Thu -- Aug 15....North Buncombe Cross-Country Relays

Thu -- Aug 15....Taco Bell Cross Country Festival (West Iredell HS, Statesville)
4:00 pm. Information page (including contact information)

Wed -- Aug 21....Forsyth County Invitational (West Forsyth HS)
(Meet formerly known as the W-S/Forsyth County championships.) Boys 6:00pm. Girls: 6:30pm.

Thu -- Aug 22....Cooks Sporting Goods 5x2-mile Relays (Rivers Edge Soccer/Athletic Fields)
Hosted by West Wilkes HS. Two different races: Boys and Girls Varsity Relays (11-12 graders),
Boys and Girls JV relays. Trophies to first 3 teams. T-Shirts will be given to the first four
place teams. Four members per relay team. Schools may enter multiple teams. Entry $30 per team.
Any team interested contact Ray Barger, West Wilkes High School, 6598 Boone Trail, Millers Creek, NC 28651 (336) 973-4503 ext. 152 or at bargerf@wilkes.k12.nc.us

Thu -- Aug 22....Greyhound Relays (MacAnderson Park, Statesville)
5 man/woman 5 mile relays. Enter as many relay teams as you like. Awards to top teams and medals for each individual. ContactChris Knighton at ceknighton@iss.k12.nc.us or (704)873-3491.

Sat -- Aug 24....WNC Cross Country Carnival (Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC)
(Middle school & Adult races Friday evening.) JV men, JV women, Elite men, Elite women, Open men, Open women. All team entries are now closed. Complete rosters are due by August 16th. Please e-mail to Steve Carpenter at sdcxc@aol.com. Race assignments are available at the Roberson web page at www.robersoncc.com

Thu -- Aug 29....13th Annual West Henderson High School Invitational (Rugby Middle School, Hendersonville)
30 teams last year. Middle School 4:30. High School Women 5:00. High School Men5:30.

Sat -- Aug 31...Jungle Run 2002 (South View HS, Hope Mills, NC)
6:45pm Developmental Mens Race, 7:20pm Developmental Womens Race, 8:10pm Championship Mens Race, 8:45pm Championship Womens Race, 9:30pm Awards Ceremony in football stadium. 5,000 meters around and through the South View HS Athletic Complex. The course will be lighted throughout. Awards: Top 20 individuals in the Mens and Womens Championship Division. Top 10 in each developmental race. The Top 3 Teams in both Championship races will be awarded trophies. Click here for more info or email svxc@hotmail.com

Tue -- Sep 3...11th annual Caldwell Co. Invitational (The Lenoir Aquatic & Fitness Center, Lenoir NC)
Varsity Races begin at 5pm, followed by JV's. Awards to top 4 teams in Varsity Races. Individual Award to top 15. Ribbons to top 6 in JV race. For more info: mmccall@caa.k12.nc.us, or call Rick McRary at South Caldwell 828-396-2188.

Thu -- Sep 5.....North Buncombe Invitational (North Buncombe HS)
Boys 5:00; girls 5:30. Contact Robby Parker robert.parker@bcsemail.org

Sat -- Sep 7.....Spartan XC Classic (UNC Greensboro)
9:30 a.m. Spectator-friendly course. Well-marked course. Online registration. Computer scoring.
Team awards: 3-deep in 3A/4A, and 1A/2A. Individual awards: 10-deep ea. division. Races will be
run in heats of 10 teams, seeded by Top 5 average expected time. Schools can enter more than one
team, ie. A, B, C -- 7 per team. Contact: Coach Dan Dachelet, drdachel@uncg.edu or (336) 334-4157
or fax (336) 334-4063. Meet info is on www.uncgspartans.com

Sat -- Sep 7.....Eye-Opener Meet (Spartanburg, SC)
Contact JTodd@SCSDB.k12.sc.us for info.
Also, Online Registration

Sat -- Sep 7.....Western Carolina University High School Invitational (WCU, Cullowhee)
High school and junior varsity races. 10:15am boys 5k; 11:00am girls 5k; 11:45am JV 2.2 miles. Awards: Top 25 each high school varsity race; Top 10 in JV race; Top three Boys & Girls teams. For more info contact Danny Williamson at the Western Carolina University Track Office (828) 227-2026 or email at dwilliams@email.wcu.edu

Sat -- Sep 7....Omega Cross-Country Invitational (UNC-Wilmington)
5k High School Varsity and Junior Varsity races.Spectatorfriendly course. Team awards for varsity. Top 20 Varsity individual awards, top 10JVindividual awards. Start times: 9:00am Varsity Boys, 9:30am Varsity Girls, 10:00am JV Boys, 10:30am JV Girls. Times subject to change.For more information contact Jacquie Grimes at UNCW Track and Field Office 910.962.3889 or email grimesj@uncw.edu. Website for information on Omega Invite http://152.20.219.240/xcmeets. All information will be mailed to the high school.

