Meet - Alpha Crush XC Meet - Saturday, September 14, 2019

A USATF GA Association Youth Developmental Meet

Page last updated 9/10/2019

When

    • Saturday, September 14, 2019. First race is at 1:30 pm.

Where

    • Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway Milton, GA 30004-7306

What time should we get there?

Event Schedule, Course Map with Description

Meet Entry

    • Entry for clubs and unattached athletes is handled by the Athletic.net registration system. All youth athletes are welcome; USATF membership not required.

    • Entry for Alpha Crush club members is done here; team administrators will do the rest.

  • Meet entry deadline for Alpha Crush club members, Wednesday, September 11, 8:00 pm

View Alpha Crush Meet Entries from Athletic.net [Download] [View]

    • Note: Coach Matthew must manually create entries in Athletic.net from the entries selected by Alpha Crush parents & athletes on this web site. This is done periodically.

Entries as of 9/11/2019 11:59 pm

Award Medals

Results (and awards) will be available approximately 30 minutes after the completion of each race. The timing crew tabulates the results from each previous race as the next race is underway. Unforeseen circumstances (lost bib # numbers, athletes running in wrong race) may affect the amount of time needed to prepare these results.

    • Top 10 individuals (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)

    • Top 3 individuals (15-18 combined)

    • Top 2 teams (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)

      • Team awards go "8 deep"; non-scoring runners "9 and above" do not receive medals

      • No team awards for 15-18 age divisions

Notes:

  • While there are no starting line box assignments for this meet, meet management reserves the right to limit the number of athletes of each club standing directly on the starting line; we may ask team members to line up behind each other.

Notes

    • This meet is part of the USATF GA Cross Country Youth Developmental Series 2019

    • This is the 9th year Alpha Crush has hosted this event at this location

    • 2019 results

    • 2018 results

    • 2017 results

    • 2016 results

    • 2015 results

    • 2014 results

    • 2013 results

    • 2012 results

    • 2011 results

    • This is a USATF-sanctioned meet. A USATF membership is *not* required. See USATF calendar for additional sanctioned meets.

    • Please park in designated lots only, the lots in front of the school. There is no parking in the lots near the ball fields and starting line.

    • The team tent area is located near the retention pond across the parking lot from the starting line.

Event Schedule

  • 12:30 pm – Packet pick-up at information tent; packets available all afternoon

  • 12:45 pm – Self-guided course walk-through; see course map and course description on this page

  • 1:30 pm – 2K – 8 & under girls

  • 1:50 pm – 2K – 8 & under boys

  • 2:15 pm – 3K – 9-10 girls

  • 2:45 pm – 3K – 9-10 boys

  • 3:15 pm – 3K – 11-12 girls

  • 3:45 pm – 3K – 11-12 boys

  • 4:15 pm – 4K – 13-14 girls, 15-18 young women (run together, scored separately)

  • 4:45 pm – 4K – 13-14 boys, 15-18 young men (run together, scored separately)

Note: For scheduling purposes we are allowing 20-30 minutes per race, depending on age division and gender. Factors beyond our control may affect the starting times of each race.

Facility and course map

Click picture for larger, printable image.

Course description - 3 courses, 2 loops each

  • Course Map and Description [Download] [View]

  • Intersections are marked on the map, white circle with black number, 1-10

  • There are 2 loops

      • "Alpha" loop is 1K

      • "Crush" loop is 2K (also known as the UPS Loop)

  • There are 3 courses - 2K, 3K and 4K. Courses unchanged from previous years.

  • Each course has 2 loops, a combination of "Alpha" and "Crush" loops, depending on distance.

    • 2K = "Alpha" loop + "Alpha" loop

    • 3K = "Alpha" loop + "Crush" loop

    • 4K = "Crush" loop + "Crush" loop

    • Each loop has 3 key intersections (athletes will be directed by course monitors)

      • Intersection 1 - Top of hill at the end of the lacrosse field

      • Intersection 2 - Middle of course, gateway to "Crush" loop

      • Intersection 3 - Near starting line. For all courses:

      • Loop 1, go straight

      • Loop 2, go left to Finish Line

  • Each race will have course sweepers

  • Certain races will have course guides (AKA "rabbits"); typically for 8 & under age group

  • Course signage

      • 400m / 200m to finish, common to all races

      • 800m / 1-mile, unique to each race

Intersections common to all courses and loops; follow direction of arrows on map

    • Intersections 1, 2 and 3, see notes above

    • Intersection 4, follow directional arrows on map to Intersection 2 via "Mary's Meadow" (course marker on left); that means you may have to go straight (Alpha Loop) or make a left (Crush Loop)

    • Intersection 5, go right to cross the "Howell Bridge"

    • Intersection 6, go left, up the hill

    • Intersection 7, go left to go down hill; there's a big tree on your right at the top of the hill

    • Intersection 8, go left, a very sharp left turn

    • Intersection 9, go right to cross the bridge; stay right

    • Intersection 10, quick right then left

2K course

    • The 2K course is "Alpha" loop + "Alpha" loop (i.e. the same loop is run twice)

  • "Alpha" loop 1

    • Intersection 1, go straight

    • Intersection 2, go left

    • Intersection 3, go straight

  • "Alpha" loop 2

    • Intersection 1, go straight

    • Intersection 2, go left

    • Intersection 3, go left to Finish Line

3K course

    • The 3K course is "Alpha" loop + "Crush" loop (i.e. two different loops)

  • "Alpha" loop 1

    • Intersection 1, go straight

    • Intersection 2, go left

    • Intersection 3, go straight

  • "Crush" loop 2

    • Intersection 1, go left

    • Intersection 2, go right

    • Intersection 3, go left to Finish Line

4K course

    • The 4K course is "Crush" loop + "Crush" loop (i.e. the same loop is run twice)

  • "Crush" loop 1

    • Intersection 1, go left

    • Intersection 2, go right

    • Intersection 3, go straight

  • "Crush" loop 2

    • Intersection 1, go left

    • Intersection 2, go right

    • Intersection 3, go left to Finish Line

Course Video

  • Follow this YouTube link for a video of the 5K competition course used by the high school athletes.

  • The 5K course is comprised of one 1K "Alpha" loop and two 2K "Crush" loops.

Course information by Garmin

Course Length

Measured by Rolatape 32-415m measuring wheel.

    • 2K course - 2116 meters

    • 3K course - 3007 meters

    • 4K course - 3898 meters

Alpha Crush XC Invitational - Course Records

    • Alpha Crush athletes indicated in red.

Alpha Crush XC Invitational - Winning Times

    • Alpha Crush athletes indicated in red.

  • Course records highlighted in yellow.

Girls

Boys