Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Dorris Ranch Park
Women's 5K: 10:00 am
Men's 8K: 10:45 am
Race Entry Registration
Entry Fee is $75 per team/per gender (up to 10 athletes) or $125 for schools/clubs entering both men and women. Additional athletes (beyond 10) from a school/club may run in the same race ($10 per entered athlete).
Register online at http://www.directathletics.com/meets/xc/2251.html
General Information
The first annual NCU Invitational will kick off at Dorris Ranch on Saturday, September 20th. The top ten individual finishers will receive commemorative T-shirts. An athletic trainer will be on site starting at 9:00 am to assist your athletes. There will be restrooms (one restroom and port-o-potties) available at the park. Showers will be made available on the Northwest Christian University campus (less than three miles from race site) immediately after the races.
For more information contact Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach Heike McNeil at 541-359-8390 or by email to hmcneil@northwestchristian.edu.
Results
Race results will be posted on Saturday afternoon at GoBEACONS.com.
Course Information
The course is flat, on dirt and woodchip trails with some sections of gravel. The women's 5K will be an out-and-back course. The men's 8K will complete three large and one small loop. Flats or spikes are okay.
Men's Course Map
Women's Course Map
DIRECTIONS TO DORRIS RANCH PARK
From North: Take Exit 194A to Hwy 126 East
Take the Springfield City Center Exit, turn right on Pioneer Parkway West. Go south past Main Street and South A Street. Pioneer Parkway becomes South 2nd Street. Continue south to the intersection with Dorris Street. Go straight ahead on the gravel road to the ranch.
From South: Take Exit 189/30th AVE toward South Eugene. Stay straight and get onto Franklin Blvd. Turn right onto Highway 126 East and follow for .4 miles before turning right onto 2nd street. Continue south to the intersection with Dorris Street. Go straight ahead on the gravel road to the ranch.