Tue -- Sep 10....11th Annual Statesville Invitational (MacAnderson Park, Statesville)
Top 4 teams and top 15 individuals will receive awards. Varsity and Open races for men and women. ContactChris Knighton at ceknighton@iss.k12.nc.us or (704)873-3491.

Tue -- Sep 10....Buncombe County Meet (Camp Rockmont)

Wed -- Sep 11....Union County Meet (Wingate University, Marshville)
4:30 boys; 5:00 girls.

Thu -- Sep 12....North Henderson Invitational (North Henderson HS, Hendersonville, NC)
3.1 mile no repeat course. Everyone is invited to come and run. High school boys at 5, girls at 5:30. Will be a Middle school race starting at 4:30 for girls and 4:40 for boys. Contact Val Burch at work(828) 697-4500, Home (828) 692-5853 or e-mail vdburch@hotmail.com

Sat -- Sep 14....8th Annual Hagan Stone 4x2500m Relay (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
9:30 am. HS girls relay. HS boys relay. HS 2500m extra. Middle School 2500m. Awards to top 3 teams and individuals on top 2 teams. Awards to top 2 individuals in extra race. Awards to top 2 in each grade (5th - 8th grade) in middle school race. Bring a baton. Meet Director: Charlie Brown, (336) 282-8052, 2304 Gracewood Dr., Greensboro, NC 27408-2509. More info: Greensboropacesetters.com

Sat -- Sep 14....Appalachian Clash of Classes (State Farm, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Nine races: Freshmen boys, freshmen girls, sophomore boys, sophomore girls, junior boys, junior girls, senior boys, senior girls, middle school (7th & 8th grade). All races are two-miles. Awards will be given to the top ten in each race, team awards will be to the top three overall teams. Team scores computed by adding each teams top five best times from all eight high school races. Entry fees are $80.00 for unlimited entries into all races and $5.00 per runner for teams with 4 or fewer runners.
For more information contact John Weaver at (828)-262-3074 or weaverjt@appstate.edu and www.asutrackandfield.com

Sat -- 14...Freedom Invitational (Freedom HS, Morganton, NC)
Information

Thu -- Sep 19...North Buncombe Invitational #2 (N. Buncombe HS)
5:00 Boys; 5:30 Girls. Contact Coach Robby Parker.

Sat -- Sep 21...Falcon Invitational (Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC) ** CANCELED **
High School & College. ** Meet canceled due to coaching change. Meet will be held in 2003 **.

Sat -- Sep 21....4th Annual Cannon School Invitational (Concord)
Contact Bill Drake, Director, bdrake2088@aol.com or phone: (704)-786-8171 (Cannon School).

Sat -- Sep 21....Wolfpack Invitational (Raleigh)

Sat -- Sep 21....1st Annual Cougar Cross-Country Invitational Meet (SW Randolph HS, Asheboro)
** MEET CANCELLED **
(2003 date is ** Saturday, September 20 **)
8:00 am - Course Walk / Jog / Warmup / Stretch. 9:00 am - Boys 5k Race. 9:30 am - Girls 5k Race. 10:30 am-Awards. Awards will be presented to the top 10 boys, top 10 girls, and top 3 teams each. The course is approximately half densely wooded, fairlyrugged trail, and half open field or dirt road, and has a gently rolling terrain with several short, moderately steep hills. The course crosses campus roads four times. For spectator viewing, this race will start in the Stadium with a 120-yard sprint out and will finish with 350 meters around the track. Directions to the school and and a course map will be e-mailed upon receipt of application. $35.00 entry fee per team includes 7 runners. $10.00 each per additional runner. $75.00 maximum entry fee per team. Entries due by Friday, August 30th. Make checks payable to: SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL. Mail entries to: BERNIE HALL, CROSS COUNTRY COACH, SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH MIDDLE SCHOOL, 1509 HOPEWELL FRIENDS ROAD, ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27203 Contact information: Bernie Hall. School (336) 381-3900. Home (336) 626-7303. Fax (336) 381-3905. E-Mail (best way) bhall@asheboro.com Results will be posted on www.ncpreptrack.com Refreshments provided by PowerAde. Dressing Rooms, Restrooms, and Showers available. T-Shirts provided by Top Dog Embroidery.

