The 2008 Maplewood Invitational has come and gone. Congratulations to all of the runners and winners of this year's race. Results are available on the results page and photos can be found at the photos page. Have a great season!
Course Maps
The Maplewood Cross Country Invitational was started in 1994. The meet hosts 20 teams from NE Ohio. In the early years, the meet was held at Maplewood East Elementary School in Johnston. After a school construction project, the meet was moved to Maplewood High School in Mecca. The meet team and individual champions can be found at this link - Maplewood Invitational Champions
The 15th Annual Maplewood Cross Country Invitational will be held:
Date and Location
Thursday, August 28th, 2008. The meet will be held at Maplewood High School (a Thursday). This is to open up the Labor Day holiday weekend for families that travel. Maplewood High School is located on State Route #88, ¼ mile east of Rt. #46 (Mecca Center).
Entry
- » Any invited school is eligible to enter as many runners in each race as they wish. Schools are to reply ASAP with their intent to participate. Next fall, rosters of the athletes are to be completed. A link will be made available on this page soon for you to do so.
- » Rosters must be submitted by 2:00 PM on Friday, Aug. 22nd. Four races are held - junior high boys, junior high girls, high school boys and high school girls. All runners will compete together in the same race regardless if they are individual, team or junior varsity runners.
- » You must have a minimum of 5 runners finish a race to be eligible for team scoring. If you have more than 12 runners entered in a race, you may split them into "A" and "B" squads if you wish, as long as you designate names assigned to each squad on your roster sheet.
- » There is an additional $15 fee for each additional "B Team" competing in a race for a school. No more than 1 team per school will be eligible for team awards. The first 5 finishers for a team will be scorers, the following 2 will displace, but not score.
- » Any entries beyond the first 7 finishers for a school will not affect the team scoring. No designations as to individual or team runners need be made in advance. Jr. High Race is for 7th and 8th grade runners only.
Awards
The top three teams in the high school races and the top two teams in the jr. high races will receive team picture plaques, with a photo of the team on the award. Members of the winning high school teams will receive individual awards. The top 25 individuals in the high school races and the top 15 individuals in the jr. high race will receive individual awards. The overall individual champions will receive picture plaques of them crossing the finish line.
Fees
High schools will pay the lesser of $50 per team or $8 per individual. Jr. High schools pay the lesser of $30 per team or $6 per individual. A maximum entry fee of $125 (plus an additional $15 for each "B Team" entered) will be collected from any school, regardless of number of individual or team entries. Checks should be made payable to: Maplewood Athletic Boosters.
Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 3:30-4:30 | Registration/Course Inspection |
| 4:15 | Coach's Meeting - Starting Line |
| 4:30 | Jr. High Boy's Race - 2 mile |
| 5:00 | Jr. High Girl's Race - 2 mile |
| 5:30 | High School Boy's Race - 5k |
| 6:00 | High School Girl's Race - 5k |
| 6:45 | Awards Presentations |
Vital Information
Mail entry fee to Maplewood High School - c/o Ted Rupe - 2414 Greenville Rd. - Cortland, OH 44410.
Rosters will be submitted by logging on to www.gopherarun.com and clicking on the "Maplewood Invitational" tab. Rosters are due by 1 week prior to the meet - August 21st, 2008
Meet Rules
- Each runner must wear the assigned race number during the race on the front of the uniform top.
- Additional numbers can be obtained at the registration table until 3:30 AM.
- Numbers with attached computer chips (we will use the DAG Chip system) must be returned by the coach at the end of the meet.
- Runners must report to the clerk at the starting line by 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of their race.
Points of Interest
- » Times will be read at each mile mark for each race.
- » The Maplewood Athletic Boosters will serve refreshments at the registration building.
- » A complimentary set of results will be made available to coaches 20 minutes after the end of each race at the refreshment stand.
- » Results can be purchased at the refreshment stand for $1. They will be available 20 minutes after the completion of each race.
- » Invitational T-shirts will be sold at the registration area.
- » Restrooms are available at the east end of the school.
- » No spikes may be worn in the school!
Coaches are asked to please cooperate in advance by:
- Emailing (ted.rupe@neomin.org) in their intention to enter by May 1st. In this email tell what teams you intend to bring - Jr High boys, Jr. High girls, High School Boys, High School Girls.
- Submitting rosters by logging on to www.gopherarun.com and clicking on the "Maplewood Invitational" tab. Rosters are due by 1 week prior to the meet - August 21st, 2008
- Ensuring correct numbers are pinned properly on each runner at meet.
- Ensuring chip numbers get returned to registration table after meet.
- Make payment to Maplewood Athletic Boosters prior to meet. Mail entry fee to: Maplewood HS - Attn: Ted Rupe - 2414 Greenville Road - Cortland, OH 44410