"one of the very best meets in the entire midwest"

The 2012 Forest Park Cross Country Festival is set for Saturday, September 8th, 2012.

Teams interested in attending can have their coach fill out the meet interest sheet HERE.

2011 RESULTS

Open Race 4K OVERALL | AWARDS
JV Girls White OVERALL | TEAM
JV Girls Green OVERALL | TEAM
JV Boys White OVERALL | TEAM
JV Boys Green OVERALL | TEAM
Varsity Girls - White OVERALL | TEAM
Varsity Girls - Green OVERALL | TEAM
Varsity Boys - White OVERALL | TEAM
Varsity Boys - Green OVERALL | TEAM
Freshman Girls OVERALL | TEAM
Freshman Boys OVERALL | TEAM
Middle School Girls OVERALL | TEAM
Middle School Boys OVERALL | TEAM

MOMILESPLIT.COM COVERAGE

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
September 10th, 2011

7:30 am Open Race 4k
8:10 am Junior Varsity boys 5k White Division
8:45 am Junior Varsity boys 5k Green Division
9:20 am Junior Varsity girls 4k White Division
9:55 am Junior Varsity girls 4k Green Division
10:30 am Varsity boys 5k White Division
11:00 am Varsity boys 5k Green Division
11:30 am Varsity girls 5k White Division
12:05 pm Varsity girls 5k Green Division
12:40 pm Freshman boys 3k
1:00 pm Freshman girls 3k
1:25 pm Middle School boys 2k
1:40 pm Middle School girls 2k

*Note that we will have a rolling awards schedule this year. All awards info can be found HERE.

READ THE 2011 MEET PREVIEW HERE!!

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MEET INFO:

Registration Information (updated 8.22.11)
Payment Information
Course Records and Top Times
Race History
Past Results and Photos
Course Map
Awards
US Cross Country Championships
OPEN RACE Info & Registration
Meet T-Shirts & Amenities
Out-of-Town Teams (Hotel Info)
List of Confirmed Teams (final lists are up!)
Division Lists
Box Assignments
Sponsorship Information
Directions/Parking
Volunteers


Registration Information:

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW UP!!

SIGN YOUR TEAM UP HERE.

To enter the meet:

1. Go to http://theendresultco.com/xc/
2. Coaches either log-in with your existing user name and password OR create a new account.
3. Enter your roster and save changes - NOTE you are not done yet!
4. Click link at the bottom of the page to return to main menu
5. Find the Forest Park Cross Country Festival in the list of events and click the icon to enter meet
6. Coaches will then choose which athletes will be participating. Once finished save changes and you are officially entered
7. Coaches should notice the entries icon (next to the meet name) increased with their entry. 
8.Any questions please contact Matt Helbig at Big River Running Co. (matt @bigriverrunning.com )

*If you filled out our online interest sheet this summer please note that your team is not yet entered in the meet. You must REGISTER ONLINE to officially enter. Online Entry deadline is Tuesday 9.5.10 at 10:59pm. There is a $100 fee for late entries. Payment is due BY MEET DAY and all payment info can be found on HERE.

Each team may send up to 9 runners to the line in the varsity divisions. The Junior Varsity, Freshman, and Middle School Divisions 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. THERE IS NO NEED to designate your entries as varsity, JV or freshman. Just send them to the line for the correct race and the chips will take care of the rest!


Payment Information:

All Payments are due BEFORE the start of the meet! We have to be strict this year on payments. It is unfair to everyone who pays on time when teams wait six months or more to turn in their payment. COACHES - If your payment has not been received when you pick up your packet on race morning you will be asked to write a personal check in order for your team to be allowed to compete. If your school needs an invoice please email Joe Porter at jporter@sluh.org and he will send one immediately.

The meet entry fee is $125 per team or $200 for combined boy's and girl's teams. Each team may enter up to 9 runners in the varsity division. JV and Freshman races have unlimited entries. Any team with more than 35 total athletes (single sex) competing in the meet will pay an additional flat fee of $50.

REMEMBER that middle schools are considered separate teams. The Middle School rate is $60 per team or $100 for combined boys and girls teams. So if School "A" has a high school boys and girls team and a middle school boys and girls team they owe $300.

Please make all checks payable to Saint Louis University High School and send to:

Joe Porter
Saint Louis University High School
4970 Oakland Ave

All payment should be postmarked no later than 9.6.11. If you have not yet sent in payment please bring it with you to the meet on Saturday morning.

Course:

The course will be the same as it was in 2011. We will have detailed hand-drawn maps available in your race packets. Click HERE for the course map. The map shows the entire 2k loop. The 5k course will include an additional 1k loop that will essentially cover the last 1k of the 2k loop. Click HERE for a hand-drawn version of the course map that includes the 1k loop. The course will be painted and ready to go on Friday September 9th. Coaches please feel free to visit the course the week leading up to the race.

Awards:

The top two teams in each race will receive plaques. The top 25 individuals in each race will receive medals.

