Port Angeles High
School
304 E. Park Ave. , Port Angeles , WA 98362
Girls Coach: Mr. Pat
Durr, pnkdurr@olypen.com
Boys Coach: Mr. Dwayne
Johnson, coach@olypen.com
Website: www.paathletics.com/cross_country_hs/index.html
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Girls Coach: Mr. Pat
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Johnson, Website: www.paathletics.com/cross_country_hs/index.html |
2007-08 Bound for State Cross Country Regulations
WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION
435 Main Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
425-687-8585 FAX 425-687-9476 wiaa.com
2007-08 CROSS COUNTRY
Changes from the 2006-07 Cross Country Regulations are
indicated in bold type and shaded.
State Championships Saturday, November 3, 2007
Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco
Course Distance - The distances run for both boys and
girls shall not exceed 5.0 kilometers.
Allocations - Team/individual allocations in cross
country are made to the WIAA Districts.
Qualifications - In addition to the team/individual
allocations, any participant who finishes within the
allocated individual places in a District meet or Regional
meet when Districts combine allocations and is
not on a qualifying team will qualify to run at the
State meet as an individual entry.
Passes - Each school with one (1) or more entries to
the State Meet is entitled to the following passes:
2 coach passes
1 manager pass
Maximum of 2 supervisory passes (names must be
submitted in writing on school
stationery) Requests can be faxed to the WIAA State
Cross Country Meet
Manager by the Wednesday preceding the State Meet.
Entries & Registration - District Meet Managers, or
Regional Meet Managers when Districts combine
allocations, are to fax results within 24 hours of
completion of the district meet to the WIAA State Cross
Country Championship Meet Manager.
Check-In - Check-in will begin at the State Meet site on
Friday after 10:00 am and Saturday prior to
9:00 am. Coaches and participants are not allowed on
the course prior to 10:00 am Friday. Anyone
violating this rule may be subject to disqualification.
Substitution of Runners
1. A school may change runners after a team has
qualified in the District, provided the substitute
meets WIAA requirements as a participant.
2. Substitution of a team member must be made with the
State Meet Manager on arrival at the
meet site on Friday or via phone or email by Friday if
not arriving until Saturday. This includes
changes in alternates. No changes can be made in the
pool of nine runners for each team on
race day. A maximum of seven runners may run for a
team.
3. When an individual contestant cannot compete, it is
the responsibility of the school principal to
notify the meet manager, who, in turn, will notify the
principal of the next qualified contestant.
4. A player removed from participation in a tournament
event due to injury or illness shall not be
allowed to continue until authorized by the physician
who made the original decision at that
event, or his/her designee.
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Alternates will be assigned a race number, their number
will serve as a pass into the State Meet and
they will be listed in the State Meet Program.
Alternates will be submitted to the district managers
for submission to the State Meet Manager.
STATE MEET PROCEDURES
Rules - The National Federation of State High School
Association Track and Field Rules and Records
shall be used. Any situation or interpretation not
covered in the rulebook will be ruled upon by the
Games Committee.
Games Committee - Any problems that arise before or
during the meet should be brought to the
attention of the Games Committee. The Games Committee
shall include the following:
Meet Manager (or Designee)
State Cross Country Coaches Association Representative
High School Athletic Director or High School Cross
Country Coach
Numbers - A competitor must wear a contestant number on
the front of the uniform before being
allowed to compete.
The Starting line will be limited to the runners only.
Lane Assignments
1. A draw for lanes will be made prior to the meet.
2. All individual runners from a District will be
placed in a single lane in order of their finish in the
District meet and teams will draw for lanes. If more
than six (6) individual runners qualify from
an individual district, lanes adjacent to the
district's lane will be used to accommodate these
additional runners.
3. Teams will be assigned lanes and will only be
allowed to line up three runners across at the
start line. Additional runners will be stacked behind
the lead runners.
Timer on the Course - A timer will be stationed at the
one (1) mile point and two (2) mile point to call
times during the meet. No other timers will be
permitted on the course.
Scoring Procedure
1. A runner will be scored for his/her individual and
team place. Each runner must wear a number.
At the end of the main finish chute, meet officials
will record numbers in order of finish. Any
runner not displaying his/her number plainly will be
disqualified.
Coaches: Train runners to run through the finish line
and into the chute. Runners must
cooperate with finish line personnel.
2. Runners and coaches are to stay clear of the
official timer at all times during the race. Each
runner will be timed and complete results of the event
will be posted on the WIAA Web site.
Scoring
1. The team score shall be determined by totaling the
points scored by the first five (5) runners of
each team to finish. If fewer than five (5) runners
finish, no score shall be listed. Individual
finishers will not be counted in team scoring.
2. Ties will be broken as follows: Ties in team scoring
shall be resolved by comparing the 6th
place finishers from the teams that tie. The team with
the best 6th place finisher shall prevail. If
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a team does not have a 6th place finisher, the team
with the 6th place finisher will prevail. If
only five (5) competitors finish of both teams that
tie, the team scoring shall be resolved totaling
the scores of the first four (4) finishers.
3. The meet Manager should maintain a blackboard to
announce team races and standings (near
the start of the racecourse.)
Award Presentations - Trophies, medals and/or ribbons
will be presented immediately following the
conclusion of the meet. Academic award presentations
will be made between the first and second race
for both Boys and Girls. This procedure may be changed
at the discretion of the tournament manager.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISTRICT MEET MANAGER
OR
REGIONAL MEET MANAGER (IF DISTRICTS COMBINE
ALLOCATIONS)
1. The official entry form from the State Meet Manager
is to be filled in by the District or Regional
Meet Manager with the full names of the contestants who
qualify. Please print or type.
2. The Meet Manager is in charge of the meet and may
delegate responsibilities to other meet
officials.
3. A meeting will be held immediately following the
District or Regional meet with all coaches of
contestants who have qualified for the State meet in
order to distribute necessary forms and
provide coaches with pertinent instructions and
information. This material will be sent to each
District or Regional Meet Manager from the State Meet
Manager.
4. All necessary forms are to be mailed immediately
following the District or Regional meet to the
State Meet Manager, in addition to faxing these forms
within 24 hours of completion of the
district or regional meet, but no later than 12:00 noon
on the Sunday preceding the State meet.
5. All records of the meet results must be retained for
at least one (1) year.
Mr. Pat Durr – Girls Coach
Mr. Dwayne Johnson – Boys
Coach