Cross Country Advisory Committee Meeting
MSHSAA Office
Thursday, November 14, 2019
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Recommendation: Recommend that the Cross Country manual changes as follows: on page 7 A.1.a. to remove the sentence “If only two (2) teams are entered, only one (1) team will advance and those individuals finishing 20th place or better (inclusive of the qualifying teams) shall advance from each district meet to the state meet…” and replace it with “The top two (2) teams and those individuals finishing 15th place or better (inclusive of the qualifying teams) shall advance from each district meet to the state meet.”
Denied
Rationale: Teams should not be penalized because other schools do not have enough runners to field a team.
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Recommendation: Recommend that that cross country move to five (5) classes starting in the 2020-2021 school year.
Approved
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Recommendation: Recommend that cross country keep the genders combined when classifications are being considered.
Approved
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Recommendation: Recommend that Classes 1, 2 and 3 continue with only a district meet and Class 4 and 5 continue with a district and a sectional meet in post season.
Denied