14th Roadrunners Invitational
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
COLLEGIATE LIVE RESULTS
Men's 8K & Women's 6K FINAL Results
HIGH SCHOOL LIVE RESULTS
START TIMES:
- 8:30 a.m.: Collegiate Men's 8K
- 9:15 a.m.: Collegiate Women's 6K
- Collegiate team awards will follow the men's 8K race. The top 15 finishers will receive shirts at the finish line.
- 10 a.m.: High School Boys Varsity 5K
- 10:30 a.m.: High School Girls Varsity 5K
- 11 a.m.: High School Boys JV 5K
- 11:45 a.m.: High School Girls JV 5K
- For the high school varsity races there will be a 30 minute cutoff for electronic timing.
- High school team awards will follow the completion of the boys' JV race. The top 15 finishers in the high school varsity races will receive shirts at the finish line.
SITE:
Washington Park - Denver
Women: 6,000 meters
Men: 8,000 meters
- Grass loop. The course is relatively flat. Spikes are recommended
- Women's course: One 1K loop, two 2.5 K loops
- Men's course: One short loop, three 2.5 K loops
- High school course: Two 2.5 loops
- 5,300 feet above sea level
OPEN COMPETITION: The Roadrunners Invitational is open to all athletes. Open/unattached and redshirt athletes will participate in the collegiate races, but will not be included in the team scoring for NCAA qualification purposes.
RULES OF COMPETITION: Competition governed by NCAA rules. Top five athletes from each team used for scoring. Runners 6 and 7 will be displacers.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION: The High School division is open to varsity and junior varsity teams. Each varsity team may enter up to 10 athletes. Each JV team may enter up to 30 athletes.
ENTRY FEE:
- College: $225 per team for USTFCCCA members ($450 for men's and women's teams together)
- Open and redshirt collegiate: $20 for open/unattached athletes and redshirt athletes
- (Checks payable to MSU Denver Athletics-Cross Country)
- High School (combined for varsity and JV): $155 per gender ($310 for boys and girls together)
- Payment information to be available at a later date
TEAM ENTRY:
- College Teams and Unattached: Registration at Direct Athletics
COLLEGIATE DEADLINE: The entry deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at 5:59 p.m.
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.
HIGH SCHOOL DEADLINE: The first 30 teams to reserve a spot will be guaranteed to compete.
AWARDS: The top placing men's and women's teams awarded a team trophy. The top 15 athletes per gender awarded T-shirts following the completion of the men's race.
MEET RESULTS: Results will be available following the event at www.roadrunnersathletics.com.
COURSE RECORDS:
Women's 6k: 21:08, Alexis Skarda, Colorado Mesa, Oct. 16, 2010
Men's 8k: 24:17, Chris Cathcart, Colorado School of Mines, Sept. 17, 2021
TEAM PACKETS: Available 7:30 a.m. at Washington Park at the structure near the picnic area south of the start line.
Contact Information
Janis Christoper: Head Coach, Cross Country
Office: 303-615-0536
Cell: 303-601-6951
Email: jchris80@msudenver.edu
Navigation
- Directions to Washington Park:
- From South of Denver:
- I-25 North-Downing Street Exit 206, Right on Downing Street, Right on Louisiana, Right on Franklin, quick left into Denver South HS parking lot
- From North of Denver:
- I-25 South-Washington Emerson Street Exit 206, Left on Louisiana, Right on Franklin, quick left into Denver South HS parking lot.
- Address:
- 1700 E Louisiana Ave, Denver, CO 80210
- Parking:
- There will be limited team parking for vans and handicap-accessible parking at the park entrance off Franklin and Mississippi.
- All team busses must park in the Denver South HS parking lot off of Louisiana and Franklin.