Thu -- Sep 26....Owen Invitational. (Owen High School, Black Mountain, N.C.)
Contact Don McMahill (828) 669-7187 or e-mail Maryndon@bellsouth.net

Fri/Sat - Sep 27/28..Great American Cross Country Festival, Charlotte)
GreatAmericanSports.com

Sat - Sep 28...18th Annual Greensboro Cross-Country Invitational (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
"The Best Event in the East". 80+ High Schools, 40+ Universities from 8 States, Unique & beautiful hand carved team awards. Limited to first 75 high schools that enter. College, Open and Masters, Middle School Races, No limit for high school races. 14 races, over 4,000 Spectators, 2,500 athletes. Meet Director: Charlie Brown, (336) 282-8052, 2304 Gracewood Dr., Greensboro, NC 27408-2509. More info: Greensboropacesetters.com

Sat - Sep 28....Brevard College High School Meet (Brevard College, Brevard, NC)
(*** NOTE: High School races have been cancelled. College races only. ***)

Sat - Oct 5....Wendy's Cross Country Invitational (McAlpine Greenway Park, Charlotte, NC)
8 races total. Invitational, Open, 3-A, and JV divisions. Limit of 25 schools per race. All schools that participated last year will receive an invitation in August. Schools that did not participate last year need to contact Paul Mobley at PJEJmobley@msn.com or (704)895-9578 about being placed on the waiting list.

Sat - Oct 5....Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
Races for universities, high schools, open race and middle schools. Great chance to compete at a quality, low key meet. Hand carved team awards. Call for official entry forms. Absolutely no faxes. Meet Director: Charlie Brown, (336) 282-8052, 2304 Gracewood Dr., Greensboro, NC 27408-2509. More info: Greensboropacesetters.com

Sat - Oct 5....Overton/Pirate Invitational (Overton's Lake Kristi, Greenville, NC - hosted by East Carolina University)
Races for universities/open and high schools. Schedule: College Men-Open, 9:30 am; College Women-Open, 10:10 am; Boys High School Varsity, 10:40 am; Girls High School Varsity, 11:05 am; Boys/Girls JV, 11:40 am. Entry Fee: $90 per school or $50 if just one team or $10 each individual. Five (5) free t-shirts to each team and coach. Awards: Top team in each division and top 30 individuals in HS and top 20 in college and JV. Make checks payable to ECU Athletics. Payment must be in hand Friday, September 27. Fax entries to (252) 328-4647 or mail to: Len Klepack, Scales Field House, Greenville, NC 27858. Questions? Call Len Klepack: Office: (252) 328-4605, or Home: (252) 439-0324.

Sat - Oct 12...Chick Fil A Invitational (Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC)
Men's Championship race, Women's Championship race, Invitational races, Open Varsity races, junior varsity races, youth 3K race.
Meet will be held at Tanglewood Park, site of the North Carolina State Championship Meets for all classifications. Information

Mon - Oct 21...Guilford City-County Championships (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)

Wed - Oct 23...Randolph County Meet (Asheboro HS, Asheboro)
5:00 pm

CONFERENCE MEETS

Wed -- Oct 9.....Yadkin Valley 1-A (Morehead Memorial Park)

Tue -- Oct 15....Piedmont Triad 3-A (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
3:45 Boys 4:15 Girls 4:40 JV Boys and Girls

Tue -- Oct 15....South Piedmont 3-A (Weddington HS, Weddington)
4:00 boys, 4:30 girls.

