Concerns over COVID-19 has forced the KHSAA State Cross Country Meet to be moved from its traditional location at the Kentucky Horse Park after nearly 40 years.
The KHSAA has announced the 2020 state meet will be held over two days at the Bourbon County Cross Country Course in Paris. The Class 2A meet will be held on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 30. Class 1A and 3A will run on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Details about start times and ticket sales (which will be only available for purchase in advance and will be digital-only), parking, and other state meet provisions will be announced in the next week.
The region meets for each class will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 and the KHSAA said there are no planned adjustments to the qualifying process for the state meet.
The state meet will utilize wave (staggered) starts and there will be a total of three waves in each class and gender. The boys will compete first in waves numbered 1, 2, 3, and girls will compete in waves numbered 4, 5, 6 in each class. For each of the three waves, starting boxes will be assigned to waves using the following criteria:
— The region champion team and region runner-up team from each region will be in the first wave. The 1st and 2nd place individual runners from each region will also be in the first wave.
— The second wave will contain the 3rd and 4th place teams from each region as well as the 3rd and 4th place individuals from each region.
— The final wave will be the remaining qualifying teams and 5th place individuals from each region.
