Sat - August 27...Taco Bell X-Country Festival (W. Iredell HS, Statesville, NC)
** Note date change from previously announced date of Aug. 20. ** 10 a.m. Location: 213 Warrior Drive, Statesville. Info at www.warriorrunning.netfirms.com

Sat - August 27...Western North Carolina Cross Country Carnival (Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC)
Site of the 2005 NCISAA State Championships and NCHSAA West 3-A Regional. Registration is now open via Direct Athletics (www.directathletics.com). Please contact Coach Steve Carpenter at Sdcxc@aol.com to be placed on the accepted team list. We will take 50 teams. There are currently (as of 7/21/05) 41 teams on the list. Complete information is available on the T.C. Roberson web site (www.robersoncc.com).

Sat - August 27...4th Annual Sunbelt Rentals Jungle Run (South View HS, Hope Mills, NC)
This is an evening event with the Championship Level Races being held under the lights and finishing in the football stadium. To get on the mailing list, Coaches should email Jesse Autry at svxc@hotmail.com. The first 25 teams are guaranteed entry.

Thur - Sept 1...16th Annual West Henderson Invitational (Rugby Middle School, Hendersonville, NC)
No Entry Fee. Awards are given for the team champion in each division as well as a runnerup award for each division. Medals are given ten deep in all divisions. Middle School Boys: 4:15 PM, Middle School Girls 4:20 PM, High School Boys 5:00 PM, High School Girls 5:30 PM. We can accept up to 50 teams. It has always been one of the larger meets of the year. Open fields make it very spectator friendly. Contact Greg Price at rgpprice@hotmail.com or at 828-606-0020.

Thur - Sept 1...4rd Annual Greyhound Relays /Record & Landmark (MacAnderson Park, Statesville, NC)
4:15 PM. Each team will consist of 5 runners each running 1 mile each with a baton. There will be 4 races in all including Men's "A" and "B/C" races and Women's "A" and "B/C" races. All runners on your team can participate. Awards will consist of top team awards as well as individual engraved medals. Entry fee $15 per school. Contact Harry Efird/Statesville HS at hefird@iss.k12.nc.us

Sat - Sept 3...22nd Annual Eye Opener Cross Country Meet (Roger Milliken Center, Spartanburg, SC)
The format will be identical to last year with the collegiate races beginning at 8:00 (Women 5K) and 8:15 (Men 8K). The scholastic races will begin at 9:00 (Boys JV), 9:45 (Girls), and 10:30 (Boys Varsity). Waste Management of South Carolina will once again be our sponsor. There will be no entry fee for high school teams. The Radisson Hotel & Suites (864-574-2111) is offering a $59 room rate (up to four/room). Rooms are available in "standard double queen" or "king suites". Reservations must be made by August 22 to receive this special rate. Ask for the SCSDB Eye Opener Meet rate. Additional information will be mailed in July. For info contact Jack Todd, E-mail: jtodd@scsdb.k12.sc.us 864-577-7640

Sat Sept 3...The 2nd Annual Patriot Cross Country Run (Southern Pines Elks Lodge, Southern Pines, NC)
Host: Pinecrest High School. The course is a 5K run, rolling golf course. A team will be limited to 10 runners. Scoring: The top 5 will score. The 6th and 7th will be placeholders. The 8th through the 10th runners will be pulled for team scoring. Cost is $50 for a single team or $80 for both, mens and womens team. Schedule: Championship Boys 10:00 am, Championship Girls 10:45, Development Race 11:45 Awards: Top 2 teams in both championship races. Top 20 individuals in each Varsity race. The top 10 boys and girls in the developmental race. The races will be limited to the first 14 teams. Team rosters are due by Monday, Sept. 29th. Contact: John Buchholz, at jbuchholz@nc.rr.com or call (home) 910-944-2512, (cell) 910-315-7720 or Jason Bochert at Jason.bochert@ncmail.net or call (cell) 910-603-3377.

