Meet Information
Teams: Manassas Park, Brentsville, George Mason, Central,
Warren County, Skyline, and William Monroe
Location: North Street Cross Country Course at Fairview Park in
Woodstock (see attached directions)
Meet Director: Justin Broughman, Athletic Director at Central High
School
Email: jmbroughman@shenandoah.k12.va.us
Office: 540-459-7009
Cell: 549-969-9766
Course
Description and Spectator Viewing: The course has several locations for spectators to have prolonged views of runners (approximately two-thirds of the entire course is visible right now).Spectators
and coaches may gather along the inside of the fence by the finish line but may not gather on the opposite side of the fence, which is on the final straightaway approaching the finish line for the safety of the runners
and for the integrity of the event.
The course is mostly level and has only gently rolling hills near the start and alongside I-81N.The starting line is next to the white farm house; the finish line is along North Street. Runners then run alongside wooded areas, corn fields, and soy bean fields for the bulk of the course .Attached is a course map.
Entries: Limited to ten (10) entries per school. Only seven (7) students will run in each race;
three (3) will be alternates. Please submit all entries by Monday, April 5th
at 12:00PM.
COVID-19 Screening: Teams are asked to screen their students and coaches for COVID-19 prior to departing their home schools based on their school division's policy.
Start and Scoring: With the updates to Executive Order 72 released on March 23rd, we will be able to start 50 runners per race on the starting line. Scoring will be based on the finishes of the top-5 runners on each team.
Schedule: We will run two races this year. There will be no JV or Developmental race .Below are the approximate start times for each race. The girls' race will begin promptly five minutes following the boys' race:
3:00PM - Course Open for Walk-Through
4:00PM - Coach's Meeting near the starting line
4:30PM - Boys Race
5:05PM (Approximate) - Girls Race
In keeping with the VHSL Return to Play Guidelines, there will be no post-race awards ceremony. Coaches will be given medals/trophies following tabulation of final results to award to their students on their own.
Awards: The top-15 in each race receive medals. Once final results are tabulated, trophies/medals will be given to coaches to award to their students on their own.
Final Results: We should be able to provide you with printed results following the conclusion of the girls' race. Results will also be posted on MileStat on Wednesday evening.
Advancement to Regionals: All schools will be eligible to compete on Tuesday, April 13th at the North
Street Course in the Region 3B Championship (Boys at 4:00, Girls at 4:30).There will be no advancement from the
district championship.
Admission and Spectators: There will no charge for spectators. Spectators will be limited to 500 people due
to updates to Executive Order 72 for outdoor sporting events. All spectators are required to wear face
masks, must social distance, and must stay behind designated boundaries on the
course.
Timing System: Central volunteers will hand-time the meet on three
separate watches. Coaches will receive an envelope of tags and safety pins that will be will be pulled at the finish
line. Students will also receive place cards for their respective race and should give those cards to their coach. Students' names should be written on their place card. Cards should then be returned
to the scoring table next to the white farm house after the conclusion of the
race as a back-up system.
Dressing/Restrooms: There are no changing facilities at the course. Please arrive in your uniform. There will be several portable toilets alongside the white farm house. Hand sanitizer will be available at the water table, near the start/finish lines, and near the restrooms.
T-Shirts: T-Shirts will available for purchase from Valley Sports Connection.
Concessions: No concessions will be sold.
Athletic Trainer and Water: Our Athletic Trainer, Kenzie Enterline, will be
on-site for the entirety of the event.If there are any concerns regarding the health of your student-athletes,
please reach out to Kenzie before April 5th. (mfenterline@shenandoah.k12.va.us).All taping
and pre-wrap for the event must be done at your home school, not when you arrive. A volunteer will provide water
cups about 200-feet from the finish line to runners as they finish and will refill water bottles for runners as is necessary.
Spectator and Bus Parking: Ample parking is available for spectators. Parking is available for spectators in a
grass lot at the entrance to the course; along two cul-de-sacs across the street from the course; in the gravel lot near the dog park; and along Epard Lane, Kern Street, and Boyd Street next to the course. Staff will be available to help director spectators where to park.
Buses will unload runners at the course and back into designated parking areas across from fan parking at the entrance to the course. Staff will be available to help direct buses on where to park.