Meet Information
2026 Region 5C Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Site: Hermitage High School
Date: May 29 - 30, 2026
Admission: $10.00 per + $1.00 Service Fee: https://gofan.co/event/6595725?schoolId=VA86980
Rules: National Federation Edition of Track & Field Rules - VHSL Handbook
Scoring: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
Equipment: Starting Blocks will be furnished by meet management. All other equipment, team or personal, must be supplied by competing teams and individuals. All Shots and Discus will be certified by the Meet Official.
Uniform: Athletes are required to wear the official school uniform. hip numbers must be worn for all running events.
Dressing: No dressing facilities will be available. All teams should come dressed to compete.
Entry: Each school will get 3 individual entries and 1 relay entry in all Events. Team may enter additional athletes in all events if each athlete has met the Region standards during the 2026 outdoor season.
- DECLARATION: ALL ENTRIES FOR INDIVIDUAL RUNNING EVENTS AT THE DEADLINE ON MONDAY 5/25 WILL BE, BY RULE, DECLARED. IT WILL COUNT AGAINST THE ATHLETE'S MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EVENTS WHETHER CONTESTED OR NOT.
Relay Teams: Relay teams will be officially declared on a relay declaration card when the team reports the clerk of course for check-in. At that time a maximum of six (6) athletes from the entry roster may be listed, any four (4) of which may run. The relay will count as an event only for those athletes who actually run. Athletes must be on the teams regional roster to compete in the relays.
If an athlete is not doing an open event and there is a chance they will be needed to run the relay be sure to enter them into the meet as a leg in one of the relays.
Entry Forms: All entries must be submitted online via the MileStat entry system no later than 8:00PM, Monday, May 25th. NO EXCEPTIONS- All entries must be submitted. Only performances verified by the MileStat database for the 2026 Outdoor Season will be allowed for entry. All entries at the entry deadline are considered Declared and will count towards an athletes maximum number of events.
State Meet: The top four finishers in each event and the four relay teams from the Region Championships meet and anyone meeting the 2026 VHSL State standards will advance.
Regional/State Standards:
Meet Management: Meet Management will secure VHSL/USATF certified Starters, Clerk and Meet Referees. We may need assistance from all schools with the exchange zones and with counting laps for the 1600m and 3200m Run. Each school has been assigned a Field Event or Relay Zone to run. Please make sure you have a coach that is able to run off that event athletes cannot measure any events.
Awards: Trophies will be presented to the Champion and Runner Up Teams. Medals will be presented to the top 6 finishers in each event including relays.
The Top 3 finishers in each event are considered All-Region
All-Academic: Region 5C honors athletes in each sport that maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Please indicate All Academic candidates with an asterisk (*) following their last name on your online entry.
Entry Deadline: Online entries will close at 8:00PM, Monday, May 25, 2026 after which no additional entries will be accepted. All entries are considered Declared and will count towards an athletes maximum number of events.
Pre-Virtual Coaches Meeting Thursday 5/21 at 7:00 pm, click link to join: Henrico County Last Chance Qualifier Virtual Coaches Meeting | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
Tenise Patrick (Coach T)
Hermitage High School
Questions: Contact Tenise Patrick tenisepatrick@gmail.com
The Games Committee shall consist of the Head Coaches from the following schools:
Games Committee Member: Albemarle
Games Committee Member: Hermitage
Games Committee Member: James River
Games Committee Member: Midlothian
Games Committee Member: Patrick Henry (Roanoke)
Event Assignments: Region 5C Coaching assignments
Girls Shot Put - Glen Allen
Boys Shot Put - Franklin County
Girls Discus - Patrick Henry (Roanoke)
Boys Discus - Meadowbrook
Girls & Boys Pole Vault - Freeman
Girls Long Jump - Midlothian
Girls Triple Jump - Prince George
Boys Long Jump - Highland Springs
Boys Triple Jump - James River
Boys & Girls High Jump -Deep Run/Godwin
Relay Zones/Straights - Albemarle
Hurdle Crew - Matoaca/Clover Hill
Turn Judges - William Fleming
Clerks, Awards, Announcer - Hermitage
Region 5C Outdoor Championships Time Schedule
Day 1 Event Schedule
Friday May 29, 2026
10:00 AM STADIUM GATES OPEN - PACKET PICK-UP
11:00 AM Certification of field event implements
11:30 AM Coaches Meeting
Three Jumps/Three Throws and top nine to the finals
12:00 PM Girl Shot Put
Boys Discus
Boys Long Jump
Girls Long Jump
Boys High Jump
3:00 PM Girls 100 Meter High Hurdle Semifinals
3:15 PM Boys 110 Meter High Hurdle Semifinals
3:30 PM Girls 100 Meter Dash Semifinals
3:45 PM Boys 100 Meter Dash Semifinals
4:00 PM Girls 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals
4:15 PM Boys 4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals
4:30 PM Girls 200 Meter Dash Semifinals
4:45 PM Boys 200 Meter Dash Semifinals
Region 5C Outdoor Championships Time Schedule
Day 2 Event Schedule
Saturday May 30 2026
8:00 AM STADIUM GATES OPEN
8:30 AM Coaches Meeting ( if needed )
9:00 AM Certification of Field Event implements
9:00 AM Girls 3200 Meter Run Finals followed Boys 3200 Meter Run Finals
Three Jumps/Three Throws and top nine to the finals
9:00 AM Girls Triple Jump
Boys Triple Jump
Girls & Boys Pole Vault
Boys Shot Put
Girls Discus
10:30 AM Girls HIGH JUMP
11:45 PM NATIONAL ANTHEM
12:00 PM Girls 100 Meter High Hurdle Finals
12:05 PM Boys 110 Meter High Hurdle Finals
12:10 PM Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals
12:15 PM Boys 100 Meter dash Finals
12:20 PM Girls 1600 Meter Run Sections
12:35 PM Boys 1600 Meter Run Sections
12:50 PM Girls 4 x 100 Meter Relay Sections
1:05 PM Boys 4 x 100 Meter Relay Sections
1:20 PM Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals Sections
1:35 PM Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals Sections
1:50 PM Girls 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdle Sections
2:05 PM Boys 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdle Sections
2:20 PM Girls 800 Meter Run Finals Sections
2:30 PM Boys 800 Meter Run Finals Sections
2:40 PM Girls 200 Meter Dash Finals
2:45 PM Boys 200 Meter Dash Finals
30 min break
3:15 PM Girls 4 x 400 Meter Relay Sections
3:30 PM Boys 4 x 400 Meter Relay Sections
3:45 PM AWARDS
Team Awards will follow the completion of all events