Meet Information
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016 Schedule of Events
Were following the same schedule as 2015.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
4:30 pm Collegiate Womens 5K
5:15 pm Collegiate Mens 6K
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
7:30 am Open Race 5K
7:40 am Coaches Meeting
8:10 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K White/Gold Division Combined
8:50 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
9:30 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K White/Gold Division Combined
10:05 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
10:35 am National Anthem
10:40 am Varsity Girls 5K Gold Division
11:15 am Varsity Girls 5K White Division
11:50 am Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
12:20 Varsity Boys 5K Gold Division
12:50 am Varsity Boys 5K White Division
1:20 pm Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
1:50 pm Freshman Girls 3K
2:15 pm Freshman Boys 3K
2:35 pm Middle School Girls 3K
2:50 pm Middle School Boys 3K
*Division note: For the varsity races, green is the most competitive, followed by gold and finally white.
COURSE
In 2016, the meet will be held on Aviation Fields in Forest Park..
Course Map
AWARDS
The top three teams in each race will receive team awards. The top 30 individuals in each race will receive custom Forest Park Cross Country Festival medals.
2016 Awards Ceremony Schedule
Open Race 8:30 am
JV Girls (all divisions) 9:50 am
JV Boys (all divisions) 11:05 am
Varsity Girls (all divisions) 12:50 pm
Varsity Boys (all divisions) 2:20 pm
Freshmen and Middle School 3:15 pm
T-SHIRTS, CONCESSIONS AND OTHER AMENITIES
This is a Festival! We will have a wide variety of food, snacks, and drinks including BBQ, Gus Pretzels and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard at our concession stand. Big River Running Company and Saucony will be selling official meet apparel on location. Meet apparel will be available Friday afternoon during the course preview and collegiate races, as well as on Saturday. Make your purchases early as meet apparel sells out quickly!
VOLUNTEERS
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival wouldnt be the meet that it is without the help of volunteers. The festival is always looking for volunteers who would like to serve as course marshals, packet pick-up crew, concession stand workers, etc. We have shifts that still allow you to watch races. Interested in helping out? Click HERE to learn more and sign up!
DIRECTIONS/PARKING
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is a big meet! Be sure to check out recommended parking options, traffic flow and other helpful hints to help you get to the meet on time! Click HERE.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The meet organizers reserve the right to alter or cancel the meet due to inclement weather in the case that we deem conditions to be unsafe to compete or complete a given event. In general, the Forest Park Cross Country Festival will follow the MSHSAA weather policy (p. 27 and 30). In the case of lightning, we will delay the start of any event until 30 minutes after the last sighting of lightning. In the case of extreme heat, the event and remaining races will be canceled if the heat index reaches 105 degrees. The Forest Park Cross Country Festival committee will begin to alter race distances if the heat index reaches 95 degrees or we deem conditions to be unsafe to complete the advertised distance.
2016 Schedule of Events
Were following the same schedule as 2015.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
4:30 pm Collegiate Womens 5K
5:15 pm Collegiate Mens 6K
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
7:30 am Open Race 5K
7:40 am Coaches Meeting
8:10 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K White/Gold Division Combined
8:50 am Junior Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
9:30 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K White/Gold Division Combined
10:05 am Junior Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
10:35 am National Anthem
10:40 am Varsity Girls 5K Gold Division
11:15 am Varsity Girls 5K White Division
11:50 am Varsity Girls 5K Green Division
12:20 Varsity Boys 5K Gold Division
12:50 am Varsity Boys 5K White Division
1:20 pm Varsity Boys 5K Green Division
1:50 pm Freshman Girls 3K
2:15 pm Freshman Boys 3K
2:35 pm Middle School Girls 3K
2:50 pm Middle School Boys 3K
*Division note: For the varsity races, green is the most competitive, followed by gold and finally white.
COURSE
In 2016, the meet will be held on Aviation Fields in Forest Park..
Course Map
AWARDS
The top three teams in each race will receive team awards. The top 30 individuals in each race will receive custom Forest Park Cross Country Festival medals.
2016 Awards Ceremony Schedule
Open Race 8:30 am
JV Girls (all divisions) 9:50 am
JV Boys (all divisions) 11:05 am
Varsity Girls (all divisions) 12:50 pm
Varsity Boys (all divisions) 2:20 pm
Freshmen and Middle School 3:15 pm
T-SHIRTS, CONCESSIONS AND OTHER AMENITIES
This is a Festival! We will have a wide variety of food, snacks, and drinks including BBQ, Gus Pretzels and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard at our concession stand. Big River Running Company and Saucony will be selling official meet apparel on location. Meet apparel will be available Friday afternoon during the course preview and collegiate races, as well as on Saturday. Make your purchases early as meet apparel sells out quickly!
VOLUNTEERS
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival wouldnt be the meet that it is without the help of volunteers. The festival is always looking for volunteers who would like to serve as course marshals, packet pick-up crew, concession stand workers, etc. We have shifts that still allow you to watch races. Interested in helping out? Click HERE to learn more and sign up!
DIRECTIONS/PARKING
The Forest Park Cross Country Festival is a big meet! Be sure to check out recommended parking options, traffic flow and other helpful hints to help you get to the meet on time! Click HERE.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The meet organizers reserve the right to alter or cancel the meet due to inclement weather in the case that we deem conditions to be unsafe to compete or complete a given event. In general, the Forest Park Cross Country Festival will follow the MSHSAA weather policy (p. 27 and 30). In the case of lightning, we will delay the start of any event until 30 minutes after the last sighting of lightning. In the case of extreme heat, the event and remaining races will be canceled if the heat index reaches 105 degrees. The Forest Park Cross Country Festival committee will begin to alter race distances if the heat index reaches 95 degrees or we deem conditions to be unsafe to complete the advertised distance.