Sat - Sept 3...CU Cross Country Invitational (Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC)
9 a.m. - College Men (5km); 10:00 a.m. College Women (4km); 11:00 a.m. H.S. Women (4km); 12:00 noon H.S. Men (5km). Course is located on campus and offers a variety of running surfaces (grass, dirt, sand, and one small stretch of asphalt). Entry fee $40.00 per team. Men and Women are two separate teams. Contact: Coach Ken Frenette, Phone #: (910) 893-1356, FAX #: (910) 814-4318, E-Mail: frenette@mailcenter.campbell.edu

Sat - Sept 3...Charlotte Relay (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
Contact: Brad Herbster at 704 687-6314 (Office), 704 687-6949 (Fax), or BJHerbst@email.uncc.edu

Tue - Sept 6...13th Annual Caldwell County Cross-Country Invitational (Lenoir Aquatic and Fitness Center Soccer Complex, Lenoir, NC)
For more information contact Mike McCall, South Caldwell HS, 828-396-2188, mmccall@caa.k12.nc.us, or Jason Childers at jchilders@caa.k12.nc.us. Information will also be available at runsouthcaldwell.com

Sat - Sept 10...19th Annual Seahawk Cross Country Invitational (UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC)
With several improvements planned, the course promises to be even faster than in the past. We will also have an improved timing system to make for more efficient results and awards. Team and individual awards will continue to be improved upon as well. There will once again be 6 races with the top 20-25 teams competing in the Championship races and the rest of the complete teams competing in the Varsity races. Championship teams will be selected based on the previous season and pre-season polls. UNCW will decide and inform you of which race you have been placed in advance of race day. Both the Championship and the Varsity races will be limited to teams of 5-7 runners. For more information, contact Donald Thomas at thomasd@uncw.edu or by calling 910-962-3889.

Sat - Sept 10... 5 Stage 8 Mile High School Relay (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
5 x 2500 meters, the most fun event of the year. High schools and middle schools. Contact Charlie Brown snoopytrac@aol.com

Sat - Sept 10...7th Annual Cannon School Invitational (Cannon School, Concord, NC)
Limit of 20 schools. Contact Bill Drake, Meet Director at bdrake2088@bellsouth.net or call 704-948-7381.

Sat - Sept 10...3rd Annual Hornet Invitational (Salisbury Community Park, Salisbury, NC)
Park is located off of Hurley Road in Salisbury. Course is spectator friendly. Four races: Mens Varsity 9:00, Womens Varsity 9:30, Mens Open 10:00, Womens Open 10:40, Awards Ceremony @ 11:30. All participants will receive a goody bag. Entry Fee is $40.00 per school, non-refundable. Please contact Cathy Smith or Mike Allen at hornetinvite@yahoo.com

Tue - Sept 13...15th Annual Cooke's Pharmacy/Statesville Invitational (MacAnderson Park, Statesville, NC)
4:30 PM. Men's Championship, Women's Championship, Men's Open, Women's Open races. Awards will consist of top team and top 10 individuals in Open races and team awards for top 4 schools in Championship and top 15 individuals. Meet will be computer scored. Limit to first 18 schools.$25 per school. Contact Harry Efird, Statesville High School at hefird@iss.k12.nc.us

Wed - Sept 14...Buncombe County Meet (Camp Rockmont)
Girls 5:00, Boys 5:45.

Thur - Sept 15...North Henderson Invitational (North Henderson High School)
Everyone is welcome to come and run. NO ENTRY FEE. Medals will be given to the top ten in the high school races and top three in the middle school races. Plaques will go the the top two teams in high school and middle schools. The middle school girls race will start at 4:15 pm and the middle school boys will start at 4:25 pm. High school boys will race at 5:00pm and the high school girls will start at 5:30 pm. Course is 3.1 with no repeats, a runners course. For more information contact Val Burch (h) 828-692-5853, (w) 828-697-4500, or vdburch@hotmail.com

Sat - Sept 17...Freedom Invitational (Freedom Park, Morganton, NC)
Freedom is is the West Regional site this year for 4A, 2A and 1A. Deadline for entries is Monday 9/12 at NOON! Entry is easy by email. Entry info is on website. Website and updated info is at: More information

Sat - Sept 17...Riverside HS Cross Country Invitational (Riverside HS, Durham, NC)
8:00 AM Course walk. 9:00 Middle School Boys (3K). 9:30 Middle School Girls (3K). 10:00 Varsity Boys. 10:30 Varsity Girls. 11:00 Open Boys. 11:30 Open Girls. Medals to the top 5 in each race. Trophies to top boys and girls varsity teams. We are looking for 2 or 3 more high schools and 4 or 5 more middle schools to fill the entries. Course is a difficult 5K through the woods, some fields, and a little pavement. Begins and ends in the stadium and a great course for spectators. Middle school fee is $20. High schools $40. Team entries close 9/02. Contact Coach Andrew Lupien, Riverside HS if interested in participating. andrew_lupien@yahoo.com

Sat - Sept 17...2005 adidas Raleigh Invite (SAS Soccer Complex, Raleigh, NC)
For meet information contact (919) 515-1113.

