Meet Information
2015 VHSL GROUP 5A CONFERENCE 11 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
TO: VHSL Group 5A Conference 11 Cross Country Coaches, Athletic Directors, and Principals
FROM: Neil Mathews Meet & Site Director
SUBJECT: Conference 11 Cross Country Championships Meet Information
DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
PLACE: Pole Green Park Cross Country Course (see map attached)
TIME: SEE TIME SCHEDULE ON PAGE 2
ENTRY Only 7 members from each Conference team (grades 9-12) may run in the varsity race.
RULES: All other members are eligible for the sub-varsity race. Submit all competitors, Varsity or JV, on the Milestat.com entry system. Please mark those athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with (*) on both forms provided. Please remember that 9th graders will not be eligible for all-academic honors.
DEADLINES: The entries must be submitted on milestat.com by Sunday October 25, 11:59PM, prior to the meet
QUESTIONS: Contact Neil Mathews: School: 723-2203 Home: 789-0837 Cell: 339-5143
RULES: Cross Country section of the 2015 National Federation of State High School Associations edition of Track & Field and Cross Country rules.
COURSE: 5000 Meters (3.1 miles), mostly grass. Flats or short spikes are recommended. The
course is a spectator friendly course.
NEW COURSE Boys Record 15:21 Louis Colson Thomas Edison - 2013
RECORDS: Girls Record 17:39 Megan Moye Cosby - 2011
ALL- The top 15 finishers in each of the Varsity Championship races (boys & girls) shall
CONFERENCE earn ALL CONFRENCE 11 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HONORS for 2015
TEAM:
ALL-ACADEMIC The first 15 finishers with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or better in each of the
TEAM: Varsity Championship races will earn 2014 CONFERENCE 11 ALL ACADEMIC
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HONORS. Only those who are indicated with an asterisk on
the entry forms will be considered.
COACH OF The coach of the year will be determined by coaches ballots to be turned in at the
THE YEAR: conclusion of the boys varsity race.
RUNNER OF The top individual finisher in each of the two championship races will be designated
THE YEAR: CONFERENCE 11 RUNNER OF THE YEAR.
ADVANCEMENT: The top 4 girls & boys teams and the first 10 finishers* not on an advancing team will ADVANCE to the
Group 5A South Regional Meet on November 4th, 2015 at Bells Mill Park in Chesapeake, VA.
2014 VHSL GROUP 5A CONFERENCE 11 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
SOUVENIR Souvenir Championship Meet Programs including team rosters, course maps, all time lists,
PROGRAMS: will be inserted into coaches packets prior to the meet.
TIME
SCHEDULE:
Time Schedule
4:00 Girls Varsity Race
4:40 Boys Varsity Race
5:10 Girls & Boys Sub-Varsity Race
5:45 Awards
AWARDS: Awards will be handed out according to the Principal/AD handbook for Conference 11. Awards will be presented as soon after the last race as possible.
AWARDS
1st Place Conference Champion Plaque
2nd 15th Place Medals
TO: VHSL Group 5A Conference 11 Cross Country Coaches, Athletic Directors, and Principals
FROM: Neil Mathews Meet & Site Director
SUBJECT: Conference 11 Cross Country Championships Meet Information
DATE: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
PLACE: Pole Green Park Cross Country Course (see map attached)
TIME: SEE TIME SCHEDULE ON PAGE 2
ENTRY Only 7 members from each Conference team (grades 9-12) may run in the varsity race.
RULES: All other members are eligible for the sub-varsity race. Submit all competitors, Varsity or JV, on the Milestat.com entry system. Please mark those athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with (*) on both forms provided. Please remember that 9th graders will not be eligible for all-academic honors.
DEADLINES: The entries must be submitted on milestat.com by Sunday October 25, 11:59PM, prior to the meet
QUESTIONS: Contact Neil Mathews: School: 723-2203 Home: 789-0837 Cell: 339-5143
RULES: Cross Country section of the 2015 National Federation of State High School Associations edition of Track & Field and Cross Country rules.
COURSE: 5000 Meters (3.1 miles), mostly grass. Flats or short spikes are recommended. The
course is a spectator friendly course.
NEW COURSE Boys Record 15:21 Louis Colson Thomas Edison - 2013
RECORDS: Girls Record 17:39 Megan Moye Cosby - 2011
ALL- The top 15 finishers in each of the Varsity Championship races (boys & girls) shall
CONFERENCE earn ALL CONFRENCE 11 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HONORS for 2015
TEAM:
ALL-ACADEMIC The first 15 finishers with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or better in each of the
TEAM: Varsity Championship races will earn 2014 CONFERENCE 11 ALL ACADEMIC
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HONORS. Only those who are indicated with an asterisk on
the entry forms will be considered.
COACH OF The coach of the year will be determined by coaches ballots to be turned in at the
THE YEAR: conclusion of the boys varsity race.
RUNNER OF The top individual finisher in each of the two championship races will be designated
THE YEAR: CONFERENCE 11 RUNNER OF THE YEAR.
ADVANCEMENT: The top 4 girls & boys teams and the first 10 finishers* not on an advancing team will ADVANCE to the
Group 5A South Regional Meet on November 4th, 2015 at Bells Mill Park in Chesapeake, VA.
2014 VHSL GROUP 5A CONFERENCE 11 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
SOUVENIR Souvenir Championship Meet Programs including team rosters, course maps, all time lists,
PROGRAMS: will be inserted into coaches packets prior to the meet.
TIME
SCHEDULE:
Time Schedule
4:00 Girls Varsity Race
4:40 Boys Varsity Race
5:10 Girls & Boys Sub-Varsity Race
5:45 Awards
AWARDS: Awards will be handed out according to the Principal/AD handbook for Conference 11. Awards will be presented as soon after the last race as possible.
AWARDS
1st Place Conference Champion Plaque
2nd 15th Place Medals