TVL CROSS COUNTRY RULES
1. Competition will be as follows: Boys' Varsity, Girls' Varsity,
Boys' Junior Varsity, and Girls' Junior Varsity
2. Both Varsity races will be 5 km (5000 meters). Both Junior
Varsity races will be 3200 meters (about 2 miles)
3. Three league meet are to be held for all participating schools at
Legion Park in Modesto as follows: on the Thursdays in the first week
in September, the last week in September, and the last week in October.
4. Other Division IV and I schools from the area may be allowed to
participate by permission of the Trans Valley League.
5. League Championship is determined as follows: 1 point for
each team a school defeats in the first two meets and 2 points for each team
a school defeats in the final (3rd) meet. The team with the highest
total points from the three meets is the League Champion. In the event
of a tie a co-championship will be awarded.
6. Scoring and rules for each meet will be followed as printed in the
most current CIF Cross Country Handbook. In the event of a tie in a
meet the 6th runner who finishes ahead of another 6th runner breaks the tie.
7. Team medals will be awarded to the seven (7) top runners on the
Varsity Championship teams. Individual medals will be awarded to the
league's top five (5) finishers in the final meet excluding the Championship
team. (Refer to TVL Constitution-Financial Section: III Awards)
Coach of the Year certificates are to be awarded.
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