card.

Coaches:

• You must be prepared with your school's combined 7th and 8th grade enrollment on a day (of your choosing) between the opening and closing of this registration. You will be required to submit this number and place your teams in the appropriate School Size Division.
• Please exercise care when typing athletes' names, as all names on shirts will be printed from a registration download.

All entries must be completed online by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 30th. No late entries, race day registrations, or entries made by phone will be accepted.

Entry Fees

All races - $12.00/runner

Race Day Schedule

Check-In/Packet Pick-up....................................9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Course closes to walks/Opening Ceremony.....11:15 a.m.
JV Girls/Boys.....................................................11:30/11:55 a.m.
Small School Varsity Girls/Boys........................12:20/12:45 p.m.
Big School Varsity Girls/Boys............................1:10/1:35 p.m.
Gr.3-4-5 (Girls and Boys)..................................2:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony.............................................2:30-3:30 p.m.

Awards

Grades 3-4-5....................................................All finishers
JV.....................................................................top 25 girls/top 25 boys
Varsity All-State................................................top 25 girls/top 25 boys
Varsity Teams..................................................top 5 girls/top 5 boys
All awards -medals, trophies, and ribbons - done by A-1 Awards, 2500 N. Ritter, Indianapolis.

Course Map/Timing/Finish Line

3000 meters/chip-timed (all chips start with gun)/registration and finish line services provided by The End Result Co., Inc.

Click here for 3000m course map.

Travel Directions

Click on the link below, toggle down to the bottom of the page, and click on the Yahoo Map link. You can zoom in or out according to your need. This enables you to find your way to our course from..., well really, anywhere in the country! If you're approaching on  Keystone Ave. South, please note that the 106th St. and 126th. St. intersections are closed due to construction.

Travel Directions

Parking 

Results

On-line and available within minutes of the meet concluding at www.onlineraceresults.com.

Souvenirs/Soft Goods/Photos

Official 2008 event t-shirts, etc. on sale race day. Professional race photos (available on-line at www.actionphotosindy.com) taken by local professional sports photographers, Action Photos Indy.

Concessions

Available for purchase courtesy of Northview Christian Life Church volunteers.

Medical Support

Once again, this will be provided by Methodist Sports Medicine Center. Athletic trainers will be on-site near the finish line for any meet participants who need medical attention. For more information about Methodist Sports Medicine, please click on the logo below.

*Full Protest Policy: Following the submission of the challenge, one of the aforementioned club representatives will phone or approach the challenged coach and ask him/her to verify their submitted 7th and 8th grade combined enrollment numbers during the stipulated timeframe.

If the coach indicates their enrollment to be 425 or less within the aforementioned timeframe, we will take his/her word and request the principal to send us a letter verifying the enrollment as having met our qualifications. If time allows, this will be required prior to meet day.

We will not change awards once they have been awarded (due to an enrollment challenge), but if caught prior to the awards ceremony,we will disqualify any school that competes in the incorrect race.

If Indiana All Star Running Club does not receive the requested letter from the challenged school's principal confirming "small school" status within 30 days of the meet, we will request the school submit a letter from their school principal confirming small school status prior to allowing registration for future meets. 

2008 Rankings

Boys - Small