September 27,
2008 / Missouri State University Cross Country
Facility (Corner of Hwy 65 and Division St.)
The Meet: This invitational has been named
the "Richard Clark Invitational" in honor of
retired Missouri State coach Richard Clark.
During Coach Clark’s 20 years at Missouri State he
made a major impact on the lives of collegiate and
high school runners in southwest Missouri. Please
help us honor his work with your participation in
this event. This meet has merged with the
Springfield Invitational.
Facilities: The Missouri State
cross country facility meets all NCAA Division-I
national championship requirements. The facility
will be the host for the 2008 Missouri Valley
Conference Championship and the 2009 NCAA Midwest
Region Championship. This facility has also
bid to host the NCAA National Championships in 2010.
The start line can accommodate five runners on the
front line for up to 40 teams, has a 610-meter
straight before the first turn, is 100% rolled
grass, is at least 15-meters wide throughout and
provides a reasonable challenge. Complete
information on the facility can be found online at
www.BearsTrack.net.
FEES:
Entry fees are $50 per gender for a team of up
to 7 entrants. Fees for each additional entrant will
be $3 per. There is no limit to the number of
runners that may compete for each team. Entry
fees will be based on the total number of athletes
entered, not the total number that compete.
We are asking for entry fees
to be paid by race day. PO'S WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED as payment. Teams unable to pay by
meet day will be required to sign an agreement
agreeing that fees will be mailed and received at
MSU within 30 days of the meet or a $25 late fee
will be charged. Entry fee checks should be made
payable to MSU Track and field. Please deliver
fees on meet day or mail fees prior to:
Missouri State University
Cross Country Office
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897
Timing / Results:
Professionally operated transponder (Chip) timing
with FinishLynx Backup.
For More Information:
Meet information, including directions and parking
instructions, will be available at
www.BearsTrack.net. If you cannot find the
answers you need online contact Coach Greg Hipp at
417-836-4498 or greghipp@missouristate.edu.
Entries:
The meet
is open to the first 30 teams to enter their team entry
forms for each gender. Additional teams will be
placed on a waiting list if needed. Teams must
compete with at least seven runners in the varsity
race to be eligible to compete in the junior varsity
race. There are no entry limits on the number of
runners that may compete for each team in each race.
Teams will not have to declare who their varsity and
junior varsity runners are until they arrive at the
starting line. Should team entries exceed course
capacity in the varsity race meet management will
notify entered schools of any new entry limits. This
meet is open to all MSHSAA schools. Out of
state teams are welcome and should contact the meet
director for entry and eligibility information in
advance.
Athlete Rosters Due Online by September 22,
6:00PM
E-mailed or Faxed rosters
will NOT be accepted as a method of entry
