Wadsworth Meet Information

Course Map for Avon Cross Country Meet that is TONIGHT!!!

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here’s our weekly update:

·         Tiffin was amazing! We had the following results:

Boys’ Team came in 10^th out of 41 teams

Boys’ Open came in 3^rd out of 27 teams

Girls’ Team came in 9^th out of 41 teams

Girls’ Open came in 6^th out of 27 teams

·         Thanks again to everyone for all your help setting up & breaking down camp, and for cleaning everything up!

·         Parents, once again, we’ve got a surplus of paper plates, plastic cups, plastic silverware, and napkins for this Friday night’s dinner.

·         Parents & athletes, if you MUST miss a practice and/or meet, you need to, at the very least, let us know. This week we are hearing from 3^rd parties that athletes will not be at practice. With 2 coaches in the building, this shouldn’t be difficult. We are going to address attendance prior to Thursday’s meet. If you do not have an excused absence from practice or a meet (from a parent), then you will charged an UNEXCUSED absence. Three unexcused absences and you are off the team. Really, there should be ZERO unexcused absences. We will give you a heads-up if you are approaching the limit on unexcused absences. We don’t want to remove anyone from the team at this point, but if you’re a part of this team you need to be with your team.

Avon Information:

·         The meet is located at Veterans Park (3701 Veterans Memorial Parkway)

·         Due to busing issues, we will be leaving Avon Lake at 4 p.m.

·         We should return around 7 p.m.

·         Refreshments and shirts will be on sale

·         This race will determine who’s running Team and Open at Wadsworth

·         Here’s the schedule:

5:00 p.m.             Boys Team

5:25 p.m.             Girls Team

5:50 p.m.             Girls Open

6:15 p.m.             Boys Open

Wadsworth Information:

·         We will meet at Troy at 6:10 a.m. Buses leave at 6:15 a.m.

·         We should return before 1 p.m.

·         Wadsworth’s course is probably the most beautiful course of the season. Parents, you will love watching the kids run this race! Athletes, it’s a faster course, and, proportionally-speaking, the best competition we’ll face in our regular season!

·         Eat a normal breakfast when you wake up Saturday morning, with a light snack both before and after your race.

·         Remember to stay hydrated! Coach Arebaugh and I have preached this consistently the last 2 weeks. Keep it up! Bring water and a sports drink to drink after your race. It will be much cooler than the previous meets this season!

·         This race has NO results online. It’s very old-school.

·         Avon’s Invitational will help decide who’s running Team and Open for Wadsworth.

·         Here’s the schedule:

9:00 a.m.              Boys Team

9:30 a.m.              Girls Team

10:00 a.m.           Boys Open

10:30 a.m.           Girls Open

Parents:

·         Concessions and t-shirts will be available

·         The race is held at Memorial Park in Wadsworth, Ohio 44281. It is in the center of town, right by the football stadium off of Grandview Avenue. The sign for the park is pretty discreet…you might miss it. Allow for a little extra time to make sure you find the place, but parking/traffic won’t be a problem. It’s just a middle school meet so it’s not too bad.

·         Please avoid parking on or near the white line on the course.

·         The map for this race is not the best. I’ll scan it and send it out. But, the best place to watch is at the start, the pond (they’ll circle the pond twice), then you can see them when they enter the woods, then when they exit the woods to the finish. It’s a fan-friendly course!