Cross Country

2023 Ben Blosser Bulldog Cross Country Invitational

Race Results - FINAL

Announcements

         27th Annual Ben Bloser                                         

Bulldog Cross Country Invitational

(Host for 2023 Dickinson Long/Short Invite)

(Host for the 2023 Pre National Championship Races)

(Host for the 2023 Mid Penn/Tim Cook Memorial Races)

(Host for the 2023 District 3 XC Championship Meet)

(Host of the 2023 NCAA DIII Cross Country National Championships)

 

  Date: September 16, 2023 (Saturday)

             Place      Big Spring High School 

             Course:  Big Spring Meet Course – High School (3.1 miles)

                                                                       Middle School Course (3,200 Meters)

             Time:  7:00 am – 9:00 am Walk course

                9:00 am  Middle School Girls

                9:45 am  Middle School Boys

              10:30 am  Class A & AA Girls Combined

              11:15 am  Class A & AA Boys Combined

                        12:00 noon Class AAA Girls

                        12:45 pm  Class AAA Boys

                1:30 pm  JV Girls

                2:15 pm  JV Boys 


       Entry Fee   

        High School Teams:  $125.00 for Girls Team - $125.00 for Boys Team (both teams $250.00) 

$10.00 for individuals.  This entry fee also applies if you run all your runners in JV Race.

        

  Middle School Teams:  $75.00 for Girls Team - $75.00 for Boys Team (both teams $150.00)

$10.00 for individuals. No 9th grade runners in Middle School races.  Middle School teams must be of only 7th & 8th graders.                    

         Payment:  Make Checks Payable To:  Dirt Hurts Foundation

       

        Please send entry fees:  c/o Dirt Hurts Foundation

                Robert Jumper

                458 W. Main St.

                Walnut Bottom, PA.  17266


High School & Middle School Coaches

All entries will must be registered on Mile Split.        

 

All teams have to be confirmed by Sept 9, to get 

Name on back of T-Shirt 


Team Awards

1st and 2nd Place Team Trophies in classes AAA, AA, and A, and Middle School girls and boys races.

Team Medals will be given to each Team champion in AAA, AA, A, and middle School.

Medals for first thirty (30) places for Girls and Boys AAA, AA, A, 

           

Middle School Races.  Medals for Girls and Boys in JV race will be

Top 30 AAA runners, Top 25 AA runners, Top 15 A runners.

9th graders may not run with middle school teams.

          

Middle School Awards will be awarded after Girls A girls race starts, Class A after Girls Class AA race starts Class AA after Girls AAA starts and AAA after Girls     JV Starts.


Rules    

National Federation Rule Book, Teams may enter complete Girls and Boys Team Roster, but only 7 runners may run in varsity races.  The rest of your team     can compete in JV races.


Race Scoring  

Races will be scored using Computer Chips and computers.


No Dressing Facilities   

Rest Rooms will be open at the High School for Runners, Coaches and Fans


The Ben Bloser-Bulldog Invitational, will be sanctioned through the PIAA, and the National Federation.


T-Shirts

To guarantee your school to be listed on the Invitational t-shirt, you must have school submitted by Sept 8, 2023.


Short sleeve t-shirts $20.00

Long sleeve t-shirts $25.00

Shirts will be in Youth Sizes, Sm, Md, Lg, XLg.

You can also email a Team Pre-order if you would like, to: runnerxc99@aol.com


Other Information


You may come view or jog the course Friday Sept 15.  After 3:15 p.m.


Please no dogs or bikes on school property, this is school policy.


All Team Tents must be staged in the Baseball Field area, no tents are permitted along the High School Building, You will be asked to move if you do so.