VHSL Group 3A Conference 32 XC Championship 2014

Blacksburg, VA

Meet Information

Registration help:
http://va.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

Conference 32 XC Championships

Course opens at 3:00pm
Girls Championship: 4:15pm
Boys Championship: 5:00pm
Alternate boys/ girls race*: 5:25pm
Awards: 5:50pm
* Alternate runners racing must be listed on the school's district entry form.


Meets on the course this season:
Metro Championships Wednesday, October 8th
Blacksburg Invitational Saturday, October 18th

The top three teams as well as top five individual runners not on advancing teams advance to the 3A West Championships to be run on November 4th, 2014 at Blacksburg High School.

Team championship trophy and medals to the top seven. Certificates for runners placing 8th through 15th. Awards will take place by the concessions area. If raining they will take place in the High School gym or auditorium.

Concessions and festive t-shirts will be on sale.

You are allowed to enter ten runners but only can race seven in the championship race. There will be an alternate race for coaches wishing to run those athletes after the championship races.

Boy and girl alternates will run together and coaches should time their own runners. We will attempt to time the alternate race but first priority is the championships races.

Registration is through www.milestat.com. You also must get your VHSL Conference entry form to Blacksburg by Tuesday, October 21st by 11:59pm. Fax number is 540-951-5812. You can also email an attachment to james@runaboutsports.com or peterlyell@mcps.org

The conference entree form is at http://www.vhsl.org/athletics.cross-country Tuesday by 11:59pm. Milestat entry and VHSL form are both due Tuesday at 11:59pm (October 21).

Parking Directions: Student dismissal is at 2:40pm. Arriving at the course from 2:40 to 2:55 will have some traffic. By 3pm the student traffic is cleared out. From I-81 take exit 118B. Follow the 460 bypass for about 5 miles. From 460 Bypass, take the second Prices Fork exit (away from downtown Blacksburg). Go 1.5 miles. Watch for Kipps Elementary School on your left (this building has a visible green roof). The next building is Blacksburg Middle School. The next entrance is the bus lane entrance for the high school (follow signs).The address is 3401 Bruin Lane, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Take the bus entrance into the school. Follow the road all the way down to the course. Buses will park in the bus lot, cars will park in the student lot.

Spectator parking will be to the center or right side of the lot.
Spectator cost: The district charges $3.00 per person or $5.00 per car (payable as cars/ spectators enter paved lot).

Food: If you are looking for food for the trip home, there is a Subway, Firehouse Subs, Panera Bread, Kroger, and Macados among other food places at University City Blvd less than 5 minutes from the school.
Restroom facilities - The restrooms at the football stadium will be used. They are set up for 3000 people and are located 100 meters from the parking lot or 250 meters from the team tent/ start area. We will also have two emergency porta potties at the start for those who have to go at the last minute.

Official results will be available to coaches as hard copy and also posted on Milestat.com.
Regional entrees are due October 30th at 11:59pm.

Questions and or concerns: James DeMarco james@runaboutsports.com 540-230-2154

Registration help:
www.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions