Highbanks Recreation Area
Letchworth State Park, Mount Morris, NY
Hosted by SUNY Geneseo

NYSCTC Meet Information

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2004 NYSCTC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Hosted by SUNY at Geneseo
At Letchworth State Park
Saturday, November 6, 2004

Geneseo is proud to host the 2004 New York State Collegiate Track Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 6, 2004 on our school’s home course at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris, New York, site of the 1999 and 2003 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships. Both the 5k and 8k courses utilize grass and trails and several road crossings to make a challenging and fun experience for all who run here.

Listed below please find all pertinent information regarding this championship. See you on November 6th!!

Meet Director: Mike Woods - Head Coach Cross Country
                           SUNY Geneseo
                           Merritt Athletic Center - 217
                           1 College Circle
                           Geneseo, NY 14454
                           Office Phone: (585) 245-5340
                           Office Fax: (585) 245-5347
                           Email: woodsm@geneseo.edu
Initial Entries: Please fax your initial entry form with all possible entries to Mike Woods (Meet Director) (585) 245-5347 and to Jim Nichols (NYSCTC Treasurer) (607) 274-1667 by Saturday, October 23, 2004. After this time, the NYSCTC Executive Committee will decide on whether or not to accept late entries. If so, a $50 fee per team per gender will be assessed.
Entry Fee:

The entry fee is $3.00 per athlete listed on your initial entry form. Checks should be made payable to NYSCTC and are due when you pick up your race packet. Entry fee checks may also be sent in advance to:

                           Jim Nichols, NYSCTC Treasurer
                           Ithaca College Athletics
                           211 Ceracche Athletic Center
                           Ithaca, NY 14850

Final Declarations: Athletes must check in with the starting line official at their assigned box 20 minutes before the start of each race. At this time, the official will check in up to 10 runners per team. At the same time, each coach or team representative will submit the final declaration form signed by the head coach, indicating all runners (up to 10). The final declaration form will be included in each team’s meet packet.
Meet Program:

Email amended rosters to Geneseo SID George Gagnier at gagnier@geneseo.edu by Monday, October 25, 2003. Please include name, year, hometown, and high school. Indicate all coaches and captains. If you have a large team, please include only those who you think might run and not everyone on the roster.

Championship Schedule:

11:00AM - Men’s Championship Race
12:00 PM - Women’s Championship Race
1:00 PM - Ballots due for Awards ceremony in South Shelter
1:15 PM - Awards ceremony in South Shelter
Shower facilities will be available back on Geneseo’s campus

Courses: The women will run a 5K course and the men will run an 8K course. Both courses are mostly a combination of grass, trails and one stretch of gravel/macadam road. Racing flats or spikes are recommended. There is a 300 m gradual hill that both genders will run once only.
Course Preview: The course will be well marked and available for viewing throughout the day on Friday, November 5th.
Awards: NYSCTC medals and certificates will be awarded to the top 21 finishers in each race (NYSCTC First-Team – places 1 through 7, NYSCTC Second-Team – places 8 through 14, NYSCTC Third-Team – places 15 through 21). Championship trophies will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams in each race. Awards will also be presented to the Runner of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year for both men and women. Ballots will be included in the meet packet. These ballots should be turned in by 1:00PM prior to the awards ceremony. At this time, coaches will meet to discuss award winners.
Results:

Official results will be made available to all coaches at the conclusion of the meet. Results will also be available via the NYSCTC Cross Country Championship web site at:

http://web.stlawu.edu/sports/nysctc/nysctcpage04.htm

and on the Geneseo Athletic web site at:

http://www.knights.geneseo.edu

Hotels &
Restaurants:

A complete listing of Geneseo area hotels and restaurants is available on the meet website.
Locker Rooms: Locker rooms and showers will be available on the Geneseo campus immediately after the awards ceremony
Parking:

Plenty of parking space is available in the Highbanks Pool Lot

Please ask your bus drivers to shut down the bus during the races

Packet Pick-up: Meet packets will be available from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, November 5th at the race start/finish area and on Saturday, November 6th in the South Shelter
T-Shirts: NYSCTC Championship T-shirts will be on sale Friday at packet pick-up and also on Saturday at the meet.
Sports Medicine:

Training staff will be onsite Saturday morning from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Ice and water will be available at the finish line area. Heat and other services will not be available at the race site. For additional treatment on Friday or Saturday, please contact the Geneseo athletic training room at (585) 245-5341. An ambulance will also be on site along with Geneseo medical personnel.

For emergency medical services: Dial 9-1-1

The closest hospital is: NOYES Memorial Hospital
          
111 Clara Barton St
          Dansville, NY
          (585) 335-6001

Directions to
Letchworth State Park:

FROM 390 N – take exit 7 (Mt Morris exit), turn left on to 408 and go to the first light (Main St, Mt Morris). Take a right turn on to Rte 36 N and travel approximately 1.5 miles, cross the Genesee River Bridge and come to the Park entrance. Turn left and go into the Park.

FROM 390 S - take exit 7 (Mt Morris exit), turn right on to 408 and follow above directions from there.

FROM GENESEO - Take Route 20A West towards Perry. Turn left on Rte 36 S in Leicester, NY. Follow 36 South until you reach the park entrance.

PARK ENTRY FEE:

Letchworth Park will still be charging to enter the park as late as weather will allow. Thus, there is a good chance that the park will be charging on 11/5 and 11/6. All team buses and vans will be allowed in on both days free of charge. Spectators, however, will have to pay $6 per vehicle. Please let your spectators (parents, alumni, friends, etc.) know that there are 2 ways to avoid this fee:

(1) Arrive before the charging time of 9:00am.
(2) Enter the park from the Mt. Morris entrance on Route 36 and start up the hill. Take the right hand turn before the toll booth (Upper Mount Morris Road), go approximately 150 meters and take the first left (Highbanks Road). Follow this road about 2.2 miles and you will see a large gate on the left. If you look past this gate you will see the finish line and the chute area. Park on either side of the road, walk through the woods, and you will be on the course. DO NOT park in the gate driveway. Please remind all your fans of this so that the Park attendants will not receive any grief from people who are upset with the 6 dollar fee. This is an important part of the agreement between Geneseo and Letchworth Park in the use of this facility