Home	Coaches Information	Maps	Hotel/Restaurant Information	Van Parking Request	Division Request	Results

Coaches Information

We hope that your team will be able to participate in the premier high school cross country meet held in the Midwest. The Rim Rock Farm High School Cross Country Classic is hosted by Lawrence High School and the University of Kansas on the beautiful Rim Rock Farm course designed by Bob Timmons (retired University of Kansas XC/Track & Field Coach). There is perhaps no other course in the United States as specifically dedicated to the sport of cross country as the Rim Rock Farm course. The meet has grown every year and features the best high school cross country programs from the region. There is a boy's and girl's elite "GOLD" section, a large school varsity "CRIMSON" race, and a smaller school varsity "BLUE" race in addition to two divisions for the boy's and girl's junior varsity races and one "C" race per gender. This has been done to give as many athletes as possible an opportunity to race on a great course in a safe and competitive manner. Please refer to the following directions on the entry requirements for the "GOLD," "CRIMSON," and "BLUE" races. Send questions to Debbie Luman at (785) 864-3486 or dluman@ku.edu.

Starting Assignments

2012 Division List

Time Schedule

Packet Pick-Up

Course Maps
Maps will be available in your team packets. Course maps are also available at www.kuathletics.comon the cross-country page. Please note that it may be necessary to change the course if weather conditions dictate.

Entry into the Varsity "GOLD," "CRIMSON," and "BLUE" Races
The concept behind creating three varsity races was to allow more schools to participate in a championship-type race with schools of similar sizes and abilities with more trophies and medals on the line. Therefore, the "CRIMSON" (6A/5A in Kansas) race was designed for the larger schools and the "BLUE" (4A, 3A, 2A, 1A in Kansas) race was designed for the smaller schools. The "GOLD" division is reserved for the top teams from the previous year's large school divisions or exceptional small school teams. Based on the success of last year's meet, we will again allow coaches to request their division. You must complete the request for division in 2012 form by Wednesday, September 5th. The Games Committee will make the final decisions concerning divisions and post this at www.kuathletics.comby noon on Tuesday, September 11th.

The GOLD division is intended for most large sized schools, very good mid-sized schools, and elite smaller schools. Most teams here have placed in the top ten of the larger classes in their state or have placed top-20 in the Rim Rock GOLD Division or top-10 in the CRIMSON Division in 2011.

The CRIMSON division is intended for some large sized schools, good mid-sized schools, and strong smaller schools. Most teams here placed in the top-30 of the CRIMSON Division or top-5 in the BLUE Division in 2011.

The BLUE division is intended for developing large schools, many mid-sized schools and most small sized schools. In Kansas terms, these schools are mostly 4A and smaller. No large school JV teams may compete in the varsity BLUE division.

We certainly understand that teams can change quite a bit from year to year, and know that your honest evaluation of your team will help us divide the large fields that attend the Rim Rock Farm XC Classic.

JV and C -Team Races
You must race your varsity team in the varsity races, your JV teams in the JV races, and your C - Team in the C - Team races. The JV races will be divided into two sections, a "GOLD" JV division and a "CRIMSON AND BLUE" JV division according to team placement in the varsity division, without exception. The C - Team race will combine teams from all divisions and limited to the first 30 teams.

Entry Fee
The entry fee is $100.00 per team. There is no limit on the number of levels in which your team competes (Varsity, JV, and C-team). Boy's teams and girl's teams from the same school are considered two separate teams. If bringing six or fewer athletes, the entry fee is $15 for each athlete. Make your checks payable to: Kansas Athletic, Inc. You must pay by the time of packet pickup to enter the race without exception.

Mail Checks to: Kansas Track & Field
                  1651 Naismith Dr.
                     Lawrence, KS 66045

Awards
Varsity - Top 3 teams / Top 25 individuals
Junior Varsity - Top team / Top 25 individuals
C-Team - Top team / Top 25 individuals

Registration and Entry Deadline
Athlete entries must be made on-line at www.directathletics.com by noon on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012. You must enter each athlete name, year, and gender in the Rim Rock Farm Classic on-line. You do not need to enter your athletes in a specific race for that day. You do not need to address divisions when entering on-line. If an athlete is entered on your roster for the Rim Rock Farm Classic by noon on Wednesday, September 12th, then he or she can race varsity, JV, or C-team for their gender. Visit www.directathletics.comfor your username, password, and specific entry instructions. Contact support@directathletics.com with any questions about on-line entry.

Location
Rim Rock Farm is the home course of the University of Kansas. It is located on the 125-acre farm approximately 11 miles north of Lawrence, KS.

Results
Official results will be posted at www.kuathletics.com.

Inspection of the Course
The course will be available for inspection on Friday September 21st, 2011 from 1 - 6pm.

Course Markings
The running path will be mowed. In addition, the course will be marked with painted lines/arrows and monitored in specific areas. It is the runners' responsibility to know the course and run the correct path. There have been changes to all courses since last year to make better use of Rim Rock Farm.

Team Tents
There will be designated areas for team tents - please restrict your team tents to these areas only.

Parking
Team Parking -
BUS - First 34 buses will be parked in the Bus Lot A on Republic Rd. Remainder will be parked inside the property in Bus Lot B.

Van Parking - Please fill out and submit the van parking request form.
*Inclement Weather Policy - Bus Lot B will be closed if the ground becomes too saturated from rain or if there is a possibility for the ground to become saturated. There will be a designated drop off/pick-up area at the entrance to the property of Rim Rock Farm. Alternate bus parking is available adjacent to the East Lawrence turnpike exit. (Entrance to the parking lot is at the stoplight of "3rd St" and "KTA Entrance", across from Burger King)

Public Parking - $10 per vehicle.