The Southern Showcase - Varsity
Sat, Sep 14
|John Hunt Park
A nationally competitive race, showcasing some of the country's top cross country athletes at an amazing (and fast) course in Huntsville Alabama.
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2024, 7:00 AM
John Hunt Park, 2151 Airport Rd SW, Huntsville, AL 35801, USA
About the Event
Race Schedule:
Friday, Oct 4th
12:00pm- 4:00pm Course open walkthroughs and warm-up 4:15pm MS Girls(3k) -unlimited entries 4:40pm MS Boys(3K) -unlimited entries 5:00pm HBCU Women(5K) -unlimited entries 5:30pm HBCU Men(8k) -unlimited entries
Saturday, Oct 5th
8:00am JV-Girls (unlimited entries) 8:30am JV-Boys (unlimited entries) 9:00am Open Blue Race-Girls (limit 10) 9:30am Open Blue Race-Boys (limit 10) 10:00am Race of Champions-Girls (limit 10) 10:30 am Race of Champions-Boys (limit 10) 11:00 am Open Red Race- Girls (unlimited entries) 11:30pm Open Red Race-Boys (unlimited entries) 12:00pm Open Green Race-Girls (unlimited entries/if needed) 12:30pm Open Green Race-Boys (unlimited entries/if needed)
** If the Red race does not reach capacity, we combine the Green/Red race and adjust the time schedule accordingly. *All HS races are 5k *MS races are 3k *HBCU races are 5k(women) and 8k(men)
Race Selection
*The boys and girls Race of Champions(ROC) will be limited to the top 28-32 teams that register for this race and will be determined by our selection committee. 30-40 top individuals will also be selected for the ROC.
Teams registered, but are not selected for these championship races, will be moved to the Open “Blue” race.
*Coaches can enter up to 10 athletes in the ROC, Open Blue, and Open Red.
*The JV section will be unlimited entries but we will score each team’s top 5 finishers with 2 pushers. We will not have multiple team designations within this section.
Awards Ceremonies
Awards ceremonies will take place approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion of each race at the awards area.
JV Races
Trophy to team champion in the boys and girl’s race Medals will be awarded to the top 10 finishers Top finisher t-shirts to top 20 individuals
Blue Open Races
Trophy to team champion in the boy’s and girl’s race Medals will be awarded to the top10 finishers Top finisher tees to top 20 individuals
Red Open Race
Trophy to team champion in the boys and girl’s race Medals will be awarded to the top10 finishers Top finisher tees to top 20 individuals **If a Green Open race is needed due to entry numbers, results will be combined for awards.
Race of Champions
Trophy to top team champions and runner-up in each ROC section Medals will be awarded to the top 10 finishers Top finisher tees to top 20 individuals in each section
Packet Pick-up:
**ALL PACKETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON SITE AT WAKE MED SOCCER PARK.
Friday, October 4th from 12:00pm-4:00pm Packet pick up will be located at the Management Tent adjacent to the starting line
Saturday, October 5th from 7:00am-12:30pm-Packet pick up will be located at the white tent immediately after entering the park.
Course Run-Thrus
*Course opens at Noon for run-thrus