Wed - Sept 21...CISAA relays (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
Teams interested in competing in a fun relay at McAlpine Park please contact ben.hovis@providenceday.org. Tentatively set for 5:00 pm and 5:30. Teams will be made up of 3 individuals, each running 1 mile, except the anchor leg (1.1m). Tags are simply made by hand in order for next leg to begin. Ribbons to the top 3 teams. Meet records: Boys-PDS 03', 15:16 & Girls-PDS 03', 17:45. (This is the 1st year we are opening it up, this is a long standing tradition in our conference.)

Sat - Sept 24...Greensboro Cross Country Invitational (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
Over 70 high schools, 30+ universities, middle school, open. The premier event of the season with unique team awards. 1700 athletes, 3000 spectators. Meet webpage. Contact Charlie Brown snoopytrac@aol.com

Sat - Sept 24...Great American Cross Country Festival (SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC)
Details and information.   Entries and preview on DyeStat.com

Sat - Sept 24...Collegiate/Prep Cross Country Invitational (Lake Kristi, Greenville, NC)
College races at 9 and 9:45 am; 10:30 am Girls HS; 11:15 Boys HS; Noon HS Open. Contact Joe Catania, ECU Cross Country Coach, cataniaj@mail.ecu.edu 252-328-4611 (office).

Thu - Sept 29...Asheville Track Club Fall Classic (Carrier Park, Asheville, NC)
(Carrier Park is at the former Asheville Speedway). Middle school race at 4:30 girls, 4:40 Boys. Varsity races: Boys 5:00. Girls 5:30. No Entry Fee!!!!! For more information contact: Joe Lanahan, montfordr@ashevillenc.gov or (828)253-3714.

Sat - Oct 1....2nd Annual Volunteer Cross Country Invitational (Victor Ashe Park, Knoxville, Tennessee)
Details, online entry at Meet website. Contact: Marty Sonnenfeldt TennRunner@aol.com

Sat - Oct 1...Hagan Stone Park XC Classic (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)
A great meet on a great course. High school, college, open, middle school. Over 1600 athletes in 2004, 45 high schools. Meet webpage. Contact Charlie Brown snoopytrac@aol.com

Sat - Oct 1...Wendy's Invitational (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
Girls Open - 9:00 am. Boys Open - 9:30 am. Girls Invitaional - 10:00 am. Boys Invitational - 10:30 am. 3A Girls - 11:15 am. 3A Boys - 11:45 am. Individual Girls (non-scoring) - 12:15 pm. Individual Boys (non-scoring) - 12:45 pm. Schools participating. ** Meet is full as of 8/16/05 ** (16 schools are on the waiting list.) For entry information contact Larry McAfee at l.mcafee@cms.k12.nc.us

Thurs - Oct 6....Thompson Memorial Invitational (Boyd Lee Park, Greenville, NC)
To honor D.H. Conley HS cross country co-captain Bo Thompson, who died August 25th. More information. Contact: baileyc.dhc@pitt.k12.nc.us

Thurs - Oct 6...29th Annual Durham City-County Cross Country Championships (Durham Academy)
The boys' champion wins the Russell Blunt Trophy and the girls' champ the John Gray Trophy. The school with the lowest combined boys' and girls' score will win the Dennis Cullen Trophy.

Thurs - Oct 6...Iredell County Meet
Rain date is Sat. 10/8/05 at 10:00am.

