General Information
The 20th Annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, 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 on Tuesday, Sept. 28 for the 2021 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic race seeding. To view past meet information/race results, visit this page.
2021 Entry Process
Priority Entry Registration Period:
Open Date: May 17, 2021
Close Date: Aug. 6, 2021
Coaches who want to ensure their team’s entry in the meet are strongly encouraged to submit team rosters and payment before Aug. 6, 2021. 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 is reached before the Aug. 6 standard entry registration closes, or anytime up to Sept. 24.
Team rosters can be updated until the standard entry deadline of Sept. 24. All requests to exceed priority roster size of 10 athletes must be submitted for approval by Aug. 6 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. 7, 2021
Close Date: Sept. 24, 2021
The standard entry registration period is ONLY for teams that did not enter rosters and make payment during the priority entry period (May 17 through Aug. 6). The entry process may close early if event capacity is reached prior to the Sept. 24 standard entry period.
If you pay by check, it must be received at the Louisville Sports Commission’s office by Sept. 24.
NOTE: You are not in the meet until you have REGISTERED and PAID.
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. 6 (if mailing a check, it must be received by the Louisville Sports Commission no later than Aug. 6). 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. 7 – Sept. 24. Rosters that exceed seven athletes must request approval during the entry process from meet director via email (lawho9@aol.com).
2021 Teams
Check back here for a list of teams as we begin to confirm registrations for the 2021 Live in Lou Cross Country Classic
Results
Check back HERE on Oct. 2 for a link to live results for the 2021 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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