Meet Information
The River Run Cross Country Invitational returns to Fisher River Park in Dobson, NC on Saturday, August 28, 2021. From 2006 to 2012 his meet was a staple on the North Carolina cross country schedule, with many teams from the Piedmont-Triad and Northwest North Carolina attending each year.
Fisher River Park is just a 45 minute drive from Winston-Salem and an hour and half drive from Charlotte. It is easily accessible from Highway 52 N / 74 West and I-77.
The 5K course is a great spectator course consisting of two 1 1/2 mile loops. The course is grass and granite dust, with rolling hills. The new course is expected to be comparable to the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex Course. The park also has a middle school 2 mile course. See course map below.
The meet will consist of a boys and girls 2 mile elementary / middle school race and a boys and girls high school races. The entry fee is $100 per high school and $50 per middle school. If your school has both a middle and high school team the entry fee is $100. Unattached athletes are welcome and schools with less than five athletes pay $10 per individual athlete.
Team awards will go to the top two teams in each race. Individual awards go to the top 15 in each race.
Coaches will register their team and enter their athletes through the ncmilesplit registration system Entry deadline is Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 9:00 pm.
If you are interested in competing in this meet please contact meet director Rodney King at rodneyking@mcacademy.com
Time Schedule:
8:00 am - facility opens
9:00 am - Elementary / Middle School Girls and Boys (2 mile)
9:30 am Championship High School Boys - (5K) Each teams top 5-7 runners
10:00 am Championship High School Girls - (5K) Each teams top 5-7 runners
10:30 am Open High School Boys - (5K)
11:00 am Open High School Girls - (5K)
11:45 am High School Awards
COURSE MAPs
5K High School Course Map
MIDDLE SCHOOL 2 Mile Course Map
