Dual Meet #2 - Home vs. Boston Latin, 10/10/20

Team Store: Before getting into the details of Saturday's meet, the captains have set up an online team store for ordering warmup jackets. Note that the deadline for ordering is next Monday October 12th at midnight.

 Meet Site: Wayland High School

Time Schedule:
Boys 10 AM

Girls 11 AM

Course Map (click for larger view): 

 

Course description - definitely worth reading while you look at the map

 

Staging Areas (click for larger view):

Weather forecast: 

Partly cloudy, temperature in the mid to high 60s with 15 mph SW winds. Bring clothes to wear at the meet besides your uniform.

Starting line protocol (note changes from last week's meet):

• Athletes must wear masks at all times.

• Within five minutes of the start of the race, the first five athletes in the starting order from each team will be called to the starting line. There will be cones on the ground marking where each athlete should stand, in order, 1-5. When the race starts, the first athlete from each team will begin the race and the remaining athletes will move up a spot. The sixth athlete will come over to the starting line and occupy the last cone. This process will continue as subsequent athletes begin the race. Athletes will start every 40 seconds until all athletes from both teams are on the course.

• It's crucial you know which teammate is starting ahead of you.  When they head over to the starting line, you're up in 40 seconds to head over yourself.

Boys Starting Order:

Duffy 0:00

Bonanno 0:40

Li 1:20

Z. Marto 2:00

Schilp 2:40

Billy Caddoo 3:20

Goode 4:00

Narvaez 4:40

Creavin 5:20

Whelton 6:00

Mui 6:40

Morris 7:20

Frank 8:00

Grossman 8:40

Ben Caddoo 9:20

Jay 10:00

Lieb 10:40

Girls Starting Order:

 

Kim 0:00

Grieco 0:40

Javed 1:20

Korzeniowski 2:00

Calder 2:40

G. Marto 3:20

Snyder 4:00

E. Mente 4:40

Liu 5:20

Ciasullo 6:00

J. Mente 6:40

Han 7:20

Other athlete considerations:

 

• When you arrive, there will be cones on the ground in the home staging area. These cones will be spaced 6 feet apart. Athletes will place their bag next to a cone. 

• During the race you must wear the uniform assigned to you.
• You'll need to wear your assigned bib number on the front of your jersey. After your race, please keep this bib number in your gym bag. Don't leave the bib number attached to your jersey after the race as this can damage the jersey.
• It's recommended that athletes arrive an hour before the start of their race to warm up thoroughly. As the host team, we will avoid warming up on the course itself and instead use the parking lot sidewalks, Old Connecticut Path area near the school, and the Wayland staging area near the bleachers. 

• There will be signs at the 400 meter, 1 mile and 2 mile marks, cones at all turns, and flags marking the line of the course.
 
 What to Bring:

• uniform with bib number attached
• everyday training shoes  

• racing shoes if you have them  
• warmup clothes
• water bottles - totaling at least 64 ounces of water
• snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)

• gym bag with contents listed in the practice guidelines

 

Parent/spectator guidelines:

• Parents must check in at the desk near the entrance to the athletic fields. Each lanyard admits two parents/guardians.

• If you stand near the start/finish line area (just off the corner of the student parking lot, near the JV baseball field) you can watch the first and last half mile of the race. The runners also pass by the area near the storage sheds on the other side of the field house in both directions (see course map).
• Snacks are welcome, but due to allergy concerns the Athletic Director has asked that any snacks be individually wrapped and ideally have the ingredients written on the label.
• Please check the image above showing the various staging areas, and avoid the visitors staging area. 

And here are the DCL mandated spectator guidelines:

1.  Crowds are limited to 50 people, including opposing team fans, per Massachusetts guidance.

2.  All fans from both teams MUST have their school's DCL lanyard displayed. Lanyards were distributed to athletes earlier this season.

3.  Check in will be required at each WHS site and some opposing school sites.

4.  Spectators must social distance and wear face coverings AT ALL TIMES.

5.  Unfortunately, student spectators are not permitted unless they are attending in place of an athlete's family member AND have the DCL lanyard.

6.  Spectators are reminded that they should not arrive to fields any sooner than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and should leave the field upon completion of the contest. In the event there is a contest taking place on the field prior to the event being attended, spectators should wait until the field clears before heading to the field.(note: for parents driving their child to the meet, I take this to mean that you'll need to wait in your car until 10 minutes prior to the start, or drop off your child and return 10 minutes prior to the start. Not ideal I know. Athletes should be at the site an hour ahead of time to warmup).

7.  Bathrooms and locker rooms will not be available for use. Porta-johns may be available at some sites.