Meet Information
6th Annual Don Cumbow Invitational
Hosted by Abingdon High School
When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Where: Sugar Hollow Park, Bristol, Virginia
Schedule:
3:45pm- Coaches' Meeting
4:00pm- High School Girls Grades 9-12
4:45pm- High School Boys Grades 9-12
5:30pm- Combined Middle School
Awards to follow
Entry deadline- Sunday, October 20th
Timing and Scoring: This year's race will be timed using chip technology. Trojan Timing will be timing as in the past. The most important part about adding this technology is to ensure that every athlete is wearing their assigned chip and that those chips are returned following each race.
Chip Return: Trojan Timing will have two places to return chips. You can return chips at the registration tent for any athlete that will not be participating. All participants will be required to return chips prior to leaving the finish area. A $10 return chip fee will be assed to the participating team for every chip not returned. Returning chips is the responsibility of the head coach of each team.
Entry fees:
HS- $50 per team; $90 for both teams
MS-$35 per team; $60 for both teams
Individuals- $10 (if not a full team)
Checks payable to: Abingdon High School 705 Thompson Drive, Abingdon, VA 24210
Course Information: The course will be on a beautiful grass surface with multiple inclines. Course distance will be 3.0 miles with mile markers painted on surface. Middle school will run 1.5 miles on the first loop. Coaches' packets can be picked up at the scorer's tent. Spikes are permissible. Meet rules are governed by VHSL and NFHS. The rules for legal uniforms are in your state's handbook or NFHS.
Directions:
From Interstate I-81 North:
Take Exit 7 and turn left at the traffic light at the bottom of the ramp.
Turn right at the second traffic light on top of the hill onto Lee Highway.
Follow for approximately 1 mile. Sugar Hollow Park will be on your left.
Course starting area will be at the top of the Dam to the left towards the pine trees.
From Interstate I-81 South:
Take Exit 7 and turn right at the traffic light at the bottom of the ramp.
Turn right at the next traffic light at the top of the hill onto Lee Highway.
Follow for approximately 1 mile. Sugar Hollow Park will be on your left.
Course starting area will be at the top of the Dam to the left towards the pine trees.
Parking:
Parking for spectators will be at the top of the dam in the field across from the Park Headquarters (the white house) and also on Resting Tree Drive which is the next road to the left of the main Sugar Hollow Park entrance. Also, spectators may come up Battle Hill Drive and take a left at the baseball field. This gravel road leads you to the field across from the white house. Please do not park in the lot at the Park Headquarters.
Buses will be unloading athletes on Resting Tree Drive and also parking along that road. We will not be unloading athletes at the top of the hill like in the past because it has become too dangerous and also holds up traffic coming up the hill.
Awards:
Middle School - Individual Medals B & G 1-5 in each grade level, 6th-8th
High School- Individual Medals B & G 1-5 in each grade level, 9th-12th
Team Awards: Top 2 teams Middle School B&G ; Top 2 teams Varsity B&G
Entries: Unlimited runners in Middle School, only top 5 per gender score. Unlimited runners in High School, only top 5 will score.
Course Information: This year's meet will be electronically scored and timed. The course will be on a beautiful grass surface with multiple inclines. Course distance will be 3.0 miles with mile markers painted on surface. Middle school will run 1.5 miles on first loop.
Coaches' packets can be picked up at scorer's tent. Spikes are permissible. Meet rules are governed by VHSL and NFHS. The rules for legal uniform are in your state's handbook or NFHS.
T-shirts will be on sale.
Course Map:
Course Video