54.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
|
Year |
First
Practice |
Minimum
Practice Days Per Individual |
Regular
Season Contest Limit |
End
Season |
|
2002-03 |
August 26 |
12 |
10 + Jamboree |
November 9 |
|
2003-04 |
August 25 |
12 |
10 + Jamboree |
November 8 |
54.2.0 JAMBOREE – A cross country jamboree is an abbreviated contest during which all individuals are limited to 1 1/2 miles. The minimum number of practice days per individual for participation in a cross country jamboree is ten (10). All conditions of Article 17.14.0 also apply.
54.3.0 TEAM - DEFINITION - A cross country team shall consist of seven (7) runners, with only the top five (5) scoring.
54.4.0 MEET DISTANCE - The course distance shall not exceed 5.0 kilometers.
54.5.0 INVITATIONAL MEETS - All invitational meets/contests must count toward team and individual participant contest limitations.
54.6.0 STATE MEET - Boys and girls will run the same length course.
54.6.1 SUBSTITUTION OF TEAM MEMBERS AT STATE MEET - A school that qualifies a team can make any desired changes in the team provided the meet manager is notified at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the meet.
54.6.2 INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS - Each WIAA District team allocation will be multiplied by a factor of five (5) to determine the individual qualifying places for each District qualifying meet; i.e. 1 allocation = 5 individuals, etc.
A. Any participant who finishes in the specified number of individual qualifying places in a District meet, and who is not on a qualified team, will qualify to run in the state meet as an individual entry.
54.61.0 MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
|
Total Season
Including Practice |
Minimum
Practice Days Per Individual |
Season Contest Limit |
Individual
Contest Limit |
|
10 weeks |
10 |
7 |
7 |
54.62.0 SEASON - The starting date is determined by each league but no middle level season may start before the date established for senior high school fall sports.
54.63.0 SQUAD LIMITATION - A cross country team or team member shall not participate in more than two (2) cross country contests per week, with at least a 36-hour interval between contests.
54.63.1 County and district contests are permitted but are to be included in the seven (7) contests allowed.
54.62.2 Some classification should be used which employs one or more of the following: Age, grade, height, weight.
54.64.0 DISTANCE - The maximum distance for middle level/junior high school competition will not exceed two (2) miles.
54.64.1 Early season contests are recommended to be a shorter distance than the recommended maximums, with the distance increased to the maximum approximately halfway through the season. The special regulations applying to middle level track competition also apply to cross country competition.