2008 Mid Central Conference
Cross Country Meet

Hosted by Spring Arbor University at Whiffletree Hills

Golf Course, November 7th & 8th, 2008.

Race Start Times

Men’s 8k 11:00am

Women’s 5k 12:00pm

There will be an announcement indicating that there is 10 minutes
 until the start of each race.

Course

We are guests at the Whiffletree Hills Golf Course. Please
communicate with your athletes, parents and spectators asking 
them to follow the wishes of the owners and remain off the
golf greens and stay off the course until 9:00 am to avoid frost
damage to grass. Also please stay clear of the practice putting
green near the start/finish area.

Parking

There will be a $5 charge for parking in the lot next to the club
 house. (This is the main entrance off of M-60) Handicap parking
will not be charged. Team bus parking will be at the factory
on the corner of M60 and 30mile road on the West side of the
course but athletes can be dropped off at the main entrance. There
will be a $5 charge for spectators parking in the lot the team
buses are parking. There is NO PARKING to occur on M-60.
This is a very heavily traveled route and a couple years ago
during a high school race there was a spectator fatality. Parking i
s limited but there is plenty of overflow parking that can occur
on 30 Mile road. There is access to the course from 30 Mile
road on the west side of the course. (See Map Below)

Practice Time

The course will be open for team practice Friday Nov 7th,
from 2:00pm until 5:00pm. We will have staff at the course
to answer any questions along with maps during the practice time.
We will include a map in the coach’s packet for the teams
arriving Saturday morning.

Coach’s Meeting

There will be a brief coach’s meeting at the Start/Finish
area Sat. Nov 8th, at 9:45am.

Packet Pick up

Packets will be available for pick up Friday Nov 7th during
practice time and Saturday Nov 8th at the coaches meeting at
the Start/Finish area.

Results

Results will be available online at www.arbor.edu and each
coach will have a copy provided to them. Results will be handed
out at the awards ceremony at 1:45pm.

Awards Ceremony/Fellowship Dinner

Awards will take place immediately following the
fellowship dinner. The fellowship dinner will start at
1:45pm. This dinner has a short program to facilitate team
sharing and interaction. If you have ideas for this please
share them.

Fellowship Dinner

Fazoli’s will be catering our fellowship dinner. Due to not
having a kitchen on site they will be bringing all the food
and beverages in from off site. Therefore it is crucial that all
teams RSVP. When your team RSVP’s your numbers
Fazolis has asked for a specific number for those choosing
lasagna. Please have your final numbers and list of those
choosing lasagna by October 29th. RSVP to
dante.ottolini@arbor.edu We will make allotment for 30 or
so meal tickets for basic pasta the day of the event. Please
do not count on this for ALL the parents. The cost is $5.50
per person and can be paid when at packet pick up. Tickets
for the number you RSVP will be included in your packet.

Shower facility

Showers will be available after the races at Spring Arbor
University field house. These locker rooms will need to be
cleared by the start of the banquet due to needing them for
home men’s and women’s basketball games.