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Welcome to the 2011 San Diego USATF Cross Country Series!
Bylaws for the 2011 San Diego USATF
Cross Country Series
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- Races
and
schedule for the San Diego USATF Cross Country Series will be
determined by the
San Diego USATF Association long run chairmen and the San
Diego USATF Cross
Country Series director.
- An
advisory
committee may be formed to evaluate proposed races and provide
recommendations
on the series schedule.
To
enter the San Diego USATF Cross Country Series, runners
must::
- Be
a current San
Diego USATF member and resident no later than the start of the
September 17, 2011 race.
- Be
listed on a
team roster, or run one of the first 4 races, or contact the series
director no
later than September 17 if unable to run one of the first 4
races.
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There is no
entry fee for the series (of course, you still must pay to enter the
individual
races).
- Athletes
with high school or college eligibility are not eligible for team
competition
or cash awards
Awards
- The winners of each major age division
for both Men and Women will earn San Diego USATF Cross Country Series
Leader singlets at the Championships race.
- Runners who complete all races will be
recognized as Iron Dogs.
- Cash awards will be presented to the
highest scoring individual runners and teams. Depth and amount of
awards will depend upon series sponsorship.
- Every event director is to donate $100
back to USATF San Diego Association.
San Diego USATF Membership
San Diego USATF membership will be
determined by downloading the San Diego Association membership list
from the USATF database on the day of each race through September
17th. Runners not listed on the membership list will not
score in the race except as described below. Membership
application (whether by mail, delivery to the Association office, or
on-line) must be completed in sufficient time for processing prior to
downloading the roster. For information on joining USATF, visit the Membership page).
To check membership statuses visit the USATF Membership page.
Only current San Diego USATF members will
score in any race, except:
- Applications may be taken at (and before)
some series races; competitors should not depend on this;
- Proof of registration in a different
USATF association may be provided to the series director or results
coordinator prior to the race. The runner will be scored
provided that registration is transferred to the San Diego Association
no later than September 17th. The runner must coordinate the
transfer with USATF.
Individual Scoring
Team Scoring
o Team competition will be scored in accordance with the Rules of
Competition,Rules 7.6 and 7.9, scoring by place. For men's open teams,
the first five declared members of each team shall count in that team's
score. For women's open teams, men’s 40+ teams, and men’s 50+ teams,
the first four declared members of each team shall count in that team’s
score. For women’s 40+ teams and women's 50+ teams, the first three
declared members of each team shall count in that team's score. For
both men's and women's teams, a maximum of eight runners may displace.
Runners of incomplete teams will displace. For both men's and women's
teams, a maximum of eight runners may displace. Runners of incomplete
teams will displace. The following is from Rules 7.6 and 7.9:
o The team score shall be the total of the
finishing positions of the
scoring members. The team with the lowest total points is the team
winner.
o Runners of incomplete teams (Note
exception above); team entries not
declared eligible for team scoring, and unattached or individual
competitors will be eliminated from team scoring. Non-scoring declared
members of complete teams shall retain their finishing positions and
thereby displace other runners.
o When separate competitions are conducted
simultaneously, each shall
be scored independently. Runners on teams not eligible for a given
competition will be eliminated from team scoring in that competition.
o In the event of a tie between two or more
individual runners, each
shall score the number of points determined by dividing the total of
the finish places by the number of runners who have tied.
o Ties between two or more teams shall be
resolved by determining which
team's last scoring member finished nearest to first place. If the tie
still exists, the next to last scoring members are compared in the same
way, etc. * Each team must be a current member and resident of San
Diego USATF. To check membership statuses visit the USATF Club
Membership page.
o
Each team member must meet the requirements for individual scoring
listed above. If an individual does not meet the individual scoring
requirements above (including running at least three races in the San
Diego USATF Cross Country Series plus the Championship) they will not
be scored for their team for the championship race.
o Team members must be declared to the
series director or results coordinator before each race.
o Team members may be added to or deleted
from rosters through the start of the September 17th race event, but
not later. Runners not registered with USATF by this date will be
ineligible. Teams without enough eligible runners on their roster to
score will be ineligible.
o There are three divisions each for men
and women's teams: Open, 40+, and 50+ based on ages as of the
Championship race (November 12, 2011).
o A member club may form an "A" team and a
"B" team in any division and maintain a roster for each. * Runners may
only be on one team. Runners age 50 and over may compete in any team
division. Runners age 40 – 49 may compete in either the open or 40+
team division.
o Teams will score on a
20-14-10-7-5-4-3-2-1 basis for all races except the
Championship.
o The point value of the Championship is
doubled, plus an additional one-point finisher
(40-28-20-14-10-8-6-4-2-1).
o Teams must complete at least three races
in the San Diego USATF Cross Country Series plus the Championship to be
eligible for awards.
o A team's total score for the series will
be the score for the Championship plus the three best scores in other
series races.
o Highest scores win. Higher placing in
the Championship race will break ties.
o The Board of Directors of San Diego
USATF will name a Jury of Appeal to resolve appeals of protests.
Appeals must be raised within 10 days of posting the results.
Individual and Team
Scoring for Masters Division Races
- If a series race contests masters
divisions in a separate race, runners aged 40 & over (based on
age as of November 12, 2011) must race with other masters division
runners in order to be eligible for individual scoring. A
runner who is 39 on race date but will turn 40 by November 12, 2011
must race with other masters in order to be eligible for individual
scoring.
- Masters division runners who are
competing on an open division team will be scored in the team
competition based on where their time in the masters division race
would have finished in the open division race.
- Runners under age 40 (based on
age as of November 12, 2011) must run with other open division runners
in order to be eligible for either individual or team scoring.
Call Paul Greer at (858) 573-1500 for
series information.
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There are five divisions each for men and women:
39 & under, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over.