LSSU Itinerary for NCAA Mid-West Regional Meet Fall 2012

Thursday, November 1 5pm (EST) Depart from LSSUs Norris Center. 5pm (EST) Dinner at Angios (Laker Meal) 6pm (EST) Depart Angios for Escanaba, MI 9:30pm (EST) Estimated arrival to Hotel in Escanaba, MI Econo Lodge Escanaba 921 N Lincoln Rd, Escanaba, MI, 49829 Friday November 2 7am (EST) Breakfast at hotel (continental) 9:00am (EST) Depart hotel for Course (make sure you are dressed to run) All times from here on for Friday will be Central time. 11:30am(CST) Lunch at Subway in Sheboygan, WI 3122 South Business Drive Sheboygan, WI (920) 453-4238 12:30pm Back on the road 2:30pmCourse Preview 2:30 to 3:30 p.m Packet pickup. 3:30 p.m. Mandatory coaches meeting. Sports and Activities Center 4:15pmDepart course 4:30pm Estimated check-into hotel Best Western Harborside Inn: 262/658-3281 6pm Dinner @ Oliver Garden Group Reservation for 16 10110 77th, Pleasant Prairie, WI Phone: 262/697-8233 8pm Team meeting in Steves room. Saturday November 3: all times are in Central Time for Saturday unless noted otherwise. 6:15am Mens team shake-out run then breakfast 7:15am Womens team shake-out then breakfast 9:00am Depart hotel for course 9:15am Estimated arrival to course Mens 10,000-Meter Championship Race 9:45am Mens warm-up 10:10 a.m. Mens competitors called to the start line (approximately 20 minutes to start) 10:14 a.m. National Anthem 10:15 a.m. Begin clerking procedure 10:20 a.m. Second call to the start line (10 minutes to start) 10:25 a.m. Start line is cleared of all non-competitors (5 minutes to start) 10:27 a.m. Runners at the start line for instructions 10:30 a.m. Start of Mens 10,000 meter championship race Womens 6,000-Meter Championship Race 10:45pm Womens team warm-up 11:10 a.m. Womens competitors called to the start line (approximately 20 minutes to start) 11:15 a.m. Begin clerking procedure 11:20 a.m. Second call to the start line (10 minutes to start)

11:25 a.m. 11:27 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1pm 5pm (CST)

Start line is cleared of all non-competitors (5 minutes to start) Runners at the start line for instructions Start of Womens 6,000 meter championship race Estimated departure from course Dinner in Marinette, WI King Buffet (715) 732-6888 2545 Roosevelt Rd Marinette, WI 54143 6pm(CST) Back on the road 11:30pm (EST) Estimated return to LSSUs Norris Center

REGIONALS

Table of Contents
NCAA Staff/Committee.......................................................................................................1 Host Personnel .....................................................................................................................1 Championship Websites...............................................................................................2 Schedule of Events...............................................................................................................2 Accommodations .................................................................................................................3 Championship Format..........................................................................................................3 Course Diagram ..........................................................................................................3 Dressing Rooms ...................................................................................................................3 Drug Testing ........................................................................................................................3 Entry Procedures ..................................................................................................................4 Declarations .........................................................................................................................6 Evacuation/Severe Weather Plan .........................................................................................7 Finish Line Procedure ..........................................................................................................8 Mandatory Meeting..............................................................................................................8 Merchandise .........................................................................................................................8 Packet Pick-Up.....................................................................................................................9 Participant Expectations and Guidelines .............................................................................9 Practice Schedule ...............................................................................................................10 Protest Procedures/Appeals ...............................................................................................10 Sports Information/Results ................................................................................................10 Sports Medicine .................................................................................................................10 Team Tents.........................................................................................................................12 Tickets................................................................................................................................12 Transportation/Travel Information ....................................................................................12 Uniforms ............................................................................................................................12

NCAA Staff/Committee
NCAA Katie Holmes, point person Phone: 317/917-6206 Email: kholmes@ncaa.org Morgan DeSpain Phone: 317/917-6505 Email: mdespain@ncaa.org

