Provincial "A-AAA" Varsity Cross Country Championships

Sport
Cross Country
Dates
Oct 17, 2018
School Year
2018/2019
Convener(s)
Ashley Hoitink, Nicole Rutledge
Contact Name
Nicole Rutledge
Contact Phone

Welcome

Welcome!

Schedule:

Participants should be prepared to compete 10 minutes ahead of schedule

11:30AM Coaches Meeting
12:00PM Varsity boys team and open 5000m
12:30PM JV boys team and open 4000m
1:00PM Varsity girls team and open 4000m
1:30PM JV girls team and open 3000m

Awards presentation: All teams are expected to stay for the presentation of the awards. TEAMS MAY BE FINED FOR NOT BEING PRESENT AT THE AWARDS PRESENTATION.

T-Shirt Pre-order

Pre-order t-shirts: https://goo.gl/forms/w2vAv31UTcHkAwJ13

Must be ordered by Thursday, October 11th @ 8PM

Canteen

There will be a canteen available on site.

Games

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Teams

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Games

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Teams

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Championship Information

Roseisle, MB

Google search: Birch Ski Area

There will be signs/marshals to direct you where to go from there.

Accomodations: 

Days Inn (Winkler), 204-325-8888, 45 min from site

Quality Inn (Winkler), 204-325-4381, 45 min from site

Triangle Oasis (Winkler), 204-325-4338, 45 min from site

Super 8 (Morden),  204-822-2003, 40 min from site

Morden Motor Inn, 204-822-6272, 40 min from site

Carman Motor Inn, 204-745-3733, 30 min from site

The Oxbow Inn (Carman), 204-745-6176, 30 min from site

Birch Ski Area

Rules & Regulations

1. DEADLINE DATES

ONLINE ROSTER/ELIGIBILITY must be entered by Friday, SEPTEMBER 28. All junior varsity and varsity athletes must be submitted online, regardless of their participation in the Provincials.

ZONE ENTRIES must be in by Thursday, OCTOBER 11. No late entries will be accepted (Early Entries are encouraged and appreciated). All entries must be submitted by the zone convenor on the spreadsheet provided by the MHSAA. This spreadsheet will be emailed to all zone convenors in September. Schools and convenors should double check entries as errors may not be corrected at the meet.

2. FORMAT & RULES

A) ENTRIES: The Zone Convenor(s) must be the only person submitting the team names and individual names to the provincial convenor. Entries must be sent in on Zone Entry forms provided by the MHSAA. These forms will be emailed to zone convenors. LATE AND/OR INCORRECT ENTRIES MAY BE SUBJECT TO A FINE.

  • Please ensure schools participating in Provincials receive all information needed.
  • Please ensure that participants who are representing your zone will attend the Provincial Championship.
  • Each zone is allowed to enter up to four (4) teams per zone, per category. (Only one (1) team per school, per category, is allowed). Open entries and team entries will run together.

B) FORMAT: There will be provincial competitions for cross country in both the Varsity and Junior Varsity categories. All “A-AAA” schools will be scored as one classification, while all “AAAA” schools will be scored as one classification.

C) RULES: In order to qualify for the junior varsity competition, an athlete must meet the following requirements:

  1. Participating athletes must be under the age of 17 as of midnight of the current school year, August 31.
  2. Students are eligible to participate in junior varsity for two years. In determining the two-year clause, member schools must count grade 9 as the first year. The athlete's eligibility begins upon enrolment in grade 9 and is allowed two consecutive years of competition from time of enrolment in grade 9.

Team Composition: each school must declare no less than five runners and no more than seven runners.

Open runners which are not included in the team composition may still run and are eligible for the overall open championship.

The Team Champion will be determined by the team which has the lowest accumulated score after adding the placing of the school’s first five runners. (e.g.) Cross Country Collegiate

  • Name — Placing
  • Jack O — 2
  • Tai N —  4
  • Bud D — 8
  • Joe. B —  11
  • John D. — 16
  • TEAM SCORE — 41

Important Note: Teams must start the race with at least 5 runners. If your team finishes with less than 5 runners, a 'phantom' number, which would be equivalent to the number of the last runner in the race, would be assigned to the non-finishing competitor.