Sat - Oct 8...2005 Frosh/Soph Cross Country Invitational (Hanes Park, Winston- Salem)
The UNOFFICIAL JV State Championships. 9th and 10th grade athletes only. Note: Athletes in 7th and 8th grade who are allowed to compete for their high school varsity teams will also be allowed to participate. 12:00 PM Boys Race, 12:45 PM Girls Race, 1:30 PM Awards Ceremony. Medals awarded to top 21 finishers in each race (7 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze). Team awards will be given to the top 3 teams for boys and girls. Entry fee is $40 for combined girls' and boys' teams, $25 for single-gender teams, $5 for individual athletes. Entry Deadline: Wed., 10/05. We prefer e-mail entries. Please include school name with all entries. Contact Jeff George at RJ Reynolds HS, (336) 727-2061 (10:15-11:30 is best), School fax: (336) 727-2053, or: CoachGeorgeRJR@hotmail.com

Sat - Oct 8...The 4th Annual Weddington Invitational XC Meet (Weddington HS, Weddington, NC)
1:30 Coaches Meeting, 2:00 Varsity boys, 2:30 varsity girls 3:00 Jr. Varsity boys, 3:30 Jr. Varsity girls, 4:15 Awards. We are hoping to have 10 - 12 teams in each of the races. Varsity races will be open to 7 individuals per team. J.V. races have no participation limit. Awards will be given in all races. Please submit entries before September 28, 2005. Cost: $35 per school no matter how many races or athletes you enter. Checks may be made out to Weddington H.S. Entry info: Please contact David Malady, Cross Country Coach dsmalady@excite.com

Tue - Oct 11...Buncombe County Sports Park Enka Classic (Buncombe Co. Sports Park in Enka-Candler)
The course should be a super fast 2 mile race around the facility & soccer fields. The races will still go by class w/Freshman 1st, followed by soph, jr, seniors classes. Men & women will run together. The meet will start at 4pm w/races starting about every 30 minutes. Directions:From Asheville take I-40 West. Exit at the Enka-Candler Exit. At the end of ramp take a right. Go through next light just before McDonald's. Turn right onto Acton Circle. Go to 4-way stop and take a left on to Sand-Hill School Road. Turn between Sand-Hill Venable School and the Buncombe Community West School. Contact: John Erickson, Enka HS
Email: stotans@yahoo.com Phone: 828-681-1972, or 828-670-5000.

Sat - Oct 15...The 4-Runners Only Cross Country Invitational (Tanglewood Park, Clemmons)
State Meet course. Meet webpage Contact Terry Hamrick, phone: 336-765-3420, email: terryh@triad.rr.com

Sat - Oct 15...Sandhills Invitational (Columbia, SC)
The meet is being run by Spring Valley High School - the hosts of the Taco Bell Track & Field Classic. Meet management will be the same for both events and information is at www.svh.richland2.org/~tbell. There is no entry fee. The meet site is the SC State Meet course (only 1.5 miles from SV High). It is a very fast 3.07 mile grass course with 400m in the woods and around a lake and has one hill. The 1st and 3rd miles are the same which allows coaches to see their athletes 6-7 times with ease. The meet is sanctioned for SC, NC and GA.

Sat - Oct 15...Equine Country Invitational (Equine Country USA, Jacksonville, NC)
For info contact Jamie Vaughn at execdirector@jacksonvilleonslowsports.org

Mon - Oct 24...Guilford City-County Championships (Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro)

--- Conference Meets: ---

Assignments of NCHSAA schools to conferences for 2005-2009 (on the NCHSAA website)

Tue - Oct 18...Piedmont Triad 3-A Conference Meet (Beeson Park, Kernersville)
Girls 5:00, Boys 5:30.

Wed - Oct 19...MECA-6 4-A Conference Meet (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)

Wed - Oct 19... Northwest 1-A Conference Meet (South Stokes HS)
5:00 Girls race. 5:45 Boys. 6:30 Awards.

Thurs - Oct 20...Southwestern 4-A Conference Meet (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)

Thurs - Oct 20...North Piedmont 3-A Conference Meet (MacAnderson Park, Statesville
4:00 pm.

Thurs - Oct 20...PACIS Meet (Hagan-Stone Park, Greensboro)

Thurs - Oct 20...MAC Meet (Gaston Christian School)

Fri - Oct 21...CISAA Conference Championships (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)

Sat - Oct 22....CAA Meet (Asheville School)
2:00 girls. 2:45 boys.

--- Regional and State Meets: ---

Fri - Oct 28...NCISAA State Meet (Jackson Park, Hendersonville)
**Schedule updated 10/12**: 10 am 3A girls, 10:40 am 3A boys, 11:30 3A awards, 1:00 1A girls, 1:40 1A boys, 2:20 2A girls, 3:00 2A boys. Details at: www.ncisaa.org Meet Director: Doug Embler, Asheville School.

