Carthage Invitational 2022

Carthage, MO

Meet Information

High School Info

49th Annual Carthage Invitational

Cross Country Meet

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Carthage Municipal Golf Course

Coaches,

The 49th Annual Carthage Invitational Cross Country Meet will be held on Thursday, September 8th, 2022.  The meet once again will be held at the Carthage Municipal Golf Course.  We will also be hosting a Junior High meet at the golf course.  Those races will start at 4:00pm and require a separate entry fee.  

Time:10:30  Coaches Meeting/Packet Pick-Up (Finish Line Area)

11:00 Boys Varsity-5000 Meters (10 Runners Per Team)

11:40 Girls Varsity-5000 Meters (10 Runners Per Team)

12:25 Boys Junior Varsity and Freshmen Race -3200 Meters (Unlimited Entries) 

12:55 Girls Junior Varsity and Freshmen Race -3200 Meters (Unlimited Entries)

1:30Awards  

JV and Freshmen Races will be race together, but medaled and scored separately

Course: We are asking that all team camps be set up on the east side of the street. No team 

camps are allowed on the golf course. Please help us keep all athletes and spectators off the greens and tee boxes. 

Timing:All entries need to be done on the MileSplit Website. We will be chip timing the race.  

It is important that you try to enter only those runners competing.

Awards:Plaques for top two teams in varsity races

Medals for top 20 finishers-varsity races

Medals for top 10 finishers-JV races

Medals for top 10 finishers - Freshmen Races

Carl Lewton Team award for combined male and female team scores

Entry Fee: Entry is $200 per school or $10 per runner up to 20

Jr. High Meet starting at 4:00 has a separate entry fee.

Brian Crigger

Carthage Cross Country 

criggerb@carthagetigers.org

Jr. High Meet Info

Coaches,

Our high school invitational will be held in the mid-morning with the first race being held at 11:00am and our Jr. High Invitational will be held with the time schedule listed below.

Time:3:30 Socially Distanced Coaches Meeting/Packet Pick-Up (Finish Line Area)

4:00 7th Grade Girls Race

4:30 7th Grade Boys Race

5:00 8th Grade Girls Race

5:30 8th Grade Boys Race

Awards will be given in an awards ceremony following the finish of the 8th grade boys race unless COVID concerns necessitate handing out the awards to coaches before their departure to avoid a large group gathering.

Course:We are asking that all team camps be set up on the east side of the street. No team 

camps are allowed on the golf course. Please help us keep all athletes and spectators off the greens and tee boxes. 

Timing:All entries need to be done on the MileSplit Website. We will be chip timing the race.  

It is important that you try to enter only those runners competing.

https://cjhsinvite.milesplit.com - Entries are due by 9/6/2022

Awards:We will medal the top 20 in each race. (Only 7 from a team may medal)

Team awards will be given for the top 2 teams in each race. 

The top 7 runners on each team will be scored.  

Entry Fee: $200 per school for all jr. high races (or $10 per athlete up to 20)

Fee covers up to 80 athletes on your team, additional athletes are additional $2 each

Please confirm your intent to participate by emailing:

mendells@carthagetigers.org or fieldsr@carthagetigers.org  

Further information will be sent once we establish which schools will be in attendance.

Additional Concerns

The main concerns at this point for our meet are start and finish line congestion, spectators, awards etc.  The finish line area will need to be free of congestion. Masks are encouraged when social distancing is not possible.