Midwest 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 (7 a.m. CT); closes Sun, Nov 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET (10:59 p.m. CT).

Late entries until Tue, Nov 10 at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT), 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 (8 p.m. CT), 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 (CT), 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 awards section calls it a Zoom call and says the bad-weather awards location will be shared there. The manual doesn't give the link.

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.

Saukie Golf Course is on 38th St., 1 mile north of Blackhawk Rd (46th Ave) and 2 miles south of Augustana College (see the flagged route conflict).

Highways 74, 80/280 and 88 all lead to Hwy 74; exit west on John Deere Rd/Hwy 5, then go west on Blackhawk Rd to 38th St.

Parking and admission are free.

Spectators park at Edgewood Baptist Church, First Church of Nazarene or Bethel Assembly of God, or legally on any residential street. Nobody parks on 38th St.

Fri, Nov 13, 2 to 5 p.m., at the course (Saukie Golf Course).

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

The packet holds two bibs per athlete, 16 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: 2 to 5:30 p.m.

Race day: the course opens at 9 a.m.

Women run two 3K loops; men run two 4K loops (course maps).

The maps number points 1 to 3 (women) and 1 to 4 (men) with no key.

Showers are available on the Augustana College campus by request: contact director of athletics Mike Zapolski.

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 (pin front and back of the singlet), 16 safety pins and the timing chips.

Thread the shoelaces through the two holes in the chip, centered on the front of the shoe, then retie. Don't flatten the chip or it won't read.

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.

Coaches pick up a copy of the results at the timer's trailer/tent near the finish line. Official results are also posted on the host website in a printable format.

Protest/appeals table at the timer's trailer/tent, a coaches-only results area. Forms are there; 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 right after the protest window, at about 1 p.m., near the start/finish line announcer table.

In bad weather, awards move indoors on Augustana's campus; the location will be shared on the coaches' Zoom call.

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

Medical tent on site: Fri, Nov 13, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., with ice and water; Sat, Nov 14, from 8:30 a.m. until 30 minutes after the final race.

Teams bring any other modalities they need.

Friday treatments in the medical tent, 1:30 to 5 p.m. (see the flagged date conflict).

Saturday athletic trainers are only in the medical tent on the course. Physicians, EMTs and an ambulance on site Saturday.

Saturday treatment needs an appointment with the Augustana College sports medicine staff (athletic trainer Jay Clark, jayclark@augustana.edu).

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

The AED is at the athletic training medical station.

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: @augietfxc and www.athletics.augustana.edu, or the meet director's line (coach-only contacts). Changes to the posted schedule are emailed to the regional email list.

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.

Shelter is in vehicles: team buses and vans and personal cars.

Tornado: find the nearest depression in the ground and get as low as possible. Other severe weather: get inside your car, bus or van and wait for instructions.

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.