Posted: August 4, 2004

Athletics: $5,000 GVH Cross Country Invitational Set For November 14

The $5,000 GVH Cross Country Invitational will beheld on Sunday, November 14 at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY. This will also be the site of the 2005 US Club Cross Country Championships.

Information and entry forms (individual and team) can be found at: www.peteglavin.com.

Race Schedule
9:30am: Masters Men's 6km
10:15am: Masters & Championship Women's 6km
11:00am: Championship Men's 8km

Prize Money & Awards:
A minimum of $5,000 will be awarded to the top finishing teams and individuals. To be eligible for prize money, teams and individuals must be registered with their country’s governing body (USATF/CTFA, etc) prior to the race.

Team Prize Money:
1st Place M/W: $750.00
2nd Place M/W: $400.00
3rd Place M/W: $300.00
4th Place M/W: $200.00

Individual Prize Money:
1st Place M/W: $300.00
2nd Place M/W: $175.00
3rd Place M/W: $150.00
4th Place M/W: $125.00
5th Place M/W: $100.00

NOTE: Checks will be mailed to prize money recipients once their eligibility is verified.

T-shirts awarded to the Top 10 Open Men and Open Women finishers. Trophies to the top finishing Masters (40+)and Veteran (50+) Male and Female.

Awards Ceremony and a $7.95 all-you-can-eat brunch to follow the GVH Invitational at nationally reknowned Bennigans Bar & Grill, located inside the Clarion Riverside Hotel in Downtown Rochester, which will serve as the host hotel for this year's event (and the 2005 US Club Championships).

The GVH XC Invitational will also serve as the 2004 USATF Niagara Senior Men’s & Women’s Championship. The top finishing USATF Niagara athletes will receive $50.00.

Entry Fees:
$10.00 Pre-Registration (received by Nov. 9). Teams of 7 or more can deduct $2 per entry.
$12.00 Post-registration

Team Scoring: Unlimited entries per team with the top 5 finishers for each team counting (by place) in the team scoring and runner’s 6, 7 & 8 displacing.

Computer & Championchip Timing By: Leone Timing & Results Services