2024 Hare and Hounds XC Invitational

The 14th Annual "Hare and Hounds" Invitational

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"The Hare & Hounds Invitational has emerged as a major meet in North Carolina...and has held some breakout performances in past years." -- NCRunners

***ENTRIES WILL BE DONE VIA NCRUNNERS.COM & ATHLETIC.NET (**only enter on ONE of the sites**)

**TO ENTER ON NCRUNNERS.COM, click the green "Register Online Now" button on the upper right corner of this page

**TO ENTER ON ATHLETIC.NET, go to this link: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/203752/info

Come out to McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte and run a classic course on a Saturday morning.

**McAlpine has been home of the Foot Locker South Championships since 1982 and has also hosted state, regional, conference and various other high school and college championship meets, including AAU, USATF, NCAA Regionals and NAIA Nationals.

-- In 2013 Hare & Hounds was voted one of the top 10 meets in North Carolina according to a poll by ncrunners.com

-- For the past 12 years (2012-2023), Hare & Hounds has been a featured meet on ncrunners.com

GREAT COMPETITION:Runners from Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and, of course, North Carolina have competed at this meet.

We will have chip timing again this year

Friday, September 20 @ McAlpine Creek Park

-- 5:25 pm Boys' Middle School Invitational (3k)...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it.

-- 5:50 pm Girls' Middle School Invitational (3k)...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it.

Saturday, September 21 @ McAlpine Creek Park

-- 7:55 am Boys' 5K Championship (Most competitive race, 7 runners max per team)...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. (**not a race for developmental runners)

-- 8:15 am Girls' 5K Championship (Most competitive race, 7 runners max per team)...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. (**not a race for developmental runners)

-- 8:40 am Boys' 5K Invitational (Next most competitive race, 7 runners max per team)...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. (**not a race for developmental runners)

-- 9:10 am Girls' 5K Invitational (Next most competitive race, 7 runners max per team)...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. (**not a race for developmental runners)

-- 9:40 am Boys' 5K Open...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. (**for teams that are not as competitive and for developmental runners)

-- 10:10 am Girls' 5K Open...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. (**for teams that are not as competitive and for developmental runners)

-- 10:55 am Boys' 3K Middle School Championship...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it.

-- 11:15 am Girls' 3K Middle School Championship...Top 21 individuals receive a dog tag with race name and place on it.

-- 11:35 am Boys' and Girls' 2K Elementary Championship... Top 21 boys and Top 20 girls receive a dog tag with race name and place on it. 

*** VARSITY RACES: All varsity athletes can run in any varsity race regardless of what they signed up for (and you can switch on race day and you do not have to let us know; as long as they have a number and a timing chip, and they cross the line, they will be recorded).

*** MIDDLE SCHOOL: MS runners can run either day/race (SCHSL, NCISAA and other state associations that allow middle school runners to run varsity 5Ks can choose if they want to run varsity 5K or middle school 3K).

****MEDICAL: Novant Health and school trainers will be available for emergency care, basic first aid, and taping. Water, injury ice, and an AED will be accessible at the Sports Medicine tent located near the finish line. If your athlete will require taping, please supply your own taping and/or padding materials. All teams are encouraged to bring water for their team areas.

AWARDS:

-- Top two teams in each race receive a trophy

-- Top individual in each race receives a "Hare" trophy.

-- Second-place individual in each race receives a "Hound" trophy.

-- Top 21 individuals in each race receive a dog tag with race name and place on it.

Concessions: Food truck and Sunset Slush.

T-Shirts: $20 each (approx. 600 so please come early) NEW design for 2023!!!

VENDORS:

--- Our sponsor, Charlotte Running Company, will be there with shoes and other items.

--- ChicknLegs, the popular running shorts company, as well as Track Smith, will be selling on site.

RESULTS: 

--LIVE on mitchelltiming.com and ncrunners.com and will be posted on mitchelltiming.com, athletic.net and ncrunners.com after the meet.

RUNNERS from Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and, of course, North Carolina have competed at this meet.

If you would like your school to compete, and your team is from a state other than the ones listed above, please email Brett Honeycutt (brettrhoneycutt@hotmail.com)

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*** MIDDLE SCHOOL: MS runners can run either day/race (and SCHSL, NCISAA and other state associations that allow middle school runners to run varsity can choose if they want to run varsity 5K or middle school 3K).

REGISTER: Please go to athletic.net or NCRunners and register for the meet

To register on athletic.net accept the invitation or add the meet to your schedule

To register on NCRunners/MileSplit: go to NCRunners.com

QUESTIONS: Email meet director Brett Honeycutt at brettrhoneycutt@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

Meet entries will be done BY September 16th, MONDAY

(COACHES you can change what race your runners compete in on race day without notifying us - as long as they are entered in a race, they are good to go.).

MEET ENTRY FEES:

-- $85 for a boys' team

-- $85 for a girls' team

-- $150 if you bring both a boys' and girls' team (savings of $20 if you bring both teams)

-- $185 if you bring your high school & middle school teams (a savings of $115).

-- Individual entries are $25 each (unless a team has more than 3 and then they can pay the team price)

IF PAYING ONLINE:

--Go to this link: https://www.metrolinachristian.org/tickets

--Click "Athletics"

--Click "Special Events"

--Click "Register" for "Hare & Hounds"

--Choose your options (THE LINK ABOVE IS PAYMENT ONLY; YOU HAVE TO REGISTER RUNNERS THROUGH NCRUNNERS/MILESPLIT OR ATHLETIC.NET)

IF PAYING BY CHECK:

Checks should be made payable to: Metrolina Christian Academy

SEND registration fees to the school's P.O. Box address (listed below):

Attn: Brett Honeycutt

Metrolina Christian Academy

P.O. Box 1460

Indian Trail, NC 28079

QUESTIONS: Email meet director Brett Honeycutt at brettrhoneycutt@hotmail.com.Thank you,

Brett Honeycutt

Metrolina Christian HeadCross Country Coach

brettrhoneycutt@hotmail.com

Cell: 704-236-4204

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*****PLEASE READ:***** 

(this will also be communicated in emails to coaches)

PARKING  - NEW THIS YEAR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2023 FOR OVERFLOW PARKING AT MCALPINE PER MECKLENBURG COUNTY PARK & RECREATION):

TO ORIENT YOURSELF, PLEASE READ BELOW:

** Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation has lost the ability for events to use some off-site/auxiliary parking that they previously used when the lot at McAlpine Park filled up.

-- This year, once the parking space at McAlpine fills up, we will be able to use East Mecklenburg High School, 6800 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28212 (which has been used for Foot Locker in past years)

--We will have shuttles running to and from East Mecklenburg.

-- Buses should still drop off teams of runners and gear (coolers, tents, etc.) at the park, and then those buses will be directed to East Mecklenburg, 6800 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28212, where the coach/driver will be able to return to the park on a shuttle. 

MAP (BELOW) FROM MCALPINE PARK TO EAST MECKLENBURG, 6800 Monroe, Road, Charlotte, NC 28212)