NCAA Division II Track and Field Committee Kristene Kelly, Atlantic Region Associate Athletics Director William Bright Jr., South Region Saint Augustines College Assistant Athletics Director Phone: 919/516-4239 Stillman College Email: kmkelly@st-aug.edu Phone: 205/960-8062 Email: wbright@stillman.edu Amber Feldman, Central Region Assistant Commissioner Scott Groom, South Central Region Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Associate Athletics Director Association Metropolitan State College of Denver Phone: 816/421-6422 ext. 204 Phone: 303/556-4875 Email: feldman@themiaa.com Email: cgroom@msudenver.edu Rich Hart, East Region Assistant Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Stonehill College Phone: 508/565-1728 Email: rhart@stonehill.edu TBD, Midwest Region Matthew van Lierop, Southeast Region Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Mount Olive College Phone: 919/658-7809 Email: mvanlierop@moc.edu TBD, West Region

Host Personnel
Meet Director: Tamie Falk-Day Director of Athletics UW-Parkside Phone: 262-595-2485 Cell: (262) 496-3839 falkday@uwp.edu Micah VanDenend Head Cross Country Coach UW-Parkside Phone: (262) 595-2405 Cell: (262) 515-3902 vandenen@uwp.edu Peter Henkes Cross Country Coordinator UW-Parkside Phone: (262) 633-0033 Cell: (262) 498-9829 wisrun@gmail.com Mark Albanese Sports Media Relations UW-Parkside Phone: (262) 595-2045 Cell: (608) 852-3069 albanese@uwp.edu

Championship Websites The official website for the championships is available at www.NCAA.com. Additional information specific to participants can be found on NCAA.org. Midwest Regional info can be found at www.parksiderangers.com/xc-regional.

Schedule of Events
(All Times Are Central Standard Time) Thursday, November 1 Noon until dusk Friday November 2 Dawn until dusk 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Saturday November 3 8 a.m. Course opens to competitors. Please call 704/860-3499 for frost warning or severe weather updates on race day if needed. Course available for practice. (water & ice on site) Packet pickup. Mandatory coaches meeting. Sports and Activities Center Course available for practice. (water & ice on site)

Mens 10,000-Meter Championship Race 10:10 a.m. Mens competitors called to the start line (approximately 20 minutes to start) 10:14 a.m. National Anthem 10:15 a.m. Begin clerking procedure 10:20 a.m. Second call to the start line (10 minutes to start) 10:25 a.m. Start line is cleared of all non-competitors (5 minutes to start) 10:27 a.m. Runners at the start line for instructions 10:30 a.m. Start of Mens 10,000 meter championship race Womens 6,000-Meter Championship Race 11:10 a.m. Womens competitors called to the start line (approximately 20 minutes to start) 11:15 a.m. Begin clerking procedure 11:20 a.m. Second call to the start line (10 minutes to start) 11:25 a.m. Start line is cleared of all non-competitors (5 minutes to start) 11:27 a.m. Runners at the start line for instructions 11:30 a.m. Start of Womens 6,000 meter championship race

Immediately following second race, recognition of top runners and teams.

Accommodations
The following is a list of area hotels and their contact information. The institution is responsible for contacting the hotel to make all arrangements and providing the hotel with a rooming list. Other Hotels and Restaurants in the Area www.parksiderangers.com/hotels Best Western Harborside Inn: 262/658-3281 Candlewood Suites: 877/226-3539 Comfort Suites: 262/857-3450 Marriott Racine: 262/886-6100 Holiday Inn Express Pleasant Prairie: 262/942-6000 Radisson: 262/632-7777 Best Western Kenosha: 262/857-7699 UW-Parkside Catering Sodexo Contact: John Sill Phone: 262/595-2346 Email: sill@uwp.edu Box lunches, Subway Dominos Pizza Phone: 262/551-0595 Chick-Fil-A Regency Mall 5208 Durand Ave, Racine, WI Phone: 262/554-5009 Box Lunches Olive Garden 10110 77th, Pleasant Prairie, WI Phone: 262/697-8233

Maps, campus information and race preview www.parksiderangers.com/xc-regional

Championship Format

Mens and womens course map Mens: http://www.parksiderangers.com/documents/2007/12/14/10K.pdf?id=93 Womens: http://www.parksiderangers.com/documents/2007/12/14/6K.pdf?id=92

Dressing Rooms
Athletes may shower at the UW-P Sports & Activities Center after their races. They must provide their own towels and locks. Meet management and UW-P are not responsible for lost or stolen articles. NO SPIKES MAY BE WORN IN THE UW-CENTER. No clothes or shoes are allowed in the UW-P showers.

