General Information
The 22nd Annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, 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
Click HERE for the 2023 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic race seeding after Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. To view past meet information/race results, visit this page.
2023 Entry Process
Priority Entry Registration Period:
Open Date: May 22, 2023
Close Date: Aug. 4, 2023
Coaches who want to ensure their team’s entry in the meet are strongly encouraged to submit team rosters and payment before Aug. 4, 2023. You may now register your team and pay at Direct Athletics, 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 is reached before the Aug. 4 standard entry registration closes, or anytime up to Sept. 22.
Team rosters can be updated until the standard entry deadline of Sept. 22. All requests to exceed priority roster size of 10 athletes must be submitted for approval by Aug. 4 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. 5, 2023
Close Date: Sept. 22, 2023
The standard entry registration period is ONLY for teams that did not enter rosters and make payment during the priority entry period (May 22 through Aug. 4). The entry process may close early if event capacity is reached prior to the Sept. 22 standard entry period.
If you pay by check, it must be received at the Louisville Sports Commission’s office by Sept. 22.
NOTE: You are not in the meet until you have REGISTERED and PAID.
Priority Entry Fee
The priority entry fee is $350 per team and $700 for both men and women teams that are registered up to Aug. 4 (if mailing a check, it must be received by the Louisville Sports Commission no later than Aug. 5). Rosters that exceed 10 athletes must request approval from meet director via email (lawho9@aol.com).
Standard Entry Fee
The standard entry fee is $400 per team and $800 for both men and women teams that are registered between Aug. 5 – Sept. 22. Rosters that exceed seven athletes must request approval during the entry process from meet director via email (lawho9@aol.com).
2023 Teams
Click HERE after Aug. 7, 2023, for a list of teams that have registered for the 2023 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic.
Results
Check HERE on Sept. 30 for a link to live results for the 2023 Live in Lou Commission Cross Country Classic.
Timing
Flash Results is the timing company for the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic.
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