Time To Start Thinking About Ocean State Invite


It's early but it's never too late to start thinking about the Ocean State Cross-Country Invitational, held at Goddard State Park in Warwick, R.I. One of the region's top events during the fall season will kick off with a series of six middle school races on Sept. 21 and concludes Sept. 22 with 14 high school races and an Open 5K Trail Run. 

This is a meet that traditionally attracts quality competition from R.I., surrounding states and more. In 2017, the Ocean State Invite featured athletes from Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Connecticut and New Jersey. In the girls' race, Kelsey Chmiel of Saratoga Springs (NY) established a meet record in the Championship Race, clocking a winning 17:35.0 for the five-kilometer distance. Chmiel, who led her team to the overall title, would later take runner-up honors at the Nike Cross Nationals. Tristan Shelgren of St. John's Prep (MA) would out-lean New York's Mason Gatewood to win the boys' title with both runners timed in 15:32. 

More than 1,600 runner competed in last year's event. Awards and medals will be given in all divisions, which include sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade races for middle-schoolers, and freshmen, junior varsity, varsity and Championship races for high-schoolers.

Click Here For More Information And To Register For The Ocean State Invitational. Below is a Time Schedule of All the races.


TIME SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, September 21 - Middle School Races
Race Time	Race Name	Race Team	Gender
3:45	        Race 1	        7th Grade	Girls
4:10	        Race 2	        7th Grade	Boys
4:35	        Race 3	        6th Grade	Girls
5:00	        Race 4	        6th Grade	Boys
5:25	        Race 5	        8th Grade	Girls
5:50	        Race 6	        8th Grade	Boys
6:10	            Awards Ceremony		
SATURDAY, September 22, 2018 
Race Time	Race Name	Race Team	Gender
8:00	        Open            5K Trail Run		
9:00	        Race 1	        Freshman - 1	Boys
9:25	        Race 2	        Freshman - 1	Girls
9:50	        Race 3	        JV - 1	        Boys
10:20	        Race 4	        JV - 1	        Girls
10:55	        Race 5	        Varsity - 1	Boys
11:20	        Race 6	        Varsity - 1	Girls
11:50	            Opening Ceremony		
12:00	        Race 7	        Championship	Boys
12:30	        Race 8	        Championship	Girls
12:50	        Awards Ceremony for Races #1 - 8		
1:10	        Race 9	        Varsity - 2	Boys
1:35	        Race 10	        Varsity - 2	Girls
2:05	        Race 11	        Jv - 2	        Boys
2:35	        Race 12	        Jv - 2	        Girls
3:10	        Race 13	        Freshman - 2	Boys
3:35	        Race 14	        Freshman -2	Girls
3:45	    Awards Ceremony for Races #9 - 14