Drug Testing
All student-athletes are subject to NCAA drug testing at all NCAA championships or in conjunction with all postseason certified events. The goal of the drug-testing program is to

provide safe, fair and equitable competition as well as to protect the health and safety of all NCAA student-athletes participating in NCAA championships and postseason certified events. The drug-testing program involves collecting urine specimens from student-athletes at various times throughout an NCAA championship. Student-athletes may be selected for drug testing based on t heir place of finish, playing time, position and/or an approved random selection method. A student-athlete may be selected for drug testing on more than one occasion during the championship event. All urine specimens provided by student-athletes are analyzed by a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory and the results are then reported to the institutions director of athletics. The WADA laboratory analyzes each urine specimen for substances and related compounds from a list of banned-drug classes developed by the NCAA Executive Committee. The NCAA Banned-Drug Classes List is comprised of substances that are performance-enhancing and/or potentially harmful to the health and safety of the student-athlete. The 2012-13 list includes drugs in the following classes: stimulants, anabolic agents, diuretics and other urine manipulators, peptide hormones, street drugs, beta blockers and alcohol (rifle only) beta-2 agonists and anti-estrogens. Refer to the 2012-13 Drug-Testing Programs booklet or the NCAA Web site (www.ncaa.org/drugtesting) for the published list of banned drug classes and the procedural guidelines for testing. Athletic administrators are urged to review the NCAA Drug Education and Testing video, the NCAA Banned Drug Classes List as well as the NCAA DrugTesting Program booklet with all coaches and student-athletes in advance of any NCAA championship or postseason certified event. Student-athletes who test positive as a result of a drug test administered by the NCAA or who breach the NCAA drug-testing program protocol shall lose one year of eligibility and shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of competition in all sports. Additional information regarding the NCAAs championship drug-testing program can be found at www.ncaa.org/drugtesting.

Entry Procedures
In order to be eligible for participation in the regional and national meets, student-athletes must be submitted on the official online entry roster form through Direct Athletics prior to the regional cross country meet. Coaches may enter up t o 10 eligible student-athletes on t he online entry roster form, of which no more than seven must be declared to participate the day prior to competition (regionals and nationals). Coaches may make changes to the 10 s tudent-athletes listed on the entry roster form up through the end of declarations. It is not necessary for studentathletes representing a qualified team at the finals to have competed in regional competition. The entry form will be available beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern time, Monday, October 22. A ll entry roster forms must be submitted by midnight Eastern Time, Wednesday, October 24. T he online entry roster form can be accessed through Direct Athletics at www.directathletics.com. If you experience technical difficulty using the online entry system, please contact Direct Athletics (support@directathletics.com; phone: 347/674-3002.

Late entry roster submissions will result in a fine up t o a maximum of $300 per team. Letters will be sent to institutions owing a fine prior to regionals, and payment must be made prior to regional competition. Please note: If you already have a DirectAthletics account for your team, you should login at www.directathletics.com and use your existing account to submit your entries. The NCAA entry process is no different than submitting entries to other DA meets. If you know you have an account but have forgotten your username/password, you can click the I forgot my password link in the login box. STEP 1Creating a DirectAthletics Account If you are new to DirectAthletics, you will be able to create an account for your team by following the instructions below: 1. Go to www.directathletics.com/ncaa.html. 2. On the right side (in the New Account Creation box), select your division. 3. Select your team, choosing only what genders you are submitting entries for. E nter your contact informationthis information will be used only by the NCAA and the meet hosts. Last, enter the username and password you would like for your account. Please choose a username that is uniquecommon usernames like bears or adam or track are likely to be taken. 4. Click Continue and you will be brought to the default Team Roster page. Y ou can see what team you are controlling by looking at the Team dropdown on t he navigation bar across the top of your account [i.e., Texas (Men)]. I f you have a mens and womens account, it will usually default to men first. 5. Follow Step 2 below to enter your roster. STEP 2Setting Up Your Online Roster Before submitting your entries for the championships, you must first add all attending studentathletes to your DirectAthletics roster: 1. On the default Team Roster page, click the green Add Athletes link above Welcome to your DirectAthletics account! 2. Select the number of student-athletes you wish to enter. You can always add more later. 3. Enter your student-athletes first names, last names and school years and click Submit. Please be aware of what gender you are enteringyou will complete the roster and entry process for one gender first, and then repeat the process for the other gender (see the Important Notice after Step 3 below)

