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XC Heps Returns to Van Cortlandt on Friday
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J. — The 2009 Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships return to New York
City's Van Cortlandt Park this Friday, October 30, for the 61st time in the
last 62 years.
The women will be up first, with their 5,000-meter race starting at 11:15 am, while the men's 5-mile race is slated to begin an hour later at 12:15 pm. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1:00 pm.
The park grounds are currently undergoing a series of renovations and this
year's course will see significant changes. See the updated course map below for more details
Please stay tuned for the comprehensive team-by-team preview, complete with notes and quotes, in the coming days.
** Parents please note that any tents can be no larger than 10x10.
2009 Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships Event Overview
Participants: Men's & Women's teams from all eight Ivy schools
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Location: Van
Cortlandt Park (Bronx, N.Y.) — Columbia University (host)
Schedule:
11:15 am — Women's 5K Race
12:15 pm — Men's 5-mile Race
1:00 pm — Awards Ceremony
2008 Men's Champion — Princeton [results]
2008 Women's Champion — Princeton [results]
DIRECTIONS TO VAN CORTLANDT PARK
From the South:
Take Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt
Park South Exit (Exit 11). Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward
Broadway. Make a right at Broadway. The Park will be on your right. The baseball
field will be approximately 1/8 of a mile in from the first traffic light (no
cars are permitted - you must walk). The cross country course will be approximately
1/4 of a mile further along Broadway.
From the North:
The New York State Thruway South (I-87) becomes the Major Deegan Expressway
when entering the Bronx. Continue south to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit
11). Turn right at top of ramp then right onto Broadway. The Park will be on
your right. The baseball field will be approximately 1/8 of a mile in from the
first traffic light (no cars are permitted- you must walk). The cross country
course will be approximately 1/4 of a mile further along Broadway.
From the East Bronx:
Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South (I-95). Take
Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit
11). Bear right, going back over the Expressway, and make a right onto Broadway.
The Park will be on your right. The baseball field will be approximately 1/8
of a mile in from the first traffic light (no cars are permitted- you must walk).
The cross country course will be approximately 1/4 of a mile further along Broadway.
From the West:
George Washington Bridge - Follow signs to Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North.
Take to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit (Exit 11). Bear right, going back over
the Expressway, and make a right onto Broadway. The Park will be on your right.
The baseball field will be approximately 1/8 of a mile in from the first traffic
light (no cars are permitted- you must walk). The cross country course will
be approximately 1/4 of a mile further along Broadway.
Mass Transit:
Take the 1 train uptown until the end (the Van
Cortlandt Park stop) and walk a few blocks north to the grounds.
