2014 Legends Cross Country Meet
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Trumbull County Fairgrounds, Bazetta, Ohio
Presented By: Maplewood High School
The goals of The Legends Meet are to:
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offer the athletes a fast, accurate course with great competition and awards
honor the legends of the sport who will be presenting awards to the athletes
provide athletes and coaches a link to Ohio's great history in cross country by meeting The Legends of our sport
The 2014 Legends
Joanna & Julie Dias – twin sisters and 1986 graduates of Southeast High School in
Ravenna led their cross country team to a 4th place finish at the State Cross Country
Championships in only its first year of existence in 1982. They went on to lead their
team to 3 consecutive State Titles (1983, ’84, & ’85) with an individual title for Joanna in
1983 and 2 titles for Julie in 1984 & 1985. In track, Joanna and Julie also ran on the 3time state championship 4 x 800m relay in 1984, ’85 & ‘86, leading Southeast to a State
Champion team title for 1985 running only distance events. At a time when the 4 x 800m
relay was on the same day as the rest of the meet, Julie made Ohio track history by not
only running the distance quadruple, but running very impressive times in each event.
She ran on the winning 4 x 800m relay (2:17), placed runner-up in the 1600 (4:57), took
3rd in the 800 (2:18) and captured 3rd in the 3200 (10:58)….all within a two hour span. Joanna added podium
places in three of those events to give Southeast the team title. Together they have a total of 10 state titles, as
well as an impressive 18th place finish at the Kinney High School National Cross Country Meet (Foot Locker)
by Julie in San Diego in 1985. After high school, both competed at the University of Arkansas as National
Championships qualifiers with their Razorback’s team in cross country. Their personal bests include Julie:
1600 – 4:57, 800m – 2:17, 3200 – 10:51; and 5000m 17:30, and Joanna: 1600 – 5:02, 800m – 2:18, 3200 –
10:58, and 5000m – 17:46. Currently, Julie coaches Cross Country and Track at Jackson Middle School (10
years) and Joanna recently started a Cross Country team for Chapel Hill Christian School for 5th & 6th graders.
Bob Mau – A 1983 graduate of Rocky River High school, Bob won two state cross
country titles in 1981 and 1982. He currently holds the Division I State Cross Country 5K
Record with a time of 14:58. He was also the 1982 state track champion in the 3,200m.
A stress fracture prematurely ended his senior year track season after qualifying for the
state meet in the 1600m and 800m. Other high school accomplishments include
qualifying for the junior national cross country team where he was the 2nd for the United
States and 31st overall in world championship meet at Gates Head, England. Also, he
placed 8th in the Kinney (Foot Locker) cross country national meet after winning the
regional qualifier. His best high school times were 1:53 (800m), 4:13 (1600m), and 9:11 (3200m). Bob
attended Northwestern University where he was a two time Big 10 Champion winning the 1500m and the
indoor 3200m relay in 1986. Bob holds PRs of 1500m - 3:42.71 and 800m - 1:50. He credits his high school
coach, Mike Foley, with making running a fun, lifelong sport. Bob currently runs 10-20 miles/week, and is also
enjoys road biking. Bob is currently in charge of Solution Delivery at ikaSystems, a cloud based healthcare
company. He has two sons, Kyle and James who both attend Hudson High School. Kyle runs for Hudson,
and was 3rd in the State Div 1 Cross Country Meet as a Junior.
Past Legends:
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2007 - Ann Henderson and Mark Croghan
2008 - Patty Metzler Champney and Alan Scharsu
2009 - Rachel Sauder Kinsman and Scott Fry
2010 - Maggie Infeld and Ricky Pittman
2011 - Briana Shook, Bob Schul, Harrison Dillard and Bernice Holland
2012 – Marc Hunter, Harrison Dillard and Bernice Holland
2013 – Bridget Franek, Bob Lunn
The 2014 Legends Cross Country Meet Information
Date and Location
Saturday, October 4th, 2014. The meet will be held at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds (4181 Hoagland Blackstub
Rd. Cortland, OH). The Fairgrounds offer an excellent facility for cross country meets. Ample parking, sheltered
seating and restrooms are available to complement a fast, spectator-friendly course. Maplewood HS will be the
host school for The Legends Meet.
