EIU Showdown

08/26/2015

Downers Grove North HS - Woodridge, IL -- Green Valley Forest Preserve

The EIU Showdown is a meet with teams that have at least one coach that ran cross country at Eastern Illinois University.

Participating Schools (both boys and girls): DGN, Burlington Central, Highland Park (boys only), Jacobs, Plainfield North, Shepard

Time Schedule and Race Distance (all races are unlimited entry and all times are approximate after the first race at 4:45pm):
4:45pm - F/S Girls – 3.0 miles
5:15pm – F/S Boys – 3.0 miles
5:45pm – Varsity Girls – 3.0 miles
6:15pm – Varsity Boys – 3.0 miles

Course: Unfortunately we had to modify the course this year. It is very simple and it is 3 x 1 mile loops.  The course will be lined the whole way.

Finish Line:
At the finish line we collect tags from each runner. The tag has their name and school on it. This is the same method we used last year and the same method we use for our conference meets. 

Parking:
Parking is limited in the forest preserve lot.
Parking for Buses: Please have your bus driver drop your team off and then have them park in one of two places: 1) park in the parking lot by the movie theater/office parking lot just north of Hobson rd. and west of Rt. 53 or 2) the parking lot at the closed Dominick's parking lot on 63rd at I-355.

Green Valley Forest Preserve – entrance is on Green Rd. between 75th St. and Hobson

Parking for Spectators: Once the lot is full at the Forest Preserve parents and spectators can park in the neighborhood north of the park or in the parking lot on the northeast corner of Hobson Rd. and Double Eagle Dr.. Both places would require a short walk over to the Forest Preserve.