The 2011 September 24th Central Lake Cross Country Invitational Central Lake Public Schools 8190 West State Street, P.O. Box 128 Central Lake, Michigan 49622 High School Office (231) 544-3341 Athletic Director’s Office (231) 544-3113 Fax (231) 544-2903 Attention “Division IV” Cross Country Coaches and Athletic Directors” Hello Coaches, Welcome to the 19th annual Central Lake Cross Country Invitational for Division IV schools (317 students or less). We hope you will enjoy the races at the McPherson Establishment. The McPherson’s have been most gracious in offering the use of their beautiful property as our race headquarters. Please share this information with your athletes and stress the importance of picking up trash and keeping the grounds clean. Please park on the road not the property Your help in reinforcing this request will be greatly appreciated. Meet shirt, $15.00 with all teams listed on back Have your coach e-mail us your order for pick up at the meet Date September 24, 2011 Location McPherson Est. 3627 N. M-88 Central Lake, Michigan 49622 Venue Times 9:30 a.m. Course opens for inspection 10:15 a.m. Coaches meeting at pole barn 11:00 a.m. Varsity Women 11:30 a.m. Varsity Men 12:00 p.m. JV Women & Men 12:30 Middle/Junior High Boys & Girls 1:00 p.m. Open race (no charge) Awards 1st place and runner up men’s/women’s varsity team trophies 7 1st place men’s/women’s varsity team medals 2nd place each men’s/women’s varsity team trophies 1st place and runner up individual trophy overall male/female varsity 30 individual varsity medals per gender 15 individual jr. varsity medals per gender 15 individual jr.high medals per gender Awards ceremony will be held 30 minutes(or sooner) after the open race We will be offering a limited number of Central Lake Invitational Long Sleeved T shirts. (Schools will be listed on the back.) Registration & Scoring Instructions All registration is done at http://www.sydexsports.com/ and must be complete by September 18, 2011 We need registration early because we need to know how much food to prepare. Each athlete is to pin a pre assigned tag to the front of his/her race shirt (tags are found in the envelopes inside your race packet). This year the tags are race (ie vm, vw, jvm, jvw,) and color coded. Be sure your athletes are wearing the appropriate tags. Athletes that run in the wrong race will be disqualified. Please, do not change the name or race code on any of your tags. If you need corrections, please see the Official Scorer located in the office of the pole barn. Scoring is done by computer 7 runners per team first five runners score with re-ranking for individuals. Be sure to remind your athletes not to remove their race tag in the finish chute; a chute worker will do that. Another worker will collect their place stick as they exit the chute. Fees $120.00 per High School $40.00 Jr. High $15.00 per individual Please Make Payable To Shay Memorial Foundation (SMF) P.O. Box 342 Central Lake, Michigan 49622 Open to Division IV schools (317 students or less) Admission $2.00 Per person $5.00 per family We wish you and your athletes much success and thank you for attending the races today! Sincerly, Joe Shay Co/ Meet Director Sue Shay Co/Meet Director e-mail coachshay@mac.com email shay@clps.k12.mi.us Phone (231) 544-2815 Work (231) 544-3341 Cell (231) 420-2311 Cell (231) 420-5218 Committed Teams Alba, Bellaire, Boyne Falls,, Buckley, Central Lake, Cederville, Ellsworth, Fairview/Atlanta, Frankfort, Gaylord St. Mary’s, Grand Traverse Academy, Hale, St Mary of Lake Leelanau ,Mackinaw City/ Pellston. Mancelona, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, Powers North Central, North Trails, Onaway, Pickford, Woodland, Wolverine Count Down Time To Meet Time

The 2011 September 24th

Central Lake Cross Country Invitational

Central Lake Public Schools

8190 West State Street, P.O. Box 128 Central Lake, Michigan 49622

High School Office (231) 544-3341 Athletic Director’s Office (231) 544-3113

Fax (231) 544-2903

Attention “Division IV” Cross Country Coaches and Athletic Directors”

Hello Coaches,

Welcome to the 19th annual Central Lake Cross Country Invitational for Division IV schools (317 students or less). We hope you will enjoy the races at the McPherson Establishment. The McPherson’s have been most gracious in offering the use of their beautiful property as our race headquarters. Please share this information with your athletes and stress the importance of picking up trash and keeping the grounds clean. Please park on the road not the property Your help in reinforcing this request will be greatly appreciated.

Meet shirt, $15.00 with all teams listed on back

Have your coach e-mail us your order for pick up at the meet

Date

September 24, 2011

Location

McPherson Est.

3627 N. M-88

Central Lake, Michigan 49622

Venue Times

9:30 a.m. Course opens for inspection

10:15 a.m. Coaches meeting at pole barn

11:00 a.m. Varsity Women

11:30 a.m. Varsity Men

12:00 p.m. JV Women & Men

12:30 Middle/Junior High Boys & Girls

1:00 p.m. Open race (no charge)

Awards

1st place and runner up men’s/women’s varsity team trophies

7 1st place men’s/women’s varsity team medals

2nd place each men’s/women’s varsity team trophies

1st place and runner up individual trophy overall male/female varsity

30 individual varsity medals per gender

15 individual jr. varsity medals per gender

15 individual jr.high medals per gender

Awards ceremony will be held 30 minutes(or sooner) after the open race

We will be offering a limited number of Central Lake Invitational Long Sleeved T shirts.

(Schools will be listed on the back.)

Registration & Scoring Instructions

All registration is done at http://www.sydexsports.com/ and must be complete by September 18, 2011

We need registration early because we need to know how much food to prepare.

Each athlete is to pin a pre assigned tag to the front of his/her race shirt (tags are found in the envelopes inside your race packet). This year the tags are race (ie vm, vw, jvm, jvw,) and color coded.

Be sure your athletes are wearing the appropriate tags. Athletes that run in the wrong race will be disqualified. Please, do not change the name or race code on any of your tags. If you need corrections, please see the Official Scorer located in the office of the pole barn.

Scoring is done by computer 7 runners per team first five runners score with re-ranking for individuals. Be sure to remind your athletes not to remove their race tag in the finish chute; a chute worker will do that. Another worker will collect their place stick as they exit the chute.

Fees

$120.00 per High School

$40.00 Jr. High

$15.00 per individual

Please Make Payable To Shay Memorial Foundation (SMF)

P.O. Box 342

Central Lake, Michigan 49622

Open to Division IV schools (317 students or less)

Admission

$2.00 Per person $5.00 per family

We wish you and your athletes much success and thank you for attending the races today!

Sincerly,

Joe Shay Co/ Meet Director Sue Shay Co/Meet Director

e-mail coachshay@mac.com email shay@clps.k12.mi.us

Phone (231) 544-2815 Work (231) 544-3341

Cell (231) 420-2311 Cell (231) 420-5218

Committed Teams

Alba, Bellaire, Boyne Falls,, Buckley, Central Lake, Cederville, Ellsworth, Fairview/Atlanta, Frankfort, Gaylord St. Mary’s,

Grand Traverse Academy, Hale, St Mary of Lake Leelanau ,Mackinaw City/ Pellston. Mancelona,

Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, Powers North Central, North Trails, Onaway, Pickford, Woodland, Wolverine

Count Down Time To Meet Time