SECTION RULES

JH School Sectional

Welcome to the Effingham St. Anthony Class A  JH Sectional, we look forward to a great meet at beautiful Mid America Motorworks.  This letter is intended to provide you with as much information as possible to make the meet a success.    If you have any questions please feel free to call Kevin Palmer at 217-343-6875 or email at kpalmer@stanthony.com. 

Course:  The course (map is attached) will be at Mid America Motorworks which is located at 17082 N. U.S. Highway 45 Effingham, IL 62401.  The course will be open for practice on Sunday the week before the race and the Friday evening before. Portable bathroom facilities will be located near the finish line. Please remind all participants this is private property and to please take care of any trash they may have.

Hotels and Restaurants:  Please visit www.visiteffinghamil.com for hotel and restaurant accommodations.

Sectional Meet Times:  There will be a coaches meeting at 9:20 am.  The Class A Girl’s race will begin at 10:00 am and the boy’s will follow at 11:00.  All runners should be at the starting line no later than 20 minutes before race time for final check in.  The awards ceremony is scheduled at approx. Noon (remember we have to wait for 30 minutes for the results to be final) and will be held in front of the hanger by the finish line.

Parking:  Spectators will enter at entrance #2. This will be marked with a sign. Buses will enter and park at entrance #4. This also is marked with a sign. There will be people directing. 

Team Packets:   when receiving packet you will have to let me know who your runners are. Will include bib numbers, (please have runners put them up high on front), pins and a course map. Scoring will be done on a computer. We will have video camera and back up timing in case of a discrepancy. Coaches please bring a copy of your IESA list of participants.

NO DOGS are allowed anywhere on the property and SMOKING  IS PROHIBITED.


Meet Official:  The meet Referee and Starter will be Dave Feldhake of Effingham.  Myself, plus four coaches will form the Games Committee.  I will ask for volunteers during the coaches meeting.


T-Shirts:  Long sleeve T-shirts will be for sale for $20

Concessions:  St. Anthony Booster Club will be selling drinks and candy

Athletic Trainer:  There will be an athletic trainer on site, if you have an athlete who needs taped, please bring your own tape and pre wrap.

Again, congratulations and please let me know of any questions or suggestions that you might have to make this Sectional an enjoyable experience for all involved.

Sincerely,

Kevin Palmer
Athletic Director
St. Anthony Schools
Office: 217-342-6969
Cell: 217-343-6875
Email: kpalmer@stanthony.com