2007 NTN Regional Championships Series

Saturday, November 10, 2007 -- Northwest, Heartland and Midwest Regional Championships
Saturday, November 17, 2007 -- Southwest and South Regional Championships
Saturday, November 24, 2007 -- Southeast and Northeast Regional Championships


Get Your Dirt On !!!

Get your teammates together now and plan to participate
in the absolute cooooooolest races of the year!

Races for Everyone:
         * Teams challenge to win the Regional Team Championship
         * Compete in Large Schools, Small Schools, Junior Varsity & Freshmen divisions
         * Runners can achieve Nike All-Region recognition
         * Unique NTN souvenir for all participants
         * Individual runner entry also allowed
         * Best of all … your team can win a berth to Nike Team Nationals in Portland!!!

Neat race-day features!
         * Pre-race entertainment
         * Live DJ music
         * Awards ceremony
         * Appearances by Nike elite athletes

To register, just visit http://www.NikeTeamNationals.com

 

BEAVERTON, Ore. (June 28, 2007) -- Nike Inc. today has announced details covering the format for the inaugural NTN Regional Championships series, a collection of seven cross-country meets being contested at various sites throughout the nation on three successive weekends in November.
      The Regional Championships will serve as qualifiers into the fourth annual Nike Team Nationals event, scheduled for Saturday, December 1st at Portland Meadows racing facility. Additional races will be placed on the meet schedule at each venue, with squads afforded the opportunity to compete in a uniquely festive atmosphere and within various race classifications.
      "This is what we originally envisioned for Nike Team Nationals," said NTN co-founder John Truax of Nike. "The notion of having these exciting championship level team meets all across the country and giving thousands of kids a chance to participate in these firsthand is a goal and a dream fulfilled."
      All seven regionals will be contested on high-quality courses, with several of the layouts having been previously used in national, regional or state championship competition at both the collegiate and high school levels. In addition, several of the regions will play host to pre-regional meets during the fall, allowing runners the chance to compete on the very same courses to be used at the regional championships. More details on pre-regional meets will be forthcoming.
      The premier race at each venue will be the Regional Championship Division race, a seeded competition which will pit the region's top 25-35 club teams together in a quest for distance-running excellence.
      Below are more specific details on the dates, locations, and qualifying procedures for the Regional Championship meets:

 

Saturday, November 10, 2007 -- Northwest Region Championship @ Eagle Island State Park, Boise, ID
                                                    Heartland Region Championship @ Yanktons Trail Park, Sioux Falls, SD
                                                    Midwest Region Championship @ LaVern Gibson Course, Terre Haute, IN

Saturday, November 17, 2007 -- Southwest Region Championship @ Kiwanis Park, Tempe, AZ
                                                    South Region Championship @ Bear Creek Park Complex, The Woodlands, TX

Saturday, November 24, 2007 -- Southeast Region Championship @ Veterans Park @ Hollydale Road, Hoover, AL
                                                    Northeast Region Championship @ Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls, NY

 

       Each regional championship meet will be comprised of 10 races (5 for boys and 5 for girls; see tables below for specifics). Eligibility into the Regional Division Championship will be based on rankings and voting tallies from NTN Rankings Committee members as well as the Regional Editor and the Regional Meet Director. Those receiving the most voting points in the final weeks before the meet will be granted registration priority for the remaining available spots. For the non-Regional Division Championship races, priortity will be based solely on registering in time before the race fields are full.
       For the Regional Division Championship, eligibility for the first 15 teams berths will be determined by the NTN Rankings Committee, based on the weekly Top 10 regional rankings and a new "Others To Watch" category to be employed in 2007 as those rankings coincide with the distribution schedule outlined in the first chart below. Berths 16 and beyond will be determined in a weighted scoring system where voting members will rank to 30 teams, with each first-place vote worth 30 points, each 2nd-place vote worth 29 points and so on. Those teams with the most voting points will receive priority registration rights until the fields are full.
       More detailed NTN Regional Championships information regarding time schedules, awards, entry fees, etc. will be posted at a future date at http://www.niketeamnationals.com

