Apollo meet reminder plus new details - Information for new athletes and parents

The 2016 Apollo Cross Country Invitational will be held on Monday, August 29th at the VA Hospital located across the street from Apollo High School, 1000 44^th Ave. No., St. Cloud. 

TIME SCHEDULE:

4:00 p.m.         Junior High Girls                     3200 m           

4:25 p.m.         Junior High Boys                     3200 m           

4:50 p.m.         Girls JV                                   5000 m     

5:25 p.m.         Boys JV                                   5000 m

5:55 p.m.         Girls Varsity                            5000 m

6:30 p.m.         Boys Varsity                            5000 m

      

Awards to follow: Near the finish line

Concessions on site

Restrooms:  Portable toilets on site near the course

Trainer on site

Parking is available at Apollo High School parking lot or the VA lot by the stop light. 

Buses - please unload and park in the Apollo lot.  Athletes - if driving, please park in the Apollo lot.  Spectators – please park in the lot between the fence and stoplight.

Participating teams in 2015: Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Tech, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Forest Lake, Hutchinson, St. Cloud Cathedral, Wayzata, Andover, Dassel-Cokato, Benilde-St. Margaret’s and St. Cloud Apollo.

AWARDS:

The first place team in the varsity races receives a cake.

The top 15 varsity runners will receive medals.

In the JV races, the top 10 will receive medals.

The top junior high runner will receive a medal and places 2-10 will receive ribbons.

New info:

Athletes need to be at the meet at 3 pm!

Parents can park in the lot between the fence and the stoplight if there is room available, otherwise there is room at Apollo to park.  Athletes, please park in the Apollo parking lot.

First time runners and parents:  Welcome!  There is a map attached to this email so you can get an idea of what the course looks like and where spectators can stand.   A lot of the courses zig zag or double loop so you will have several opportunities typically to see your runner, so don’t worry if you miss them once.  Odds are good you will see them a few more times.   Don’t be bashful, ask other parents who have been to the meets before where the course goes or where good spots are to view.   With that being said, the Apollo course is new this year, so we will all be in the same boat for the first meet.   However, other than the CLC Meet in Sartell, all of the courses we have run before.

Races are run one after another and are typically on schedule.  Athletes, please listen to your coaches and captains about what you need to do to get ready in warm ups and where you need to be as your race start approaches.   Middle school/junior high parents and athletes:  your distance will vary from meet to meet but will never exceed 3200 meters (2 miles).   Junior Varsity and Varsity athletes: your distance will always be 5000 meters (3.1 miles)