Individual awards will be given to the top 25 athletes in each event. Team awards will be given to the top 3 teams in each age division. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 8 at 6:00pm at the Albuquerque Convention Center-Ballrooms A,B and C. Individual and team awards will include USATF medals and local Native-American pottery. Irene Chino and Sam Chavez are local artisans from the Pueblo of Acoma, located 60 miles west of Albuquerque. Their pottery and ceramics work for this year's awards will give athletes an authentic piece of New Mexico to take home with them! Athletes will be escorted to the Ruidoso Room for individual and team photos taken by Action Sports Images. Go to Top
Laurie Sabik, LOC Chairman Arlena Dickerson, USATF Albuquerque Youth Chair Shane Cleveland, Meet Director Tom Littleford, Officials Coordinator Angie Jepsen, Volunteer Coordinator
The 2012 National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship meet is being held at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park; home of the annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. The park’s 78-acre grass launch field will serve as the courses’ primary surface with the beautiful and majestic Sandia Mountains as a backdrop. The openness of the park makes for great spectator views and is ideal for taking in the clean New Mexico air. There is a long start with a smooth right turn about 400 meters into the race. The course then traverses a small golf course with some rolling hills. Athletes, families and friends will enjoy the race from all vantage points and because the start and finish lines are close together they will take pleasure in the full excitement of the course!
Last updated: 11/19/2012 **subject to change**
**Please note that there are absolutely NO PETS allowed at Balloon Fiesta Park. Please ensure that you have made arrangements prior to entering the park.** Balloon Fiesta Park North Entrance 5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway Northeast Albuquerque, NM 87113 **Please do not attempt to enter through Balloon Museum Drive as this is not an entrance open to the general public.** Go to Top
The Opening Ceremonies, themed ‘A Taste of New Mexico’, will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday, December 7, 2012. Athletes should arrive by 4:00 p.m. so they can be staged to march into the venue, by Region, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Parents and spectators will be treated to special pre-show entertainment from 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. and show-ending entertainment that will include music and dance representing the state's unique Indigenous and Mexican-American cultures.
The pasta dinner will immediately follow the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, December 7th. It will begin at 6:00pm in the NorthWest Exhibit Hall-Albuquerque Convention Center. In order to provide dinner in a timely manner, guests will be treated to a full-service meal.
The dinner will feature an autograph signing by, 2012 Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano. Please print out your confirmation of purchase and pick up you dinner ticket at the Sheraton Uptown during packet pickup or before the Opening Ceremonies at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Pasta Dinner Ticket Pickup: Sheraton Uptown - host hotel Thursday 12/6 4-9pm Friday 12/7 9-2pm Albuquerque Convention Center Friday 12/7 4-6pm For your convenience, please pick up your tickets early as we do not want you to have to wait in line before dinner. Go to Top
Protests relating to matters which developed during the conduct of the competition must be made to the Referee at once and not later than 30 minutes after a result has been announced, except in the case of long distance races, where the time period shall be 24 hours, and cross country races or the Professional Section of road races, as defined in the race material (website, entry form, etc.), where the time period shall be one hour. The fee to file a protest is $100. This fee will be returned if the protest is upheld. Please note USATF Rule 119.4 when considering the use of video /photo footage for protests. Go to Top