Butler Community College
Invites you to
The National Junior College Association
NATIONAL ½ MARATHON CLASSIC
Sunday, November 19, 2006
9:00 am CDT
Wichita, Kansas
(10 minutes from Wichita Airport, and 30 minutes from El Dorado, Kansas)
The 13.1 mile course is laid out on a USATF certified course on the bike trails of Wichita, Kansas. The flat and fast course is the same course as the Wichita ½ marathon held in September each year. The race starts and finishes in Central Riverside Park, northeast of the Cowtown. (THIS IS A SLIGHT CHANGE THE LAST YEAR COURSES START/FINISH!!)
The race is open to any eligible NJCAA athlete (female and male). The entry fee is $55 per three-person team or $20 per individual. Teams comprised of four or more runners will be charged $15 for each additional runner.
Butler Community College will provide a pre-race meal on Saturday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on the BCC campus, (student union).
The individual champion will receive a large plaque from the NJCAA. Medals will be presented to the first through sixth place finishers in their respective divisions. Each individual runner on the first and second place teams shall receive medals. Trophies will be presented to the team champions and runners-up.
For more information and entry blanks, contact:
Kirk Hunter, Head Track Coach
Butler Community College
901 S. Haverhill Road
El Dorado, Kansas 67042
316-322-3210
NJCAA COMMEMERATIVE T-SHIRTS
T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
Short Sleeve: $12
Long Sleeve: $15
(T-shirt design enclosed)
Please reserve for my team the following shirts/sizes:
STYLE small medium large x-large
Short sleeve #______ #______ #______ #______
Long sleeve #______ #______ #_______ #______
Total short sleeve ________ X $12 = $_________
Total long sleeve ________ X $15 = $_________
Total = $_________
School_______________________ Coach________________________
Please fax request NO LATER than November 6, 2006
Fax: 316-322-3319 Attn: Kirk Hunter
ONLY T-SHIRTS ORDERED BY THIS DATE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ATHLETES ON RACE DAY. ALL OTHERS WILL HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND SENT TO ATHLETES AFTER RACE.
MEAL
RESERVATIONS
*Pre-race meal to be held at the Butler Community College student union Saturday November 18, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Pre-Race Meal
Number planning on attending_____________________ ($8 per person)
School__________________________ Coach___________________________
Please mail or fax this information with T-shirt order to:
Kirk Hunter, Head Track Coach
Butler Community College
901 S. Haverhill Road
El Dorado, Kansas 67042
Fax: 316-322-3319
Return with T-shirt order: November 6, 2006.
OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK
NJCAA NATIONAL ½ MARATHON CLASSIC
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2006
BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WOMEN
***Entry Deadline November 6, 2006 $20 per person entered, $55 per 3 person team and $15 for 4 or more runners entered.
Due with entry form
Return to: Kirk Hunter, Butler CC, 901 S. Haverhill Rd., El Dorado, KS 67042
(make check payable to Butler Community College)
The contestants listed below will represent:
Name of college (NJCAA MEMBER ONLY)__________________________________ Region_______________
Address__________________________________ City___________________State___________Zip____________
Phone #___________________ Fax #___________________ E-mail address_____________________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Coach_________________________________ Will enter a 3-5 person team _______Yes_______No
WAIVER (to be signed by Athletes)
I hereby absolve the National Junior College Athletic Association, Butler Community College, the County of Butler and Sedgwick, the Manager and all officials of the race, of any liability incurred by me during the running of the ½ marathon.
NOTE: An eligibility form must be filed for the event. The ½ marathon is a separate event; it is not part of track or cross country. Eligibility is based on the same criteria as cross country. Only ONE international athlete on scholarship can be entered per men’s/women’s team.
Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________ Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________
Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________ Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________
Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________
The undersigned certifies the authenticity of the above data and does further certify that the names of above contestants meet the NJCAA rules and eligibility for competition in this official NJCAA classic event.
