Welcome:Welcome to the 15th Annual Br. John "Paddy" Doyle/ Iona College Meet of Champions scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx, NY.
Race Events and Times:
9:30 a.m. - Women's Championship 6K
10:15 a.m. - Men's Championship 8K
Entry Procedures and Limits:
Meet Entry Fees:
All meet registration is administered by MySportsResults.com EZ Meet Services in association with NSSF HeadCount.
There are no late entries or day of meet entries.
$250 per team per race (athlete max of 12 due to park limitations*) (subject to change)
Individual Entry Fee:
$20 per athlete (subject to change)
*- accommodation of additional athletes over the maximum of 12 may be possible based on the demand and field size. The Iona staff will contact participating schools should additional openings be available.
Registration:
HeadCount Online Event Entry for Men and Women available on 9/4/2009.
Deadline for HeadCount entry is 1:00pm Eastern, Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009.
Contact Information:
Meet Director:
Ricardo Santos, Head Coach
Cross Country/ Track & Field
Iona College
914-633-2314 (office)
914-438-9117 (cell)
914-633-2662 (fax)
EZ Meet Services: Ron Knapp at meetadmin@mysportsresults.com
Directions to Van Cortlandt Park:
From points North of Van Cortlandt Park:
Take N.Y. Thruway south to Van Cortlandt Park exit. Take a right at light to Broadway. Take a right onto Broadway (north). Park is a half mile up on your right.
From New Jersey:
George Washington Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway north (I-87). Take Van Cortlandt Park exit off Major Deegan. Turn right, 1.4 mile to Broadway. Take a right onto Broadway. Park is half mile down road.
--or--
George Washington Bridge to Henry Hudson Parkway north (Rt. 9, Upstate N.Y.). Go through toll, over Henry Hudson Bridge to Broadway exit (south). Park is one mile down Broadway on the left.
Hotel and Airport Information
Hotel Information |
New York |
Phone |
Directions |
Yonkers Holiday Inn 125 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers N.Y. |
(914) 476-3800 |
Exit 6 of N.Y. Thruway (I-87) 15 minutes North of VCP |
Hampton Inn White Plains 200 Tarrytown Road Elmsford, N.Y. |
(914) 592-5680 |
Exit 1 off I-287 20 minutes North of VCP |
Westchester Marriott Tarrytown, N.Y. |
(914) 631-2200 |
Exit 1 off I-287 20 minutes North of VCP |
Tarrytown Hilton Tarrytown, N.Y. |
(914) 631-5700 |
Exit 9 off N.Y. Thruway (I-87) 25 minutes North of VCP |
New Jersey |
Phone |
Directions |
Courtyard Marriott Secaucus, N.J. |
(201) 617-8888 |
Exit 17 N.J. Turnpike 15 min. from GWB, which is 15 min. from VCP |
Fort Lee Hilton Fort Lee, N.J. |
(201) 461-3100 |
Off Rt. 4/half mile from GWB |
Fort Lee Days Inn Fort Lee, N.J. |
(201) 944-5000 |
Same as above |
Glen Pointe Marriott Glen Pointe, N.J. |
(201) 836 0600 |
15 min. from GW Bridge |
Airport Information: Any of the above hotels can be easily accessed by flying into one of the three major metropolitan airports: Kennedy, LaGuardia, or Newark. |