2011 Royal Cross Country Challenge
Friday, October 14, 2011
Queens University of Charlotte – McAlpine Creek Park (**Updated Info 9-29-11)
Race Times:
3:30pm Women’s Gold 5,000-meters
Results
4:15pm Men’s Gold 8,000-meters
Results
5:00pm Women’s Navy 5,000-meters (CANCELED)
5:45pm Men’s Navy 8,000-meters (CANCELED)
Course:
McAlpine Creek Park, Charlotte, NC - The long time home of the Footlocker High School Southeast Championships, McAlpine is a flat, firm and very fast course consisting of a wide crushed gravel path.Spikes or flats are suitable.
Men’s 8k:
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=394134
Women’s 5k:
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=395469
Entry Fee:
$150.00 per team per gender per school with unlimited entries. Post-collegiate runners $15.00. No charge for unattached runners, including post collegians. Checks made payable to “Queens University of Charlotte” due at check in.
Entries:
Entries due online at
www.flashresults.com by midnight on Monday, October 10
th.
Races:
All teams & athletes will compete in the gold race.
Timing/Scoring:
FinishLynx color camera and IPICO chip timing by Flash Results
Awards:
Unique individual and team trophies
Parking:
Reserved parking will be available for officials and team vans at the entrance to the park. Buses will be directed to park in the upper lot by the soccer field.
Start Boxes:
Start boxes will be randomly assigned the week of the race
Teams Confirmed:
Benedict College (M/W)
Coker College (M/W)
Davidson College (M/W)
Elon University (M/W)
Emmanuel College (W)
Florida State University (M/W)
Georgia Southern University (W)
Johnson C. Smith University (M/W)
Lee University (M/W)
Mars Hill College (M/W)
Mercer University (M/W)
Meredith College (W)
Montreat College (M/W)
Morris College (M/W)
Mount Olive College (M/W)
Queens University of Charlotte (M/W)
University of Montevallo (M/W)
Virginia Military Institute (M/W)
Washington and Lee University (W)
Western Carolina University (M/W)
Complete entries
Directions:
To McAlpine Creek Park From Junction of I-85 & I-77:
- Go South on I-77 S/US-21 S for 1.7-miles
- Take I-277/NC-16/Brookshire Frwy exit, EXIT 11
- Merge onto I-277 S/NC-16 S/W BROOKSHIRE FWY via EXIT 11A on the LEFT for 2.1-miles
- Merge onto US-74 E via EXIT 2B on the LEFT toward NC-27 E/INDEPEDENCE BLVD for 5.3-miles
- Turn SHARP RIGHT onto IDLEWILD RD. for 0.3-miles
- Turn SHARP LEFT onto MONROE RD. for 2.6-miles
- McAlpine Creek Park (8711 MONROE RD) is on LEFT