Southern California Association

Cross Country Grand Prix

Current Results and Standings will be posted here

Latest Update October 8

We are back for another year of the Cross Country Grand Prix here in Southern California. It is still a project in development--volunteers and input is welcome. We still have no particular funding so this is mainly for fun. Last year we came up with gift certificates for the winners. We will also award medals to the winning individuals and teams. Money and prizes complicate matters anyhow. It adds a lot more restrictions to the process.

Elligible races: We have lots of geography to cover here in Southern California. In the future we are proposing to have a series of specific races scattered throughout the territory, but this year we will continue to use any races in the area. Any Cross Country (road races don't count) races anywhere within the Southern California Association area, who will send me their results or post them on the internet, will count in the scoring. Run as many races as you want, your best five scores will count. Our bonus races,specified below in the schedule, will be October 2 at U.C. Riverside and November 13 at Mt. SAC. The point scale in those races will double in value and will go deeper. The final race is the Western Regional Championships at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa, which counts triple and goes deeper still. Our first race date is August 19, 2004, which means the Sunset in the Park race in Huntington Beach. Of your five counting races, two can be outside of the Association--there are many good Cross Country races in the San Diego and Northern California areas (the San Diego-Imperial and Pacific Associations). Many of these races are independent events put on by colleges--there may not be anybody at the meet who knows the first thing about the Grand Prix.

For those who do not know; the Southern California Association includes Inyo, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.

Scoring system: Based on place in your age division. 1st Place 20=points, 2nd=15 points, 3rd=12 points, 4th=10, 5th=9, 6th=8, 7th=7, 8th=6, 9th=5, 10th=4, 11th=3 12th=2, finisher=1.

Races on the schedule will be added as they are announced. Distances can be anything from 10K to 3000 meters.

You can enter all the races you want. I will automatically take the five best scores. I encourage you to check the results page often to make sure I didn't make a mistake. The final race counts triple. You must compete in one additional race in order to score in the final--that is to prevent a last minute entrant from showing up, just at the final, to upset things. Some events have multiple races, and the place/scores from each race can count. At Mt. SAC, you can only get the double points for the race in your age division. 40 year-old plus runners only count in the Masters Race.

All of these races are open, independent races. Each might have their own awards, rules and regulations--for example, Mt. SAC will restrict entries just to adults. We have no age divisions below Open. In short, a runner in High School or younger really will be disadvantaged in our series. There is a USATF Youth Cross Country program which would be more appropriate.

You have the opportunity to start in your first race (not just our first race) before you have to fulfill the requirements to enter. That means competitors who find out about the series when they walk up to their first race don't need to panic, most likely you have at least a work week to get registered in the series and USATF. If you register late, that means I will only go back one race to include your scoring.

The results and running total will be posted here each mid-week. The entry procedure is simple but it is there mainly to help me watch for your names in the results for each race as I get them. But I am but a marginally competent human being--I might make mistakes. Please alert me if you see anything wrong.

And above all, lets have fun doing this.

Here are the rules:

1. You may compete as an individual and as a member of one team. You cannot switch teams, but teams may add members. All members of a team in the final must meet all other requirements.

2. Age groups are determined by the age of the competitor on November 28, 2004--the date of the final race. The age groups for points totals will be the standard USATF age 5 year age groups: Under 30, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49 etc. Open Teams (the 39 and under division) will consist of 5 men or 5 women. Masters teams (the 40 and above age division) will be comprised of 4 men or 3 women. Masters individuals may run on Open teams. If you will change age groups during the series, be sure you include that note when you enter the series. Individual races conduct their entries independently and race awards are given independently.

3. You must be a member of the Southern California Association of USATF before entering your second race.
Membership applications can be found at:
http://www.usatf.org/membership/
http://www.scausatf.org/membersh.html
or you can contact the Southern California USATF Office at:
7830 Quill Drive
Suite L-1
Downey, CA 90242
(562) 869-4574
(562) 862-2048 FAX
info@scausatf.org
Membership applications will be available at some races, but do not depend on it.

4. Competitors must declare their entry into the series. Entry forms may be available at many races, or you can e-mail me now to register info@trackinfo.org Be sure to include your name, age, sex and USATF number (or tell me when/how you registered if it is recent).

5. You can run in as many races as you would like. You must participate in a minimum of two races. You can count the best five scores toward your final point total. Weekly scores will be posted as a link from this page by the Wednesday following each race. Links to all individual race results will also be posted. Watch the results and notify me of any errors at info@trackinfo.org as soon as possible.