Team results will be separated from Open results. (e.g.)

Overall Sheet — Team Place

  • 1 Open runner 
  • 2 Abdul Smith — 1
  • 3 Open runner
  • 4 Pete Haines — 2
  • 5 Joe Johnson — 3
  • 6 Open runner

If two or more teams are tied with identical team scores, the tie will be broken using the finish of the best 5th team runner.

Uniform Rule: Competitors must wear appropriate cross-country attire. No headgear is allowed and School uniforms must be worn. Absolutely No multicoloured t-shirts, slogan t-shirts, multicoloured shorts, or cut off jean shorts will be acceptable for participants to wear. Tights may be allowed as long as they have no more than two (2) colours. In the case of inclement weather, clothing adaptations will be announced at the coaches meeting. No Headgear is permitted to be worn during the awards ceremony.

Coaches should be advised that if the uniform rule is not adhered to, the athlete may not be allowed to compete, and the school may be fined between $50.00-$200.00. The school may also be put on probation (probation being that if the school violates the infraction again, the school may be fined $200.00 and be suspended fromall MHSAA activities).  

Advertising on uniforms must adhere to guidelines as outlined on pages 128-129

Schedule: (participants should be prepared to compete 10 minutes ahead of schedule)

  • 11:30 am — Coaches meeting 
  • 12:00 pm — Varsity Boys team and open — 5000 m
  • 12:30 pm — JV Boys team and open — 4000 m
  • 1:00 pm — Varsity Girls team and open — 4000 m
  • 1:30 pm — JV Girls team and open —    3000 m

3. AWARDS

Awards Presentation: All teams are expected to stay for the presentation of the awards. TEAMS MAY BE FINED FOR NOT BEING PRESENT AT THE AWARDS PRESENTATION.

Awards will be presented for two classifications (“A-AAA” and “AAAA”), including each category (JV girls, JV boys, Varsity girls and Varsity boys), The championship teams will receive the Championship banner, first place medals and Championship T-shirts (7). The runner up teams will receive second place medals (7). Third place team will receive third place medals (7).

Individual first place will receive a first place medal and Championship T-shirt. The runner up individual will receive a second place medal. The third place individual will receive a third place medal.

4. SUPERVISION

At all MHSAA Provincial Championships, interzone and wildcard games, participants must have a teacher from the school division in attendance as a supervisor, or they will not be allowed to compete. In individual sports where it may be unrealistic for one teacher to accompany one student, the zone may designate teacher supervisors for athletes. This must be a written request, signed by each principal involved, and approved by the MHSAA, well in advance. The designated teacher supervisor should have a copy of the letter, with them during the championship.

Teachers employed in the school division where they are coaching a team, may be the supervisor for that team. The responsibility rests with the school to ensure that supervisor(s) are fully acquainted with all MHSAA rules, regulations and consequences. Violation of this rule may result in a fine up to a maximum of $200.00.

5. INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURE

The MHSAA, in cases of severe weather disruptions, may have to make decisions as to the possible rescheduling of Provincial Championships. MHSAA decisions will be based on Environment Canada weather reports, the Manitoba Highway reports and weather conditions at the host site.

Information on possible schedule changes will be posted on the host website between 6:30 and 7:00 am on the day of the Championship. Schools will also be emailed any changes. In case of inclement weather, schools should refrain from travelling to Provincial Championships until they receive notification from the MHSAA Assistant Executive Director with instructions and updated scheduling. Schools deciding to travel prior to receiving notification from MHSAA Assistant Executive Director do so at their own risk and will be responsible for their travel and hotel costs, should the event be postponed or changed.

Many schools travel to Provincial Championships on the day prior to the championship beginning. In cases where most schools are already at the host site, the convenor along with MHSAA assistant director will try to modify schedules to accommodate teams that will be arriving later due to weather conditions.