2008 Tanglewood Park
Cross Country Invitational

Sponsored by 4 Runners Only    

Saturday - Oct 11, 2008
On the NCHSAA state meet course.  
(There has been a course change this year.)  

Directions:  Take I-40 to the Tanglewood exit (# 182)   Follow signs to the park. Enter at the main gate.

Entry fee:  Entry fee is for each boys and or girls team.  
$60.00 per boys or girls team POSTMARKED by October 4th.
$65.00 per team for all entries Postmarked after October 4th and those paying day of the meet.
Teams will not be able to pick up race packet until payment in full is received.    
Individuals are $10 each and should contact Coach Cromwell via email with their name, grade, best 5k time,
and race preference.   
 
The team fee covers one varsity race (Your Top 7 runners) and up to 33 junior varsity participants. 
(Coaches: if you have a large team and need more than 40 entries per gender please contact me via email) 
Payment: Make checks payable to MOUNT TABOR TRACK. 
 Send payment to:      Coach- Patrick Cromwell
                                          Mount Tabor High School
                                          342 Petree Rd
                                          Winston- Salem, NC 27106

Registration: Is now open & closes on Direct Athletics at 5pm Sunday, October 5th.
No roster changes after Oct 5th.  If you think they might run, enter them. 
Direct Athletics - Entry Instructions at bottom of page.

Awards: (Again, the most unique around) Top 15 individuals and top 3 teams in each varsity division.  
Top 10 individuals and top 2 teams in the junior varsity races.  
Awards will be given out immediately following each race this year as soon as results are available. 

Parking: Buses will park in the assigned area only just past gate house. (no charge for official school buses).
There will be a $6.00 parking fee for all other vehicles.  This fee goes to Tanglewood Park.
If your athletes ride the bus they get in free. 
If they are riding in a private vehicle, the vehicle will have to pay $6.

Team Area:  There will be a designated area with plenty of room for Team Tents.   It will be directly in front of  where your buses will be directed to park.   Short Walk!  Rest rooms will also be located in this area, and by the start/finish  area.   The Team Tent area is located on the north end of the Horse Track, or by the loop in the field on the X-C Course.

No admission charge for spectators.

T-shirts and concessions will be sold.

Coaches Hospitality Tent:  Free Coffee & other snacks. 

2008 Meet Schedule

8:45   Coaches Meeting 
Coaches are encouraged, but not required to attend. 
Pick up packet at anytime on the stage when you arrive.

 9:30am   Girls Championship    
10:00am  Boys Championship    
10:30am  Girls Invitational   
11:00am  Boys Invitational
11:30am  Girls Open
12:00am  Boys Open
12:30pm  Girls JV
1:15pm    Boys JV
 

Entry Information

  
   
This year we will be using Direct Athletics to handle entries for the Tanglewood Cross Country Festival   Please go to www.directathletics.com to enter your team for the meet.   As meet director my goal is to have competitive races all day long.  Do your best to be honest about your teams' strength and request the appropriate race.  As host for the day I will conference with other area coaches and reserve the right to move teams up and/or down a division to ensure quality competition.   Entries and your designated race will be posted via this website no later than Tuesday, October 7th  to let you know which race you are in.  Don't worry... there will be talented individuals and teams in every race!  The "Championship Race" is for the 4A or large schools and a few top tier teams from other divisions.  The "Invitational Race" Is primarily for the 3A schools and 1A or 2A schools looking to move up, and the "Open Race" is reserved for 1A/2A public schools and private schools only.  You must run your Top 7 in one of the "Varsity" races.   The rest of your team will be automatically placed in the JV race.  Mount Tabor High School looks forward to being your host for another day of exciting Cross Country races on the North Carolina State Championship course.  

1- If you are not familiar with Direct Athletics you have to enter your roster first. 
There is a detailed instruction page linked on the left side of this page for you to print off.      

2- Make sure you create separate rosters for Men and Women. 

3- Please pick just one race to enter.

4- Enter all of your athletes for that race.  You can designate who runs Varsity on race day.   Every entry will have a race number assigned to them which you will receive in your race day packet.   Everybody else on your roster will be automatically entered in the JV race.

5- Please enter only athletes that will run that day. 
You can update your roster/entries until 5pm Sunday, October 5th.  Thank You!
This saves time and resources. 

6-    Please register via Direct Athletics by 5pm Sunday, October 5th.  
If you register on Direct Athletics but your team does not attend, you will still be expected to
pay the meet entry fee.  
This will ensure your team a spot in one of the premier Cross Country races this season.  
Payment for each boys and girls team is as follows.

Early bird special:  $50 per team Postmarked by Sep 1st.
Entry fee is for each boys and or girls team.  
$60.00 per team POSTMARKED by October 4th
$65.00 per team for all entries postmarked after October 4th and those paying day of the meet.  

Thank you and we will see you on October 11th! 

Sincerely,

Coach Cromwell
 

Patrick Cromwell
Cross Country/Track & Field
Mount Tabor High School
342 Petree Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27106
336-703-6700
TaborXC@yahoo.com