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Welcome to the 2012 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Season

From David Bayliss, PA Youth Cross Country Chairman

It’s September and that means the 2012 Pacific Association youth cross country season is upon us. Pacific Association clubs will be hosting regular season youth meets starting Sunday, September 23 and continuing every Sunday through November 11. These meets are designed to provide opportunities for youth athletes to experience the sport and gain experience racing prior to the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country meets at the end of the season. The Junior Olympic meets start with our own USATF Pacific Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on November 18 at the Willow Hills Cross Country Course in Folsom, CA, where the top 25 individuals and the top 3 teams per age group, qualify to advance to the USATF Region 14 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on November 25, also at the Willow Hills Cross Country Course in Folsom, CA. At the Region 14 meet the top 20 individuals and the top 3 teams per age group qualify to advance to the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Saturday, December 8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

For the regular season meets we will once again have a Grand Prix seasonal scoring competition system for boys and girls in each of the Sub-Bantam, Bantam, Midget and Youth age groups. Club members and unattached athletes are equally eligible to participate in this competition. Points will be awarded based upon the athlete's finishing place in his/her age group. 10 points will be awarded to the first place finisher in each age group, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third place, and so on down to 1 point for tenth place. At the Junior Olympic Association meet, the athletes who have scored the most points in each of the eight age groups will be recognized prior to the course walk and presented with a trophy. Those athletes in each of the eight age groups who have scored the second, third, fourth and fifth most points will also be recognized and receive an award..

Not all of our Pacific Association Youth Clubs are involved in cross country. If your club is not involved in cross country give it a try! If you need help, please contact me. Alternatively, if your club is not involved in cross country, your athletes may legally take part in cross country with another club. Again, please contact me and I can assist you with understanding the rules and the process.

Good luck this season!

David Bayliss

Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Chair

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2012 Youth Cross Country Schedule & Results

PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFO IS UPDATED REGULARLY SO KEEP CHECKING BACK.
Updated 11/25/2012

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Date	Meet/Host Club/Contact	Location	Information	Results
Sun, Sept. 23	Oak Hill Racing Chad Worthen [email protected] (916) 997-1643	Granite Regional Park Sacramento, CA	Meet Info, Entry Form	Results
Sun, Sept. 30	Rock Peak Athletics Charlie Brenneman [email protected] (916) 508-5075	Johnson Springview Park Rocklin, CA	Meet Info, Entry Form	Results
Sun, Oct. 07	MEET CANCELLED- Diablo Valley TC	Shadow Cliffs Par Pleasanton, CA
Sun, Oct. 14	Santa Cruz Track Club Javier Naranjo [email protected] (831) 295-4231	Soquel High School Soquel, CA	Meet Info, Entry Form	Results
Sun, Oct. 21	Castro Valley Track Club Jim Phillips [email protected]	Lake Chabot	Meet Info, Entry Form Updated 9/24/2012	Results
Sun, Oct. 28	Mission Valley Track Club Lee Webb	Garin Park Hayward, CA	Meet Info, Entry Form	Results
Sun, Nov. 04	Palo Alto Lightning Willie Young [email protected] (650) 630-4650	Bayfront Park Menlo Park, CA	Meet Info, Entry Form	Results
Sun, Nov. 11	Team Onalysis	San Francisco, CA	Meet Info, Entry Form	Results
Posted Nov. 15	Pacific Association Youth XC Grand Prix: Final Standings
Sun, Nov. 18	USATF Pacific Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships David Bayliss [email protected] (650) 492-1754	Willow Hills XC Course Folsom High School Folsom, CA	Meet Info, Waiver Registration Links Course Maps	Results
Sun, Nov. 25	USATF Region 14 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships David Bayliss [email protected] (650) 492-1754	Willow Hills XC Course Folsom High School Folsom, CA	Complete Meet Info Course Maps	Results
Sat, Dec. 8	USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships	Balloon Fiesta Park Albuquerque, NM	Website

For questions please contact David Bayliss, PA Youth Cross Country Chairman: [email protected], (650) 492-1754

Youth XC Meet Age Divisions & Distances
Age Division Name	XC Distance	Age Division Description
Sub-Bantams	2000m	Born 2004 or later; Athletes must be at least seven (7) years of age on Dec. 31, 2012 to compete at the Junior Olympic National Championship.
Bantams	3000m	Born 2002 or 2003
Midgets	3000m	Born 2000 or 2001
Youth	4000m	Born 1998 or 1999
Intermediates	5000m	Born 1996 or 1997
Young	5000m	Born 1994 or 1995