Final Instructions: 31st Annual Mariner Invite Meet Info

Hello Dear Coaches!

Thank you again for selecting the 31st Annual Mariner Invite to be your Weekend race for your team. As always, we appreciate all of your support.

Weather Conditions should be in the Mid- 70’s this weekend: Nonetheless, please remind your athletes to eat, rest and hydrate well. Note: There is no Aiding during a race—Athletes with Asthma should carry their own inhalers. Goes without saying, but Athletes will be DQed from their races if another athletes Aids them. As always be safe and have fun!

Please Note: Our Meet this year is not at Garin Park but at the NCS course at Hayward High School.
Course Maps:
Here's the 3 Mile Course:
http://cifncs.org/sports/cross_country/file/Course%20Map%20-%20Forward%20Motion.pdf

Here's the 2 Mile course: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6462809

Here's the 1mile Course: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6462802

Starting with the coaches race at 8:30am and 9am with CYO 1mile race and shortly after at 9:20am The Frosh/Soph Girls Races. Please refer to the final Event Schedule below. At 8:45am shortly after the coaches races, we will be having the National Anthem.
Mens Races
2 Mile Coaches Races 8:30 AM
1 Mile Youth/CYO 9:00 AM
2 Mile Frosh/Soph Boys 9:50 AM
2 Mile JV Boys 10:50 AM
3 Mile Open Boys 11:50 AM
3 Mile Varsity Boys 12:50 PM

Womens Races
2 Mile Coaches Races 8:30 AM
1 Mile Youth/CYO 9:00 AM
2 Mile Frosh/Soph Girls 9:20 AM
2 Mile JV Girls 10:20AM
3 Mile Open Girls 11:20AM
3 Mile Varsity Girls 12:20PM

SPECTATORS: Please remind your parents/athletes to stay off the Course during races. We will flag as much of the problem areas as we can, to assure for smooth racing.
You should have received an invoice, please be ready to pay at the meet if you have not done so yet. If a Payment has not been received by Friday Oct. 17th, please be prepared to write a check and we shall void it if the schools check is received that Saturday Oct.18th. No Payment! No Package!
Thanks for registering for our 31st Annual Mariner XC Invitational! MAKE NOTE NEXT YEAR 32nd Mariner Invite WILL BE ON OCT 17th, 2015, here at Hayward H.S.

WARM-UP: Please communicate with your Athletes to make sure they go over the Course by 9am as walk through. For their warm-up we are trying to be mindful of runners coming up the hill, if they can avoid that sections ones all races begin that would be extremely helpful. Their will be 4 spotters around the course while the races are going on. Thank you for your cooperation!

PAYMENT: Please be sure to mail the invoice with your entry fees to Mariner- XC Invitational, Moreau Catholic H.S., 27170 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94544 by Tuesday, October 9th, 2014. No packets can be generated without entry fees. We can hold a personal check if you are unable to send a school check. $275 Max. ($50 Per Team of 7, 7+ runners add $5 for each additional runner over 7), Individual Registration $8. If you decide Not to show: No Refunds after the deadline!
All registration and any changes MUST be made on this site no later than Tuesday, OCTOBER 14th at 11 p.m. After that the site will be closed and locked for processing the entries.
AWARDS: The first 30 in each of the Frosh/Soph and JV 2 mile races will recieve a Medal. In the Varsity and JV Races the top 20 will receive Medals.

FOOD/TACO STATION: We will be selling snacks throughout the race. Please let your Athletes and parents know that we will be located by the GYM where our Taco Station will also be located– (Done by a local restaurant in Hayward: El Taquito). Can’t get better fast food than tacos on the spot!
We will have Water, Gatorade, Cliff Bars, Coffee, Donuts and Fruit being sold as well to the side of the Taco station.

T-SHIRTS: We are lucky to have Fine Designs coming back out to make T-shirts on the spot and in what ever color your heart desires with extra designs that you want. Customizing the shirts to your personal liking.


Enrique Henriquez
Moreau Catholic