Courtesy: Stanford Athletics

07/28/2015

STANFORD, Calif. -- The 42nd annual Stanford Invitational cross country meet will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at Stanford Golf Course.The meet acts essentially as an opener for the national-contending Stanford teams as well as a showcase of high school talent.

Entries will open August 24.

The college races begin at 9:50 a.m. and are sandwiched among 12 high school races – six each for boys and girls covering five enrollment divisions and seeded races. Overall, there are 14 races.

With rolling hills and more than 300 oak trees, the course is both challenging and picturesque.  At the conclusion of the day, nearly 3,500 runners will have competed, making the Stanford Invitational one of the largest cross country events in the country.

College Entries: Entries open Aug. 24 and must be completed online at www.directathletics.com by Sept. 20th at noon (Pacific Time).

Each college race will be limited to approximately 300 athletes, so Stanford asks coaches to please enter early.

High School Entries: Entries open Aug. 24 and must be completed online at EZMeets.com by Sept. 20 at noon (Pacific Time). For sanctioning purposes, schools from outside California must declare by Sept. 1.

Here are the high school enrollment divisions:

Division I – (2,101 or more)
Division II – (1,651 to 2,100)
Division III – (1,151 to 1,650)
Division IV – (600 to 1,150)
Division V – (599 and fewer)

Teams will compete in their respective division. It is the responsibility of the high school coaching staff, not meet management, to enter each team correctly. To be considered for the seeded races, coaches must indicate their interest when registering at EZMeets.com.

Stanford will cap the field size in each race to a maximum of approximately 40 teams and/or 280 athletes. Teams will be chosen on a first registered, first accepted basis.

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Please e-mail the Stanford cross country/track and field office with any questions or concerns regarding the meet to StanfordXInvite@gmail.com.

Tentative Meet Schedule:

Time	Race	Division	Distance
9 a.m.	HS boys	Div. IV	5K
9:25 a.m.	HS girls	Div. IV	5K
9:50 a.m.	College women	Women	6K
10:30 a.m.	College men	Men	8K
11 a.m.	HS boys	Div. I	5K
11:30 a.m.	HS girls	Div. I	5K
Noon	HS boys	Seeded	5K
12:30 p.m.	HS girls	Seeded	5K
1 p.m.	HS boys	Div. II	5K
1:30 p.m.	HS girls	Div. II	5K
2 p.m.	HS boys	Div. III	5K
2:30 p.m.	HS girls	Div. III	5K
3 p.m.	HS boys	Div. V	5K
3:30 p.m.	HS girls	Div. V	5K