Meet Information
Welcome to the 13th Annual Magazine Invitational
Due to the uptick in Covid numbers, we will restrict our entrants to a maximum of 15 schools. Only conference and local River Valley schools are invited this year: Acorn, Mansfield, Lavaca, JC Westside, Mountainburg, Booneville, Waldron, Subiaco, Danville, Lamar, Clarksville, Dardanelle, Pottsville, Western Yell County, and Ozark. We will look at the data again before the Rattler Run. Should the data support a decision to open it up to more schools, that information will be updated here. If you have attended regularly over the past 10 years yet are not on the list, you can email me to see if any slots open up.
Tuesday, September 14th
JR. Girls 4:00 start with rolling starts thereafter.
$30/team ($120 for teams in all 4 divisions); $10/individual
Rattler Cross Country Course at Diamondback Stadium/Shorty Wright Field
Park in the church parking lot one block west of football field north of Highway 10 or in the parking lot south of Highway 10 just east of the high school.
The Rattler Cross Country Course is just east of the football field. Our course is made up of multiple surfaces including grass, mud, shale, pavement. It allows for so many great photo opportunities with nearly 90% of the course visible to coaches, parents, and fans. There is plenty of room to walk out and see the course from various perspectives. It tends to be an athlete and a fan favorite. It is built for speed with no harsh turns or hills and lots of long straights.
Team camps will be set up in the home bleachers, north of the home bleachers, south of the football field in the visitor bleachers or along the fence line under the trees, and north or east of the safe room gym. The course runs through the camps so keep athletes off the course during races. To walk the course, arrive prior to 3:00. Course should be clear by 3:50. Coaches share the responsibilities of making sure your athletes follow guidelines. Keep them at camp as much as possible. Help keep your athletes moving upon finishing the race. Coaches should fill out and return cards to score table near the end of the chute ASAP.
The course is 1.5 miles for each of the four races.
Show up and compete! But try to arrive after 2:30 and before 3:00 to avoid highway congestion. If you arrive after 3:30 more parking opens up close to the course and at the gravel parking lot south of the highway across from the football field.