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Welcome to the eighth edition of this race. Of course, adidas is back as the race sponsor and they have some very cool stuff planned for our event! These guys are making this event great for all of your athletes. We are thrilled to have all of you and adidas back for the eighth running of this event!

We are all set for year 8 of the adidas XC classic on Saturday, October 13 at Fernhill Park in Portland. We will have a format with college races in the morning, then high school elite and invitational divisions and a JV team scored division (limited to your top 7 JV runners) as well as open JV starting at noon. The extra JV division will break up the size of the JV races and provide a unique competitive race for your top JV runners. We will have a food booth and some great team and individual awards, music, coaches’ hospitality, and music. We will hand out bells to ring as the competitor’s race to add to the excitement. There will be great competition in all divisions and fun for all!

College entries will be done through Direct Athletics while the High School entries will be done through athletic.net( http://www.athletic.net). The fee is $250 for combined boys and girls teams ($125 for one gender). Individuals are $25. There are unlimited JV entries. Please make checks payable to “adidas XC classic”. Your team will be given 16 adidas spike bags (7 for each varsity team and 1 for each varsity coach) with your entry fee as well as great team and individual awards. We will be setting up the course on Friday afternoon if you want to preview the course the day before with your team.

We look forward to seeing you and your teams!

Please make your check to “adidas XC classic” and send your $250 entry fee to:

Randy Dalzell

Adidas XC classic

17951 SE Hemrick Road

Damascus, OR 97089

Questions: Contact

Randy Dalzell

[email protected]

503-894-1100 cell

adidas Cross Country Classic

Schedule and Directions:

Open Community race – 5K 9:00am

College men’s 8K 10:00am

College women’s 5K 10:30am

College awards 11:00am

Non-scored JV girls 12:00pm

Non-scored JV boys 12:30pm

Team scored JV girls (only 7 runners) 1:00 pm

Team scored JV boys (only 7 runners) 1:30 pm

Invitational Varsity girls 2:00 pm

Invitational Varsity boys 2:30 pm

Elite Varsity girls 3:00 pm

Elite Varsity boys 3:30 pm

Awards 4:00 pm

Directions to Fernhill Park (at NE 42^nd Ave and Ainsworth for mapquest people)

From I-5 North or South take the Lombard St. (Hwy 30 by-pass) East to the 42^nd Ave exit. Take 42^nd Ave South and you will see the track and park on your right.

From I-205, take the Killingsworth exit West (this becomes Lombard St.) and go to the 42^nd Ave exit. Take 42^nd Ave South and you will see the track and park on your right

Parking – We will have a lot on the corner of 42^nd Ave and Killingsworth as well as a lot at St. Charles Catholic Church, which is on the opposite corner of the same intersection. Workers may direct you to park at these lots in addition to neighborhood parking. Please be considerate of our park neighbors and only park in legal and designated areas.