The awards ceremony schedule is as follows:

8:30- Open Race
9:45- JV Boys
10:55- JV Girls
Noon- Varsity Boys
1:05- Varsity Girls
2:00- Freshman and Middle School

USA Cross Country Championships:

We are excited to announce that Saint Louis will host the 2012 and 2013 USA Cross Country Championships on the very same course used for the Forest Park Cross Country Festival! The Championships feature Mens and Womens Open and Masters races as well as Mens and Womens Junior Divisions (19 and under). The 2012 Championships will take place on Saturday February 11 and will feature some of the Nation's best distance runners. Past champions at this meet include Shalane Flanagan, Adam Goucher, Deena Kastor, Meb Keflezighi, Bob Kennedy and Dathan Ritzenhein.

Stay tuned for more info on the Championships as we get closer to the big day. There will be an open race the day of the meet so you will be able to compete on the same course and in the same conditions as the pros!

USA Cross Country Championship History

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. Medals will be presented to the top 20 finishers for men and women. Age group winners will also receive awards. Overall meet winners will receive a FREE pair of Brooks shoes.

Open Race Entry Form HERE

REGISTER ONLINE!!!

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 and Brooks will be selling shoes and apparel on location. Meet t-shirts will also be sold and have always been a big seller so make sure to pick one up!

Hotel Information:

The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is excited to announce that this year's preferred hotel will be the Holiday Inn Southwest & Viking Conference Center. Located just 8 miles from the course the hotel is an easy choice for all of our out-of-town teams.

The Hotel is offering a great rate ($78) for all FPXC teams and it's super easy to book your rooms! Just click HERE and you will be taken directly to an online booking page for the event. Reservations can also be made by calling 314.821.6600 or 1.800.682.6338 and mentioning the Forest Park Cross Country Festival.

A second option is the Parkway Hotel located 1 mile from Forest Park. The hotel is offering complimentary bus parking (based on availability) and the $94 team rate includes a hot breakfast buiffet in the morning. For individual and non-team reservations, please call the mainline at 314-256-7777 and ask for the "Forest Park Cross Country Festival" rate for September 9th in order to get the discounted rate.  For a team group block, please call Jaci Bolsega at 314-256-7714 (direct line) or email her at jacib@theparkwayhotel.com .

Confirmed Teams Final List (9.7.11):

*bringing boys and girls unless noted

Affton High School
Antonia Middle
Barat Academy
Bishop DuBourg (B)
Branson High School
Cape Central High School
Cape Central Junior High
CBC (B)
Chaminade (B)
Clayton
Confluence Preparatory Academy
Cor Jesu Academy (G)
De Smet Jesuit (B)
Duchesne High School
Eureka High School (G)
Farmington
Farmington Middle
Festus
Festus Middle School
Francis Howell Central
Fort Zumwalt East High
Fort Zumwalt South High School
Fort Zumwalt West
Fort Zumwalt West Middle
Francis Howell
Francis Howell North
Hancock High School
Hazelwood Central High School
Herculaneum
Incarnate Word Academy (G)
Jackson
Jackson Junior High School
Jefferson R-7
Jefferson R-7 Middle
Jefferson City
John Burroughs
Kearney
Kickapoo
Kirkwood High School (G)
Ladue Horton Watkins
Lebanon High School
Lift for Life Academy
Lindbergh
Lutheran High School South
Lutheran St. Charles
McCluer
McCluer North High School
McCluer South-Berkeley
Mehlville
MICDS (B)
Nerinx Hall (G)
Normandy
North County High School
Notre Dame High School (Saint Louis) (G)
O'Fallon Township High School (B)
Oak Ridge
Oakville
Parkview
Parkway Central High School (B)
Parkway North
Parkway South (B)
Parkway West (G)
Pattonville High School
Poplar Bluff
Principia
Ritenour
Rock Bridge
Rockhurst (B)
Rockwood Summit
Rosati-Kain (G)
Saint Vincent De Paul High School
Scott City (B)
Seckman High School (B)
Seckman Middle
Soldan (B)
Springdale Har-Ber (AR)
St Charles West
St Francis Borgia Regional High School
St. Dominic
St. Joseph Academy (G)
Saint Louis U High
St. Mary's High School (B)
Staley High School
Ste Genevieve R-II
Sullivan High School
Timberland
Troy Buchanan High School
Ursuline Academy (G)
Valley Park High School
Villa Duchesne (G)
Visitation Academy (G)
Webster Groves High School (G)
Westminster Christian Academy
Whitfield
Windsor

Division Lists:

CLICK HERE FOR FINAL DIVISION LISTS

Box Assignments:

CLICK HERE FOR BOX ASSIGNMENTS

Note: Freshman races will use an open box system, therefore no boxes were assigned (teams will choose a box)

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 2009 event saw more than 2,000 athletes from more than 50 schools participate in the Festival. 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 314.832.2400.


Directions/Parking:

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 44 (64/40 is under construction) you enter the park from Hampton via the Hampton Ave. 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.

Volunteers:

The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is always looking for volunteers who would like to serve as course marshals, packet pick-up crew, concession stand workers, etc. Interested in helping out? Sign up HERE.