LOCATION
Montgomery Upper Middle School - Skillman, NJ
375 Burnt Hill Rd, Skillman, NJ 08558

ELIGIBILITY

To maintain the integrity of this event serving as a true New Jersey middle school state championship the following eligibility rules will be in affect:

• only student athletes who are enrolled in Grades 6, 7, or 8 in a school located within New Jersey state boundaries may participate in the championship races.  3-6 graders will compete in the Rising Stars race.  6th graders may participate in either race.
• any athlete entered on a school's roster for this meet must be an eligible team member of the school.  Eligibility shall be determined by the school.
• athlete's not representing a school team will compete as unattached and not factor into the team scoring.   

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RULES

The event is sanctioned by USA Track & Field.  Where applicable, USATF competition rules will be in affect.  

TEAM SCORING

Each school can enter one team in each race.  The maximum number of athletes that can be entered and # of scorers is as follows:
         
                                   Max. # entries         Scorers      Displacing
Championship                unlimited                5                   7

Team Tie Breakers - Ties between two or more teams shall be resolved by determining which team wins the most one-on-one match-ups among their five scoring members, comparing first to first, second to second, and so on through the final scoring place.

Team scoring will not be tabulated in the Rising Stars races ( 3rd/4th grade and 5th/6th).

AWARDS

CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AWARDS

INDIVIDUALS
Medals will be awarded to the top 20 finishers in the championship races.  

TEAMS
Top 3 teams - the top 7 runners on the top three teams will receive medals.

RISING STARS (3-6 GRADE) RACE AWARDS

The top 10 finishers in the following divisions will receive medals:
  3-4 grade girls
  3-4 grade boys
  5-6 grade girls
  5-6 grade boys

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Packet Pickup      8:30 - 11:00am
Course Walk        9:15 am

Rising Stars Races (3-6 grade) - 3 km
   Girls                  10:00 am     
   Boys                  10:30 am     

Middle School Championships - 3 km
    Girls                  11:00 am     
    Boys                  11:30 am      

Awards                  12:05 pm

COURSE 

all race distances are 3 km (3000m)
The course is entirely run on grass.  Athletes may wear spikes if they choose.