Dual Meet #1 - vs. Acton-Boxborough, Newton South at Cold Spring Park in Newton 9/14/23

Meet Site: Cold Spring Park, 1200 Beacon Street, Newton MA. The meet is NOT held at Newton South High School! 

Bus Time: 3:20 at the earliest, it might be a few minutes later than that. If possible, put on your uniform under your school clothes or change into it before the last period of the day. In addition if at all possible visit the bathroom before we leave.

Start Time: TBD. Depends on our arrival time. First race will be no earlier than 4:30 and most likely will be more like 4:45 or even close to 5 PM.

Order of races is as follows:

• Varsity girls - Bell, Ciciarelli, Jay, Liu, McCormack, Samaratunga, Yee

 • JV girls - Dale, Kotzampaltiris, Libenzon, Munford, Wang. The JV girls race will start when the varsity girls racing have completed the first of their two loops in the woods, in other words these races will overlap. This is done to make certain the meet is completed before sunset.

• JV boys - Ciccarelli, Goode, Han, Maali-Pohl, Markey, Newland, Sebastianelli, Srivastava

 • Varsity boys - Caddoo, Z. Goldstein, Jackson, D. Narvaez, Reece, Tan, Wightman, Xu

Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: partly cloudy with temperatures in the low to mid 70s, 5-10 mph winds from the ESE. No one will be allowed on the bus wearing only their uniform, have warmup clothes to wear.
• You'll need to wear your assigned DCL bib number for this race; afterward, please return it to the ziploc bag the numbers are stored in for use at future dual meets.
• This is a "double dual" meet meaning there are three teams contesting three separate dual meets: Wayland vs. Newton South, Wayland vs. AB, and AB vs. Newton South.
• There are two different courses in use at this site; the varsity boys will run a 3.1 mile course, while the varsity girls run a 2.7 mile course. The JV courses are patterned after the varsity course for each gender. Newton South is the only DCL school with separate courses for girls and boys (it's a long story). 

• Both the girls and boys courses start with a short loop on the soccer fields near the entrance to the park; note these loops are different for the boys and girls courses. Each course then proceeds to a loop in the woods. The loop is run once for the JV course and twice for the varsity course. The woods loop for the boys course is longer. Both courses then finish back on the soccer fields where the races begin. The courses are relatively flat, with only small changes in elevation.

Girls varsity course (2.7 miles):

The girls JV course omits the second loop in the woods, and finishes with a repeat of the full loop around the open field near the park entrance that is done at the very beginning of the race. The girls varsity course finishes with a quick sprint to the corner of the open field after completing two loops in the woods. The girls course is marked with orange cones.

Boys varsity course (3.09 miles):

Boys JV course (2.1 miles):

 

The boys course is marked with white blazes.

• There will be separate course tours for the boys and girls courses; make every effort to attend the appropriate tour for the course you'll be racing. For the girls, a course tour takes precedence over doing line drills as part of your warmup.

What to bring:

• uniform
• everyday training shoes
• racing shoes if you have them
• warmup clothes
• water bottle
• snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)
• folding chair if you want something to sit on while changing shoes

Information for Parents:

• The course is NOT located at Newton South High School; please see above for the address of Cold Spring Park where the meet will be held.