MISSA News

Fall Qualifiers and Championships

As the season approaches, I wanted to review the opportunities for MISSA teams to go to championships and out-of-district events.  Please read the NORs (Notices of Race) and MISSA District Rules which together give the official rules for these events – this is an unofficial summary to help with your season planning.
 
Great Lakes Championship – This is our District’s fall championship, hosted centrally in Chicago.  Twenty schools will qualify, five schools at each of four “Great Lakes Qualifiers.”  The first three (one in each Area) are the weekend of October 13th.  The top 5 five teams from the host area at each of these regattas earn a berth to Great Lakes Champs. The final five spots are determined at the Halloween regatta at Lake Forest the weekend of October 27th, which is open to schools from all areas.
 
MISSA Shepherd Championship – This is the companion regatta to Great Lakes Championship, and is for the teams who just missed qualifying for the “top 20.”  Teams that do not get into Great Lakes Championships are guaranteed a spot at Shepherd if they place in the top ten at any of the three Area Qualifiers. The remaining Shepherd berths are open to all on a first-come basis with a waitlist.

Atlantic Coast Championship – Each year, MISSA sends some of its top teams to compete against teams from NESSA (New England), MASSA (Mid-Atlantic), and SAISA (South Atlantic) in the Atlantic Coast Champs.  This year the event is in Annapolis, Maryland.  MISSA’s three berths will go to the first-place team at each of the three Area Qualifiers.