2012 Spider Alumni Open XC Set for this weekend

The Spiders will move their Spider Alumni Open to Pole Green Park
in Mechanicsville, VA on September 1 to open their season.

2012 Spider Alumni Open

Cross Country Meet

Saturday, September 1

Pole Green Park

 Cross Country Course

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Date:          Saturday, September 1

 

Race Site:    

Pole Green Park

Cross Country Course

8996 Pole Green Park Lane

MECHANICSVILLE, VA 23116

    (See Directions Below)

Meet Schedule:  

  9:30AM- College/Open Men's 5K

10:00AM- College/Open Women's 2 Mile  

Course:        Flat, Grass/Dirt surface

Women's 2 Mile Course
Pole Green Park

Men's 5K Course
Pole Green Park

Rules: All NCAA Rules of competition apply. College Teams scored as invitational… Unattached and post collegiate runners will not factor into the college team scoring.

Entry Limits:         None

Team Packets:      On site Day of Race

Entry Information: E-Mail a list of all male runners and all female runners to Steve Taylor (staylor7@richmond.edu) by 1:00PM on Thursday, August 30.  Office Phone: 804-287-1935.

*Unattached athletes are welcome…They will not be listed in College Meet Results… They should send an e-mail titled “Alumni XC Meet Entry” to staylor7@richmond.edu with their name and club name.

Teams/Athletes:  Confirmed teams include:

            ---Richmond (Men & Women)

            ---George Mason (Men & Women)

---Maryland-Baltimore County (Men & Women)
---Old Dominion University (Men & Women)
---Virginia State University (Men & Women)

---William & Mary (Men & Women)

            ---Richmond Alumni (Men & Women)

            ---Unattached/Open (Men & Women)

Race Results: Posted to http://www.RichmondSpiders.com on Saturday afternoon.

Directions to the Pole Green Park Cross Country Course:

http://www.co.hanover.va.us/parksrec/parkinfo_files/pgp_directions.pdf

Race Course Address:          8996 POLE GREEN PARK LANE

MECHANICSVILLE, VA 23116

From I-295:

Take Exit 38 A to Pole Green Road exit (Route 627). Continue East on Pole Green Road for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Pole Green Park Lane. Continue on Pole Green Park Lane for about ½ mile to park entrance.

From I-95 South:

Follow I-95 North to I-64 East (Exit 75)  toward Norfolk/RIC Airport. Continue on I-64 East for 1.4 miles until you reach US 360 East (Exit 192). Follow 360 East (Mechanicsville Turnpike) for 8.4 miles. Turn left onto Walnut Grove Road. Follow Walnut Grove for 0.8 miles. Turn left onto Pole Green Road. Follow Pole Green Road for 0.4 miles. Turn right onto Pole Green Park Lane. Follow Pole Green Park Lane for 1/2 mile to park entrance

From I-95 North:

Follow I-95 South to I-295 South (Exit 84A) on the left toward Rocky Mount, NC. Follow I-295 South for 5.5 miles until you reach Exit 38A (continue with directions listed above “from I-295”).

                                                                                                         

From Hampton Roads/Williamsburg Area (I-64 West):

Follow I-64 West to I-295 North (Exit 200)  toward Washington. Follow I-295 North for 10.3 miles until you reach Exit 38A (continue with directions listed above “from I-295”).

From Charlottesville Area (I-64 East):

Follow I-64 East to I-295 South (Exit 177) toward Washington/Norfolk. Follow I-295 South for 14.7 miles until you reach Exit 38A (continue with directions listed above “from I-295”).