Awards
The top three teams in the high school races and the top two teams in the middle school races will receive team
picture plaque awards. The top 7 members of the winning high school teams and the coach will receive individual
awards. The top 25 individuals in the high school races and the top 15 individuals in the middle school races will
receive individual awards. Individual champions in each race will receive picture plaques of them. Team awards and
the award for individual champions for each race will be presented by "The Legends" in front of the grandstands 1
hour after the scheduled start time of each race. Individual awards are presented at the finish of each race.
Entry
Any school may enter the meet through Baum's Page.
Fees
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$75
$75
$50
$50
HS Boys (unlimited entries; $10 per individual if less than 7 runners)
HS Girls (unlimited entries; $10 per individual if less than 7 runners)
MS Boys (unlimited entries; $10 per individual if less than 5 runners)
MS Girls (unlimited entries; $10 per individual if less than 5 runners)
* A minimum of 5 runners and a maximum of 9 runners are permitted in the team races. Schools with more than 9
runners must enter the extras in the open race or enter a "B Team".
* You may enter an additional "B Team" to compete in the varsity race for an additional $25 per extra squad.
Extra teams will be permitted only as space allows in each varsity race.
* Each coach submitting a full squad into any one of the four races will receive a coach’s gift.
* PLEASE NOTE - Entry fee checks MUST be made payable to: Maplewood Running Rockets and be mailed to:
Legends Meet - Maplewood High School
Attn. Mark Yoder
2414 Greenville Road
Cortland, OH 44410
Schedule of Events – see below for division breakdown
Time
Event
8:00 Ohio Alumni State Meet - Men and Women combined Open 5K Race with Team Scoring and Awards
9:00
Jr. High Boy's Race - 2 mile
9:30
Jr. High Girl's Race - 2 mile
10:00
*HS Small School Division - High School Boy's Race - 5 kilo
10:30
*HS Small School Division - High School Girl's Race - 5 kilo
11:00
Presentation of The 2014 Legends / National Anthem
11:20
*HS Large School Division - High school Boy's Race - 5 kilo
11:50
*HS Large School Division - High School Girl's Race - 5 kilo
12:30
Boy's Open Race - All Divisions - 5 Kilo
1:00
Girl's Open Race - All Divisions - 5 Kilo
*Our intent is to separate the divisions by the following breakdown. We will allow schools to move up from small to
large school divisions if they request unless the field is filled.
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Small School Division – division 3 and small division 2 schools (250 or less total male and female students
in top 3 grades)
Large School Division – division 1 and large division 2 schools (251 or more total male and female students
in top 3 grades)
Team awards will be presented in front of the grandstands 1 hour after the scheduled start time of each race.
Points of Interest
We will be using the IPICO Chip Timing System - a chip that is attached to the runner's shoe. There will be a
bullpen area at the finish of the race where water will be available and chips will be collected. If coaches have
runners that do not run or do not finish the race, they must turn in the numbers for those athletes at the
registration area. Schools will be charged $10 each for missing chip. Runners will also wear a bib number on the
front of their singlet that matches their chip number.
Coaches are asked to please cooperate in advance by:
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Submitting rosters online at baumspage.com by at least one week prior to the meet.
Ensuring correct chips are securely placed on runners shoes... and all chips returned after race.
Times will be available at the 1 and 2 mile marks for each race.
Concessions and other vendors will be available beneath the grandstands.
Results will be available at www.gopherarun.com
Meet T-shirts will be sold at the registration area.
Restrooms are available under the grandstands and in adjacent buildings.