Big format changes are coming to the PIAA State Championships this year, as the PIAA has released its schedule for the 2020 XC state meet.
The meet is back to a one-day meet with races taking place on Saturday, November 7 at Hershey's Parkview Course.
The big change comes in the alignment of the races, which will be similar to what the PIAA used for its Foundation Invitational in September. Each classification will feature four different races, going off in 15 minute increments. Full team qualifiers and individual qualifiers will race separately, per the schedule. The results will be merged at the end by classification with individuals on team qualifiers eligible for individuals award.
The course used will be the same as the PIAA Foundation Invitational, which does not include Poop-Out Hill and instead goes up the grass trail and take a wide loop closer to the street. It was the course used for the 2019 state meet.
Over the past month, the PIAA has modified the format of its state championship to account for the COVID-19 pandemic. The biggest change is a reduced number of qualifiers in each classification, which was changed slightly last week to include a few more qualifiers in bigger districts. In somewhat of a trial run, the PIAA used debuted a version of the format we will see at the state meet.
Teams will be asked to arrive at a an hour and a half before their specified race time, warm up in the parking lot next to the course, and then head to the course across Hockersville Road a half hour before race time.
According to the PIAA's Mark Byers, spectators will be permitted at the state meet with more information on that coming soon.
Check out a general schedule for race times below and then under that, a complete schedule that shows when specific teams and individuals will race.
| Classification | RACE TImes | AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Girls | 9 AM | 9:15 AM | 9:30 AM | 9:45 AM | 10:30 AM (Team) 11 AM (Individuals) |
A Boys | 10 AM | 10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | 10:45 AM | 11:30 AM (Team) 12 PM (Individuals) |
AA Girls | 11 AM | 11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | 11:45 AM | 12:30 PM (Team) 1 PM (Individuals) |
AA Boys | 12 PM | 12:15 PM | 12:30 PM | 12:45 PM | 1:30 PM (Team) 2 PM (Individuals) |
AAA Girls | 1 PM | 1:15 PM | 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:30 PM (Team) 3 PM (Individuals) |
AAA Boys | 2 PM | 2:15 PM | 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 3:30 PM (Team) 4 PM (Individuals) |
Race Time | Classification/Gender | Entries |
|---|---|---|
9 AM | A Girls | District 1 Team District 2 Team District 3 Team District 4 Team District 5 Team District 6 Team |
9:15 AM | A Girls | District 7 Team District 9 Team District 10 Team District 11 Team District 12 Team |
9:30 AM | A Girls | District 1 Individuals District 2 Individuals District 3 Individuals District 4 Individuals District 5 Individuals District 6 Individuals |
9:45 AM | A Girls | District 7 Individuals District 9 Individuals District 10 Individuals District 11 Individuals District 12 Individuals District 6/7/9/10 Individuals |
10 AM | A Boys | District 1 Team District 2 Team District 3 Team District 4 Team District 5 Team District 6 Team |
10:15 AM | A Boys | District 7 Team District 9 Team District 10 Team District 11 Team District 12 Team |
10:30 AM | A Boys | District 1 Individuals District 2 Individuals District 3 Individuals District 4 Individuals District 5 Individuals District 6 Individuals |
10:45 AM | A Boys | District 7 Individuals District 9 Individuals District 10 Individuals District 11 Individuals District 12 Individuals District 6/7/9/10 Individuals |
11 AM | AA Girls | District 1 Team District 2 Team District 3 Team District 4 Team District 5/8 Team District 6 Team |
11:15 AM | AA Girls | District 7 Team District 9 Team District 10 Team District 11 Team District 12 Team |
11:30 AM | AA Girls | District 1 Individuals District 2 Individuals District 3 Individuals District 4 Individuals District 5/8 Individuals District 6 Individuals |
11:45 AM | AA Girls | District 7 Individuals District 9 Individuals District 10 Individuals District 11 Individuals District 12 Individuals District 3/4/7/10 Individuals |
12 PM | AA Boys | District 1 Team District 2 Team District 3 Team District 4 Team District 5/8 Team District 6 Team |
12:15 PM | AA Boys | District 7 Team District 9 Team District 10 Team District 11 Team District 12 Team |
12:30 PM | AA Boys | District 1 Individuals District 2 Individuals District 3 Individuals District 4 Individuals District 5/8 Individuals District 6 Individuals |
12:45 PM | AA Boys | District 7 Individuals District 9 Individuals District 10 Individuals District 11 Individuals District 12 Individuals District 3/7/10/11 Individuals |
1 PM | AAA Girls | District 1 Team District 2 Team District 3 Team District 4/6 Team |
1:15 PM | AAA Girls | District 7 Team District 8/9/10 Team District 11 Team District 12 Team |
1:30 PM | AAA Girls | District 1 Individuals District 2 Individuals District 3 Individuals District 4/6 Individuals |
1:45 PM | AAA Girls | District 7 Individuals District 8/9/10 Individuals District 11 Individuals District 12 Individuals District 1/3 Individuals |
2 PM | AAA Boys | District 1 Team District 2 Team District 3 Team District 4/6 Team |
2:15 PM | AAA Boys | District 7 Team District 8/10 Team District 11 Team District 12 Team |
2:30 PM | AAA Boys | District 1 Individuals District 2 Individuals District 3 Individuals District 4/6 Individuals |
2:45 PM | AAA Boys | District 7 Individuals District 8/10 Individuals District 11 Individuals District 12 Individuals District 1/3 Individuals |