Indiana Middle School Cross Country Championship

Indiana All Star

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The 11th 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.

Coaches: Please review our event Rules, Eligibility, and School Size information section each season! Changes are sometimes made in response to issues that arise as this event develops and grows. Thank you!

Save the Date for next year! - September 29th, 2012

2011 Results can be found HERE Saturday, 10/1/11.

2011 Photos can be found HERE Sunday, 10/2/11.

Youth1.com article featuring our Hoosier champions!

Scroll down to find the 2011 Team Rankings at the bottom of this page!

Since 2002, the Indiana Middle School Cross Country Championship has been sponsored by the wonderful people at Panera Bread! We, and our Coaches, thank them for providing our Coaches Hospitality!

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

When

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

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, Participant Eligibility,

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.
This is an Indiana Middle School Championship. As such, only student athletes who are enrolled in Grades 6, 7, or 8 in a school located within Indiana's state boundaries may participate in the four Varsity competitions. This includes those who are home-schooled, legally reside in the state of Indiana, and are currently at the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade level.
If a participant is found to not satisfy the above requirements, they and their team will be disqualified.
Any 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade runners who wish to "run up" are welcome to participate in the Junior Varsity competitions.
Home-schoolers competing for a team 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 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: getmeregistered.com
Payments are made by credit card.

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

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 event merchandise 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!
Event merchandise is not included in the price of registration. It will be for sale on event day.

**All entries must be completed online by 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 in order for athlete names to appear on event merchandise. Late entries will be accepted online until 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 30th, 2011 and will incur a $5 late fee/runner. No race day registrations or entries made by mail or phone will be accepted.

Yes! You CAN perform a search to confirm your registrants! Click HERE!

Entry Fees

All races - $15.00/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
317-844-1558
www.runnersforum.com

Click HERE for a map.

Remember - Coaches who pick up packets at The Runners Forum on Friday night receive

the 15% "Coaches Discount" on regularly priced shoes and clothing!

*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 - created by A-1 Awards, 2500 N. Ritter, Indianapolis.

Course Map/Timing/Finish Line

All middle school races are 3000 meters. The grades 3-4-5 race is 2000 meters. Both races are chip-timed (all chips start with gun), and finish line services are provided by Mike Ducy and Group 262.

Click here for a 2K course map.

Click here for a 3K 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!

Travel Directions

Parking

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

Parkway. Parking entrances/parking areas are designated on the course maps.

Click here for a 3K course map (which shows parking).

Host Hotel Accomodations

Due to a large soccer tournament in the area this weekend, hotel accomodations may be hard to come by. Therefore, we have secured a discounted block of rooms at a nearby hotel. Rooms from this block may be reserved until Friday, September 16th, 2011 by identifying yourself as a participant in the Indiana Middle School Cross Country Championship to the management at:

Hampton Inn & Suites Indianapolis/Fishers

11575 Commercial Drive

Fishers, IN 46038

317-913-0300

www.HamptonInn.com

Race Results

On-line and available within minutes of the meet concluding at www.onlineraceresults.com. Results will also be posted on the side of the "barn" near the packet pick-up and event merchandise areas. Officials credentialed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association officiate all races and they, along with Meet Officials from Indiana All Star Running Club finalize all results.

Souvenirs/Soft Goods/Photos

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

Action Photos Indy logo

Concessions

Available for purchase courtesy of Northview 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.

Event Sanctioning

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.