_______________________________ _________________________________________
Signed (Athletic Director) Signed (Coach)
If you have any questions you can contact: Kirk Hunter, Office-316-322-3210, E-mail: khunter@butlercc.edu
OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK
NJCAA NATIONAL ½ MARATHON CLASSIC
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2006
BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MEN
***Entry Deadline November 6, 2006 $20 per person entered, $55 per 3 person team and $15 for 4 or more runners entered.
Due with entry form
Return to: Kirk Hunter, Butler CC, 901 S. Haverhill Rd., El Dorado, KS 67042
(make check payable to Butler Community College)
The contestants listed below will represent:
Name of college (NJCAA MEMBER ONLY)__________________________________ Region_______________
Address__________________________________ City___________________State___________Zip____________
Phone #____________________ Fax #___________________ E-mail address______________________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Contestant_____________________________ Yr._________ Age__________ Home State__________________
Coach_________________________________ Will enter a 3-5 person team _______Yes_______No
WAIVER (to be signed by Athletes)
I hereby absolve the National Junior College Athletic Association, Butler Community College, the County of Butler and Sedgwick, the Manager and all officials of the race, of any liability incurred by me during the running of the ½ marathon.
NOTE: An eligibility form must be filed for the event. The ½ marathon is a separate event; it is not part of track or cross country. Eligibility is based on the same criteria as cross country. Only ONE international athlete on scholarship can be entered per men’s/women’s team.
Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________ Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________
Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________ Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________
Signed_________________________________ Signed____________________________________
The undersigned certifies the authenticity of the above data and does further certify that the names of above contestants meet the NJCAA rules and eligibility for competition in this official NJCAA classic event.
_______________________________ _________________________________________
Signed (Athletic Director) Signed (Coach)
If you have any questions you can contact: Kirk Hunter, Office-316-322-3210, E-mail: khunter@butlercc.edu
RACE INFORMATION
1. Race begins at 9:00 a.m. SHARP , Sunday, November 19, 2006
2. There will be two aid stations on the course that athletes see four times during the race. Encourage your runners to drink fluids at every aid station. Water will be provided. You may provide you own fluid or nourishment if you like. Although it may be cool at this time of the year in Kansas, be prepared to drink fluids anyway!!!
3. Runners are required to follow the course as instructed.
4. Coaches may follow the race/athletes on bikes after the athletes have passed mile 4, but shall not provide any illegal assistance. This is to avoid congestion early in the race. Drafting or pacing of athletes is illegal!! We will disqualifying athletes if pacing or drafting occurs during the race from ANY source!!!
5. Medical assistance will be available on the course. Two-way radios will be at all aid stations.
6. The temperature should be around 40-50 degrees at race time.
7. Competitor numbers should be worn on the front of uniforms and be visible at all times. T-SHIRTS CAN NOT BE WORN OVER RACE NUMBERS!!!
8. Packet pick-up will be at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the pre-race dinner on the Butler Community College campus, Saturday November 18, 2006.
9. All turns and mile markers will be marked.
10. The Best Western Airport Inn will be the host hotel. This is located near the Wichita International Airport. Take the Dugan business area exit off of Kellogg road to arrive at the hotel. Contact number is 316-942-5600. Ask for the NJCAA ½ Marathon Classic or Kent Mix.
11. DON’T FORGET YOU MUST CERTIFY ATHLETES FOR THIS EVENT!!!!
(For anyone who may be interested, the Wichita Turkey Trot 10 mile road race will be held at the same site as the ½ marathon classic on Saturday morning 9:30 a.m., November 18, 2006).
DIRECTIONS TO COURSE FROM WICHITA AIRPORT:
Airport road to US 54/Kellogg. Go east to Seneca street (approx. 6 miles). Course is 1 mile north on Seneca street.
DIRECTIONS TO EL DORADO, (BCC CAMPUS):
Take Airport Road to US 54/Kellogg. Go east to I35 North to 254 East. In El Dorado, turn right at the second stop light on Haverhill Road. Campus is on West side of road, ½ mile downHaverhill road.