Mid-Atlantic Regional

Only the 10 athletes on the entry form may compete at the regional.

Enter online on DirectAthletics: opens Mon, Oct 19 at 8 a.m. ET; closes Sun, Nov 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Late entries until Tue, Nov 10 at 5 p.m. ET, with a $400 fine per gender.

Roster exceptions only in extraordinary circumstances, in writing to the Track and Field and Cross Country Committee and NCAA championship manager Laura Peterson-Mlynski (lpeterson@ncaa.org).

Print your entry forms and bring them to the regional in case of any issue.

A qualifying finish at the regional is your entry to nationals. You may change the 10 on DirectAthletics until Sun, Nov 15 at 9 p.m. ET, when the system shuts down; with no changes, no action is needed.

Mandatory virtual administrative meeting: Wed, Nov 11 at 11 a.m. local time (ET), run by the NCAA site representative and meet director.

Every institution must be represented. Missing it costs $200 per gender unless you arrange it with the NCAA liaison (Laura Peterson-Mlynski, lpeterson@ncaa.org) at least 48 hours ahead.

The manual doesn't say how to join; watch for the link from the host.

Up to seven runners per team. Running more than seven is a disqualification and counts as misconduct.

Five to seven runners must compete as a team. Fewer than five compete as individuals.

GPS address: 42 Haven View Dr., Lock Haven, PA (see the flagged address conflict).

The course is at Lock Haven University's Stern Athletic Complex, just across the river from the main campus.

Buses park behind the start line. Vans and cars park in the field next to the start line area.

Spectators pay $5 per vehicle to park. Admission is free.

Fri, Nov 13, noon to 5 p.m., at the large white tent near the facility entrance.

Course maps and descriptions are there, and host representatives can answer course questions.

The packet holds two bibs per athlete, safety pins and the timing chips.

No race-day packet pickup is listed.

Course practice only on Friday and race day, weather permitting.

Fri, Nov 13: noon to 5 p.m.

Race day: the course opens at 9 a.m. by the schedule; Section 5 says 8 a.m. (see the flagged time conflict).

The course maps mark miles: 1, 2 and 3 miles for women; 1 to 4 miles for men. Each mile is drawn in its own color.

Course maps online: https://www.golhu.com/sports/2014/8/22/MCROSS_0822143319.aspx

Locker rooms are available on request in the Zimmerli Building on the Lock Haven campus.

After the finish, athletes walk through the chute to their team's box to collect warm-ups. Coaches wait outside the chute.

The head coach may check in the team, at the assigned clerking location only. No check-in at the start line.

Check in up to 80 minutes before your race and no later than 20 minutes before it.

Clerking opens at 9:40 a.m. Women's closes at 10:40 a.m.; men's at 11:40 a.m. (see the flagged men's clerking conflict).

If you took more than seven sets of hip numbers, bibs and chips at packet pickup, return the extras at clerking at least 20 minutes before the race.

Coaches confirm every athlete wears the correct hip numbers, bibs and chips and meets uniform and logo rules (Rule 22-3). Violations can mean disqualification.

Late check-in can cost a start, a letter to your athletics director and a fine.

Each packet has two bibs per athlete: the bib with the chip goes on the front of the singlet, the other on the back. Safety pins are included.

Appendix A also says to lace timing chips to the front of the shoes, through the two holes in the chip, centered; don't flatten them or they won't read (see the flagged chip conflict).

Chips and bibs are required for a time and place; FinishLynx records results and Lynx cameras check close finishes, so bibs must show.

Athletes keep their chips after the race.

Two cameras on each finish mat, with a backup video system.

Run through both sets of finish mats. Order in the chute doesn't need to be kept.

Timing mats may be used at select points; splits and team scores may appear in the final results. Splits come only from the designated mats.

Water and athletic trainers are at the end of the chute.

Live results: https://lexicontiming.com/meet-list

Official results are posted on the host website in a printable format.

Protest/appeals table near the white finish-line tent, by the coaches-only results area. Forms are in the white finish-line tent; cite the NCAA rulebook.

Protest fee $100. The 15-minute protest period starts when the last race's results are posted. The head referee's ruling is posted with the results.

Awards ceremony at 1:30 p.m. under the scoreboard near the starting area.

The top team per gender is recognized as the automatic qualifier to the national championships.

Medical tent on site: Fri, Nov 13, noon to 5 p.m., with ice and water; Sat, Nov 14, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The athletic training room in the Himes Building on campus, two miles from the course, has muscle stim, ultrasound, combination stim/US, hot packs and ice (Himes Health Science Rehabilitation Lab office: 570-484-2415).

Athletic trainers: Friday at the medical tent, or on campus if pre-arranged; Saturday only in the medical tent on the course.

Physicians, EMTs and an ambulance on site Saturday.

Saturday treatment needs an appointment with head athletic trainer Rachel Thomas; send special needs to her too (see the flagged email conflict).

Bring a fully stocked team medical kit plus insurance and emergency contact information.

Modalities need a signed letter from your certified athletic trainer or team physician with the treatment parameters.

The meet director and NCAA site representative watch the weather all week and race morning (for example cold or heavy snow).

Race-day severe-weather updates: call the meet director's weather line (coach-only contacts; the number is also in the coaches' packets and on the meet website) or check www.golhu.com.

The games committee decides on a delayed start or a move to the next day, considering schools' Sunday competition policies.

If a race is stopped: women before 2,000 m and men before 3,000 m may rerun the same day after a two-hour delay; later than that, the recommendation is the next day.

The games committee may change these policies and schedules.

Lightning detection by Schneider Electric, with a SkyScan detector and Internet Doppler radar as backup; flash-to-bang as a visual check.

The PA announcer tells all teams, fans and spectators to take shelter immediately.

Teams shelter in their buses or vans and spectators in their vehicles, until meet officials say otherwise.

If the site must be evacuated, everyone is directed to Lock Haven University's Zimmerli Building.

The senior athletic trainer present decides on suspending the event, evacuating and returning to play.

Wear your institution's uniform, warm-ups included, in races and award ceremonies.

School-issued; singlets identical; pants any length but one color; visible undergarments one identical solid color; other visible team items identical in color (above the shoulders, hands and feet excepted).

No bare-midriff tops: the top must meet or hang below the waistband. Numbers must fit above the waist, front and back.

One manufacturer logo per item, no larger than 2 1/4 square inches, inside a four-sided shape (Bylaw 12.5.3). The rule also covers credentialed staff in the bench area. Strictly enforced; violations go to NCAA enforcement.

Assume post-race NCAA drug testing will happen.

An athlete selected for testing must tell an institutional representative (coach or athletic trainer) before going to the testing site.

Gameday the DIII Way: safety, responsiveness, dignity and experience for everyone at the event.

Staff may not publicly criticize officiating (Bylaw 31.1.8).

Misconduct during a race is normally heard after the competition; flagrant cases can mean immediate withdrawal.