To:              Cross Country Coaches, Principals, Athletic Directors,

                    Section Commissioner, Meet Director

From:        Cross Country Advisory Committee

Date:          October, 2008

**********IMPORTANT CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION************

Final Date for League Competitions: November 6, 2008

   

Valley Meet Championship: Thursday, November 13, 2008

    Site: Woodward Park            Fresno, CA

Meet Director:        Shane Riddle

                                    Madera High School

                                    200 South “L”

                                    Madera, CA       93637

                                    Email:riddle_sh@madera.k12.ca.us

                                    Phone & FAX number: 559-675-4473

Entries due Saturday before the Valley Meet.

CIF Cross Country Advisory Committee Chair:        Larry Lung

                                                                                                1509 S. Cain St.

                                                                                                Visalia, Ca     93292

                                                                                                E-mail: larrylung@comcast.net

                                                                                                Phone # 559-738-1736        Cell Phone 559-280-7003

   

The Valley meet will be conducted in five (5) divisions. Schools will compete in the division determined by Section CIF office. If any questions contact Jim Crichlow . This is a link to the Central Section website: http://www.cifcs.org/

NO Petitioning Up

Each Section will determine the divisional placement for its schools who qualify for the state cross country championships and is required to submit the placement of schools into the five divisions to the State CIF Office no later than October 1. CIF-member schools will be required to participate in the division that has been established by their respective Section.

The State CIF/CS Divisions are as follows:

Division I As determined by Section

Division II As determined by Section

Division III As determined by Section

Division IV As determined by Section, but enrollment may not exceed 1,250

Division V As determined by Section, but enrollment may not exceed 500