Sat - Oct 29...NCHSAA Regional meets:

Assignments of NCHSAA schools to Regionals for 2005-2009 (updated 9/20/05)

2005 Regional Sites info on the NCHSAA website

Sat - Oct 29...West 4-A (Morganton Freedom HS, Morganton, NC)

Sat - Oct 29...Mideast 4-A (Cary)

Sat - Oct 29...West 3-A (Jackson Park, Hendersonville)
Information

Sat - Oct 29...Midwest 3-A (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
10:00 boys. 10:30 girls.

Sat - Oct 29...East 2-A (Equine Country USA, Jacksonville, NC)
Location: 1259 McAllister Rd. Off Hwy 258/84 between Jacksonville and Richlands. Directions: equinecountryusa.com. Course walk: 9 - 11:30 a.m. Coaches' meeting: 11:30 a.m. Boys Race: 12 noon. Girls Race: 12:45 p.m. Awards: 2 p.m.

Sat - Oct 29...Midwest 1-A (Dan Nicholas Park, Salisbury)
10:00 boys. 10:45 girls. **Note time change (as of 10/19)**

Sat - Nov 5....NCHSAA State Cross Country Championships (Tanglewood Park, Clemmons)
10:00 1-A boys, 10:30 2-A boys, 11:00 1-A girls, 11:30 2-A girls, Noon 1-A/2-A awards, 2:00 3-A boys, 2:30 4-A boys, 3:00 3-A girls, 3:30 4-A girls, 4:00 3-A/4-A awards. More info on NCHSAA website. Map of course.

--- Post-Season Meets: ---

Fri - Nov 18... Raleigh Track Club 3200-meter Invitational (Cardinal Gibbons HS, Raleigh)
The event is an excellent tune-up for Footlocker South that has gotten better and faster each year. 7:00 p.m. Location: Cardinal Gibbons High School, 1401 Edwards Mill Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607. All races will be run under the lights on a synthetic track. Event: All races will be 3200 meters. The race is a perfect way to prepare for the fast course at Footlocker Regionals. Last years' winning time was 9:03; there were 14 boys under 10 minutes. Photos of 2004 event. There will be a fast heat for boys and the girls (if necessary). We will provide pacesetters for the first mile at the following paces: 4:30, 4:40, 4:50 and 5:00 for the boys and 5:30, 5:40 and 6:00 for the girls. Food: The Cardinal Gibbons HS parents will provide a free cook-out and potluck after the race. All runners are invited to attend. Entry Fees: There are no entry-fees for this event. Contact: Justin Scranton, Cardinal Gibbons High School Raleigh, NC 27607. jscranton@aol.com

Sat - Nov 19...Watauga Cross (Watauga Swim Complex, Boone, NC)
9:00 AM. 5K cross country race and 2K fun run. This is a good Pre-Footlocker race. Course is not overly hard. Consists of grass, asphalt, and trails. Woods a lot like the woods at Tanglewood. Sponsored by: Mast General Store, Andrea McDonough State Farm Insurance, and Watauga HS Cross Country. Awards: 1st place overall male and female trophy and $50 gift certificate to Mast Store. 2nd and 3rd overall get a trophy. Medals to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in these age groups: 12 & under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & up. All runners will receive a t-shirt. Entry: $15 for general runners; $10 for college and high school CC runners; $20 on day of race. $5 for fun run. Checks made out to Watauga High School. Send to: Randy McDonough 177 Windwalker Ct. Boone NC 28607. Directions: From Wilkesboro/Winston-Salem: Follow 421 into Boone. After entering the city limits go to the 4th light and turn left. Go to the next light and turn left onto State Farm Road. After the 2nd light turn at the next left (at the fire department). The next left you come to is the parking for the Swim Complex. From Lenoir/Hickory: Follow 321 into Boone. At the 1st traffic light you come to turn right. Go to the 2nd light and turn left onto State Farm Road. Turn right at the fire department. The next left you come to is the parking lot for the swim complex. From Avery Co./Marion/Asheville: Take 105 into Boone. At the Wendy’s intersection turn right. At the 3rd light turn left (Burger King). Turn right at the next light. Turn left at the fire department. Turn left into the swim complex.

Sat - Nov 26...Foot Locker South Regional (McAlpine Park, Charlotte)
Info at www.FootLockerCC.com

2005-2006 Track Meets (Indoor and Outdoor Seasons)

DyeStat.com 2005-2006 Calendar (includes Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track)