2015 All Schools XC Championships
Event Information
Date: Saturday 13 June, 2015
Venue: Bundoora Park, North off Plenty Rd, (veer right after entering the park)
Entries Close: 12pm (midday) Monday June 1, 2015. If you are having trouble registering please contact the
AV Office via 8646 4500 or [email protected] prior to the entry closing deadline.
Please note: The XCR’15 Series Ticket DOES NOT cover entry into this event for those who have purchased
an U14 – U18 ticket, these athletes MUST enter this event via the event page.
Entry List: Entry list can be viewed here.
Event Timetable:
Race
1
2
3
Time
10:00am
10:25am
10:45am
4
11:10am
5
11:30am
6
12:00pm
7
8
12:40pm
1:10pm
Age Group
Girls Under 14 & AWD
Boys Under 14 & AWD
Girls Under 15
Girls Under 16
Boys Under 15
Boys Under 16
Girls Under 17
Girls Under 18
Boys Under 17
Boys Under 18
Women Under 20
Men Under 20
Distance
1 x 3km
1 x 3km
2 x 2km
2 x 2km
2 x 2km
2 x 3km
2 x 3km
2 x 4km
Please make sure you arrive early in order to collect your bib & timing chip. We will not be holding the start
of a race for late athletes.
Competition Uniform:
Athletes competing in the All Schools Competition must wear their school athletic uniform. If your school
does not have a uniform a white t-shirt/singlet/crop top and plain black/blue shorts/pants should be worn.
Timing Chips & Bibs:
Athletes will be issues a timing chip and a set of bibs to wear on the event day. These can be picked up at
the administration area prior to the race start.
Timing chips MUST be worn on the student’s shoe, if it is worn on any other part of the body the student
will not get a time. Any Athletics Victoria members who already have a timing chip DO NOT need to wear
that one as a temporary one for this event will be assigned to you.
Bibs will be colour coded for different age groups and must be worn front and back during the race.
NO CHIP AND/OR BIBS = NO TIME AND NO POINTS
Medals
Medals will be presented to the top 3 athletes in each age group. AWD athletes will compete against their
gender and receive medals according to the position they finish within that gender. Please note: AWD
athletes will not receive medals according to their classification.
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2015 All Schools XC Championships
Event Information
Team medals will be presented to the top 3 teams in each age group. This will be done shortly after the
event, once results as finalised. A team consists of four members in a school, the sum of the finish place
positions gives the points score for each age group. The team with the lowest points score will be
considered the winner.
Course map
Racing will be contested over two, three and four kilometre circuits.
Girls and boys U14 and AWD = 1 x 3km lap
Girls U15 and 16 =2 x 2km laps
Boys U15 and 16 = 2 x 2km laps
Girls U17 and 18 = 2 x 2km laps
Women U20 = 2 x 3km laps
Men U20 = 2 x 4km laps
The course map can be found in the XCR Handbook here from page 35.
Race results
In order to facilitate the prompt publication of the finalised results, team scores and ladders, all results
queries must be submitted to Athletics Victoria’s Competition department via email ([email protected])
within 72 hours of the first set of published results. All queries submitted after this time will not be
included in the final event results.
Victorian Team Selection
Please use this link here for information regarding the Athletics Victoria team and also the SSV team. Both
will be situated at the finish line, please see them on the day for more information.
Car parking
Public car parking will be available within Bundoora Park. Please observe signage and any relevant parking
restrictions.
School tents
Schools are encouraged to bring tents to Bundoora. The area for club tents will be marked out please look
for these areas on the day of competition.
Toilet facilities
Toilet facilities are available in Bundoora Park, nearby the start/finish area.
Looking after Bundoora
We are very grateful to Parks Victoria for the opportunity to compete at Bundoora. Schools are asked to
remind their members of the following:
• Park only in designated parking bays
• Take home all rubbish so that we leave the venue as we found it
• Make sure your athletes leave the toilet blocks in a respectable state
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