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Cross Country
(Updated October 23, 2010)
1.1 In the conference championship meet, seven athletes from each school will be allowed to compete. The top five athletes from each team will be used for scoring in the championship race. In case of a tie in scoring, NCAA national championship scoring regulations will be followed.
1.1.a. In case a runner falls in the first 100 meters of the championship race, the race will be immediately stopped and re-started. There will be no re-start if a runner falls along the course after 100 meters. A runner who leaves the course is disqualified. At the finish, there are no ties among runners allowed. An official at the finish line will determine proper order of finish.
1.2 The top 14 finishers in the men's and women's race will be awarded All Conference honors, with the first seven finishers awarded "first team" and the 8-14 awarded "second team."
1.3.a The distance of the women's conference championship race will be increased to 6K when the conference meet is held two weeks prior to NCAA regional meet (Updated Jan. 3, 2010). The distance shall be 5K distance if there is only one week between conference championships and regional meet.
1.3.b. The championship race distance will be eight (8) kilometers for men.
1.3.c. The women's race will be run first in odd years; the men's race will be run first in even years. This corresponds with the order at the NCAA Championships.
1.3.d. An announcer microphone and/or sound system is part of the mandatory set up for conference championship meet with announcer giving results during conference championship races. Host institution is responsible (Updated Jan. 3, 2010).
1.4 The conference championship meet will be held on Saturday, two weeks before the NCAA Regional, when the meet is held in Hawai‘i. The conference championship meet will be held on Saturday, one week before the NCAA Regional, when the meet is held on the Mainland. All conference schools who field a team are required to compete.
1.5 A conference coaches meeting will be held the Friday evening before the meet at a site convenient for all coaches. Attendance by all head coaches, or their designated representative, is mandatory. The host school is responsible for making arrangements for the meeting site and communicating the necessary information to all head coaches.
1.5.a. When voting occurs at the coaches meeting, each team represented by a head coach or his or her designated representative (i.e., a men's cross country team and a women's cross country team) receives one vote in the process. Assistant coaches, who are at the meeting as additional representatives, have no votes. In case of a tie, the conference commissioner will cast the tie-breaking vote.
1.6 Complete race packets will be issued by the host school to all competing schools at least two weeks prior to the conference championships.
1.7 Beginning with the 2011-12 season, the rotation for hosting the conference tournament championship shall rotate between the three regional pods (i.e. Hawai‘i, San Francisco Bay Area, Southwest/SoCal). Recommendations for host sites shall be made by the Commissioner with input from the sports committee and must be approved by the Athletic Directors. (Updated June 2010).
1.7.a. The athletic directors will establish and announce the upcoming three-year rotation at the annual Athletic Directors meeting. The host rotation will posted on the conference website.
1.8. Competitors in the championship race will wear team uniforms of "like" color. No jewelry is allowed. Accessories to the uniform, such as head bands, wristbands, running shorts, and undershirts, must be of "like" color.
1.9. A committee will be formed to make a final determination on all race day decisions, including protests and appeals. The committee will be made up of the conference commissioner, the host school athletic director, and one visiting athletic director or non-host school representative designated before the meet.
1.10. These regulations may be amended at the annual coaches meeting (on the Friday night prior to the conference championship meet). All regulations must be approved by the conference athletic directors.
1.11. All other situations not covered by these conference rules should be referred to the NCAA Championships rules handbook and handled accordingly.
1.13.1 All member institutions shall observe the NCAA starting date for pre-season practice regardless of geographic location. No geographic exceptions are allowed. (Updated October 2010)
