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...................................................................................(3rd in 2006) .......................(1st in 2006)..................(1st in 2006)
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THE 2008 FOREST PARK CROSS COUNTRY FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13th. CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE INFO!!
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The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is back! In 2006, this meet saw more than 1,100 athletes from 44 teams compete in a meet unlike any other in the St. Louis area. Athletes, fans and spectators were treated to a first-class presentation of our sport the way it should be- FUN! A spectator-friendly course, competitive fields and a meet announcer bringing the action to life made this meet one of the best in the Midwest in 2006.
The 2007 edition is going to be bigger, better and should solidify the Forest Park Cross Country Festival as a premier meet in our area and across the region. Once again, the meet will be sponsored by Big River Running Company and hosted by St. Louis University High School . New this year will be a first-rate meet program with full results and records from 2006 as well as pictures from the inaugural year. We will also have team trophies in all divisions, and there will be extra divisions if necessary.
The 2007 course will remain the same (European Style 2k loops) and the schedule of events will remain similar though upon the request of several coaches the junior varsity boys will run 5k this year. A tentative schedule of events is listed in this packet. Also, the team entry fees will remain at $60 for a boys or a girls team with a $100 fee for schools entering a boys and a girls squad. New this year will be additional fees for extra teams of seven in the junior varsity and freshman divisions. Each additional team of seven will require a $20 payment and each additional individual runner beyond seven in those races will be $5. Schools will still be able to run nine runners in the varsity races.
All meet information will be posted on bigriverrunning.com and any questions regarding the event can be directed to Big River Co-Owner Ben Rosario at 636.394.5500 or at ben@bigriverrunning.com. Please fill out the attached interest sheet to assure your team a spot in this meet. All interested teams will be contacted with further details by the end of the 2007 track season. Thank you so much and we hope to see you next September!
Sincerely,
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival Committee.
2007 FULL RESULTS
Team Interest Sheet (High School entries are CLOSED; Middle School entries are still OPEN)
2007 FINAL Schedule of Events
2007 Entry List
2006 Full Results
2006 Photo Gallery
Registration Information
Course Map
OPEN RACE Info
Meet T-Shirts and Ammenities
Out-of-Town Teams (hotel and local host school info)
Sponsorship Information
***PRESS RELEASES***
Directions
Please send any meet-related questions to ben@bigriverrunning.com
2007 Entries (as of 9.6.07, entries closed)
Cape Central ***
Cape Girardeau Notre Dame (B) ***
CBC (B) ***
Columbia Rock Bridge***
Cor Jesu (G) ***
DeSmet (B) ***
Farmington
Festus ***
Fort Zumwalt East ***
Fort Zumwalt South ***
Fort Zumwalt West ***
Francis Howell ***
Francis Howell Central ***
Francis Howell North ***
Hazelwood Central ***
Hazelwood West ***
Herculaneum ***
Incarnate Word Academy (G) ***
Jackson ***
Kickapoo ***
Kirkwood (G) ***
Ladue ***
Lebanon ***
Lutheran South ***
Marquette
Marquette University High School (Wisconsin) ***
McCluer ***
McCluer North ***
Nerinx Hall
***
Notre Dame (G)
North County (Bonne Terre) ***
Parkway North ***
Parkview ***
Pattonville ***
Potosi ***
Principia (B)
***
Raytown South ***
Rockwood Summit ***
Rosati Kain (G) ***
Troy Buchanan High School ***
St. Clair ***
Ste. Genevieve ***
St. Joseph's Academy (G) ***
St. Louis University High School (B) ***
St. Mary's (St. Louis) (B) ***
Ursuline Academy (G) ***
Washington ***
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Farmington ***
Festus ***
Herculaneum ***
Jefferson R-7 ***
Jackson ***
North County (Bonne Terre) (G) ***
Potosi ***
Washington ***
Registration Information:
CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE REGISTRATION
Each team may send up to 9 runners to the line in the varsity division. The JV boys race will be limited to 9 runners in the Green Race with the remainder of the JV boy runners competing in the White Race. The JV girls race is unlimited. Freshman races are unlimited. Team scoring will be invitational style with the places of the top five finishers for each team comprising the team score. Six and seven runners count as pushers, all others are taken out of team scoring but can receive individual medals.
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Course Description:
Interactive Course Map courtesy of Google Maps. Detailed course maps will be provided race day at packet pickup. The course will be painted and ready to go on Friday September 7th. Coaches please feel free to visit the course the week leading up to the race.
The Map contains the Boys and Girls Varsity and Boys Junior Varsity Race course (5k). The runners will run an outer loop (2k), followed by an inner loop (1k), and finish up with an outer loop (2k). 5k total length. The JV girls race will do two outer loops (4k) and the freshman will do an outer loop (2k) and one inner loop (1k) for a total of 3k.
Open Race:
The festival will begin with an Open Race at 7:30am. The race is open to the public but serves as a great opportunity for coaches, parents or younger brothers and sisters to compete on the same course as the high school athletes. Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in each age group. Overall meet winners will receive special awards (TBD). Attendance prizes donated by meet sponsors will also be given away. Click HERE to download an application. Click HERE to enter online!
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T-Shirts, Concessions and other Ammenities:
This is a Festival! We will have a wide variety of food, snacks, and drinks including a full BBQ at our concession stand. Big River Running Company will be selling shoes and apparel on location. Meet t-shirts will also be sold and will be in high demand. The shirts are long-sleeve Tech Shirts with the meet logo prominently displayed on the front. The shirts retail for $28 but will be sold for $25 at the meet. We expect them to go quickly so if you or your athletes are interested in purchasing a shirt we recommend pre-ordering by August 24th.
Click HERE to download a t-shirt order form for your team.
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Out of Town Teams:
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is a regional meet and we want to make teams from outside the Saint Louis feel right at home. We are asking our local teams to sign up to be HOST schools for out-of-town teams that would like to compete in the meet. Hosting duties would include your runners and their families' having an overnight guest or two at their home on Friday night and providing them transportation to the meet the next morning. It is a wonderful opportunity for the athlete's to meet runners from other areas and create a brand new friendly rivalry for the next morning. Interested in being a host school or interested in coming from out-of-town and being hosted ? Please email Ben Rosario at ben@bigriverrunning.com. If you would rather stay in a hotel please call our host hotel:
The Holiday Inn Hampton Avenue (5 minutes from Forest Park): 314.645.0700
- Make sure and ask for the Forest Park Cross Country Festival Rate.
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Sponsors:
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is a wonderful opportunity for your company to give back to the community as well as advertise to thousands of potential customers. The 2006 event saw more than 1,100 athletes from 44 teams participate in the Festival's inaugural year. The meet relies on its sponsors to create a first-class event for St. Louis. If you would like to receive a sponsor package with more details please email Ben Rosario at ben@bigriverrunning.com or call Ben at 636.394.5500.
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Directions:
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is proud to call Forest Park home. Located in the center of Saint Louis, the park is home to several area landmarks including the St. Louis Science Center and the nationally-recognized St. Louis Zoo. The race course is located entirely on the Central Ball Fields. Coming from HIghway 64/40 you enter the park from the Forest Park exit. Turn right on Wells Dr. and continue on Wells until you hit the fields. There is parking around the entire perimeter of the fields as well as on the nearby upper Muny parking lot. CLICK HERE for a park map.
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