Rio Rico Sectionals 2019

Rio Rico, AZ

Meet Information

Welcome to the 2019
State Sectional Cross Country Championships
Division II, Section I
Division III, Section I
Division IV, Section II
1. General Information
Date: November 6, 2019
Location: Rio Rico High School, Rio Rico, AZ
2. Admission: Free
3. Meet Director: John Fanning, 520-375-8762, jfanning@scv35.org
Sectional Tournament Games Committee: Roger Bristow (Buena HS), Mike Urbanski (Salpointe HS), Jake Winslow (Tombstone High School)
Meet Referee: Dennis Hansen
4. Entries: Each school will be allowed 7 individual entries per Boys Team and 7 individual entries per Girls Team. (Please note that ALL team members should be in matching school issued uniforms. Any items worn under the uniform need to follow the National Federation Uniform Rules and ALL athletes will be required to follow the National Federation Rules regarding wearing jewelry during competition.)
Please enter your student athletes into the athletic.net website for the Sectional Meet. Entry deadline is Wednesday October 31st at 12:00 pm.
5. Parking: Buses will drop off at the Coatimundi Middle School parking area and may park there or be relocated to overflow parking nearby. Spectators may park in either the east or west parking lot of Rio Rico High School. Limited spectator parking will be available at the stadium parking lot.
6. Team Camps: Camps will be located in the designated camp area (close to the starting line). No team camps will be allowed on the stadium football field or Coatimundi Middle School Field). Please see attached map.
7. Terrain: A three-loop criterion, pecan shell-covered path, gradual hills, grass start and finish.
8. Athletic Trainer: Available on site. Please provide taping supplies, if needed for other than emergency.
9. Time Schedule:
Coaches Meeting (Coatimundi MPR Room) 1:15 pm
Division III Boys Race 2:00 pm
Division III Girls Race 2:30 pm
Division II Boys Race 3:00 pm
Division II Girls Race 3:30 pm
Division IV Boys Race 4:00 pm
Division IV Girls Race 4:30 pm
10. State Qualifying: The Top 50% of the entered teams and Top 25 Individual Runners in each division race will qualify for the state championship. If there are an odd number of ENTERED teams, then one additional team (even number) will advance. You will be notified of these numbers at the coaches meeting. NOTE: As per AIA State Tournament Guide: All athletes entered in the Sectional Cross County Championship MUST have completed at least ONE race during the season.
11. Determining Team Scores: Only the first five members of each team shall determine the overall team score. The sixth and seventh place finishers from a team do not score points for a team but may be used in the event of a tie for team scoring. If fewer than five competitors of a team finish the race, the places of all members of that team shall be disregarded in team scoring. Awards will be presented to the Sectional Championship Team and the Top 14 Individual Finishers.
12. Sectional BIB Instructions for Coaches
1. Inspect your team packet to ensure you received all your bibs a. Immediately notify meet management if you are missing any b. Very important this must be done before leaving the packet pickup area
2. Distribute your bibs to all competing athletes a. All athletes must wear their assigned bib, as assigned on your team roster b. Athletes that are not registered should not use someone elses bib c. Failure to properly distribute the bibs will result in inaccurate results
3. Athletes must properly secure their bibs with the provided safety pins.
13. Appeals: All appeals must be processed through the Meet Referee. No appeals will be processed on judgment calls made by a meet official. The Meet Referee will be the final authority on rule infractions.
14. Awards: Division awards will be presented after completion of the Boys race for that Division). The championship team will receive a plaque and the Top 14 individuals will receive a medal.
15. Concessions: Food will be provided on site near the main stadium bleachers.
One thing about racing is that it hurts. You better accept that from the beginning or youre not going anywhere.
-Bob Kennedy, Former American 5000m Record Holder and first non-African to break 13:00.