2021 Gunpowder Falls Invitational: Info

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 6:45am for temperature checks. The bus will depart from DeMatha promptly at 7:00am. It is, approximately, a 1 hour 15 minute drive to Gunpowder Falls State Park in Kingsville, MD.

Note the following meet details:

Location:

Gunpowder Falls State Park (Jerusalem Mill area)

2813 Jerusalem Rd.

Kingsville, MD 21087

Meet Schedule

8:30a - Course Walk

10:00a - Fresh/Soph Girls

10:35a - Fresh/Soph Boys (Allowed max 15 entries)

11:10a - Varsity Girls

11:45a - Varsity Boys (Allowed max 10 entries)

12:15p - COED Open Race (Allowed max 15 entries)

1:00p - Team Awards Ceremony*

Awards

* The official status of the awards ceremony has not yet been announced. It is possible that in lieu of a large ceremony, individual awards will be distributed in the finish chute and team awards will be announced throughout the meet with plaques available for coaches to pick up.

Plaques will be awarded to the winning varsity team and runner-up.

Medals will be awarded to the first 10 finishers, and ribbons will be awarded to the 11th through 25th place finishers, in the varsity and fresh/soph races.

Registered athletes

Our Varsity team at Gunpowder Falls will consist of Graham Fenn, Jayden Keels, Tariq Lewis, Michael Metz, Ian Parsons, Sayid Shakur, and Christopher Toomer.

Everybody else on the team is entered to run in either the fresh/soph race (those of you in 9th or 10th grade) or the open race (those of you in 11th or 12 grade). While we are allowed up to three more entries in the varsity race, the next three athletes who would be considered are all freshmen and I would like them to run against the other 9th and 10th graders.

Estimated Return to DeMatha

2:45pm (give or take depending on traffic)

    We WILL NOT stop for food on our return trip

Athletes:

• • Wear your racing uniforms.

    • SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPRESSION GEAR WORN UNDER THE UNIFORM: Compression shorts, if worn, MUST be the same BLUE as our school color (ROYAL BLUE) and stop above the knee. Compression shirts may be short or long sleeve (though I recommend no compression shirts unless the weather is exceptionally cold) but MUST be WHITE . If a logo is visible on either piece of apparel, it must be Under Armour.

  • Wear your team gear (if you did not order any or if yours has not arrived yet, you must wear Under Armour clothing to warm up in; do not show up in just your uniform).

  • Wear your training shoes. No flip-flops until after you've cooled down.

  • Pack your racing spikes. These should not be your primary shoes for the course walk and warmup/cooldown; these are only to be worn during the race.

  • Everyone must pitch in during set-up and/or take-down in regards to the tent, tarp, etc.

Additional Important Details

• • The distance for this course is 5 kilometers.

  • Parents/guardians can sign up to bring water, gatorade, and/or snacks for the athletes to have before and after their races by using this Signup Genius link for this week.

  • Parents and relatives are encouraged to attend. However, please note that I expect athletes to stay with the team until the conclusion of the meet to support their teammates. This is non-negotiable. In the event that you absolutely must leave the meet early, you must check in with me first because I need to remain aware of each athlete's location until either I dismisses them to leave with their guardian or until we arrive back at DeMatha. Please do not leave the meet location with your son unless I have dismissed him.

    • IMPORTANT: If you intend to bring your son home from the meet (whether he rode to the meet with you or not), you MUST sign the Return Trip with Parents form and return it to coach before you leave the meet.

    • IMPORTANT: If your son will drive himself to/from the meet, or if your son will leave the meet with another athlete or parent, you MUST sign the Transportation Verification Carpool form and return it to coach before we depart for the meet.

  • Athletes will be told to call/text their ride when we leave the school. I will also send an alert via Remind with an estimated time of arrival at DeMatha.

  • As of Friday, October 15, the forecast for October 16 is overcast with a high around 77 and a 92% chance of storms developing later in the day (hopefully after the meet is concluded). Keep an eye on the forecast as we draw nearer to the meet so you can be prepared if any change is expected.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.