Meet Information
Meet Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Location: S. Bossier Park Dr, Bossier City, LA 71112
Host School: Loyola College Prep
Meet Director: Marcos Villalba, LCP
Race Starter: Frank Trammel
Official Scoring/Timing: Run Wild Shreveport
Meet Rules Officials: Pat Neck (AD St. Louis),
Jury of Appeals:
John LeBlanc (Principal LCP), Pat Neck (AD St. Louis), BACK UP JUROR - Doll Ann Johnson (Principal Sterlington)
Race Starting Times:
Division-3 Girls @ 10:30 am
Division-3 Boys @ 11:10 am
JV Girls and JV Boys combined both divisions @ 11:50 pm (Includes the 5 alternate runners from your Top 12 on the Varsity Team)
Awards Presentations 12:30 pm
Packet Pickup: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Meet Registration: All schools must register their athletes in advance online via https://la.milesplit.com/meets/627374-lhsaa-d3-region-1-2024. Registration by phone, fax, mail, or email cannot be accepted.
Meet Entry Deadline: Registration will close at 11:59 pm, Monday, November 4, 2024.
Meet Entry Fee: $75.00 per gender / $150.00 maximum per school; $10.00 per contestant for an incomplete team (that is less than five athletes). JV cost is $50 per team / $100 maximum per school; $10 per contestant if less than five athletes. Checks should be made payable to Loyola College Prep and brought with you to the Meet. Do NOT mail it in advance or try to pay online. No team will be allowed to compete without paying the Meet Entry Fee at Packet Pickup.
Entry Requirements: Only LHSAA-registered eligible athletes are allowed to compete in this Meet. No ineligible or unattached athletes will be allowed to compete in any race.
Race Entries: Be advised that the entries you submit for the Regional Meet are your final entries and cannot be changed between the Regional Meet and the State Meet. A maximum of (12) athletes per team may be entered in the Meet; any (7) of those (12) athletes may compete in the Meet; but no more than (7) athletes per team are allowed to compete in any scored race. No changes to your entries can be made after the entry deadline. NOTE: All JV athletes will have to be registered separately on milesplit on a different event separate from Regionals to avoid any confusion or disqualification which may include the 5 runners from the 12 registered for Varsity that are not competing in the Top 7 to give them one last chance to compete for a spot on the top 7.
Late Entries:A school with a delinquent regional entry form may still enter its contestants in the Meet no later than two hours prior to the race in each division by paying a $50 fine for one contestant or a $100 fine for two or more contestants along with the entry fee. The fine along with the entry fee shall be paid by a school check payable to Loyola College Prep.
Race Day Declaration: Your (7) athletes competing in the Meet must be declared no later than one hour prior to the start of each race (same as State Meet). These (7) athletes must come from the list of (12) athletes that you registered in accordance with the above. All bib numbers not declared as your top-7 must be returned at this time. If your top-7 are not declared prior to the deadline, the first (7) athletes who appear alphabetically on your entry form will be the only athletes permitted to compete.
Race Packets: Your race packet will be available for you to pick up beginning at 9:00 am at the finish line tent. We will have a table setup for you to check in, drop off your entry fee, and pick up your race packet. Race packets will be organized by gender and school and will include your race bib numbers and starting box assignment. Be prepared to declare your top-7 entries at this time.
Timing & Scoring: Timing and scoring will be provided by Run Wild Timing. All runners will be issued a bib number with an integral timing chip which must be pinned to the front of his/her shirt. All finishers must cross over the finish line scoring mat in order to be scored. Runners that do not cross the scoring mat with his/her bib intact will not be scored. A team must have a minimum of five finishers in order to receive a team score. All runners in all races must wear school uniforms with the school name clearly shown.
Meet Results: All final results will be uploaded to La.MileSplit.com immediately following the meet.
Meet Awards: Plaques for first and second-place teams of each scored race; t-shirts for top-25 finishers of each Varsity scored race.
Qualifiers for the State Meet: Only the top-8 teams from each race of this Meet will advance to the State Meet. All individuals finishing in the top-25 from each race will advance to the State Meet regardless of whether or not they are on one of the top-8 teams.
Registration for the State Meet: Please refer to the 2024 LHSAA Cross Country State Meet Bulletin for further detailed instructions regarding registration and payment.
Parking: Be advised that parking around South Bossier Park is limited. Paved parking is available on the west side of the Park for buses and coaches ONLY.
Spectator Fees: A $10 per vehicle pay lot will be available as you enter the park. Please pay ahead of time via GoFan link provided for the event to avoid delays while entering park. You may pay onsite using link or scanning QR
Final Meet Instructions(regarding the scored Division races):
No team will be allowed to compete without paying the Meet Entry Fee at Packet pickup.
Only coaches are allowed to pick up race packets. Not parents or athletes.
Be sure that you enter your 12-athletes in this Meet. You cannot add or change after this meet.
You must declare your top-7 at packet pickup. And return all unused bib numbers at this time.
All teams will be assigned starting boxes.
A school must have at least five runners to have a complete team.
No team will be allowed more than seven athletes in the assigned starting box.
No one will be allowed to run in a scored race without wearing a bib number.
Any team found competing with more than 7-runners will be disqualified.
No coaches or parents or non-competing athletes allowed in the starting area.
No coaches or parents or athletes allowed in the finish area or timing tent.
Rules Compliance:
.The link to the Division 3- Region 1 entry portal is https://la.milesplit.com/meets/487605-lhsaa-d3-region-1-2022#.YxeRxnZKjIU
Make Checks payable to: Loyola College Prep
DO NOT MAIL CHECKS. You must bring payment to the meet.
