Great American XC Festival/Cedric Walker HBCU Challenge 1013

Great American XC Festival/Cedric Walker HBCU XC Challenge

Cedric Walkerwas a true advocate for the NSAF....he believed in track and field and cross country and was a valued member of NSAF family who passed away March 12, 2013.

In honor of Cedric's legacy, the NSAF will again host the "Cedric Walker HBCU XC Challenge" in conjunction with GAXC Festival. It will mark the 10th year since Cedric's passing. The 12th edition will have men's 8k and women's 5k races. It represents the only regular season XC competition in the nation exclusively for HBCU athletes.

How do I Register:

Register at Direct Athletics

Race Distances:

5k(women)

8k(men)

Entry Fees:

$140.00 per team of up to 10 athletes

$45.00 per individual athlete

$350.00 bulk fee per school

Entry Deadline:

All entries are due by October 1 at 12:00 am ET.

Race Schedule:

Friday, Oct 6th

12:00pm- 4:00pmCourse open walk thrus and warm-up

4:15pmMS Girls(3200m)

4:40pmMS Boys(3200m)

5:00pmHBCU Women(5K)

5:30pmHBCU Men(8k)

Packet Pick-up:

**ALL PACKETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON SITE AT WAKE MED SOCCER PARK.

Friday, October 6thfrom 12:00pm-4:00pm (Course opens at Noon for run-thrus)

Retail Sales:

Nike apparel will be for sale on course run thru day and meet day.

Friday, October 6thNoon-6:30pm

Bib Number/Timing Chip:

Timing chips will be attached to each athlete's bib number. Athletes must wear assign bib number.

Box Assignments:

Box number assignments will be included in the packets and will be available at check in. They will also be available at NationalScholastic.org.

Results:

Results will be available on RunnerSpace.com, AthleticNet and NationalScholastic.org

Awards

Trophy to team champions and runner up in Men's and Women's race

Spectator Admission:

Admission is free, parking is $10.00, CASH ONLY, per vehicle entering the park.

Parking will be free of charge on Friday.

Beverage:

Bottles of Gatorade and water will be available to athletes on site.

Medical

Certified trainers will be on site at all times when the course is open.

Lost and Found:

Any lost and found items can be picked up at the packet pick up area at the course.

Hotel Information

Hampton Inn & Suites

111 Hampton Woods Ln.

Raleigh, NC 27607

Office: (919) 233-1798

FAX: (919) 859-6753

Use thisLINKfor preferred rates

Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle

Questions

Contact Kristi Rieger -NSAF Director of Events

kristi.rieger@nationalscholastic.org

The NSAF deeply appreciates those who were instrumental in getting this event started and have been vital in sustaining it since then:

Our late board member,Cedric Walker, who we miss deeply