Dual Meet #1 vs. Bedford, Waltham, 9/25/24

Meet Site: Wayland High School. The first of two home meets this season.

Start Time: First race 4:30 PM unless you hear different from me. Girls race will precede boys. Please arrive no later than 3:15. We may need help setting up the course. Don't forget about the team picture at 3:30!

Girls race - Conley, Kotzampaltiris, Ma, Rice, Samaratunga, Sun, Wang 

Boys race - Chisum, Ciccarelli, Conley, Fallace, Gandhi, N. Goldstein, Goode, Hopps, Hopper, Jacob, Kheir, Lehmann, Maali-Pohl, Markey, Narvaez, Potashinsky, Salahuddin, Sondey, Tan, Wheeler, Williams, Yu

Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: cloudy, temperatures in the high 60s with ENE winds 5-10 mph. Bring clothes to wear at the meet besides your uniform.
• Don't forget your assigned dual meet bib number. At the conclusion of your race, please remove the bib number from your jersey and return it to the large ziploc bag where the bib numbers will be stored between meets. Leave the safety pins on the corners of the number.
• Be prepared to help out with setting up and/or breaking down the course before and after the meet. This mostly involves the placement or removal of cones and small flags. You may be asked to help by one of the coaches or one of the captains. 

 
• Course map

There are a couple of minor changes to the Field Loop portion of the course not shown on this version of the map. I'm working on an updated course map. These changes include a dogleg between the back edge of the baseball outfield fence and the back corner of the practice field. This is done to avoid an overgrown section of the field. In addition, we no longer have to detour on to the corner of the track, instead going directly from the SW corner of the practice field into the connector path leading to the soccer field next to the softball field.

• course description

• Soon after the visiting teams arrive, there will be a tour of the course. These tours will be separate tours for boys and girls to keep the size of the tour groups manageable. Wayland athletes that are new to the team and racing are required to join the course tour; any returning athletes who would like to join the course tour are welcome to tag along.  

• Once the course tour has begun, all balls, frisbees, etc. will be put away for the duration of the meet.

What to Bring:

• uniform
• everyday training shoes
• racing shoes if you have them
• warmup clothes
• plastic bag to store sweaty clothes

 • water bottle - including a second (24-32 oz.) bottle if you have an extra

• snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)

for parents:

• 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 most of the first half mile and the last half mile of the race.
• 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.