2010 TENNESSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL 

STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

PRESENTED BY

     Saturday, October 23, 2010
Victor Ashe Park
Knoxville , Tennessee

GENERAL INFORMATION

ENTRY FEE:

$10.00 per athlete. Maximum $50.00 per team -Varsity Division (Boys and Girls pay as separate teams).  JV Division -$10.00 per athlete.  Elementary Division - $10.00 per athlete. No Refunds

ELIGIBILITY / DIVISIONS: 

This is a Tennessee State Championship meet for Tennessee middle school aged athletes only.  You must be in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade to compete.  Any athlete that has competed at the High School level (Varisty or Junior Varsity) prior to the regional qualifier or state meet will not be eligible to compete.  Teams and / or individuals must qualify to compete in this championship meet through designated regional qualifying races.  There will be a special open elementary school race (grades 3,4,5) which will precede Middle School races.

Middle School Varsity Division - Open to all Middle School Athletes (grades 6,7,8) that have qualified at a regional qualifier either as a member of a top 5 team or top 25 individual.  Teams - only your top 10 runners should be entered in the varsity race.

Middle School Junior Varsity Division - Open to all Middle School Athletes of teams that have qualified at a regional qualifier (grades 6,7,8).  This division is only for those qualified teams with more than 10 runners.  All remaining runners outside of your top 10 should be entered in the JV Division.

TMSSAA MEMBER SCHOOLS

Please note that the Tennessee Middle School Cross Country Championships is a post (TMSSAA) season invitational meet.  Teams and individuals competing in Tennessee Middle School Cross Country Championships are selected through a set of five regional qualifying events.  Teams must be made up of members of the same middle school team and must compete as a club-team from that school or as unattached runners.  Composite or “All-Star” teams are not allowed.  However home school teams are allowed. 

REGIONAL QUALIFYING MEETS / QUALIFYING CRITERIA

West Regional Qualifying Meet

Date: 10-16-10
Location: Shelby Farms Park, Memphis TN
Meet Contact: Steve Willis

jswills@uthsc.edu

901-355-3036

Meet Information Flyer (PDF)

Course Map (PDF)

Middle Region Qualifying Meet

MTCCA Middle School Championships

Date: 10-16-10

Location: Macon County High School Cross Country Course, Lafayette, TN

Host Team: Macon County High School

Info: Glenn Gattis - Meet Director -  gattisg@k12tn.net

Meet Information Flyer (PDF)

Chattanooga Region Qualifying Meet

Chattanooga Cross Country Festival

Date: TBA
Location: Chickamauga Dam, Chattanooga, TN
Host Team: Chattanooga Area XC League

Meet Website: http://tn.milesplit.us/meets/50721

Info: jparks@milesplit.us

Knoxville Region Qualifying Meet

KTC Elementary / Middle School XC Championships

Date: 10-12-10
Location: Victor Ashe Park, Knoxville, TN
Host Team: Knoxville Track Club

Meet Website: http://www.ktcyouthathletics.org/elemiddleschcrossctry.html

Info: tennrunner@aol.com

865-406-4128

Tri-Cities Region Qualifying Meet

37th Trailblazer Cross Country Invite

Location:  Daniel Boone HS, Gray TN

Date: TBA

Host Team: Slipstream Track Club

Website: www.slipstreamtiming.com  

Info: brian@slipstreamtiming.com

LIST OF STATE QUALIFIERS TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL BY REGION

• Teams / Individuals must qualify at only one of the Regional Meets above according to the Region Boundries detailed on the map below
• Top 5 teams (boys and girls) and the top 25 indivduals outside of the top 5 teams qualify for the State Championships
• Qualifying teams are limited to thier top 10 runners for the state varsity race. 
• The balance above 10 will be placed in the JV race.

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS - MAP

ENTRY DEADLINE:

All entries must be made online by midnight  Wednesday, October 20, 2010 . No exceptions. 

FOR ONLINE ENTRY ( Enter here only if you have qualified)

Click ---> Online Entry   

Make checks payable to Knoxville Track Club. Certified / Cashiers Check / Money Order only.

You may also pay your entry fees online via credit card (MC / VISA )    

Entry Fees Due - October 22, 2010

Mail entry fees only to:
       Marty Sonnenfeldt
      TN MS CC CHAMPS
      P.O. Box 7175
      Knoxville , TN 37921               

For Results -- Click ---->

2009 Results

2008 Results

2007 Results

Elementary School 1M and Middle School 2M Course Map

Click ---> ES - MS Course Map    

                MS Aireal Map

AREA HOTELS

For a list of hotels close to the course please click HOTELS

ENTRY CONFIRMATION:

A copy of your on-line entries will be e-mailed to you. Scratches or no-shows will not be refunded.

TEAM SCORING:  

Team Scoring will follow standard scoring format.  Top 5 runners score with team tie breakers taken to runners 6,7,8.  Team Scoring for Middle School Varsity race only.

MEET SCHEDULE

DIRECTIONS TO VICTOR ASHE PARK :

Off of I-640 take the Western Ave. exit.  Follow Western Ave West (towards Oak Ridge )

.3 miles to Ballcamp Pike - take a right at the light by Wendy's Restaurant and follow Ball Camp to Bradshaw Rd.  

Take a right onto Bradshaw and follow 1 mile to the entrance to the park on left. 

Bear left when entering park to the XC parking area, please follow parking instructions given by security officers.

PACKET PICK-UP:  Saturday - October 23th - Packet Pickup will open at 9AM and remain open through

11:25 AM - Concession Stand / Victor Ashe Park

T-SHIRTS / AWARDS:

Commemorative shirts will be on sale at the meet for $15.00

Individual Awards - Trophies will be awarded to the top 20 in each race.  

Team Awards - plaques will be awarded to the top three boys and girls varsity middle school teams.

All-State Designation - Awarded to top 20 individual in both the varisty girls and varsity boys races. 

All-State certificates to be awarded with trophies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

For general information, call the Knoxville Track Club - Youth Athletics Hotline at (865) 406-4128.

For technical, meet details e-mail Meet Director - Marty Sonnenfeldt TennRunner@aol.com