Here you can find all of the meet information for the 2020 Coach Benson's Double Dip Invitational hosted by Marist School.
We look forward to a great day of competition in one of the best early season meets in the Southeast. Please review the following information about the upcoming 2020 Marist Double Dip Invitational; if you have any questions, please contact Coach Matt McMurray at mcmurraym@marist.com.
Interested teams can declare their intent to compete here: https://forms.gle/qJZNEAZHwDethyDP6
Priority is given to returning teams. Any additional slots will be randomly chosen and team notified by June 1st of their admission to the meet.
Milesplit Page (for entering your athletes): https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/389281/info#.XrmaiahKg2w
SATURDAY, September 12th
7:50 a.m. Varsity Boys (7) – capable of running under 30 minutes for a 5k
8:20 a.m. Varsity Girls (7) – capable of running under 30 minutes for a 5k
8:55 a.m. JV Race Boys (12) – capable of running under 30 minutes for a 5k
9:30 a.m. JV Race Girls (12) – capable of running under 30 minutes for a 5k
10:05 a.m. Freshmen/1st Year Runner Unlimited Coed – any 1st year high school runner on a team **2 mile race and NOT a 5k
10:30 a.m. JV Unlimited Open Run Boys/Girls – any high school GHSA athlete on a team
*Awards schedule will be announced in the coming weeks*
RACES
Please do not enter any athletes in a Varsity/Junior Varsity/1st year runner race if they are unable to complete a challenging 5k race in less than 30 minutes; enter them in the JV Unlimited Open Run. We hope to keep a tight schedule this year on our very well marked and bicycle led course. We will be using online registration forms again this year.
REGISTRATION
We will be using the ga.milesplit.us online entry forms. Directions can be found here for general registration: http://www.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions and specific to our meet directions will be out closer to the meet day. We ask that you only register those athletes who will run. You do not need to declare ahead of time which race any athlete will participate in. Please do not register your entire team, only those who will race on that day. Please complete your registration no later than 11:59pm on Monday September 7th if at all possible. Race day changes cannot be made. You may have athletes run under another’s name.
AWARD CEREMONY
This is subject to change. We are reevaluating the award process to make it as inclusive and enjoyable as possible.
Past Years: Individual and team awards will be given out on the field immediately following the final race. Awards will be presented to the top three teams in the Varsity races and top 10 individuals in the Varsity races. The 11th-20th can get their awards from the trophy tent once results have been posted. The top 15 runners of each JV race, top 10 Freshmen/1st Year Runner race (per gender), and top 5 JV unlimited races (per gender) may also pick up their awards at the trophy tent after results are posted.
FRESHMEN/1st YEAR RUNNER and JV UNLIMITED RACES
These races are open to any high school GHSA athlete, but please note that it will be based on the honor system. There are some very nice awards intended for those 1st year runners so please be honorable. Remember that there will be an official JV Boys and Girls race for your twelve best JV runners that are capable of running under 30 minutes so it may be the better option if you want to score well as a team in it. In the Freshmen/1st Year Runner race and the JV/Open unlimited we will have awards for both genders even though it will be a mixed gender race.
EQUIPMENT DROP-OFF/PARKING
We kindly ask all buses to please pull all the way down the driveway, turn into to the student parking lot, drop off near the porta johns, and then turn around. After drop off, any school buses or charter buses are asked to leave Marist and park in the Lowes parking lot 1.2m away or at Blackburn Park 0.4m away. Directions are below. Please follow the instructions of volunteer parking attendants to keep the traffic flowing and the runners safe. All tents should be placed inside the athletes’ village inside the softball field next to the finish line. Thank you.
Marist to Lowes – turn right on Ashford Dunwoody Road, bear left onto Johnson Ferry Road, Lowes is on your right just before Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Please park as close to the Discount Tire store as possible and as close to Peachtree Industrial as possible.
Marist to Blackburn Park – turn right on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Blackburn Park has two parking lots on your left.
SPECTATOR PARKING
**Parking will be at a premium. Please plan on carpooling! A small price to pay for no admission or parking fee.
Please inform your team parents that we invite them to attend. Please follow the instructions in the “parking packet”
ENTRY FEE
Specifics coming shortly.
RESTROOMS
The restrooms are located all over the Marist campus. Small bathrooms are next to the concession stand and these are for coaches’ use only. Larger more accommodating facilities can be found in Centennial Center (no spikes permitted) near the parking lot #3 and under the Marist academic building (Chanel Building) behind the Ivy Street Center on the ground level. Please do not use the Ivy Street Center. There will also be many, many port-a-johns available near the starting line. Please instruct your athletes to use these facilities.
COMPETITION
Many of the top teams in Georgia from various classifications and surrounding states will be attending. I am pumped and you should be too.