6. Competition within your age group counts. Points are awarded by your place in your age group in each race. 1st Place 20=points, 2nd=15 points, 3rd=12 points, 4th=10, 5th=9, 6th=8, 7th=7, 8th=6, 9th=5, 10th=4, 11th=3 12th=2, finisher=1. Final race gets triple points. Your place in the final race will serve as the tie-breaker. If both tied competitors do not compete in the final, the tie-breaker will be their most recent head to head race results. If no such result exists, duplicate medals will be awarded. In order to get double points at Mt. SAC, runners must run in the race for their age group. They may also run in the other race in order to run on a team or to add points as a single value race.

7. Southern California Association Championship Medals will be awarded to the first three competitors in each age division. Minimum: two races.

2004

August

4:30 p.m./High School Girls, 5 p.m./High School Boys, 6 p.m./2.8Mi., 6:30 p.m./4.8Mi. Walkers please do the 2.8. $15, add $3 for T-Shirt. Add $3 after August 12, both races add $5. High School $4, add $1 after August 12. Add $6 for T-shirt. Include SASE
Contact Finish Line International, (714) 841-5417, 7846 Connie Dr., Huntington Beach 92648, http://www.nealand.com/finishline

9 a.m./4M for Women 9:45 a.m./4M for men. $12, add $5 after August 21. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix
Contact SCTC, P.O. Box 3568, Santa Cruz, CA 95063-3568 diane.delucchi@lmco.com (831) 684-0867 http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

September

8:30 a.m. Men 8K, Women 5K. Does accept open entries. $75/Team (per sex), $15/Individual. Must enter by August 26, 4:30 p.m.
Contact John Elders, Cal State Fullerton Cross Country Coach, P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton CA, 92834-6810, (714) 278-3490, entries to Don Chadez, 4585 Avenida de los Arboles, Yorba Linda, CA 92886, FAX (714) 970-1416 jelders@fullerton.edu http://www.titansports.org/xcountry/2004/csfopener.pdf

Open athlete are welcome to run here
Contact Pete Dolan

7:30 a.m. 4M race Day of race registration available at no extra charge.
Contact Jan Adams, jan@guidinghands.org or San Diego Track Club (800) 450-SDTC, http://www.sdtc.com

8:30 a.m./4.1M for Women 9:30 a.m./4.1M for masters men and 10:30 a.m./4.1M for open men. $12, add $3 after August 28. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix
Contact Empire Runners, Jerry Lyman, 2345 Hilltop Ct., Santa Rosa, CA 95404, (707) 527-9020 pigfete@aol.com http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

7 a.m. BTC Members $4 Non-members $5 H.S. xcrunners $31M, 2M, 3M and 5M
Contact wyke@igalaxy.net (661) 872-6203 was an old contact phone number, http://www.bakersfieldtrackclub.com/calendar.html

8:45 a.m./Women, 9:15 a.m./Men
Contact Vince O'Boyle (949) 824-6080 http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/results/2004xc/2004xcschd.htm

8 a.m. 5K $25, add $5 after September 7.
Contact Scott Fickerson (805) 493-3534 or (805) 493-3862 sfickers@clunet.edu http://public.clunet.edu/%7Esfickers/Carnival.htm

9 a.m./4M for Women, 10 a.m./4M for Men. $15, add $5 after September 1 (or September 5 on-line). Bibs distributed on race day. Held in Lindley Meadow. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix. Must be registered with USATF
Contact Tim Wason (415) 648-1467, tim@sfrunning.com http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

9:30 a.m./Men 8K, 10:15/Women 5K. $3/individual or $15/team Day of meet entry available. Members of the community are welcome at this early intercollegiate cross country race. Multiple loops of this campus in the hills. Several local clubs regularly challenge the college kids.
Contact Russell Smelley, Westmont College Athletics, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, (805) 565-6108, FAX (805) 565-6221 smelley@westmont.edu

5K Adult race within youth Cross Country meet.
Contact David Bullock (714) 931-4329

RACE DOES NOT EXIST.

Contact Scott Fickerson (805) 493-3862 sfickers@clunet.edu

October

8:30 a.m./Women, 9:45 a.m./Men
Contact Irv Ray, (909) 787-5207, FAX (909) 787-3569 Irv.Ray@ucr.edu

4 p.m./Women 3M, 4:45 p.m./Men 5M
Contact Leroy Neal, (562) 903-4588 leroy neal@peter.biola.edu

7 a.m. BTC Members $4 Non-members $5 H.S. xcrunners $31M, 2M, 3M and 5M
Contact wyke@igalaxy.net (661) 872-6203 was an old contact phone number, http://www.bakersfieldtrackclub.com/calendar.html

7:30 a.m. $12 ($10 for SDTC members) Day of race registration available at no extra charge.
Contact Una Marie Pierce (619) 563-5677, Triump@sdcoek12.ca.us or San Diego Track Club (800) 450-SDTC, http://www.sdtc.com