4. The system will display the student-athletes you have added to your roster. You are now ready for the final step of Submitting Your Roster/Entries. STEP 3--Submitting Your Roster/Entries Once your student-athletes are added to your roster, you must submit your roster to the NCAA Division I Championships. 1. Click the HOME tab in the upper left of the site. Under Upcoming Meets, click the green Register button next to the NCAA Division I Championships. 2. Check off the box for each student-athlete you wish to enter. You can check the top box to select (or un-select) your entire roster. If you have left anyone off your roster accidentally, you can add them using the Add New Entry box. 3. When you have completed your entries, click Submit. Y ou MUST click Submit to submit your entries. 4. You will see your current, submitted entries on t he View Entries page. F or entry confirmation, click the link for a printable receipt or click the Email Confirmation link at the top of the View Entries page. A n Email Confirmation will be sent to the email address in your account. 5. At any time before the entry deadline, you may edit your entries by clicking the Edit Entries link next to the meet in the HOME tab. Please note if you are entering Men AND Women, you will now repeat Steps 2 and 3 with the other gender. Select the opposite gender from the Team dropdown on the navigation bar across the top of your account. Repeat Steps 2 and 3. You must request separate email confirmations for Men and Women. REMINDER: It is the coachs responsibility to inform the track and field committee immediately if for some reason a student-athlete entered and selected to compete in any national competition cannot compete.

Declarations
Declarations will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on F riday, November 2 at the Sports and Activity Center. Declarations must be made in person. The seven student-athletes competing in the meet must be declared at this time. Coaches can declare student-athletes from the entry roster submitted on Direct Athletics or any other eligible student-athletes. A representative of the student- athletes institution must declare for a team/individual. Late declarations will result in a fine. Substitutes Substitutions are allowed up to 45 m inutes before the start of the race at the championships. A certification of illness or injury by the designated meet physician/athletic trainer is required, and

the substitution must be approved by the referee. All possible participants must be listed on t he teams mid-season eligibility verification form. Squad Size Teams are limited to a maximum of seven competitors. Institutions entering five to seven runners in the meet must compete as a team. If fewer than five competitors run, they will compete as individuals. Lightning Policy

Evacuation/Severe Weather Plan

Following NCAA protocol, we will be using WeatherSentry online lightning detection and weather monitoring system. Once lightning enters the 30 mile radius of competition, we will begin preparations to protect the student-athletes and spectators. Once lightning enters an 8 mile radius of our site, competition must stop and student-athletes and spectators will be moved to safe areas. We will not begin any activity until 30 m inutes have passed since the last lightning strike inside the warning ring. Shelter Locations Inclement Weather: In case of approaching severe weather all teams and spectators will be notified to take cover in their travel vehicles. We will direct teams to go back to their respective hotels if we are anticipating a lengthy weather delay. If we are under a tornado warning or watch, all teams will be directed to the Sports and Activity Center and escorted into locker rooms and the basement for shelter until an all clear is announced by the UW-Parkside police department. Spectators will be encouraged to return to their hotels if time permits or they will join the teams in the Sports and Activity Center. We have an internal all building sound system that will allow us to communicate with all locker rooms during this period of time. NCAA Lightening Policy: Our Sports Medicine Staff will have lightning meters the day of the race. Spectators and participants will be notified of changing weather conditions through the PA system on the course. We have vehicles that will also travel through the course to alert individuals not in the start/finish areas. Severe Weather Policy For the safety of all spectators, student-athletes, officials and coaches the following will be used in case of severe weather (e.g., cold temperatures and/or heavy snow): 1. The meet director and NCAA track and field committee will monitor the weather during the week and morning of the championships. 2. A central information location and/or phone number to call for information on de lays and/or postponement to the following day. Then the host can leave a message at that number alerting coaches of different start times or a delay in course inspection times due to inclement weather. This number 262/496-3839 will be placed in the information with the coaches packets and on the meet website. 3. The games committee will determine whether the start of the meet should be delayed or if the meet should be postponed until the following day. All consideration should be taken in

