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NationStates Cross Country Championships [Signups]

Okielahoma
03-10-2006, 00:46
Well now its open to everybody.
You dont have to be a memebr of The League to join!
Schedule still TBA pending # of nations signed up.

The distances will be 5K, 8K and 10K. (Varies race by race)

How is the scoring done?
Cross country running is normally scored on a team basis. Points are awarded to individual runners equal to the position in which they cross the finish line (first place gets 1 point, second place gets 2 points, etc). Only the first runners in for a team up to a limit (often five, six though ten or 12 are possible, and in mob-matches-whole club competitions- the limit can be much larger) are counted towards that team's score. Teams are awarded ranks based on the number of points their top runners have, with lowest being best (similar to golf). The numbers of scoring runners can vary from four to twelve. The lowest possible score in a five-to-score match is 15 (1+2+3+4+5), achieved by a team's runners finishing in each of the top five positions. If there is a single opposing team then they would have a score of 40 (6+7+8+9+10), which can be considered a "sweep" for the winning team. In some competitions the placings include non-scoring runners (and so are sometimes known as "pushers" or "displacers" , in others this does not happen; so in the above match, if there are two non-scoring runners and they came 6th and 7th overall, the opponent's score would be 50 (8+9+10+11+12).

And your scorinator?
Excel spreadsheet