Meet Information
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VARSITY A & VARSITY B DIVISIONS
Below is the race designation for the varsity A and varsity B races based off meet management's judgement separating the field in half based off quality of team performances this season. If you have any questions or concerns about your team's placement, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Varsity A Boys (10:00 AM Start)
Teams (21 total):
Brentsville District
Colonial Forge
Deep Run
Grafton
Hanover
Hickory
Jamestown
Kellam
Lake Braddock
Lafayette
Lee-Davis
Maggie Walker
Mills Godwin
Mountain View
Ocean Lakes
Osbourn Park
South Lakes
Stafford
Trinity
Western Branch
York
Individuals (9 total):
Silas Frantz (Douglas Freeman)
Andrew Catanese (Atlee)
Evan Niciphor (Cosby)
William Brown (Bethel)
Van Lewin (Broadwater Academy)
Matt Schwartzer (Princess Anne)
Jared White (Great Bridge)
Julian Menk (Patrick Henry)
Jake Golibert (Broadwater Academy)
Varsity B Boys (11:00 AM Start)
Teams (33 total):
Atlee
Brentsville District "B"
Bruton
Caroline
Chancellor
Clover Hill
Colonial Forge "B"
Cosby
Essex
Goochland
Hermitage
James Madison
Jamestown "B"
Lake Braddock "B"
Lee-Davis "B"
Maggie Walker "B"
Massaponax
Matoaca
Middlesex
Mills Godwin "B"
Monacan
Mountain View "B"
Osbourn Park "B"
Patrick Henry (Ashland)
Potomac Senior
Princess Anne
Tabb
Tallwood
T.C. Williams
Thomas Dale
Varina
Warwick
Westfield
Individuals (4 total):
Sean Thornton (Cumberland)
Codi Ward (Cumberland)
Zachary Barnette (Cumberland)
Matthew Hortnon (Cumberland)
Varsity A Girls (9:30 AM Start)
Teams (21 total):
Brentsville District
Colonial Forge
Cosby
Deep Run
Hanover
Hickory
James Madison
Jamestown
Kellam
Maggie Walker
Lafayette
Lake Braddock
Lee-Davis
Mills Godwin
Patrick Henry
Princess Anne
Ocean Lakes
Osbourn Park
T.C. Williams
Western Branch
Westfield
Individuals (6 total):
Hannah Lowery (Stafford)
Kaila Blackburn (Monacan)
Abby Badura (Clover Hill)
Emily Dinning (Stonebridge School)
Katherine Mello (Great Bridge)
Elizabeth Wade (Great Bridge)
Varsity B Girls (10:30 AM Start)
Teams (30 total):
Atlee
Brentsville District "B"
Caroline
Chancellor
Clover Hill
Colonial Forge "B"
Essex
Goochland
Grafton
Hermitage
Jamestown "B"
Lake Braddock "B"
Lee-Davis "B"
Massaponax
Mills Godwin "B"
Monacan
Mountain View
Middlesex
Osbourn Park "B"
Potomac Senior
South Lakes
St. Catherine's
Stafford
Tabb
Tallwood
Thomas Dale
Trinity
Varina
Warwick
York
Individuals (3 total):
Emma Hand (Lancaster)
Whitney Spence (Lancaster)
Megan Biddle (Amelia County)
JV Boys Race #1 - Noon Start
Maggie Walker
Massaponax
Middlesex
Mills Godwin
Monacan
Mountain View
Ocean Lakes
Osbourn Park
Patrick Henry
Potomac Senior
South Lakes
Stafford
T.C. Williams
Tabb
Tallwood
Thomas Dale
Trinity
Varina
Warwick
Western Branch
Westfield
York
JV Boys Race #2 - 12:30 Start
Atlee
Brentsville District
Bruton
Caroline
Chancellor
Clover Hill
Colonial Forge
Cosby
Deep Run
Essex
Goochland
Grafton
Hanover
Hermitage
James Madison
Jamestown
Lafayette
Lake Braddock
Lee-Davis
The following schools have reserved their spots in the 2010 meet with their $100 entry deposit. First 30 full squads with deposits received will have guaranteed entry into meet. Others may be subject to be shut out from competing in this year's event.