 

Registration Dates For The Regional Division Championship (RDC) Race
Important note: Teams will only have 72 hours after their eligibility date (see below) to register (reserve)
their spot into the RDC. If not registered within 72 hours, they forfeit that team spot and the spot goes
back into the general pool. Once the race is filled to capacity, no late adds will be allowed.
Spot
Qualifying Criteria
Eligibility Date
1
Ranked first in NTN preseason regional poll
August 15th
2
Top 5 ranking in 09/26 NTN regional poll
September 26th
3
Top 5 ranking in 09/26 NTN regional poll
September 26th
4
Top 5 ranking in 09/26 NTN regional poll
September 26th
5
Top 5 ranking in 09/26 NTN regional poll
September 26th
6
Top 10 ranking in 10/17 NTN regional poll
October 10th
7
Top 10 ranking in 10/17 NTN regional poll
October 10th
8
Top 10 ranking in 10/17 NTN regional poll
October 10th
9
Top 10 ranking in 10/17 NTN regional poll
October 10th
10
Top 10 ranking in 10/17 NTN regional poll
October 10th
11
Top 20 reg'l status in 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
12
Top 20 reg'l status in 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
13
Top 20 reg'l status in 10/24 NTN regional poll
Ocober 24th
14
Top 20 reg'l status in 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
15
Top 20 reg'l status in 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
16
Top 20 reg'l status on 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
17
Top 20 reg'l status on 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
18
Top 20 reg'l status on 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
19
Top 20 reg'l status on 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
20
Top 20 reg'l status on 10/24 NTN regional poll
October 24th
21
Top 25 regional status by NTN voting panel
  *2 weeks to race  
22
Top 25 regional status by NTN voting panel
*2 weeks to race
23
Top 25 regional status by NTN voting panel
*2 weeks to race
24
Top 25 regional status by NTN voting panel
*2 weeks to race
25
Top 25 regional status by NTN voting panel
* 2 weeks to race
26^
Top remaining votes by NTN voting panel
until deadline

* = Assignment dates for spots 21 and beyond will vary from region to region, but to be 2 weeks before the race.
^ = Final number of teams in RDC race dependent upon course layout, which varies from region to region.
Important notes: (1) Entry into the RDC race is limited to those teams that actually reside within the region.
(2) Club teams may also earn rights to RDC berths based on Top 5 team finish at pre-regional meet. Details to come.

Registration Dates For Remaining Races at Regional Championships
Important note:  Priority here is totally dependent on first-come, first-served basis. Actual number
of avilable spots per race will vary from region to region, depending upon course layout.

Class
Qualifying Criteria
Eligibility Date
Open
Varsity teams not competing in RDC race.
Open until filled
Small Schools
Based on enrollment (specific to each region)
Open until filled
Jr. Varsity
Cannot be part of a varsity seven
Open until filled
Freshmen
Only open to 9th graders
Open until filled



About Nike Team Nationals

The Nike Team Nationals is a part of the larger Nike Nationals championship series which includes the Nike Outdoor Nationals and Nike Indoor Nationals. The series of events was established in 2004 to help strengthen the national circuit for high school cross country and track and field competition.

Following in the tradition of European cross country meets, the event will again feature a multiple loop race course with man-made obstacles built on the inside of the horse race track. Spectators will be able to enjoy a continuous live view of the race from the venue’s enclosed 3,000-seat grandstand. Again this year the Nike Team Nationals event is providing coaches handheld computer devices, utilizing FinishLynx tracking technology (created specifically for Nike Team Nationals), to see team scores posted to a live leader board every kilometer. The technology was first introduced in the race's inaugural year and provides instant feedback on a team's position in the race allowing coaches to adjust strategy in the midst of the event. In addition to real-time race tracking, event data is then transferred live to dyestat.com and to www.niketeamnationals.com following the completion of the race so spectators, participants and coach can replay the race and see how select teams and/or individuals ran.

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