Metro XC Championships 2012

Salem, VA

Meet Information

Registration help:
http://www.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
Note that these instructions are on the US Portal and you will have to return to your state site to actually find your team and enter the meet.

Presented by Cave Spring High School

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Green Hill Park ? Roanoke County

"We will only accept Timesland area teams!".

Your team is invited to participate in the 39th Annual Metro Cross Country Championship Meet this fall. There will be an entrance fee of $25 per team
boys and girls separately. Make all checks payable to Knights Booster Foundation.

Mail To: Tommy Maguire

Cave Spring High School

3712 Chaparral Drive

Roanoke, VA 24018

We will have 2 separate varsity races-

Mens (top 7 only) and Womens (top 7 only).

Coaches Meeting 4:30 pm

Women?s Varsity Championship Race 5:00 pm

Men?s Varsity Championship Race 5:45 pm

In order to register your team, please e-mail Tommy Maguire at CSHS at tmaguire@rcs.k12.va.us. We will only accept Timesland area teams. Entries are due by Sunday September 23rd and can be e-mailed to our coaches at: tmaguire@rcs.k12.va.us or fax to Tommy Maguire at: 540-772-2107.

History of the
Metro XC Championships

Patrick Henry Coach Lloyd Woods thought that a cross country race that featured the best in the Roanoke Valley area would be a good thing for distance-running athletes and for bringing attention to the little-known sport of cross country. The local cross country coaches met and agreed with Coach Woods. Richard Browder (Andrew Lewis), Lloyd Woods (Patrick Henry), Lynn Stewart (Northside), Richard Pitts (Glenvar), Sam Shackleford (Cave Spring) and Henry Fulford (William Fleming) met. William Byrd did not have a cross country team at this time. The coaches choose the name Roanoke Metro Championship Cross Country Meet. It was suggested by Coach Lloyd Woods. Later it became known simply as "The Metro".

First Race: 1974 hosted by Patrick Henry High School
Meet Director: Lloyd Woods
The first race was held on the PH XC course

1975 Meet Director: Richard Browder (Andrew Lewis High School)
Course: Baptist Children?s Home 2.8 miles
Home of ?Mother Hill?

1976 Meet Director: Richard Pitts (Glenvar High School)
Course: Glenvar High School

1977 The race moves back to the Baptist Children?s Home.
Meet Director: Richard Browder (Salem High School)

1978 The first women?s race was held at Fallon Park. The Meet Director was Richard Thrasher (William Byrd High School).

1979 The women?s race was added to the Metro Meet at the Baptist Children?s home. Meet Director: Richard Browder (Roanoke College).

1985 New Meet Directors: Tom Roth and Tony Wirt (Salem High).
The course remains at the Baptist Children?s Home.

1996 The races were moved to Roanoke College?s Elizabeth Campus.
Meet Directors: Tom Roth and Tony Wirt (Salem High)

1998 Alleghany High School hosted at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College

1999-2004 The races returned to Roanoke College?s Elizabeth Campus.
Meet Directors: Tom Roth and Tony Wirt (Salem High)

2005-Present The races were moved to Green Hill Park in Roanoke County.
Meet Directors: Tommy Maguire and Laurence Loesel
(Cave Spring High School)

Through all of the changes the Metro meet has remained the area?s largest showcase of the best local running talent!