CENTRAL ATLANTIC COLLEGIATE
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
  The 5th Annual Jack Saint Clair Memorial will be
held at Belmont Plateau on Saturday, September
22nd.  The annual cross country championship team
championship was won by Villanova University (Men)
and Bloomsburg University (Women) in 2011.  The
race is run over the 6000 meter (women) and the
Clasic 5 Mile (men) courses  The race is also on the
Mid Atlantic USATF XC Series. The race is open to all
college (Div 1,2,3) and college and open club teams
as well as individual USATF Mid Atlantic runners.
Proceeds of the race help Project Belmont Plateau.
Any teams or open USATF runners can contact Dave
Thomas for details or go to
www.fastcatsports.com  
PAC President (Center), Dave Thomas poses
with Dr Steve Blasi and Dr Ira Meyers
who have been Gold Sponsors for the
Philadelphia Catholic League Open for the
past 5 years.  Both Blasi and Meyers donate
many services to runners in the Philadelphia
area.
Philadelphia Athletic Charities
Inc is a 501c (3) non profit
founded in 2002." Our mission
is to develop and produce  race
events and programs to
promote the importance of  
maintaining a lifetime of fitness
and health while supporting
some worthy causes in the
Philadelphia area"  "Our major
mission is Project Belmont
Plateau; the restoration and
maintenance of one of the most
famous cross country courses
in the USA" Founder Dave
Thomas
Philadelphia Athletic Charities President and
2008 Schuylkill River  Race Director with
2008 Champions Luke Watson and Erin
Donohue.
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Thank You to all our race volunteers,
sponsors, and athletes who
supported the mission and the events
produced by Philadelphia Athletic
Charities
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PRODUCING RACES FOR CAUSES SINCE 2002
Philadelphia Athletic Charities Inc is a 501c
(3) non profit founded in 2002." Our mission
is to develop and produce  race events and
programs to promote the importance of  
maintaining a lifetime of fitness and health
while supporting some worthy causes in the
Philadelphia area"  "Our major mission is
Project Belmont Plateau; the restoration and
maintenance of one of the most famous
cross country courses in the USA" Founder
Dave Thomas
Members of the Saint Clair family gather with
PAC President, Dave Thomas under the
finish line banner of the Jack Saint Clair
Cross Country Championship.  The 2nd year
event was held at Belmont Plateau to honor
the longtime coach of Cardinal Dougherty HS
/Temple University and a designer of the
cross country courses used since the 1960s.
Villanova XC Runner leads the pak at the
2011 Jack Saint Clair Memorial at Belmont
Plateau.
PAC EVENTS in 2012
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AAU CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
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PAC President (Center), Dave Thomas poses
with Dr Steve Blasi and Dr Ira Meyers
who have been Gold Sponsors for the
Philadelphia Catholic League Open for the
past 5 years.  Both Blasi and Meyers donate
many services to runners in the Philadelphia
area.

2012
COMPLETE CROSS
COUNTRY RACE SCHEDULE
AT BELMONT PLATEAU
(COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL,
YOUTH/OPEN AND CYO)

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PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN SMALL
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
CHAMPIONSHIP ADDED TO PAC RACE
PRODUCTIONS
2011 Men's Team Champion- Villanova University
celebrate their victory at Belmont Plateau
PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC LEAGUE
XC OPEN ACTION AT BELMONT PLATEAU !
The 33rd Annual Philly Metro XC Championship was
added to races produced by PAC. After many years of
hosting the small college championship, Coach
Tom O'Hora (Cabrini College) has handed of the
production to Dave Thomas and PAC. The XC race,
held on the 5,000 and 5 Mile courses at Belmont
Plateau since 1979 hopes to attract over 20 teams in
the September 22nd invitational. Proceeds for the
event will help "Project Belmont Plateau".  Any small
colleges (Div 2 and 3) who wish to compete in the
event can contact Coach Dave Thomas
(Philadelphia University) at 215-487-0770 or email
him at
thomasd611@yahoo.com
JACK SAINT CLAIR MEMORIAL
October 6- 2012
PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC LEAGUE CROSS
COUNTRY OPEN
 
The 11th Annual PCL XC Open will be held at
Belmont Plateau on Saturday, October 20th. The
race is open to every runner who wants to challenge
the famed 5,000 meter XC course.  2011 race
hosted over 125 XC enthusiast. Many of the runners
were alumni of one of the Philadelphia Catholic High
Schools.  The XC race is part of the Mid Atlantic
USATF XC Series. Proceeds of the race help the
PCL Coaches Association and Project Belmont
Plateau.  Details of the race and registration at
www.fastcatsports.com
40TH SCHUYLKILL RIVER LOOP RUN
The oldest and most continuously held road race in
Philadelphia will be held on the 8.4 mile river loop
on Saturday, November 10th. PAC has produced the
event the last 16 years and is proud to continue to
produce the race event.  Since 1972, the LOOP RUN
has been part of the road race scene and even with
the growth of road racing and mega entrants- the
Loop has kept to it's "grass root" commitment with a
local running atmosphere.  To  celebrate the 40th
year, PAC plans a special award for all entrants to
the race.  The $300 Challenge also still stands to
any race winner who can break the existing course
records!  Proceeds of the event support "Project
Belmont Plateau".  Details and registration of
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 Once again in 2012, PAC will produce the CACC
(NCAA Div 2) Conference Championship for Cross
Country at  Belmont Plateau.  Philadelphia University
will serve as the host school for the Sunday, October
21st race.  The women will at 10am and run the
5,000 meter course while the men go off at 11am
over the challenging 5 mile course. Last years
individual  champions were Rob Albano (Felician
College) and Sarah Simonetti (Philadelphia
University).  Team Champions were Philadelphia
University (Women) and Felician (Men).