13th Annual Central High School Cross Country Invitational 2026

Location: North Street Cross Country Course in Woodstock (see attached directions). Entry Fee: $150.00 for two teams (male/female) 

Make checks payable to Central High School and mail to: 

Central High School 

ATTN: Athletics Department 

1147 Susan Avenue 

Woodstock, VA 22664 

Please submit payments by Friday, August 14, 2026. 

Entries:

We will run at least three races (Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, and at least one Developmental Race). Upon seeing the number of entries, we will make a determination as to whether we will run one developmental race or two. There will be no limit on the number of students who can run in the developmental race(s).  Please submit entries on MileStat no later than Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Email Brandon  Lamma, Head Cross Country Coach, with questions (bmlamma@shenandoah.k12.va.us).

Coaches should enter ALL female runners in the Varsity Girls Race and ALL male runners in the Varsity  Boys Race on MileStat. A maximum of 8 runners may run in each varsity race, and you may decide on the day of the event who runs in the varsity races and who runs in the developmental races. 

Awards: 

Trophies will be awarded to the top two teams in each varsity race in each division (Blue Division and Gold Division). Individual plaques will be awarded to the top male and female finishers overall in each division. 

Medals will be awarded to the top-15 finishers in the boys and girls varsity race in each division.

The top 10 finishers in the Developmental race will be awarded medals in each division.

Admission: $5 per person

Time Schedule: 

7:30 AM Course available for walk-through 

8:30 AM Coaches Meeting at the Starting Line 

9:00 AM Varsity Race for Females, followed by the Varsity Race for Males, followed by the 

developmental race.

11:30 AM Approximate Start of Awards 

*All races will start five minutes after the last runner finishes in the preceding race.

Restrooms/Changing Facilities: There will be no changing facilities at the venue, only portable toilets. 

T-Shirts: T-Shirts will be available for purchase from Valley Sports Connection 

Concessions: Sugar Creek Snowy and Sweet Shop will be on-site selling food.

Timing:  Blue Ridge Timing

Contact Information: 

• Brandon Lamma - Head Cross Country Coach  bmlamma@shenandoah.k12.va.us 

• Athletics Office: 540-459-7009 

• Coach Lamma's Cell: 540-325-6889

Teams Attending: In order to create a more competitive meet, we will divide schools into two divisions. The Blue Division will consist of 1A, 2A, and 3A schools. The Gold Division will consist of 4A, 5A, and 6A schools.

Directions to North Street Cross Country Course: 

From I-81 South: 

o Take Exit 283 into the town of Woodstock. Turn right at the light as you exit I-81S. At the second stoplight at the bottom of the hill by Sheetz, turn left onto Route 11 North. At the fourth light you come to in the town of Woodstock, turn left onto North Street. Proceed approximately 0.7 miles, and the course will be on the right side immediately before you pass over the bridge above the interstate and before you get to the Woodstock water tower.  A volunteer will tell buses where to park.

From I-81 North: 

o Take Exit 291 at Toms Brook. Turn left off of the interstate. Continue approximately one mile and turn right onto Route 11 South. Pass through the towns of Toms Brook and  Maurertown until you enter Woodstock (approximately 5 miles). As you enter the town of  Woodstock, take a right at the first stoplight onto North Street. Proceed approximately 0.7  miles, and the course will be on the right, immediately before you pass over the interstate and before the Woodstock water tower. A volunteer will tell buses where to park.

For GPS directions, Fairview Park, 716 W. North Street in Woodstock, will lead you closest to the course. 

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, and along Epard Lane, Kern Street, and Boyd Street next to the course. Volunteers will be available to help direct spectators to where to park.

Bus parking will be on the right immediately upon entering the course. Overflow bus parking will be by the red barn.

Below is a map of designated parking spaces for spectators.