Brentsville District
Bruton
Caroline
Colonial Forge
Cosby
Deep Run
Goochland
Grafton
Hanover
Hickory
James Madison
Jamestown
Kellam
Lafayette
Lake Braddock
Lee-Davis
Massaponax
Mills Godwin
Mountain View
Ocean Lakes
Osbourn Park
Patrick Henry (Ashland)
Potomac Senior
Princess Anne
South Lakes
St. Catherine's
Stafford
Tabb
Tallwood
T.C. Williams
Thomas Dale
Trinity Episcopal
Varina
Warwick
Westfield
York
Last year saw the revival of the MileStat.com Cross Country Invitational. It had been six years since the last cross country invitational was hosted by MileStat.com. A lot has changed since then. First off, the meet director Brandon Miles is no longer a current athlete himself as he hosted the first two MileStat.com XC Invitationals while still in high school and the last one in 2003 as a freshmen in college at CNU. Recently Miles has hosted a series of successful track meets over the past few years including the four year running MileStat.com Elite Gala and most recent addition of the MileStat.com Track Classic which started in April of 2009 and has become the largest outdoor invitational in the state of Virginia.
Last year's MileStat.com Cross Country Invitational saw a plethora of fast times across the board including two course record breaking performances by varsity race champions Grant Pollock of Mills Godwin (15:20) and Ariel Karabinus of Osbourn Park (17:52).
The time of the year and venue should prove this event to be a place to come to run fast times to build confidence heading into championship season racing as they near their district meets within two weeks of the meet. The new Pocahontas State Park 5K course has proven to be a very fast course and host for the Dominion District Championships in the past few seasons as can be seen with the time differences from the district course to the regional course at Pole Green Park.
It is a legit 5K course, which runs fast primarily due to a flat first and final mile and a second mile which is mainly downhill or flat with the exception of a 400 meter hill heading into the two mile mark.
We hope you decide to join us for the revival of this event as we expect some fast times and great competition at the meet.
Sincerely,
Brandon Miles
MileStat.com
2010 MileStat.com Cross Country Invitational
Date
Saturday, October 16th
Location
Pocahontas State Park. Located at 10301 State Park Rd, Chesterfield, VA 23832. In Chesterfield County, about 20 miles from Richmond. It's easily accessible from Interstate 95, Route 288 and Route 360. See below for detailed directions.
Drive Time: Northern Virginia, two hours; Richmond, half an hour; Tidewater/Norfolk/Virginia Beach, two hours; Roanoke, three hours
Directions:
From Interstate 95 south of Richmond: Take exit 61 onto Route 10 west, then left onto Route 655 (Beach Road). Go about four miles to State Park Road, which is on the right.
From Interstate 95 north of Richmond: Take Interstate 295 south to Route 10 west (Iron Bridge Road) to Route 655 (Beach Road) to State Park Road.
From 64 west of Richmond: Take Route 288 south to Route 10 east (Iron Bridge Road) to Route 655 (Beach Road) to State Park Road.
From 64 east of Richmond: Take Interstate 295 south to Route 10 west to Route 655 (Beach Road) to State Park Road.
Click here for a Google map.
Host School
Clover Hill High School in Midlothian, VA.
Sanctioned
Sanctioned by the VHSL for in-state schools. Pending sanction approvals for North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and DC.
Course
An accurate and well marked 5K course (every 400 meters is marked with permanent stake and sign of current distance). Spikes are recommended on this course with only one short road crossing that is repeated twice with the rest of the course either grass or crushed dirt/gravel trails.
Course Maps
A close but not completely accurate course maps on mapmyruns.com can be found below
High School 5K Course
Middle School 4K Course
Course Video Tour
Last year, we did a video course tour for teams, coaches, athletes, and spectators. Video is broken into three segments with the first mile (start to 1 mile mark), second mile (1 mile mark to 2 mile mark), and third mile (2 mile to 5K finish). Watch course tour videos below.
1st Mile of Course - http://va.milesplit.com/videos?id=12988
2nd Mile of Course - http://va.milesplit.com/videos?id=12989
3rd Mile of Course - http://va.milesplit.com/videos?id=12990
Meet & Course Records
Boys: Grant Pollock (Mills Godwin) 15:20 2009
Girls: Ariel Karabinus (Osborn Park) 17:52 2009
Divisions
Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, JV Girls, JV Boys, Middle School Girls, Middle School Boys
School Limits
We will be accepting the first 30 high schools who submit a $100 deposit to reserve their spot into the meet. The remaining difference of final entry fee total must be paid prior or by the day of the meet.
Individual Entries
High school coaches may enter individuals instead of their full squad into this event. Only high school coaches and no athlete or parent can enter an individual athlete into the meet to compete.
Race Limitations
7 runners per team in each varsity race. Unlimited runners per team in JV and middle school races.
Entry Fees
High School Division - $5 per runner entered. $300 max per school.
Middle School Division - $3 per runner entered. $150 max per school.
Checks Payable
Make checks payable to MileStat.com. Mail to 3511 Quail Hill Ct, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Online Registration
Coaches must contact meet director Brandon Miles at milestat@gmail.com for password to enter meet. Teams can register online at http://va.milesplit.us/meets/72906/registration
How do I register for a meet?