8:30 a.m./3.5M for men, 9:15 a.m./3.5M for masters men, 10 a.m./3.5M for Women. $10 by September 25, add $5 after. Through gate and make immediate right onto W. Pacific. Course is to the left. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix
Contact Hoy's-Excelsior Track Club, Brian Richter, 167 Hamorton, San Francisco, CA 94131 (415) 337-9042 brian@gmw.com or Chris Phipps, 350 Judah #501, San Francisco, CA 94122 cphippsrun@aol.com, http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

5K Adult race within youth Cross Country meet.
Contact David Bullock (714) 931-4329

3000 adult race within their series. 11 a.m. FREE!
Contact Bill Peck (323) 666-0546

W/5k/4:30 p.m., M/8k/5:15 p.m.   
Contact Bryan Wilkins (714) 556-3610  ex. 360,  bwilkins@vanguard.edu http://vanguard.edu/athletics/WXCountry/index.cfm?doc_id=3323

9 a.m. Coach's Race. 2.1M
Contact Peter Brewer Castro Valley High School 19400 Santa Maria Avenue Castro Valley, CA 94546 (510) 537-5910 x3512, Home: (925) 945-8869. FAX: (510) 582-3924 pcb@internet-frontier.net

8 a.m./Men's 8K, 10 a.m./Women's 5K.
Contact Ted VanArsdale (858) 534-0328, Intercollegiate Athletics-0531, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla 92093-0531, tvanarsdale@ucsd.edu http://www.athletics.ucsd.edu

Replacing the race that was at Sierra College last year. The new course is supposed to be like the Sierra College course and I assume other elements will also be duplicated. 9 a.m./5K for Women, 9:45 a.m./4M for masters men 10:30 a.m./4M for open men. $10, add $5 after October 2. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix
Contact Reebok Aggies Running Club, Ron Richardson, 723 King Way, Folsom, CA 95630, (916) 355-8155, runronrich@hotmail.com http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

5K Adult Race during youth meet. Then normally run an inverted version of the Championship course but we are trying to change it to the same course we will have for the Champpionship race on November 15th.
Contact Denise Smotherman, (909) 595-5305, FAX (909) 595-8446, smotgnd@earthlink.net

RACE CANCELLED THIS YEAR!

Contact Kevin Galbraith (562) 985-1700, kgalbrai@csulb.edu or Geoff Masanet, (562) 985-2318, rungeoff@yahoo.com http://www.longbeachstate.com

8:30 a.m.There will be a half mile kids race at 8:15 AM, the 5K run at 8:30 AM, and a 5K walk at 9:30AM. $15 before October 6, add $3 after.
Contact "Doc" Murdock, The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy,
P.O. Box 1092, Ojai 93024, (805) 646-7930, ovlcevents@ojai.net http://www.ovlc.org/ojai5k3.asp

9:00 a.m./ Women's College/Open 5K. 9:30 a.m./Men's Open 8K but races may start early. Lots of University and High School races as well Entry Deadline is October 13. No late entries. These details come from last year: $25/Teams of 7, $6/individual entries. $2/Spectators
Contact Mark Conover, Athletic Dept., Cal Poly State University, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, 93407 (805) 756-2235, FAX (805) 756-2652, contact e-mail doogie1@lightspeed.net or link to their web page at http://gopoly.com/crosscountry/fall/2004/news/2004CCInvite.pdf

10:30 a.m. 5K Adult race within youth Cross Country meet. $3 plus $4 parking fee.
Contact Thom Confer (714) 685-7770 tconfer@earthlink.net

Men 8K, Women 5K. Does accept open entries. This year is reported to be at Carbon Canyon, last year it was on the SCU, Fullerton Campus. $75/Team (per sex), $15/Individual. Must enter by October 20, 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon Collegiate race on campus, though open entrants are welcome.
Contact John Elders, Cal State Fullerton Cross Country Coach, P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton CA, 92834-6810, (714) 278-3490, entries to Don Chadez, 4585 Avenida de los Arboles, Yorba Linda, CA 92886, FAX (714) 970-1416 jelders@fullerton.edu

11 a.m. FREE! A 5K race for adults within a meet for Middle Schools. Course walk at 9:30 a.m.
Contact Bill Peck (323) 666-0546

No time or other details yet.
Contact Jim Kornell jkornell@cs.ucsb.edu or Joe DeVreese joedevreese@hotmail.com

9 a.m./5K for Women, 9:45 a.m./4.6M for open men, 9:55 a.m./4.6M for Masters men. $12, add $3 after October 16. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix. 20% of the course is pavement, no spikes.
Contact Reebok Aggies Running Club, Hank Lawson, 12375 Farr Ranch Road, Saratoga, CA 95070, Charles Alexander, 163 Sherland Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043 (408) 519-9464, charlesa@alumni.stanford.org http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html, http://www.venuesports.com/shoreline

