Small School XC Nationals
The meet will be held at the cross country course at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas. The course is among the fastest and best in the nation and is entirely soft surface--primarily Bermuda grass. Once registration is open, all teams that want to enter may enter until capacity is reached. Meet entry will be on first-come, first-served basis, but the meet can support approximately 80 teams per gender. We anticipate having four championship races (boys/girls in two divisions). There will be open races for teams that wish to bring more than seven per gender and an additional Citizens Race for fans/parents/coaches/and siblings (non-high school only). In our championship races, there will be limited space for individuals from small schools as well, with cutoffs of 16:45 and 20:00 to be entered in a championship race.
Small schools are defined as schools with student enrollments of
less than 1000 students (use the current school enrollment for state classification purposes). Single-gender schools must double their enrollment count for purposes of this meet. For states that run eighth graders in high school competition, those individuals may participate, but the school enrollment must be multiplied by 1.25 in that case. Under no circumstances may teams combine individuals from multiple high school teams. Under no circumstances may teams use athletes who were not fully varsity-eligible throughout the season. Failure to abide by these rules will result in forfeiture of awards and recognition. Results from athletes who do not meet these criteria may be expunged from the meet results at the discretion of the meet director.
All races will be broadcast live on MileSplit.com in conjunction with Lubbock Christian University athletics. A commentator will be provided by MileSplit.
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H.S. Championship and H.S. Open Race Registration:
School names must be replaced with club team names. This is not a scholastic event. For ease of registration, you may register a team through your school page if you have no club page on the MileSplit site, but send an email to versawa@msn.com to let us know what club name your team will run under.
Athletes are entered at a rate of $25 per athlete with a maximum of $450 per team. All athletes should be entered according to gender. It is assumed you will make a final determination of your varsity seven for boys and girls on race day. All other entered athletes may run in the open races. No refunds.
Only high school athletes should be registered at this meet page. There will be a community race (see separate meet page) held in conjunction with the event. The community race will include parents, coaches, siblings, and anyone else included to match their conditioning to a fast 5K course.
RACE DETAILS:
5k races will be a 1-mile loop first, then the 2-Mile loop with .1 add-on
15' tall mile markers that can be seen from across the course
Loud PA system for music, announcements, and play by play
Chip timing and instant results after the race is complete
We will have lead and follow gators
We will have athletic trainers onsite, as well as security
Entry Information:
- All entries will be done on Milesplit (Small School XC Nationals). Entries are now open and will close on 11/17 at 12:00pm (CT).
- Athletes are entered at a rate of $25 per athlete with a maximum of $450 per team. All athletes should be entered according to gender. It is assumed you will make a final determination of your varsity seven for boys and girls on race day. All other entered athletes may run in the open races. No refunds.
- Teams in championship races are capped at 7 runners
- All runners entered on a team must attend the same high school, no all-star teams allowed
- Races are capped at 40 teams (280 runners) each and 45 individuals (modifications can be made to reduce teams and add more individuals)
- Meet entry will be on first-come, first-served basis, but the meet can support approximately 80 teams per gender.
- We anticipate having four championship races (boys/girls in two divisions).
- In our championship races, there will be limited space for individuals from small schools as well, with cutoffs of 16:45 and 20:00 to be entered in a championship race.
- There will be open races for teams that wish to bring more than seven per gender and an additional Citizens Race for fans/parents/coaches/and siblings (non-high school only).
Course Preview
12:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday Nov 20th (Parking locations all around northwest/north/northeast part of course on pavement and dirt)
Merchandise Sales
12:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday Nov 20th (2611 Frankford Ave - Green Metal Roof/East side overhead door will be the entrance)
7:30am until 30 minutes after last race Monday Nov 21st (PA table next to Starting Line)
Packet Pick-Up
12:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday Nov 20th (2611 Frankford Ave - Green Metal Roof/East side overhead door will be the entrance) 7:30am - 9:30am Monday Nov 21st (PA table next to Starting Line)
Race Day Schedule Monday November 21st (if we move to two championship races per gender, we will start first race at 9am still)
8:45 AM - National anthem
9:00 AM - Boys Championship 5k Race
9:30 AM - Girls Championship 5k Race
10:00 AM - Citizens Race
10:45 Awards
Team Camps can be setup anywhere northwest of course in park or area immediately west of it. No camps near starting area or on course allowed.
Small Schools Defined:
- Small schools are defined as schools with student enrollments of less than 1000 students (use the current school enrollment for state classification purposes).
- Single-gender schools must double their enrollment count for purposes of this meet.
- For states that run eighth graders in high school competition, those individuals may participate, but the school enrollment must be multiplied by 1.25 in that case.
- Under no circumstances may teams combine individuals from multiple high school teams.
- Under no circumstances may teams use athletes who were not fully varsity-eligible throughout the season.
- Failure to abide by these rules will result in forfeiture of awards and recognition.
- Results from athletes who do not meet these criteria may be expunged from the meet results at the discretion of the meet director.
Awards:
Top 3 teams in each championship race will be awarded team trophies.
Top 15 individuals in each championship race will receive t-shirts
Every runner will receive a custom bib
Course Details:
295' wide starting area (newly irrigated)
All parts of course are 25' or wider
Mostly flat course with two hills that are about 15' tall
Permanent finish line that has nearly 250m leadup after the final turn
Course will be rope flagged and/or painted throughout, in addition to tall grass boundaries for much of the course
Multiple locations where you can see 95% of race without moving
Can see nearly 70% of race without having to move from Start/Finish area.
Small berm along last 75m of finish line to provide better viewing
Course is mostly grass with some small areas of dirt 50' long or less
No sidewalks or cart paths to cross over
Course Records:
- High School Girls 5k - 16:23, Sydney Thorvaldson, WY - 2020
- High School Boys 5k - 15:25, Tayson Echohawk, UT - 2020
2020 and 2021 Completed Course Projects
- New wood walking bridge over spillway
- New irrigation on the eastern most fairway
- New retaining wall in NW corner, widening that area from 8' to over 25'
- Irrigation on more than 4500' of the cross country course route
Meets Held On Course (1st starting hosting meets in 2017):
- Rust Buster Relays (2017 – 2021) – Usually 24+ HS and equivalent JH teams
- LCU Chap Invite (2017 – 2021) – 60 HS teams & 24 JH teams signed up this year (Had to turn teams away) Had about 1200 runners this year.
- TTU Invite 2018 – 2019
- D2 National Invite 2020
- HS National Invite 2020
- 2021 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Meet
- 2021 UIL District Cross Country Meets for various districts and classifications
- 2021 TTU Open
Future Non-JH/HS Meets To Be Held On Course:
- 2023 NCAA Division II South Central Region Meet
- 2022 Big 12 Championships
Covid-19 Protocols:
At this time, we are not anticipating any Covid-19 protocols, but we will follow all required CDC/State/Local guidelines if something should arise.
Transportation/Hotel/Key Attraction Information:
Hotel Partners:
COMING SOON
Restaurant Info:
- Nearly 1000 restaurants in Lubbock
- Numerous options (100+) located within 4 miles of campus.
Airport Info:
- Preston Smith International Airport is 10 miles from campus (Southwest/American/United)
- Amarillo International Airport is just under 2 hours from Lubbock
- Midland International Airport is just under 2 hours from Lubbock
Key Attractions:
- Buddy Holly Performing Arts Center
- American Windmill Museum
- National Ranching Heritage Museum
- Silent Wings Museum
- Museum of Texas Tech
Parking:
