Runners may only participate in one race.

10:00 AM: Freshman/Sophomore Boys
10:40 AM: Girls Seeded
11:25 AM: Boys Seeded
12:05 PM: Youth Championship - 3K
12:35 PM: Freshman/Sophomore Girls
1:10 PM: Junior/Senior Boys
1:45 PM: Open Race

Any runner, whether they are in a public school, home school, boarding school, private school or independent school, must run in the seeded race in order to qualify for the National Finals in San Diego.

Runners may pick up their race number and participant T-shirt at the:
Racine Marriott
7111 Washington Ave.
Racine, Wisconsin 53406
262.886.6100

Pick up is on Friday, November 27th between 2:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. or at the race site starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 28th. Please be aware that if you wait until Saturday to pick up your packet we cannot guarantee that you will be able to pick it up in time for your race.

The course is 5000 meters and consists of grass and dirt paths. Spikes are permitted. School uniforms are not allowed. Course is open until dark on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th. The course is closed for warm-ups on Saturday, November 28th.

Location of the Course

• 4000 Petrifying Springs Road, Kenosha, WI 53144
  
• The University of Wisconsin-Parkside race course is located in northern Kenosha County, five miles south of Racine.
  
• Milwaukee is 25 miles north.
  
• Chicago is 60 miles south.
  
• Highway I-94 passes four miles west of the campus.
  
• Highway E runs east from I-94 and leads directly to the race course.

Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and U.S. citizens in Overseas Military Installations.

The state where a runner resides determines in which regional meet he/she must participate. Runners must participate in the region to which their state has been assigned. Boarding school students must compete in the region of their school location. Non U.S. citizens who attend high school in the U.S. and who meet the age requirement may compete. Home-schooled students may compete in the region of their residence during the school year.

Boys Seeded Race

• Qualification for the Boys Seeded race is determined by the runner's previous best time.
  
• Junior and Senior boys who have run faster than 16:20 may consider running in the seeded race.
  
• Freshman and Sophomore boys who have run faster than the 16:20 qualifying time have the option of competing in the seeded race or Freshman/Sophomore race.
  
• Show up for the race you choose to run.
  
• You do not need to inform officials of your choice prior to the run.

Girls Seeded Race and Girls Freshman/Sophomore Race

• All Junior and Senior girls must compete in the Girls Seeded race.
  
• Freshman and Sophomore girls have the option of competing in the Seeded Race or the Freshman/Sophomore race.
  
• Show up for the race you choose to run.
  
• You do not need to inform officials of your choice prior to the run.

Boys Freshman/Sophomore Race
All Freshman and Sophomore boys who do not qualify for the Boys Seeded race compete in the Boys Freshman/Sophomore race.

Boys Junior/Senior Race
All Junior and Senior boys who do not qualify for the Boys Seeded race compete in the Boys Junior/Senior race.

Open Race
This 5000 meter race is open to runners in the following divisions: Open (ages 18-39), and Masters (ages 40 and over). Each entrant will receive a T-shirt. High school runners may not run in the Open Race. The top ten (10) female and male runners in each division will receive a medal.

Youth Championship
Runners in 8th grade and under can run in the Youth Championship 3000m Race. Medals to the top 15 individuals and top 3 boys and girls teams will be awarded. Five or more runners make a team. Note team name on entry blank.

Individual Medals
The top twenty-four (24) finishers in all races are awarded medals.

Participant's Awards
Every runner in every race will receive a T-shirt and a meet program highlighting the previous 36 years of Foot Locker races, as well as previewing this year's race.

State Team Awards
The top five (5) individual male and female finishers from every state in the boys and girls' seeded races constitute that state's "team." Each individual on the first five (5) state teams is awarded a medal. The scoring system will be based on total points (non displacement).