Chancellor Cross Country Invitational 2017

Fredericksburg, VA
Hosted by Chancellor

Meet Information

THE INVITATIONAL IS CLOSED AND FULL TO CAPACITY - THANK YOU!!

Registration help:

va.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

Sponsored by: Chancellor HS, and Courtland HS

Coaches,

The Chancellor Cross Country Invitational is now a partnered effort of Chancellor High School and Courtland High School Cross Country Teams. Both our Teams, and our continuing Sponsor Saucony, would like to invite you and your team to participate in the 29th Annual Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 2, 2017.

The Invitational will be held on a beautiful grass, gravel and trail course at Loriella Park in Spotsylvania, VA. For the safety of the runners, some of the trails have been covered with very fine stone dust provided by Luck Stone. There will be mile markers every mile. We hope that you have a great summer and we look forward to seeing you 2 September.

Sincerely,

Chancellor HS and Courtland HS Coaching Staffs

Hosts:

Ron Edington, Chancellor HS & Jon Longenecker, Courtland HS

Sanctioning:

Approved for VA Schools, All DC Schools, and MD Private Schools Only.

A copy of the Invitational Information and Course Map can be downloaded from:

Invitational Information



Entries:

All entries must be done on: www.milestat.com

Maximum of 30 teams. WE ARE FULL - THANK YOU!! NO ADDITIONAL TEAMS!

A MAXIMUM of 50 RUNNERS per gender per High School Team, 30 per gender for Middle Schools.

Only 8th Grade Middle School Runners are allowed in Varsity Races.

Please do not enter a runner that cannot finish in the appropriate time. Check the schedule below.

Entry Fee:

$130.00 for one team (boys & girls are each a team) or $220.00 for two teams. For those schools entering less than full teams it is $19/entry.

Make checks payable to "CHS Cross Country Booster"

Please mail your check to Cross Country Coach, Chancellor H.S., 6300 Harrison Rd., Fredericksburg, VA 22407 as soon as possible to arrive at Chancellor High School no later than Wednesday, 30 August, 2017.

Time Schedule:

7:45 a.m. - Coaches Meeting and Packet Pick-Up

8:45 a.m. -- HS Varsity "A" Boys Race - Fast Race

9:15 a.m. -- HS Varsity Girls Race

9:50 a.m. -- HS Varsity "B" Boys Race

10:25 a.m. - Boys HS & MS Developmental Race

11:05 a.m. - Girls HS & MS Developmental Race

11:45 a.m. - Award Ceremony

Entries & Entry Minimum Time:

HS Varsity "A" Fast Boys Race -- Limit 7 (26 minutes maximum allowed time -- please run your fastest in this race

HS Varsity Girls Race -- Limit 10 (30 minutes maximum allowed time -- please honor)

HS Varsity "B" Boys Race -- Limit 10 (30 minutes maximum allowed time -- please honor)

Remainder of your Team, but not to exceed the 50 per Gender limit, in each of the Girls and Boys HS & MS Developmental Races.

*Race Timing Unlimited will be using Chronotrack Technology to provide electronic chip based results/scores for the race this year. Coaches shall return the Chronotrack Chip to Race Timing Unlimited at the completion of the race. Coaches will be billed $20 for each chip that is not returned.

Please make your entries through Milestat.com. We will limit the entries to 30 teams. Please contact Invitational Coordinator Ron Edington at 703-307-6509, ronalde@comcast.net, if you cannot enter through Milestat.com

Awards:

Awards are co-sponsored by "The Running Store" and will be hosted at the "Saucony" tent.

We will be handing out the medal awards in the chute.

Medals to the top 15 Varsity A Boys and Varsity Girls

Medals to the top 10 Varsity B Boys

Medals to the top 10 Developmental Boys and top 10 Developmental Girls

Plaques to the top Varsity "A" Boy and Varsity Girl Finishers

Trophies to the top 3 Varsity "A" Boy's and Varsity Girls' Teams

Trophies to the top 2 Varsity "B" Boys Teams

Trophies to the top 2 Boys and top 2 Girls Developmental Race Teams

Results:

Will be posted on www.racetimingunlimited.org and www.milestat.com

Concessions:

There will be a concession stand. Saucony will have their footwear table and they will have a free Photo-booth set up to take pictures and share them on social media at the Chancellor Invite! Check by the Saucony tents to take pictures with your teammates during the Invite. #Sauconyracing". Chancellor Invitational T-Shirts will be for sale from MSP Design Group. Mr. Harry Phillips, Eagle-I Photography, will be available to take individual and team photos. He will also be taking event photos that will be available on his website -- contact the Concessions Stand for information or see the flyer in the Team Bin. Massages will be available for free to runners in uniform.



Parking:


Coaches please review the following link information and pass to your bus driver and spectators:

Bus Parking Information

Due to limited parking at Loriella Park, buses need to UNLOAD and LOAD in the Playground Loop at the end of the Park entrance drive. Buses are to depart Loriella Park, turn left at the Park entrance light, proceed to the next light and turn left again into the Battlefield Middle or Battlefield Elementary Schools. There is a Parking Volunteer present to direct locations. Restrooms for bus drivers are available at the 7-11 & Fast-Mart across the street or a 500 meter walk back to a Loriella Park restroom. Buses will not be allowed to leave the Middle School parking area until the Parking Coordinator staged in the Playground Loop is informed by the Team Coach wishing to leave that the team is ready for pickup. The Parking Coordinator will have on a Volunteer T-shirt and a Traffic Vest.

There is limited parking in Loriella Park, please inform parents and spectators that they should be prepared to park at the Battlefield schools, in the lot across the street behind the produce stand and along adjacent neighborhoods. We encourage attending schools to bus their runners. If a Parent must drop off their runner they should do so at the entrance to the park and stay clear of the bus turn-around area.

Directions:

From South: Take I-95 North toward Fredericksburg. At exit 126A, take ramp right onto US-1 North/Jefferson Davis Highway towards Fredericksburg. After 3/4 mile, turn left onto Hood Drive. At the end of Hood Drive, make a left at the light onto Courthouse Road (VA-208 West). After a mile, make a right at the light onto Leavells Road (a 7-Eleven should be to your left on the corner). After mile make a left at the next traffic light into Loriella Park. Buses proceed to the end of the drive near the Playground.

From North: Take I-95 South toward Fredericksburg. At exit 130B, take ramp right onto Route 3 West/Plank Road towards Culpeper. After 1.5 miles, make a left onto Salem Church Road (a Chic-fi-la should be on the corner). After a mile, Salem Road will change to Leavells Road (CVS on left far corner). Go through the intersection of Leavells and Harrison Road and make a right into Loriella Park on the right. Buses proceed to the end of the drive near the Playground.

Cancellation Policy: The Chancellor High School Cross Country Boosters Club will host the invitational rain or shine. There will be no refunds due to inclement weather. They reserve the right to cancel or reschedule the event in the best interests of our participants with no refunds.

Contact Info:

If you have any questions, please contact Race Director Nate Brooks at 804-994-1013 (cell), or Invitational Coordinator Ron Edington at 703-307-6509, email: ronalde@comcast.net.