regards to the policies toward competition on S unday for each institution. T he games committee at the regional will make their recommendation to the NCAA with the NCAA approving the final plan. 4. If the race has already begun and would have to be suspended in the middle of the competition, the track and field committee would recommend the following: Mens 10,000 meter - If competition is suspended before the 3,000 meters mark you may run the same day with a two hour delay. If competition is suspended after 3,000 meters we would recommend postponement until the next day. Womens 6,000 meter - If competition is suspended before the 2,000 meters mark you may run the same day with a two hour delay. I f competition is suspended after 2,000 meters we would recommend postponement until the next day. 5. If necessary, competition may be postponed until Saturday, per NCAA policy, with similar if not the same start times. This information must be communicated with all involved institutions. ** Appropriate provisions will be made to the facility to ensure the safety of competitors and spectators. T he games committee reserves the right to make changes to the above policies and schedules as they see fit.

Finish Line Procedure

The order of finish will be verified with Finish lynx system. Two Lynx cameras will be on each of the finish line mats. A secondary video system will be used as a backup. Timing mats will be used on the course at select marks. Runners should continue racing past both sets of mats at the finish line. Once they have crossed the mats, runners should continue to move through the finish chute as quickly as possible. Runners need not maintain their order of finish in the chute. Water and trainers will be available at the end of the finish area. Coaches and fans can wait for runners outside of the finish. After runners leave the area, they will need to remove their chips, and get them to the coach as soon as possible. Coaches should collect their chips and return them to the results pick up area.

Mandatory Meeting
Coaches are required to attend the mandatory coaches meeting on Friday, November 2 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time at UW-Parkside Sports and Activity Center. P rior to the meeting starting coaches may pick up their packets.

Merchandise
Merchandise will be available for purchase from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, November 2, in the UWParkside Sport and Activities Center and at the course Saturday from 9 a .m. through the conclusion of the second race.

Packet Pick-up
Packet pick-up will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Central Time Friday, November 2, a t UWParkside Sport and Activities Center. Course maps and descriptions will also be available and host representatives will be there to answer any questions on the course. Coaches with outstanding fines will not receive their packets until the fine is paid. Ethical Behavior by Coaches

Participant Expectations and Guidelines

As a member of the coaching profession, coaches have inherent obligations and responsibilities to the profession, to the student-athletes, and to all those with whom they come into contact. Coaches are expected to be role models and to conduct themselves with integrity and high ethical standards at all times. In order to fulfill these responsibilities, a coach must: 1. Per NCAA Bylaw 17.33, conduct all intercollegiate competition in accordance with the playing rules of the Association. 2. Place the safety and welfare of others ahead of winning and personal prestige. 3. Treat all people with honesty, fairness and respect. (In particular, such things as vulgar and profane language or taunting, intimidating or baiting opponents or the media, are not acceptable from a coach or a student-athlete.) 4. Teach and model for student-athletes and staff members strict adherence to the rules and regulations of the sport and its governing bodies. 5. Recognize, accept and teach to the team and the staff that their public behavior projects an image of the program and the university or college they represent. Therefore, behavior should be appropriate and honorable at all times. Misconduct Misconduct is defined as any act of dishonesty, unsportsmanlike conduct, unprofessional behavior or breach of law, occurring from the time the championship field is announced through the end of the championship that discredits the event or intercollegiate athletics. Public criticism of officials may subject the individual, institution or conference to the misconduct provisions. The games committee is authorized to (1) reprimand publicly or privately, (2) disqualify from future participation and/or (3) ban from subsequent competition a student-athlete or representative of the institution who is guilty of misconduct at any time during the championship. Sports Wagering The NCAA defines sports wagering as putting something at risk such as an entry fee or a wager with the opportunity to win something in return. The NCAA opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports wagering on college sports. Student-athletes and athletics administrators cannot place a s ports wager for any NCAA-sanctioned sport. This includes wagering on t he intercollegiate, amateur or professional level. 9