5 p.m. Rain or shine. Held annually the evening before the time change. Not your ordinary race--its designed to be different. Very challenging 4 mile course. $10 entry fee, $3 penalty for EARLY registration. Awards in six year age groups.
Contact Andrew Hecker, Race Disorganizer, P.O. BOX 7793, Ventura, CA 93006, (805) 642-3879, info@trackinfo.org

Go to the Twilight's Last Gleaming Home Page to learn more.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED RACE CANCELLED
Contact Christopher Rinne, (909) 787-5207, FAX (909) 787-3569 christopher.rinne@ucr.edu

9 a.m./4.612M for Women, 10 a.m./4.612M for masters men 11 a.m./4.612M for open men. $15, add $5 after October 23. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix
Contact Tamalpa Runners, Frank Ruona, (415) 898-9340, 4 Windmill Place, Novato, CA 94945 fdruona@msn.com http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

OPEN RACE CANCELLED THIS YEAR

Look for it to return next year.
Contact Len Miller (805) 965-0581 ex. 2275

November

9 a.m./4.612M for Women, 10 a.m./4.612M for masters men 11 a.m./4.612M for open men. $15, add $5 after October 27. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix
Contact Tamalpa Runners, Frank Ruona, (415) 898-9340, 4 Windmill Place, Novato, CA 94945 fdruona@msn.com http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

3000 adult race within their series. 11 a.m. FREE!
Contact Bill Peck (323) 666-0546

9:30 a.m./6K for Women, 10 a.m./6K for Masters, 11 a.m./6K for Men. Fees not specified yet. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix. Must be registered with USATF. I-50 East of Sacramento. Exit Watt Avenue, North. Right on Fair Oaks Blvd. Right on El Camino. Left on California. Right into Ancil Hoffman Park.
Contact Dusty Robinson, dusty@ffsac.com (916) 442-5732, Fleet Feet, 2311 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

7 a.m. BTC Members $4 Non-members $5 H.S. xcrunners $31M, 2M, 3M and 5M
Contact wyke@igalaxy.net (661) 872-6203 was an old contact phone number, http://www.bakersfieldtrackclub.com/calendar.html

12 noon/Open Men, 12:15 p.m./Open Women, 12:30 p.m./Combined Men & Women Masters and CIF Coaches race. Held in the middle of CIF Prelims, so you will have an audience of the top High School kids in Southern California. $10. $50 for an entire team per sex. Team entries close November 13, no adds or changes will be allowed after that date. Add $5 for unattached entries after November 13. A registration table will be located outside of the gate--your bib number will allow you to enter the stadium and cross country course area.
Contact Skip Stolley, Track West, California Cup, 825 16th Street/Suite B, Santa Monica, CA 90403, (310) 453-7655, FAX (310) 829-6926, sstolley@aol.com http://www.trackinfo.org/califcup.html

4 Miles 8:30 a.m./Women, 9:15 a.m./Men $15
Contact Matt Clayton, 6076 Ponca Court San Diego, CA 92120 (619) 388-5806 or Paul Greer (858) 677-9243.

Noon/2.95M for Women, 12:45 a.m./4.19M for Men. Fees not specified this year, last year was $12, add $5. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix. Must be registered with USATF. Exit Hwy. 92 at Ralston Ave. just East of Hwy 280. At stop light at end of off-ramp, take left onto Ralston. Drive 0.5 miles and take a right on Hallmark Dr. (South). Follow posted signs on Hallmark for about a mile. Park entrance on right.
Contact Jim McGuire (415) 934.0163, jmmcguire@salesforce.com http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

9 a.m./4M for Women, 10 a.m./6M for Master Men, 11:15 a.m./6M for Open Men. $15, add $5 after November 10 (or November 13 on-line). Bibs distributed on race day. Held in Lindley Meadow. Part of the PAUSATF Cross Country Grand Prix. Must be registered with USATF
Contact Tim Wason (415) 648-1467, tim@sfrunning.com S.F. Running, 275 5th Street, San Francisco 94103 http://www.pausatf.org/data/2004/XCSchedule2004.html

8:30 a.m./Woemn's 5K, 9:15 a.m./Men's 8K Rain or shine. $20 individual entry fee or $100 per team per sex. USATF Membership required.
Contact Andrew Hecker, Race Disorganizer, P.O. BOX 7793, Ventura, CA 93006, (805) 642-3879, info@trackinfo.org http://www.trackinfo.org/WRXC.html

10. Further interpretations or questions of the rules will be answered by the Series Coordinator:

Andrew Hecker
P.O. BOX 7793
Ventura, CA 93006
(805) 642-3879
info@trackinfo.org

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