Tue -- Oct 15....East Central 2-A (Southwest Onslow HS, Jacksonville NC)
3:30 pm

Tue -- Oct 15....Rocky River 2-A (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
4:30 pm

Tue -- Oct 15....Mountain Valley 2-A (Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex, Lenoir)
5:00 boys; 5:30 girls

Wed -- Oct 16....Northwestern 4-A (Morganton Freedom HS)

Wed -- Oct 16....Central Piedmont 4-A (West Forsyth HS, Clemmons)

Wed -- Oct 16....Tri-County 3-A (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
5:00 pm

Wed -- Oct 16....Southern Foothills 1-A (Bessemer City HS)

Wed -- Oct 16....EPIC (Eastern Plains Independent Conference) - (Fayetteville Christian School)

Thu -- Oct 17....MAC 3-A (Franklin or Enka)

Thu -- Oct 17....Five-County 3-A (East Chapel Hill HS, Chapel Hill)

Thu -- Oct 17....Western Highlands 2-A (Charles D. Owen HS, Black Mountain)
Boys race at 5:00 pm.Girls race at 5:30 pm. Contact Don McMahill at (828)669-7187 or e-mail Maryndon@bellsouth.net

Thu -- Oct 17....SPAA (Cannon School, Concord)
4:00 JV Race; 4:40 Varsity Girls; 5:15 Varsity Boys

Thu -- Oct 17....PACIS (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)

Fri -- Oct 18....North State 2-A (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)

Fri -- Oct 18....CISAA (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)

Sat -- Oct 19....CAA (Christ School)

REGIONAL MEETS

Sat -- Oct 26....Midwest 4-A Regional (West Forsyth HS, Clemmons)
10:00 boys race; 10:35 girls race.

Sat -- Oct 26....Eastern 4-A Regional (South View HS, Hope Mills)
information

Sat -- Oct 26....West 3-A Regional (Kings Mountain HS, Kings Mountain, NC)
Course Walk is 9:30 AM; Coaches Meeting 10:30 AM; Men's Race is 11:00 AM; Women's Race is 11:45 AM
Director: John Foster, Kings Mountain HS, 500 Phifer Rd., Kings Mountain,NC 28086 (704) 734-5647 Fax (704) 734-1723
e-mail: john.foster@prodigy.net

Sat -- Oct 26....Midwest 3-A Regional (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
12:00 boys, 12:30 girls.

Sat -- Oct 26....Mideast 3-A Regional (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)

Sat -- Oct 26....West 2-A Regional (Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex, Lenoir)
11:00-Coaches meeting; 11:30-Men's Race; 12:00-Women's Race.
Director: Ray Suddreth, Hibriten HS, 550 East Blvd, Lenoir, NC 28645
(828)758-7376; FAX: (828)758-9708; email: rasuddreth@caa.k12.nc.us

Sat -- Oct 26....Midwest 2-A Regional (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
Course Walk is 1:30pm, Coaches meet is 2:00pm. Men's Race is 2:30, Women's Race is 3:00pm. (Hosted by the Rocky River Conference) Questions can be directed to Coach Airheart/Charlotte Catholic, 704/544-8330, or sairheart@carolina.rr.com

Sat -- Oct 26....East 2-A Regional (Swansboro High School, Swansboro, NC)
Course walk will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Coaches' meeting at 11:30. Boys will run at 12 noon and girls at 12:30.
Questions: cteachey@ec.rr.com

STATE MEETS

Fri -- October 25...NCISAA State Championships (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
10:00 course walk; 10:15 coaches meeting; 11:00 1A boys; 11:40 1A/2A girls; 12:20 2A boys; 1:00 3A girls; 1:40 3A boys; 2:20 awards.

Sat -- November 2...NCHSAA State 1-A, 2-A, 3-A and 4-A State Championships (Tanglewood Park, Clemmons)
10:00 3-A boys; 10:30 4-A boys; 11:00 3-A girls; 11:30 4-A girls;
1:30 1-A boys; 2:00 2-A boys; 2:30 1-A girls; 3:00 2-A girls.
STATE MEET HOTEL INFORMATION:
Please identify at reservation that you are with the Chick Fil A meet or the State meet.
Village Inn at Clemmons (most convenient) $55.00 -- 336-766-9121
Holiday Inn at Hanes Mall -- call for price -- 336-765-6670
More hotel information will soon be posted.
Map of new state meet course

POST SEASON MEETS

Sat -- November 16......FootLocker Tune-up Meet (Tanglewood Park, Clemmons)
On the state meet course. 10:30 a.m. High school and older athletes only. No entry fee.
No AAU card required. Please direct questions to Mike Esposito at mikeespo1@yahoo.com

Sat -- November 30......FootLocker South Regional (McAlpine Greenway Park, Charlotte)
Link to FootLocker South website and entry blank info
FootLockerCC.com

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