2024 MITCA Michigan Meet of Champions Presented by HOKA (Team Michigan Senior Mid East Qualifier)

Top Senior performers will be invited to represent Team Michigan at the Mid-East Meet of Champions in Kettering, Ohio on Saturday, November 16th. The top 10 highest placing seniors in the Elite Team OR Elite Open race will be invited. Next placing top performers will be invited to fill the 10 spots. Team Michigan will travel via charter bus on Friday, November 15th with the Team Michigan coaching staff, be provided lodging, food and a custom uniform!

ONCE REGISTERED...You will have the ability to log in at any time after and update your seed time as your season progresses. 2024 Cross Country performances are the ONLY allowed mark to use and must be verified. Meet Management may also update your mark along the way.

ELITE ‘TEAM’ RACE - LIVE DRAFT!

To be considered for the ELITE ‘TEAM’ Race, an athlete must either have a qualifying 5K cross country time or comparable body of work to suggest they would be competitive.

The ANTICIPATED Boys/Girls qualifying standard is 16:20.0/19:45.0. (updated 9/18/2024) Runners must be currently in 9th - 12th grade. No Exceptions.

AFTER the field is set, there will be a LIVE draft on a social media platform. There will be 14 teams with 10 runners on each team. Registrants will be drafted by one of our sponsors who will provide racing tops!

***Achieving the standard does not guarantee entry into the field***

ELITE ‘OPEN’ RACE

To be considered for the ELITE ‘OPEN’ Race, an athlete must either have a qualifying 5K cross country time or comparable body of work to suggest they would be competitive.

The ANTICPATED Boys/Girls qualifying standard is sub 17:20.0/21:45.0. (updated 9/18/24) Runners 6th-12th grade may compete in this section.

***Achieving the standard does not guarantee entry into the field***

‘OPEN’ RACE

All runners are eligible to compete in the ‘OPEN’ Race. ALL Grades are welcome. Adults are welcome to compete as well.

Event Schedule

Here is our schedule for Saturday, November 9th! - UPDATED on 08/27/24

This schedule is subject to change based on various factors including weather and the number of entries in each race. Races may be combined or made into a 'wave' start. If changes are made the adjustments will be posted here and emailed to all registrants!

9:30AM - Guest Speaker TBA at Comfort Inn & Suites - Mt. Pleasant. More info to come!

11:00AM Course Opens.

11:30AM Bib / Gift Pick Up at Pole Barn

12:30PM Boys Elite Open Race #1 (approx 100 runners) Pick up bib/registration gift at Pole Barn

1:00PM BOYS ELITE TEAM RACE - Bibs, jerseys and registration gift will be at your team tent

1:30PM GIRLS ELITE OPEN RACE (one section, approx 150 runners)

2:00PM GIRLS ELITE TEAM RACE - Bibs, jerseys and registration gift will be at your team tent

2:30PM BOYS ELITE OPEN RACE #2 (approx 100 runners)

2:55PM BOYS ALL-COMERS OPEN #1 (approx 200 runners)

3:20PM GIRLS ALL-COMERS OPEN (1 section - Unlimited Runners)

3:50PM Boys All-Comers Open Race #2 (approx 200 runners)

Place

321 S. Fourth Street
Shepherd, MI US 48883

Race Information

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2024 Race Entries

ALL ATHLETES WILL BE ASSIGNED A RACE AFTER THE INITIAL DEADLINE CLOSES. IT IS UP TO MEET MANAGEMENT TO ASSIGN THE RACES. ALL REGISTERED RUNNERS WILL RACE!!!

THIS IS NOT UPDATED FREQUENTLY. WE WILL FINISH FINAL UPDATE AFTER LAST REGISTRATION CLOSES. ALL CUTOFF MARKS ARE ACCURATE AND WILL NOT BE MOVED AS OF 11/05/2024

Race Website

Additional race information can be found at http://mitca.org.

Race Contact Info

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Course Map

Parking Information

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