Indiana Middle School Cross Country Championship

Registration - Course Map - Everything You Need To Know

2010 Rankings submitted along with Past Results/Photos are listed at the bottom of this page.

The 10th Annual Indiana 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.

As always,

the Indiana Middle School Cross Country Championship

is sponsored by the wonderful people at Panera Bread!

This year, they will be providing Team Coaches

Hospitality! Information will be available at Packet

Pick-up.

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 2nd, 2010

Why

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

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 member of that 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 = 425 or less in grades 7&8 combined.
Big School = over 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 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: getmeregistered.com
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.
You are registering these kids for the event when you complete the process, not a particular race. We do not need to know which race the kids intend to run. So long as they line up and compete in the appropriate race, everyone's happy. It is up to the coach, parent, and/or athlete to make sure they do this. We will just score the runner for whatever race the chip assigned to them crosses the line!

**All entries must be completed online by 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 29th, 2010. No late entries, race day registrations, or entries made by phone will be accepted.

Note: Please contact service@getmeregistered.com for all registration process issues or call the staff at GetMeRegistered at 317-846-0078 ext 611.

Entry Fees

All races - $14.00/runner

Extra! Early Packet Pick-up Available

Last year, our early packet pick-up was a great success! So we are once again

offering a Friday night packet pick-up for any participants who are in

the Carmel area on Friday night from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. It will be held at:

The Runner's Forum
620 Station Drive
Carmel, IN 46032
317-844-5501
www.runnersforum.com

Click HERE for a map.

Remember - Coaches receive the 15% "Coaches Discount" on Runner's Forum goods!

*Event merchandise WILL NOT be available for sale on Friday night.

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 (ribbons)....................................................All finishers
JV (ribbons).....................................................................top 25 girls/top 25 boys
Varsity All-State (medals)................................................top 25 girls/top 25 boys
Varsity Teams (trophies)..................................................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 Group 262

There is a new course for 2010. Click here for a course map.

Travel Directions

Click on the link below, toggle down to the bottom of the page, and click on the Google 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., please note that the bulk of the construction is completed! All roundabout interchanges are open with the exception of Carmel Drive.

Travel Directions

Parking

The Northview Christian Life Campus is under construction!

All buses must use Entrance #3 which is accessed directly from Hazel Dell Parkway.

Parking areas are designated on the course map.

Results

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

Souvenirs/Soft Goods/Photos

Official 2010 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.

This event is sanctioned by and insured by USA Track & Field.

*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 verified 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.

2010 Rankings

Boys - Small

Boys - Big

Girls - Small

Girls - Big

Past Results/Photos

2009 Results -