1. Login or Register
You must have a user name and password for Milesplit. To get that, if you don't have one, click register in the top right gray MileSplt bar directly under the Universal Sports logo and search box.
2. Claim Your Team
If you haven't already set this up, you must be registered as a coach or team administrator to register for a meet In order to get set up, you go to your team page, and at the top right, click Claim This Team. Choose either that you want to be a coach or team admin. Follow the instructions on that page. Apply and submit. Once you do that and are approved (usually within a few hours), you will receive a confirmation email and you'll be set to go to the next step.
3. Update Your Roster
If your team's roster is not already up to date, now is a good time to get any corrections made and add any additional athletes to it. Go to your team page, login, and you will see button that says "Team Administration" to the right of your team's name. Click that and then click roster on left hand toolbar. Enter or update your roster, adding any new athletes. To move graduated athletes to Alumni, simply add their graduation year and hit save.
4. Enter the Meet
Go to the season calendar and click on the green meet registration button of the meet you want to enter. Read and follow the instructions carefully and fill out the form completely. Once entered you'll see all of the available events/races listed out. To put your athletes into these events/races click the "Edit Entries" link by the event. On the following page, check the athletes you want in the race (putting in seed times if applicable), and click the save button at the bottom. Do this for each event/race. You will be able to change and update these entries until the entry deadline.
Entry Deadline
Entries will close online at midnight on Monday, October 11th. All entries and team roster submissions must be done online. NO EXCEPTIONS! Make sure that you have selected all runners from your roster who will be competing on race day by this deadline.
TIME SCHEDULE
NOTE: New schedule revised September 16th, 2010. Addition of a "B" varsity division. Top 20 teams (field of 140 runners) chosen based off meet management's discretion will be placed in varsity "A" division. Remaining teams will be placed in varsity "B" division. List of teams in each division and JV divisions will be posted on MileStat.com on Tuesday, October 12th.
7:00 AM
Course Opens
7:30 AM
Packet Pick-Up
8:00 AM
Coaches Meeting
8:30 AM
Middle School Girls 4K
9:00 AM
Middle School Boys 4K
9:30 AM
Varsity "A" Girls 5K
10:00 AM
Varsity "A" Boys 5K
10:30 AM
Varsity "B" Girls 5K
11:00 AM
Varsity "B" Boys 5K
11:30 AM
JV Girls Race
12:00 Noon
JV Boys Race #1
12:30 PM
JV Boys Race #2
1:15 AM
Awards
Check-In
All athletes and teams should report to their starting boxes 15 minutes prior to their race is scheduled to begin.
Awards
Top 3 teams receive trophies in varsity "A" race. Winning team in varsity "B", JV & Middle School races receive trophies. If two JV races, results combined for one team trophy. Top 20 individual finishers in varsity races will receive medals. Top 15 individual finishers in JV & middle school races receive medals. First place individual in each race receives medal AND bobble head runner trophy.
T-Shirts
Meet T-Shirts will be sold on-site. Pricing is $14 for white short sleeve, $15 for grey or pink. $17 for long sleeve. $20 for tie dye or sweatpants. $35 for hoodies and $14 for cheer style shorts.
Concession
Concession stand will be selling drinks (gatorade, water, soda) and food (healthy food for runners and regular concession food for spectators).
Parking
There will be a $5 parking fee for all spectators, parents, and student drivers. No fee for buses. This is collected by the park management and not meet management for all park visitors on the day regardless if they are there for the meet or not. Parents will be required to park in the CCV field parking area, which is a quarter mile into the main entrance of the park on the right hand side. Please follow instructions/directions from volunteer parking attendants. In order to prevent traffic backup, buses will not be allowed to stop and drop off teams at the upper field immediately as they come into the park. They must drive into the park and drop off teams just beyond the park gate entrance and then will be directed to park at the bottom of the park at the end of the main park road in the parking lot adjacent to the swimming pool.
Trash
Please have your athletes police their area and make sure no trash is left when your team is leaving the park. We are fortunate to have this venue to host this event and we need to make sure we keep this beautiful state park clean!
Hotels
Holiday Inn Express
5030 W Village Green Drive, Midlothian, VA
(877) 863-4780
Hampton Inn
3620 Price Club Blvd., Midlothian, VA
(804) 675-0000
Super 8
10300 Hull Street, Midlothian, VA
(804) 276-3900
Dining
For those teams who are staying on Friday night before the meet at looking for decent Italian places to eat before the meet. I recommend the places below.
Taste of Italy
13547 Waterford Place
Midlothian, VA, 23114
(804)763 1600
Dolce Vita
2401 Colony Crossing Pl
Midlothian, VA 23112
804) 639-7411