A student-athlete involved in sports wagering on the student-athletes institution permanently loses all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports. A student-athlete who is involved in any sports wagering activity that involves college sports or professional athletics, through Internet gambling, a bookmaker, a parlay card or any other method employed by organized gambling, will be ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition for at least one year. In championships in which a bracket format is used, student-athletes, coaches and administrators may not participate in bracket competitions where there is both a r equired entry fee and an opportunity to win a prize. Student-athletes and administrators may participate under current NCAA rules, in bracket contests where there is no entry fee but a possibility of winning a prize. Some NCAA member schools, however, have chosen to ban student-athletes from participating in these types of bracket contests. Tobacco Ban The use of tobacco products is prohibited by all game personnel (e.g., coaches, trainers, managers and game officials) in all sports during practice and competition. Uniform penalties (as determined by the applicable rules-making committees and sports committees with rules-making responsibilities) shall be established for such use. The use of tobacco products by a student-athlete is prohibited during practice and competition. A student-athlete who uses tobacco products during a practice or competition shall be disqualified for the remainder of that practice or competition.

Practice Schedule
The course will be available for practice from noon until dusk on T hursday, November 1 and dawn to dusk on F riday, November 2. A certified athletic trainer will be available during these times. The course will be officially marked by Thursday afternoon.

Protest Procedures/Appeals
All protests shall be written on t he carbon copy NCAA Cross Country/Track and Field Protest Form, which will be located finish line area. One copy shall be posted, and the other copies shall be given to the referee. The referees decision shall be written on each copy of the protest. One copy shall be returned to the protesting coach, and the other copy shall be placed in the committees files. A $50 deposit is required for all protests and appeals, which will be returned if the protest is successful in reversing the official decision, or if the appeal is granted. Protests will be accepted up to 30 minutes after the posting of the results of the last events.

Via the Internet - NCAA.com is where results can be found after the completion of each race. Copies of the results will be available at the course. Contact Mark Albanese (Albanese@uwp.edu) at UW-Parkside for more information.

Sports Information/Results

Ambulance An ambulance will be on site during regional competition.

Sports Medicine

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Athletic Trainers Certified athletic trainer(s) shall be available in the athletic training facility and assist the participating institutions sports medicine staff. Certified athletic trainer(s) shall be on site for each scheduled practice or competition. Physician(s) shall be on-call or on site for all practice and game days, depending on the sport. When applicable, the host institutions shall provide specialty physicians (e.g., dermatologists, orthopedic, ophthalmologist), dentist, x-ray technicians, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or licensed massage therapists. Athletic Training Hours Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday noon to 6 p.m. Saturday 8 to 9:30 am (SAC ATR) 9:30 a.m. to finish (Course) The training room is located at the UW-Parkside Sports and Activities Center. There will also be a training area set up on the course Saturday. If you have any special needs, please contact Kenny Wilka (262/595-2164; wilka@uwp.edu). Concussion Management The NCAA has adopted legislation that requires all active member institutions to have a concussion management plan for their student-athletes. Participating institutions shall follow their concussion management plan while participating in NCAA championships. If a participating team lacks appropriate medical staff to activate its concussion management plan, the host championship concussion management plan will be activated. The legislation notes, in part, that a student-athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion shall be removed from athletics activities (e.g., competition, practice, conditioning sessions) and evaluated by a medical staff member (e.g., sports medicine staff, team physician) with experience in the evaluation and management of concussions; a student-athlete diagnosed with a concussion is precluded from returning to athletics activity for at least the remainder of that calendar day; and medical clearance for return to athletics activity shall be determined by the team physician or the physicians designee from the student-athletes institution. In the absence of a team physician or their designee, the NCAA tournament physician will examine the student-athlete and will determine medical clearance. A concussion is a brain injury that may be caused by a blow to the head, face, neck or elsewhere on the body with an impulsive force transmitted to the head. Concussions can occur without loss of consciousness or other obvious signs. A repeat concussion that occurs before the brain recovers from the previous one (hours, days or weeks) can slow recovery or increase the likelihood of having long-term problems. In rare cases, repeat concussions can result in brain swelling, permanent brain damage and even death. For further details please refer to the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook Guideline on Concussions online at www. NCAA.org/health-safety.

