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It's About Time... Lynx presents an integrated timing solution that combines three complementary technologies to make results production faster and more accurate at Cross Country meets. The finish line at a cross country race is a confusing place. There are often multiple finishers crossing the line at the same time and athlete identification is difficult. In the heart of the pack, athletes can be fractions of a second apart and accurate team scores nearly always come down to individual placings. The solution we present does three things:
When these three components are combined you have...The Perfect Triad.
Case Study - The 2008 Dellinger Invitational  The Bill Dellinger Invitational Cross Country meet is a major collegiate crosscountry competition hosted by the University of Oregon, consisting of a men's 8-kilometer and a women's 6-kilometer race. The event is held on a 2,000 meter looped course that circles the back-nine of nearby Springfield Country Club in Eugene. As the map shows (click to enlarge), the women's race is three loops, while the men's is four. And with a total of ten ranked teams from regions across the country in attendance (including the top-ranked Ducks), the Dellinger Invitational is certainly a meet where every second counts. Challenges Producing timely and accurate results for the sport of Cross Country has always been challenging. Indeed, the wet, muddy conditions at the 2008 meet were yet another obstacle for event administrators. With so many athletes in a race, the ability to simultanously a) rapidly identify competitors, b) provide accurate times and finish order, and c) link every athlete with their respective finish times, has historically seemed beyond the scope of any single technology. But by linking three complementary products together, Lynx has created a synergistic solution that is greater than each of these systems working independently.
Dellinger Invitational Video Gallery The video below shows the FinishLynx package capturing the results at the 2008 Dellinger Invitational in real-time. If you already watched the demo, than you'll quickly notice how the Lynx software seamlessly integrates photo finish, video, and RFID tracking technology for instant scoring and results.
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