Meet Information
Live Results
20th Annual Randy Smith Classic
Hosted by: John S. Battle High School
When-Thursday, OCTOBER 1st, 2026
Where- Sugar Hollow Park, Bristol, Virginia
Time - 4:00 pm- Coaches' Meeting
4:15 pm-High School Girls (All Girls grades 9-12)
5:00 pm- High School Boys (All Boys grades 9-12)
5:30 pm- Middle School Boys - 6-8th grades
5:50-Middle School Girls- 6-8th grades
Awards to follow
Entry deadline- Sunday, September 27th, 2026
Entries- Please submit your entries online at
milestat.com.If you have any questions
about this process, please email Tim Johnson at trojantiming@yahoo.com.
Entry Fee: $55 per high school (includes both Girls and Boys teams)
$35 per middle school
$3 per person
Pay day of race or can be sent via postal mail. Please make checks payable to
John S. Battle High School Cross-Country, 21264 Battle Hill Drive,
Bristol, VA 24202
Awards- Middle School - Top 25 boys, Top 25 Girls
High School - Top 15 Boys, Top 15 Girls
Team-Top 2 Middle school (B&G)
Top 3 Varsity (B&G)
Entries- Unlimited runners in Middle School and High School races. 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 scores' tent. Spikes are permissible. Meet rules are governed
by VHSL and NFHS. No jewelry is to be worn. The rules for legal uniform are in
your states handbook or NFHS. T-shirts
will be on sale.
Course Records - Girls 3.0 Miles (*Denotes Meet Record)
Maria Large 16:58 Virginia High 1980
Kathleen Stevens 17:04 Blacksburg 2009
Course Records - Boys 3.0 Miles
Fleet Hower 14:26 Marion 2001
Frankie Nunn 14:40 Virginia High1980
Greg Hoofnagle 14:40 Marion 1982
Previous Champions
Individual Boy; Team Champion
2007Jakob Maidens Lebanon 15:54; Daniel Boone 59
2008 Kevin Derr Virginia High 16:52; Elizabethton 102
2009 David Laporte Elizabethton 16:25; Tennessee High 60
2010 Jon Ulrich Lebanon 16:32; Tennessee High 84
2011 Jon Ulrich Lebanon 16:27; John S. Battle 101
2012 Josh Goodman Bland County 15:59; Sullivan East 58
2013 Brad Swiney John S. Battle 15:31; Tennessee High 103
*2014 Brad Swiney John S. Battle 15:09; Auburn 85
2015 Samuel Haynes Carroll County 15:51; Tennessee High 53
2016 John Easton Lebanon 15:38; Dobyns-Bennett 48
2017 Karl Thiessen Abingdon 15:37; Science Hill 65
2018 Austin Kirkpatrick Cherokee 16:37; Union 54
2019 Jordan Keith Holston 16:24; Union 27
2020 Isaac Thiessen Abingdon 15:45; Abingdon 25
2021 Adam Gibson Castlewood 16:36; Lebanon 90
2022 Rives Boltwood Abingdon16:03; Abingdon 33
2023 Rives Boltwood Abingdon 15:23; Lebanon 61
2024 Keyston Hartford Grundy 16:24; Wolf Hills 80
2025 Andrew Sells Tennessee High 16:34; Tennessee High 58
Individual Girl; Team Champion
2007 Maggie Graham Marion 19:11; Marion 49
2008 Melanie Rice Marion 18:25; Marion 69
2009 Mariah Arnold John S. Battle 19:45; Patrick Henry 55
2010 Tabby Arwood Lebanon 19:00; Tennessee High 72
2011 Emily Williams Sullivan Central 18:40; Sullivan Central 51
2012 Emily Williams Sullivan Central 18:47; James River 47
2013 Macy Carrier Tennessee High 18:41; Tennessee High 36
2014 Breanna Roy David Crockett 18:18; Virginia High 82
2015 Taylor Roy David Crockett 19:46; Virginia High 57
2016 Jessey Ball Lebanon 18:56; Dobyns-Bennett 34
2017 Gabrielle Mardis Science Hill 19:04; Science Hill 45
2018 Kristen Wheatley Carroll County 19:32; Radford 47
*2019 Kelsey Harrington Virginia High 17:43; Sullivan East 66
2020 Makaleigh Jessee Abingdon 19:44; Tazewell 24
2021 Zoe Arrington Tennessee High 19:11; David Crockett 50
2022 Makaleigh Jessee Abingdon 18:14; Abingdon 29
2023 Josie Jackson Abingdon 18:58; Abingdon 37
2024 Violet Wall Jefferson Christian 19:03; Auburn 69
2025 Ryan Belt Providence Academy 19:57; Eastside 53
For questions contact: Whitney Ball 423-502-1783 or Tim Johnson 276-608-3811
Emailwball@wcs.k12.va.us Email- Trojantiming@gmail.com
John S. Battle High School - Phone-276-642-5300, Fax-276-645-2386
DIRECTIONS
From Interstate 81 North
Take Exit 7 and turn left at red light at bottom of the ramp.Take right at second red light on
top of hill (Lee Highway).
Follow for about a mile. Sugar Hollow Park will be on left.
Course starting area will be at top of Dam to the left towards the pine trees.
From Interstate 81 South
Take Exit 7 and turn right at red light at the bottom of the ramp. Turn right at next red light at
top of hill (Lee Highway). Follow for about a mile. Sugar Hollow Park will be
on left. Course starting area will be at top of Dam to the left towards the
pine trees.