Meet - 2021 Alpha Crush XC Meet - September 11, 2021
A USATF GA Association Youth Developmental Meet
Event Registration
Alpha Crush athletes will use their Meet Entry URL
All other clubs and unattached athletes, use Athletic.net
Meet Entry
Meet entry deadline for Alpha Crush club members, Wednesday, September 8, 8:00 pm
Athletic.net
Coach Matthew takes the information provided on the Alpha Crush meet entry selections page and makes the appropriate selections in Athletic.net, the system used for the "real" meet entries.
When
Saturday, September 11, 2021.
Where
Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway Milton, GA 30004-7306
What time should we get there?
See Meet Day Preparations for details.
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 2021
This will be the 10th time Alpha Crush has hosted this event at this location
2020 event cancelled due to COVID-19
This is a USATF-sanctioned meet. A USATF membership is *not* required.
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 up to 30 minutes per race. Factors beyond our control may affect the starting times of each race.
Facility and course map
Course description - 3 courses, 2 loops each
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 may 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.
Fun Facts as of 2019
4500 finishers
2011: 318
2012: 451
2013: 539
2014: 657
2015: 516
2016: 457
2017: 536
2018: 496
2019: 530
2020: event cancelled due to COVID-19
Clubs with 100+ finishers
Walton Youth Track Club: 641
Alpha Crush: 629
PTC Flash: 540
Lassiter Junior CC: 444
Etowah: 336
DeKalb Trailblazers: 247
Jackrabbit: 214
Woodstock: 177
Creekview: 161
Great Strides: 153
Marietta Track Club: 149
Participating Clubs and Finishers
Alpha Crush: 629
Arrowhead Racing: 3
Atlanta Track Club: 15
Bremen Recreation Department: 14
Carrollton Track Team: 21
Centennial: 38
Cherokee Youth Track Club: 30
Cornerstone Track and Athletic Club: 4
Creekview: 161
DASH: 49
DeKalb Trailblazers: 247
Drive Phase: 8
E-1 Track Club: 24
East Cobb Cheetahs: 31
Elite Striders: 37
Etowah: 336
First Light Track Club: 14
Gazelle: 7
Georgia Elite: 8
Great Strides: 153
Heart and Sole Running Club: 57
Inferno Elite: 3
Intensity Athletics: 5
Jackrabbit: 214
Jefferson Parks & Rec: 36
Kennworth: 73
King's Ridge: 9
Lanier Lightning: 1
Lassiter Junior CC: 444
Marietta Track Club: 149
Metro Atlanta SPIRIT: 23
Neon Runners: 74
North DeKalb Blaze: 17
NTC Flames: 4
Premier Athletics: 9
PTC Flash: 540
Red Runners: 8
River Ridge: 73
Runnin' Mustangs: 9
Shreiner Academy: 3
Smyrna Elite: 1
Smyrna Track Club: 2
Southside Pioneers: 1
Throw 1 Deep: 1
Track Phi Track: 2
Trojan Elite: 10
Walton Youth Track Club: 641
Woodstock: 177
YMCA Metro Atlanta: 6
Athletes with most finishes (minimum of 7)
Timothy Cole: 8
Clara Heppner: 8
Heidi Heppner: 8
John Mitchell: 8
Clare Cole: 7
Hannah Mayfield: 7
Katelyn Rager: 7
Brynn Schlaupitz: 7
Taylor Tarpley: 7
Athletes with most Top 10 finishes (minimum of 4)
Clara Heppner: 7
Heidi Heppner: 7
Taylor Tarpley: 7
Timothy Cole: 6
John Mitchell: 6
Brynn Schlaupitz: 6
Katherine Blurton: 5
Clark Thompson: 5
Allie Walker: 5
Sarah Bedell: 4
Sam Comsudes: 4
Nicole Delgado: 4
Isabel Filipek: 4
Ryan Hoppenfeld: 4
Ryan Rodriguez: 4
Sydney Runyan: 4
Addison Tilley: 4
Joseph Vos: 4
Gabriella Warnick: 4
Athletes with most Top 3 finishes (minimum of 4)
Heidi Heppner: 6
Clara Heppner: 5
Sam Comsudes: 4
John Mitchell: 4
Sydney Runyan: 4
Brynn Schlaupitz: 4
Taylor Tarpley: 4
Joseph Vos: 4
Allie Walker: 4
Athletes with most Championships (minimum of 2)
Heidi Heppner: 6
Clara Heppner: 5
John Mitchell: 3
Sydney Runyan: 3
Noah Cole: 2
Sam Comsudes: 2
William James: 2
Evan Owens: 2
Caroline Patterson: 2
Matthew Patterson: 2
Michael Patterson: 2
Julian Rush: 2
Kyle Watson: 2
Athletes with most Championships on same day
Clara Heppner: Two championships on same day. In 2019 Clara won the 15-18 girls 4K race then kept going for another 1K to complete, and win the only 5K race that has been contested in this meet. In statistics above Clara is only given credit for 1 championship in 2019.
Other notable finishes
1st: Jack Everest, Etowah (8 & under boys), 2011. In the early years we ran 8 & under boys and girls together, hence a boy was the first finisher in this meet.
1000th: Caroline Patterson (11-12 girls), Great Strides, 2013
2000th: Gretchen Anderson (8 & under girls), PTC Flash, 2015
3000th: Liam Welsh (8 & under boys), Walton, 2017
4000th: Heidi McAllister (8 & under girls), 2019
Finishers by Gender
Boys: 2407
Girls: 2093
Finishers by Age Division
00-08: 803
09-10: 1179
11-12: 1472
13-14: 998
15-18: 48
Most Common Finisher Name
Girls: Emma, 44
Boys: Ryan, 43