Meet Information

2019 Region 1D Cross Country Championships




Venue
:  Wise Sports Complex



Host:
  Eastside High School

Athletic Director:  Patrick Damron, Eastside High School

Michael Elkins:  Michael.Elkins@lee.k12.va.us or Michael.Elkins@velocitytimingsolutions.com

Participants:  Region 1D cross country teams and individuals that have qualified from the Black Diamond, Cumberland, and Hogogheegee Districts.  (First two (2) teams from each district and any individuals who finish in the top fifteen (15) places.

Admission:  no charge

Entry Form:  Entries are due by 3:00 P.M., Friday, November 1, 2019.  Entries will be done online through milestat.com.  You will also need to fill out the Regional entry form which can be found on the VHSL website at  https://www.vhsl.org/cross-country/  look under resources and download the form.  Please fill this out and scan it/ email it to Patrick Damron at pdamron@wisek12.org

Time Schedule:

11:00  - Course Opens

12:30 - Coaches Meeting

1:00 - Girls Varsity

1:45 - Boys Varsity

2:30 - Awards

Directions:  The course is at Veldon Dotson Recreation Park and its near Lonesome Pine Airport.  The correct address is 5791 Airport Road, Wise, VA 24293.  There are basically 3 routes into Wise.

1.  If you type this address into Google Maps, it will probably send you up Tacoma Mountain Road (route 706), which is shorter but extremely curvy.

2.  You can choose to go through Coeburn and up Wise Mountain Road (route 646), about a minute longer then the first route, it is also extrememly curvy but not as curvy as the first route.

3.  Recommended route (even though it's longer) (10-15 minutes) but it is not curvy like the other 2 routes:

    1.  From Abingdon take route 19N

    2.  At Hansonsville take a left onto route 58 Alt West toward Norton

    3.  After 35 miles you will approach Norton and take a right toward Wise onto 23 North

    4.  After 2.4 miles (at the 2nd red light, you will see McDonald's ) you will take a right toward Wise (Lonesome Pine Airport)

    5.  At the next red light (1.3 miles) you will take a right on E Main Street (640 N)

    6.  After 0.4 miles you will take a slight left onto Park Avenue

    7.  At the red light, you will take a right onto Darden Drive, Coeburn Mountain Road, Route 646 toward UVA Wise and the Airport.

    8.  After 2 miles (will drive past UVA Wise on the left) you will take a left onto Route 723 Airport Road toward the Airport and Dotson Park

  9.  After 1 mile you will turn left into Veldon Dotson Recreation Park

Buses:  Buses will drop off teams at the soccer fields where the event booth will be and then park in the gravel parking lot.

Facilities:  Bathrooms are available (porta potty).  T-Shirts will be on sale.

Meet Instructions:  Only the top 7 runners will be allowed to run in the varsity races.  Alternate runners may be substituted on the day of the race.  The uniform rule will be in effect.  Check the rules book and go over it with your team before the meet.

Finish Line:  All runners must go through the entire chute to be counted.  They will have numbers that they will wear and the tabs will be pulled off in the chute.  Also, remind your runners that their singlets must stay on until they are completely through the chute.  If they take it off before they are completely through the chute they will be disqualified.

Timing:  Timing will be done by Michael Elkins of Velocity Timing, LLC.  Results will be posted on Milestat.

Race Results:  Top three (3) teams and the top five (5) individuals not on the top 3 teams at the Region Championship meet qualify for the VHSL state meet.

Awards:  The top 10 individuals in the girls and boys races will receive medals and the top two teams will receive trophies.

State Meet Entry Forms:  State Meet entry forms must be turned into Coach Damron (Director from Eastside) for all qualifying teams and individuals before you leave the Region Meet.  These forms can be found at https://www.vhsl.org/cross-country/ look under resources and download the form.  You will also be entering your runners online at milestat.com.  Please make sure that you turn in your state meet entry forms before you leave the Regional Championship Meet.