VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships 2026

2025 Region 1B Cross Country Championships

Altavista Combined School (Host)

English Park

Altavista, Virginia

Date: Wednesday, October 28 

Director: Andy McCracken

andy.mccracken800@gmail.com

Schedule: 12:00 pm Course Opens

1:30 pm Coaches Meeting (attendance required by at least one coach from the staff)

2:15 pm Girls Varsity Race

3:00 pm Boys Varsity Race

**Enter on Milestat for the Region 1B Cross Country Championships

The Milestat site for registration is open and closes on Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 pm

Coaches will also need to email entries on the VHSL Region Entry Form that will be emailed to them to Andy McCracken at andy.mccracken800@gmail.com by Monday, October 26.  Please also email a copy to the AD at Altavista, Debra Spencer at dspencer@campbell.k12.va.us

Timing:  Finish line timing results will be handled by Blue Ridge Timing.  This will be a chip timed race. There will be a back-up system in place.

Rules: All National Federation Rules will be in effect including uniform and athlete conduct. Please review all rules with your athletes before the meet.

State advancement: The top 3 teams in both the boys and girls races will qualify for the state championships. Also, the top 5 individuals in each race that are not a member of an advancing team will qualify for the state championships.

Regional admission fee: $10

Concessions - None

Team Packets: Team packets will be available for pick-up at the finish line upon arrival. A hard copy of the course map will be provided in the team packet.

T-shirts:

Course: The course is completely new this year. Details for the course will come out later as Coach Smith and Coach Wilkerson are still in the planning phases of the course.

Awards:  Medals shall be awarded to the top 15 individual finishers for each gender.Team  Trophies will be awarded to the Region Champion and Runner-up for each gender. Plaques will be awarded to the Runner of the Year and the Coach of the Region Champion for each gender.  Awards ceremony will take place as soon as possible following the boys race. 

Restrooms: There are bathrooms on-site. There are no dressing rooms available.

Team areas: There is plenty of space available for everyone to spread themselves out. 

Finish line: Please tell your athletes AND YOUR PARENTS that the finish line area will be roped off with flags and/or caution tape.  The area we will be enclosing will be extensive.  NOBODY besides meet officials will be allowed in this area.  Athletes and parents inside of this roped off area may lead to disqualification of athletes.  Coaches will be permitted IF they have an athlete in need of help.

Parking: Parking for school buses and spectators will be in the parking lots in the park.  

Course Address: 206 Pittsylvania Avenue Altavista, Virginia 24517

Directions: Take US 29 to the Route 43 exit (first Altavista exit if traveling north or fourth Altavista exit is traveling south). Take route 43 into town (will be a right turn if traveling north on 29, a left if traveling 29 south). Take 43 all the way into town (McDonalds will be on your left) and make a left at the 2nd traffic light. Travel two more traffic lights and make a right at that second light. Drive about 1/4 of a mile and make your first right after you pass under the train bridge. This will put you onto the road that brings you into the park. We will have someone in the main part of the park showing busses where to park.