14th Annual
Big Red Invitational
At Somers High School
Lincolndale, NY
Saturday, September 13th, 2014
Somers is located about 45 min. north of VCP,
15 min from Danbury, CT, and 1:45 South of Albany.
It had been thirteen years since Somers HS hosted a XC race until we constructed new trails in the summer of 2001. Join us for the 14th Annual Big Red Invitational. Run your Varsity and JV squads together so you can figure out who your top seven are. The course is a beautiful, 5000m course, with some challenging hills and is entirely on trails and grass. Come check out one of The Hudson Valley’s premier XC courses.
Meet Directors
Mike Lacko - mlacko2407@gmail.com
John Vegliante - johnvegliante@gmail.com
Roy Arnesen - arnie1547@aol.com
PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING
Timing & Results by Fulton Accurate Timing
Tim Fulton - fulton.timmy@gmail.com
http://www.fultonaccuratetiming.com
Order of Events - 9:00am Start
9:00 - Freshman Girls
9:15 - Freshman Boys
9:30 - Division 1 Boys 5000m
10:00 - Division 2 Boys 5000m
10:30 - Division 3 Boys 5000m
11:00 - Division 1 Girls 5000m
11:30 - Division 2 Girls 5000m
12:00 - Division 3 Girls 5000m
DIVISIONS
Divisions by school size - race assignments will be available a few days before the meet.
Division 1 = Class A, Division 2 = Class B, Division 3 = Class C and D. Some schools may be moved up or down to insure equal size races. If you want to move up a division contact a meet director.
ENTRY
See Attached – please make sure your entire roster is entered on your team page on MileSplit Also go http://www.fultonaccuratetiming.com. To enter your team has well. In addition, please send us an email at either Mlacko2407@gmail.com or Johnvegliante@gmail.com to let us know you are coming.
MAIL CHECKS AND ENTRIES TO
Somers Track and Field Booster Club
PO Box 665
Somers NY 10589
Entry Fees
$150 for complete boys or girls team - $275 for both teams. $10 per individual runner who is not part of a complete team. A complete team includes freshman runners as well.
Contact
Meet Directors are Michael Lacko and John Vegliante
COURSE
The course is run entirely on grass and trails with some challenging hills.
Scoring
Top 5 score and top 7 displace. Athletes not in the top 7 will not displace other athletes. There will be JV scoring out of the varsity race. All athletes not in their team's top 7 will count toward JV. You do not have to clarify who is JV and Varsity. In the girls’ freshman race, 3 girls will score as a team, with 5 displacing. All other races will score the standard way.
Team Awards
Team Plaque for the top two teams in each Varsity Race.
Other Awards will be Given Out for Winning Varsity teams has well Like Last year!
T-Shirts are 2-25, Medals are 26-50 for Varsity and JV race
Overall Winner of each Varsity Race will get an Award.
Individual Awards
There will be exciting and new individual awards in all races!
Refreshments & Sales
There will be a refreshment stand located by the finish line and T-Shirts will be on sale this year.
Directions to Somers High School
From South (NYC, Rockland, lower Westchester)- take I287 to I684 north. Follow I-684 o exit 6 (rt. 35). Make a left onto rt. 35 west and follow for approx 2 miles. Make a right onto rt. 100 North and follow for ? mile. Make a left onto rt. 139. Follow for 2 miles, and Somers HS is on the right hand side.
From North (Beacon, Pawling, Albany) ? Take NYS Thruway I-87 south to I-84 east. Take I84 to I684 south. Get off at exit 6. Make a right onto rt. 35 west and follow for approx 2 miles. Make a right onto rt. 100 North and follow for ? mile. Make a left onto rt. 139. Follow for 2 miles, and Somers HS is on the right hand side.
From West (Peekskill, Yorktown, Bear Mt. Bridge, No. Rockland County and So. Orange County) Take Bear Mt. Bridge and follow signs to rt. 6 east. Take the Bear Mt. Parkway (buses allowed) to rt. 35. Make a left onto rt. 35 east. Follow for approx 10 miles and make a right onto rt. 100 North and follow for ? mile. Make a left onto rt. 139. Follow for 2 miles, and Somers HS is on the right hand side.
Somers is located about 45 min. north of VCP, 15 min from Danbury, CT, and 1:45 South of Albany.
ENTRY FORM – BIG RED INVITE – 2015
SOMERS HIGH SCHOOL – SEPTEMBER 12th, 2015
SCHOOL: _______________________________________________________
BOYS COACH: _______________________________ EMAIL: _______________________________
GIRLS COACH: ______________________________ EMAIL: _______________________________
Entry Fees: Boys only ($150)
Girls only ($150)
Individuals only ($10)
Boys and Girls – ($275)
Total: ________________________________
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO SOMERS TRACK AND FIELD BOOSTER CLUB
MAIL CHECKS AND ENTRIES TO:
The Somers Track and Field Booster Club
PO BOX 665 Somers NY 10689