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Medical Examinations As the event sponsor, the NCAA seeks to ensure that all student-athletes are physically fit to participate in its championships and have valid medical clearance to participate in the competition. The NCAA tournament physician, as designated by the host school, has the unchallengeable authority to determine whether a student-athlete with an injury, illness or other medical condition (e.g., skin infection) may expose others to a significantly enhanced risk of harm and, if so, to disqualify the student-athlete from continued participation. For all other instances, the student-athletes on-site team physician can determine whether a student-athlete with an injury or illness should continue to participate or is disqualified. In the absence of a team physician, the NCAA tournament physician will examine the student-athlete and has valid medical authority to disqualify him or her if the student-athletes injury, illness or medical condition poses a potentially life threatening risk to himself or herself. The chair of the governing sports committee (or a designated representative) shall be responsible for administrative enforcement of the medical judgment, if it involves disqualification. Tents should be placed across the road from the start line area.

Team Tents

There will be no admission fee for the regional competition.

Tickets

All transportation needs will be the responsibility of the participating team. Directions to Course The Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course, located on H WY JR adjacent to the UW-Parkside Sports & Activities Center. Driving directions: http://www.parksiderangers.com/documents/2011/6/7/Campus_Color.pdf?&tab=4

Transportation/Travel Information

Uniforms
When engaged in competition, each competitor must wear an official team uniform with components governed by the rules or be subject to disqualification. Wearing any part of the official team competition uniform illegally while in the area of competition shall lead to a warning by the nearest official that repeated violation may result in disciplinary action. A report of uncorrected violations shall be made to the referee and offending competitors coach. Uniforms for all cross country student-athletes must meet the following criteria: a. A uniform consists of two school-issued componentsshorts or briefs, and a top. A onepiece body suit is acceptable as a combination of the two components. Any outer garment (i.e., sweat pants, tights) that is school-issued becomes the official uniform, when worn. b. The uniform must be of a material and design deemed to not be objectionable or offensive by the athletics department of the issuing institution. c. The uniform top must, by design and size, cover the full length of the torso, meeting or hanging below the waistband of the bottoms, while the competitor is standing, and allow for competitors numbers to be placed above the waist, front and back. d. Uniform tops must be worn so to not obscure hip numbers.

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e. Additional visible clothing is an undergarment. It must be worn under the uniform and be of a solid color. f. The use of, or wearing of, artificial noisemakers by competitors is prohibited. g. All cross country team members must wear uniforms clearly indicating, through color, logo and combination of all worn outer garments, that members are from the same team. h. Visible undergarments on top (e.g. t-shirts) worn by team members must be of an identical solid color. Visible undergarments on the bottom (e.g. tights of any length) must be of an identical solid color. No watches may be worn by the competitors during competition. Logo Policy An institutions official uniform (including numbered racing bibs and warm-ups) and all other items of apparel (e.g., socks, headbands, T-shirts, wristbands, visors or hats, swim caps and towels) that are worn by student-athletes in competition shall bear only a single manufacturers or distributors normal label or trademark (regardless of the visibility of the label or trademark), not to exceed 2 inches in area (i.e., rectangle, square, parallelogram) including any additional material (e.g., patch) surrounding the normal trademark or logo. The logo or trademark must be contained within a four-sided geometrical figure (i.e., rectangle, square or parallelogram). In addition, an institutions official uniform, including sideline bibs, cannot bear a design element similar to the manufacturers that is in addition to another logo or that is contrary to the size restriction. A student-athlete representing an institution in intercollegiate competition is limited to wearing apparel items that include only the logo (not to exceed 2 s quare inches) of an apparel manufacturer or distributor. The student-athlete may not wear any apparel that identifies another entity other than the student-athletes institution. These restrictions apply to all apparel worn by student-athletes during the conduct of competition, which includes any pregame or postgame activities. This bylaw will be strictly enforced at all NCAA championships and the names of individuals and institutions that are not in compliance with this bylaw shall be forwarded to the NCAA enforcement staff. For more information regarding players equipment and uniforms, refer to Rule 4 of the 20122013 NCAA Rules and Interpretations book. Student-athletes competing in an intercollegiate soccer championship shall wear the official uniform of their institution in competition and related ceremonies. This applies to both warmups and competitive uniforms.

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