AAA 2008-09 Handbook.pdf - South Carolina High School League

G. Qualifying Meets
1. Upper State – Heritage Park, Simpsonville (Eastside HS), November 1
2. Lower State – Sandhills Research Center (Dreher HS) November 1
H. State Meet Qualification
1. Any eligible team member of a qualified team for the State Meet may be used to
represent his school in the State Meet.
2. Substitutes may not be used in place of qualifying individuals.
I. The AAA Conference in cooperation with the South Carolina High School League
and the South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association, will sponsor
a State Championship Meet to determine the AAA State Cross Country Champions.
J. Regulations for Qualifying and State Meets
1. A school may be represented by individuals or a full team.
2. State Meet entries must qualify through their assigned Qualifying Meet.
3. Starting positions will be determined by a draw.
4. Team scores will be determined by totaling the numerical position of the first five
runners from each team. The low aggregate scores will determine team
positions.
5. A non-team runner’s place will be omitted when determining team scores, and
each runner will advance in the order of their finish. Schools must run a full team
(5 Runners) to be eligible for the State Meet.
6. Ties will be broken according to the rules book. (The team with the first 6 th place
finisher will be the higher place team.)
IV.
IMPORTANT DATES
A. Schedule Due - September 1
B. 1st Practice – August 1
C. 1st Scrimmage - August 8
D. Eligibility Due - 7 days prior to first contest
E. 1st contest – September 1
F. Deadline to report State Meet Entries - October 17
G. Qualifying Meets Completed By – November 1
H. State Meet - November 8 Sandhills Research Park, Columbia
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