Meet Information - Cross Country Classic

General Information

The 19th Annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at E. P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.

The women’s race distance is 5,000 meters and the men’s race 8,000 meters. Awards will be presented to the top two men’s and women’s teams and special awards will be given to the Top 25 finishers in each race.

Meet Scoring per NCAA Cross Country Memo

Effective Aug. 1, 2018, Division I intercollegiate competition for cross country can be used to satisfy sport sponsorship requirements as long as one other Division I institution is represented in the event. This replaces the previous two-thirds requirement and eliminates the need for institutions to break out scoring by division.

Race Seeding

Check back here once race seeding is available for the 2020 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic. To view past meet information/race results, visit this page.

2020 Entry Process

Priority Entry Registration Period:
Open Date: May 14, 2020
Close Date: Aug. 7, 2020

Coaches who want to ensure their team’s entry in the meet are strongly encouraged to submit team rosters and payment before Aug. 7, 2020. After registering your team at Direct Athletics, online payments can be made by clicking HERE or by mailing a check to the following address:

Louisville Sports Commission
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 2200
401 West Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202

Due to high interest in the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic, the entry process may close early if event capacity be reached before the Aug. 7 standard entry registration closes, or anytime up to Sept. 25.

Team rosters can be updated until the standard entry deadline of Sept. 25. All requests to exceed priority roster size of 10 athletes must be submitted for approval by Aug. 8 to meet director David Lawhorn (lawho9@aol.com).

NOTE: You are not in the meet until you have REGISTERED and PAID.

Standard Entry Registration Period:
Open Date: Aug. 8, 2020
Close Date: Sept. 25, 2020

The standard entry registration period is ONLY for teams that did not enter rosters and make payment during the priority entry period (May 14 through Aug. 7). The entry process may close early if event capacity is reached prior to the Sept. 25 standard entry period.

If you pay by check, it must be received at the Louisville Sports Commission’s office by Sept. 25.

Priority Entry Fee

The priority entry fee is $300 per team and $600 for both men and women teams that are registered up to Aug. 7 (if mailing a check, it must be received by the Louisville Sports Commission no later than Aug. 7). Rosters that exceed 10 athletes must request approval from meet director via email (lawho9@aol.com).

Standard Entry Fee

The standard entry fee is $350 per team and $700 for both men and women teams that are registered between Aug. 8 – Sept. 25. Rosters that exceed seven athletes must request approval during the entry process from meet director via email (lawho9@aol.com).

2020 Teams

Check back here for a list of teams as we begin to confirm registrations for the 2020 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic

Results

Check back here for a link to the 2020 Live in Lou Commission Cross Country Classic results.

Timing

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