See files attached at bottom of page for course maps and description. You may need to click the blue "downward arrow" to download the attachment. [8/20/2013 5:09pm] From the meet director... Meet entries made here. [Entry deadline midnight, Wednesday, 8/21/2013) Time is literally flying and the Pickens Preview is only a few days away. Those of you who have already registered your athletes on milesplit, thank you for doing so. Everyone who has not yet done so, please keep in mind that I will be pulling rosters soon and loading them into our meet management software. Thank you for helping by getting your athletes registered by tomorrow evening (Wednesday, 8-21-13). Also, we are very happy to have such an awesome turnout for our event. Because there has been so much interest in the Pickens Preview, we are going to have to add that extra open JV race at the end of the day. We will be following this schedule: Race Times: (1) Middle School Boys - (3200 meters) 8:00 AM (2) Middle School Girls - (3200 meters) 8:30 AM (3) Varsity Boys - (5K) 9:15 AM (4) Varsity Girls - (5K) 9:45 AM (5) J.V. Boys - (5K) 10:30 AM (6) J.V. Girls - (5K) 11:00 AM (7) Open / Co-Ed. JV Race - (5K) - 11:30 AM Races 1-6 will be officially timed. JV races will not be scored. The Open / Co-Ed JV Race will not be officially timed or scored. Admission: Adults $3, Students and Children $1 Spectator Parking: Roper Park and Pickens County Middle School Concessions available for breakfast and lunch T-Shirts in a variety of styles available from Eagle Sportz Directions to Roper Park Roper Park, 1826 Refuge Road, Jasper, GA 30143 From I-575 North I-575 turns into GA 515. Continue North toward Jasper. Turn right on Hwy 108 at the first traffic light. At the top of the hill, turn left on the first road, Refuge Rd. Buses continue to the 4-way stop and turn left. Turn left again at the Rec building. Buses will be parked in the lot behind the rec building. NO buses or spectators will be allowed to park in the lot AT the rec building! That is reserved for rec department classes and for those parties who have rented the building for the day. Parents and spectators should park either at Roper Park on the right or at Pickens County Middle School on the left. From GA 515 South In Jasper, turn left at the 4th traffic light (at the Quick Trip just past Days Chevrolet). Continue straight on this road. Buses will turn right to park behind the Rec Department building. Spectators should go to the 4-way stop and turn right. They may park at Roper Park on the right or at the Pickens County Middle School on the left. Awards: Team trophies to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in Middle School and Varsity races. No team awards in J.V. races. Individual awards to top 10 finishers in every race, boys and girls. Special "Pickens Preview Race Champion" t-shirt to individual winners for each race. M.S. team awards will be presented after start of Girls' Varsity race. Varsity team awards will be presented after completion of all races. Individual top 10 medals for each race will be presented at the finish chute. Course: With a little walking, runners are visible over approximately 1/2 of the course with great views of start and finish for spectators. Course is mostly flat, but with some short, challenging hills and a tunnel. Terrain varies and includes grass, asphalt, gravel road, dirt, and cement sidewalk. The high school course loops around Roper Park, passes through a tunnel (under Refuge Rd.) to a loop behind Pickens County Middle School, and then passes back through the tunnel to finish in Roper Park. Finish is close to the start. The middle school course involves much of the same terrain and will also go through the tunnel to the Pickens County Middle School part of the course. Runners will return to finish on the same field they start on. Facilities: Restrooms will be available. Concessions: Food and drinks will be available. Spectator Admission: A $3 entry fee will be charged for adults, $1 entry for students and children. T-shirts: Customizable meet T-shirts by EagleSportz will be available for sale . Parking: Parking for spectators is available at Roper Park or across the street at Pickens County Middle School (PCMS). All buses will be directed to park at PCMS with teams entering Roper Park through the tunnel. |