University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Cross Country To Hold Home Meet On Saturday
September 14, 2007 | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 14, 2007
AMHERST, Mass. -
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The University of Massachusetts cross country teams will host Colgate, Connecticut, Maine and Vermont this Saturday at the UMass Cross Country Course beginning at 11:30 a.m. The cross country programs will celebrate their Alumni Weekend with the home meet holding an alumni race at 10:45 prior to the start of the women's race. Following the meet, the teams and alumni will have a reception at the UMass/Towson football game at McGuirk Stadium.
Schedule:
10:30 a.m. - Registration for Alumni 5K Run
10:45 a.m. - Alumni 5,000 meter run
11:30 a.m. - UMass Women vs. UConn/Maine/Vermont
11:45 a.m. - UMass Men vs. Colgate/UConn/Maine/Vermont
1:30 p.m. - Reception at UMass/Towson football game
6:00 p.m. - Informal dinner for Alumni (details to follow on Saturday)
Directions To Cross Country Course:
OPTION A: For vans and automobiles - Follow North Pleasant Street through campus until you reach the School of Education Building. It is a small brick building on the right side of the road (the last building on campus) and just beyond the newly constructed North Dormitories. Turn right into the driveway immediately after the building (Parking Lot #66). Park at the rear of Lot #66, or follow directly beyond it into the adjacent Lot #44.
Walk approximately 400 yards up a cinder path that starts between Lot #66 and Lot #44. This entrance will be marked. The starting line for the meet is located on the left.
OPTION B: For vans and automobiles - Follow North Pleasant Street through campus until you reach the stop light at the Grad Research Tower and the intersection of Governors Drive and Eastman Lane. Turn right and then immediately left into parking area Red Lot #43. Drive to the back of the lot and enter Green Lot #27. Park as close to the far end of these two lots as possible. Walk out the back end of this parking area and continue north past the School of Education Building. From this point, follow the directions listed in Option A above to find the starting area.
FOR TEAM BUSES: Follow North Pleasant Street through the stop light at the intersection of Eastman Lane and Governors Drive. Approximately 200 yards later, (at the end of the "Hedgerow" of pine trees, turn right immediately into a driveway. Follow this up a gradual hill and turn left at the "UMass - Welcome Students" sign. Follow through this section of the parking lot, progressing to the lower left section of the lot, across from the playground equipment. The path to the starting line is at the bottom of lot #44 and will be well marked.
HANDICAP PARKING: Follow the North Pleasant Street past every building on campus. Approximately 200 yards after the Lutheran Church, turn right into a small parking area at the Wysocki House.
The Start of the race is behind the School of Education (Furcolo Hall). Parents, alumni, and fans can park in lot 44. (There will be "XC" signs posted throughout campus directing folks to the School of Education, and signs from the parking lot to the starting line- which is 400 yards from the parking lot into the woods).
Parents and Alumni who RSVP-ed for the weekend will be handed a packet of information at the tent which will be set-up in Lot 44 behind the School of Education that morning.
Any parents and alumni who have not yet registered for the luncheon are asked to RSVP by Friday to Asst. Coach Jon Korhonen (jonkorhonen@gmail.com, or call 413-545-2584). The cost of the luncheon for parents is $10 per person.