2024 Schedule of Races
Regular Season
Dates and locations subject to change
9/7/2024 - Alpha Crush - Milton High School, Milton, GA
9/14/2024 - Konos Race -One church, PTC
9/28/2024- Etowah - Canton (morning start time)
10/19/2024- PTC Classic 5k - The Fred Amphitheater, Peachtree City, GA
10/26/2024- Trojan Elite - Carrollton, GA
11/2/2024 - Turkey Trot 5K- Sara Harp Elementary, Fayetteville, GA
11/9/2024 - Flash Meet - One Church, PTC
Post-Season: USATF Series
11/16/2024- USATF State Meet - Carrolton, GA
11/23/2024- USATF Regionals - Winthrop University , Rock Hill South Carolina (Qualifying race)
12/07/2024 - Jingle Bell Trail 5k - Peachtree City Elementary, Peachtree City, GA (Not USATF)
12/14/2024 - USATF Nationals - Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (Qualifying)
Blue River Cross Country Course
725 Lee Blvd, Shelbyville IN 46176
Note for Regular Season Meets: Due to the small number of athletes in the 15-18 age group, they will not have a team competition in this category and individual medals are only awarded to the top five finishers. In addition, this age group will run with the 13-14 age group but be scored separately if athlete registrations are low. Developmental Meets could be cancelled due to inclement weather (lightning or other dangerous conditions). Every effort will be made to re-schedule, however, it may not be possible.
Age Groups & Race Distances
Age Group Distance
8 & Under 2K (1.24 miles)
9-10 3K (1.86 miles)
10-12 3K (1.86 miles)
13-14 4K (2.49 miles)
15-16 5K (3.11 miles)
17-18 5K (3.11 miles)
Meet Scoring
Example
Team A Team B
3rd 1st
4th 2nd
6th 5th
7th 11th
(9th)
(10th)
28 31 Total Score
How are cross country meets scored?
In USATF competition, a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 athletes (in each age division / gender) comprise a team. In middle school and high school, the maximum is 7 athletes. For USATF Junior Olympic meets we have to form multiple teams in each age division / gender if we have more than 8 athletes. This is known as Team A, B, C, etc.
Typically for development and middle school meets we don't declare the team in advance. Instead, the first 5 athletes are the scoring athletes and the next 2 or 3 (depending the meet type) form the team for award medal purposes.
The top 5 finishers in each race for a club are the "scoring athletes", their points comprise the team score. The place that a runner gets in a race is the same number of points he/she scores for their team. The lower the team score, the better.
The 5 individual scores are added together for the team score. For example, if the top 5 runners come in 1st, 4th, 6th, 13th, and 20th, then our team score for that race would be 44 (1+4+6+13+20). If a team sweeps coming in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the score would be 15 (1+2+3+4+5) ... a perfect score; this rarely happens.
The additional athletes on the team - if any, up to the maximum of 7 or 8 athletes - are also awarded a score, but their score is not included in the team score. Instead, their score, "displaces" (or "uses" / "consumes") points that another team could get. Because a low score is better, these non-team scoring finishers forces other teams behind them to score higher.
A runner does not score any points under these situations: If there are less than 5 athletes from the same club in the race, hence they do not score as a team. If the runner finishes after the last member of the team from the same club in the race. As stated above, a maximum of 8 athletes (in each age division / gender) comprise a team. In middle school and high school, the maximum is 7 athletes. If there is a tie between teams, per USATF Rule 7.9(b) Ties between two or more teams shall be resolved in favor of the team whose last scoring member (5th) finishes nearer to first place.
Who receives an award/medal:
Results (and awards) will be available approximately 30 minutes after the completion of each race. The timing crew tabulates the results from each previous race as the next race is underway. Unforeseen circumstances (lost bib # numbers, athletes running in the wrong race) may affect the amount of time needed to prepare these results.
Top 10 individuals (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)
Top 2 teams (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)
Team awards go "8 deep"; non-scoring runners "9 and above" do not receive medals