Blaze Invitational

Bus Leaves:  2:30 Dismissal: 2:10 Starting Box: 12

Where: Nicollet Middle School, 400 E 134th St, Burnsville, MN 55337-4010

Course: The meet will be held on the campus of Nicollet Middle School and Sky Oaks Elementary.  This will be a three-loop course with flats as well as some challenging hills.  The course is very spectator friendly with the majority of the race visible from a single vantage point.  Both runs take place on grass except for one 30-meter section of pavement.   

Race Times:

• 3:50 JV Girls

• 4:25 JV Boys

Awards: T-Shirt for Top 5 JV Individuals

Concessions:  A concession stand will be set up near the bus drop off. A variety of items will be served.  

Arrival: Enter the large parking lot on 134th street east of Nicollet Middle School and drop off teams by tennis courts. 

Rest Rooms:  Port-a-potties will be available in the Nicollet Middle School parking lot (near tennis courts) PLEASE NOTE: The bathrooms in the building must only be used as a last resort.  

Team Arrival & Drop Off: Enter the large parking lot on 134th street east of Nicollet Middle School and drop off teams by tennis courts.  Buses cannot stay and park at Nicollet Middle School or Sky Oaks Elementary.

Bus Parking: Due to construction projects in the Burnsville Ice Center area (251 Civic Center Pkwy, Burnsville, MN 55337), there is no bus parking available in the Burnsville Ice Center parking lot until 4:00pm. There is no bus parking at Nicollet Middle School or Sky Oaks Elementary.  After drop off, buses must find alternative parking locations before returning to the Cross Country Meet at 4:00pm or later.  

Spectator Parking: Available at Nicollet Middle School and the Burnsville Ice Center (251 Civic Center Pkwy, Burnsville, MN 55337) parking lot before 4:00pm. Due to construction projects in the Burnsville Ice Center area, there will be limited spectator parking available there until 4:00pm.  Spectator parking is only available at Sky Oaks Elementary after 4:00pm. Do not park at Sky Oaks Elementary before 4:00pm. Sky Oaks Elementary needs to get their students on buses and out of the parking lot before spectators can park there.

Race Times:

• 3:50 JV Girls

• 4:25 JV Boys

• 5:00 Combined Varsity Race - NO JEFFERSON RUNNERS WILL RUN IN THIS RACE

• 5:30 Awards

• 6:00/6:20 Elementary Race

Varsity Combined Race:

Varsity Races will be run simultaneously with the girls getting a 3:00 head start. 

Girls and boys will finish in the same chute.  Races will be scored both by gender and combined. 

Varsity race is limited to seven athletes per gender.  

Awards:  

• T-Shirt for Top 10 Varsity Individuals

• T-Shirt for Top 5 JV Individuals

• Trophy/Plaque for 1st Place Varsity Teams

Concessions:  A concession stand will be set up near the bus drop off. A variety of items will be served.  

Parking: Enter the large parking lot on 134th street east of Nicollet Middle School and drop off teams by tennis courts. Bus parking is available in the Civic Center parking lot (100 Civic Center Pkwy, Burnsville, MN 55337). Spectator parking is available at Nicollet Middle School and the Civic Center parking lot. Spectator parking is available at Sky Oaks Elementary after 4:00. Do not park at Sky Oaks Elementary before 4:00. Sky Oaks Elementary needs to get their students on buses and out of the parking lot before spectators can park there.

Rest Rooms:  Port-a-potties will be available in the southeast parking lot (near tennis courts) PLEASE NOTE: The bathrooms in the building must only be used as a last resort.  

Starting Box Assignments:

1. Trinity @ River Ridge

2. United Christian Academy

3. Anoka

4. Parnassus Prep

5. Rosemount

6. Apple Valley

7. Minneapolis Camden

8. Burnsville

9. Richfield

10. St. Agnes

11. Bloomington Jefferson

12. Spring Lake Park

13. Minneapolis Edison

14. Agape Christian Academy

15. Farmington

16. St. Croix Lutheran

17. Bloomington Kennedy

18. Eastview (girls) & Minnetonka (boys)

19. Robbinsdale Cooper

20. Lakeville North