Palatine Invitational 2015

Palatine, IL

Meet Information

PALATINE INVITATIONAL - MEET OF CHAMPIONS
BOYS & GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL hosted by PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - 9:00 A.M.
@Deer Grove East Forest Preserve
TIME SCHEDULE: Walk the Course: 8:30 A.M.
Boys Frosh Race: 9:00 A.M. 2.5 Miles
Girls Fr/So Race: 9:25 A.M. 2.5 Miles
Boys Soph Race: 9:50 A.M. 3.0 Miles
Girls Varsity Race: 10:20 A.M. 3.0 Miles
Boys Varsity Race: 10:50 A.M. 3.0 Miles
Girls JV Race: 11:20 A.M. 3.0 Miles
Boys JV Race: 11:50 A.M. 3.0 Miles
Awards: 12:20 P.M.
TEAMS ENTERED:
BOYS (32)
Barrington
Lake Zurich
Palatine
Yorkville
Cary Grove
Libertyville
Plainfield North
Oakwood (Ind)
Crystal Lake Central
Loyola Academy
Plainfield South
Dundee Crown
Maine South
Prairie Ridge
Fenwick
Maine West
Prospect
Hersey
Marmion Academy
St. Ignatius
Centerville (OH)
Hinsdale Central
McHenry
Stevenson
Mountain Brook (AL)
Hononegah
Mundelein
Vernon Hills
St. Louis University HS (MO)
Jones College Prep
New Trier
York
St. Xavier (KY)
GIRLS (29)
Barrington
Lake Zurich
New Trier
Wheaton-Warrenville South
Buffalo Grove
Libertyville
Palatine
Yorkville
Cary Grove
Loyola Academy
Prairie Ridge
Gardner South-Wilmington (Ind)
Crystal Lake Central
Lyons Township
Prospect
Downers Grove North
Maine South
St. Charles East
Assumption (KY)
Dundee Crown
Maine West
Stevenson
Daviess County (KY)
Fenwick
McHenry
Vernon Hills
Mountain Brook (AL)
Hersey
Mundelein
Louisville Male Traditional (KY)
ENTRIES: Your entries must be submitted by Tuesday, September 22rd, at 9:00pm.
Go to www.realtiminginc.com and select the Palatine Invitational from the Up-Coming Events column.
Click on Entry Form this will open an Excel spreadsheet that is the entry form for the meet.
For each athlete, enter First Name, Last Name, Class (Fr, So, Jr, or Sr), and Gender (F or M)
Save the Excel file on your computer
Finally e-mail a copy of the Excel entry form to: entries@realtiminginc.com
MEET SITE: Deer Grove East Forest Preserve on Dundee Road, mile west of Hicks Rd. Some (very limited) spectator parking is available. From Rt. 53, exit Dundee Rd. west. Go approximately 2 miles to Deer Grove. Turn right at first entrance past Hicks Rd.
Course routes are 3.0 miles and 2.5 miles. 3/8 spikes are suggested for all.
AWARDS: We will award 7 medals to the following top teams.
The coach of these teams will receive a special award.
Team: Boys Frosh 1st 3 teams Girls Fr/So 1st 4 teams
Boys Soph 1st 3 teams Girls JV 1st 3 teams
Boys JV 1st 3 teams Girls Varsity 1st 5 teams
Boys Varsity 1st 5 teams
Individual: Varsity races 1st through 30th place medals
Soph, & JV races 1st through 20th place medals
Frosh & F/S races 1st through 25th place medals
ENTRY FEE: Girls - $150.00 Boys - $150.00 Both - $300.00
ENTRY LIMITS: Boys & Girls JV race Unlimited entries (3.0 miles)
Boys Sophomore Race Unlimited entries (3.0 miles)
Boys Freshman Race Unlimited entries (2.5 miles)
Girls Frosh-Soph Race Unlimited entries (2.5 miles)
Boys & Girls Varsity Race SEVEN RUNNERS ONLY (3.0 miles)
INSTRUCTIONS: Upon arrival, pick up your envelopes containing all necessary information
AT THE SHELTER ACROSS FROM THE START/FINISH LINE.
WASHROOMS: Portable washrooms will be provided. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WATER.
PARKING: All busses are to unload athletes near start/finish line. The bus must then exit through maintenance area and park at the high school. Only exception will be if coach is driving the bus.
Limited parking is available in Deer Grove East. For those who might want to walk or bike in, parking is also available in the parking lot of the old Dominicks grocery store on Dundee Rd, just before the Jewel at the corner of Dundee/Hicks. Walking distance to course is a little more than a mile.
A spectator shuttle will be available to Deer Grove East course from Palatine High School parking lot. Palatine HS address is 1111 N. Rohlwing Road, Palatine, IL 60074
TEAM CAMPS: Tents and team areas should be set up on south side of the road.
DRESSING: No locker rooms are available. Please come dressed and prepared to run.
T-SHIRTS: We will be selling Palatine Invitational MEET OF CHAMPIONS T-shirts for $12.00. Due to Cook Country Forest Preserve restrictions on salesCoaches must fax pre-order forms detailing colors and sizes needed by THURSDAY, September 24th at 5:00pm. T-shirts may be paid for and picked up at the meet headquarters. A limited number of T-shirts may be available the day of the meet.
CONCESSIONS: A food/drink tent will be set up by the cross country parents.
RESULTS: Results will be posted at www.realtiming.com shortly after the meet. A copy of results (no JV open), one per school, will be available at the conclusion of the meet.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Athletic Director Jerry Dobbs (jdobbs@d211.org) (847) 755-1770
Boys Cross Country Coach Chris Quick (cquick@d211.org) (847) 755-1716 Home - (847) 202-0692
Girls Cross Country Coach Joe Parks (jparks@d211.org) (847) 755-1783 Cell - (847) 651-6272
2015 Palatine Invite Start Boxes Girls Box # Boys
Gardner-SW 1
Cary Grove
Fenwick 2
Jones College Prep
Daviess County (KY) 3
Hinsdale Central
Cary Grove 4
Palatine + Oakwood (Ind.)
Wheaton Warrenville South 5
Vernon Hills
Crystal Lake Central 6
Dundee Crown
Palatine 7
Maine West
Vernon Hills 8
Prospect
Dundee Crown 9
Hersey
Libertyville 10
Hononegah
St. Charles East 11
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich 12
Crystal Lake Central
Hersey 13
Centerville (OH)
New Trier 14
New Trier
Downers Grove North 15
Stevenson
Loyola Academy 16
Fenwick
Assumption (KY) 17
St. Louis University HS (MO)
Lyons Township 18
St. Ignatius
Mountain Brook (AL) 19
Libertyville
Maine West 20
Yorkville
McHenry 21
Loyola Academy
Louisville Male Traditional (KY) 22
Maine South
Barrington 23
Barrington
Mundelein 24
York
Prospect 25
McHenry
Yorkville 26
Marmion Academy
Maine South 27
Plainfield North
Buffalo Grove 28
St. Xavier (KY)
Stevenson 29
Mundelein
Prairie Ridge 30
Prairie Ridge
X 31
Mountain Brook (AL)
X 32
Plainfield South
Important Reminders
Entries due Tuesday, September 22nd by 9:00 pm
T-Shirt Orders due Thursday, September 24th by 5:00 pm