MED 2026 XC Championship 2026

Blacksburg, VA
Hosted by Auburn

Meet Information

Mountain Empire District 

Cross Country Championships

Entries Due 10/19 8pm

For questions please email Hunter Carter huntercarter@mcps.org

Date: 10/21/26

ALL TEAMS NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN HYDRATION NEEDS!!

NO WATER AVAILABLE ON SITE!!!

Schedule:  

4:15 Coaches Meeting

4:30 Girls Varsity Race

5:15 Boys Varsity Race

ATHLETES NEED TO BE AT THE START LINE 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO START.

Location:    Blacksburg XC Course at the Blacksburg High School 3401 Bruin Lane, Blacksburg, VA

Please try to arrive no earlier than 3:30 pm. This should give the BHS campus enough time to get buses and cars out of the way. Tell your families to follow the signs for cars, they will be directed to park in the student parking lot.

Directions: Traveling I-81, take Exit 118 (also Va Tech exit). This goes onto a collector lane that you will follow to Exit 118-B (to Blacksburg). Stay on this road. You will be traveling West on 460 Bypass. Stay on Route 460 heading west. Take the 2nd Prices Fork Road exit after going under the overpass (this is the 2nd exit after the stoplight at Virginia Tech). Exit will bring you out on Prices Fork Road. Continue on Prices Fork Road past Foxridge Apartments (on the left), shopping center (on the left), volunteer fire department (on the right), Kipps Elementary School (on the left), and Blacksburg Middle School (on the left). Continue past BMS and take a left on Bruin Lane at the stoplight. Continue down Bruin Lane to Blacksburg High School.

Buses:     Buses should enter along Blumenthal Byway next to BMS and follow the yellow signs up to the High School bus parking lot. 

Host School: Auburn High School   

Admission:      $8    

Restrooms will be available in the stadium between BMS and BHS.

Athletes are more than welcome to use the track however, no spikes on the track.

Meet instructions: UNLIMITED ENTRIES FOR BOTH RACES. All National Federation Rules will be in effect including uniform and athlete conduct. Coaches, please review all rules with your athletes before the meet.

Finish Line: All runners must go through the entire chute to be counted.  They will have bib numbers that they will wear.  Also, remind your athletes that their singlets must stay on until they are completely through the chute.  If they take it off before they are completely through the chute they will be disqualified.

Awards:    Team Champion and Runner-up dummy trophies for picture purposes only. There

will be a wall plaque given to the champion. Certificates will be

received from your own Athletic Director for the first 10 places in each varsity race.
ENTRIES:    Done on milestat. We will allow UNLIMITED ENTRIES for each race.


SCORING:
    Top 7 runners from teams running at least 5 will be counted for team scoring.
Results: will be posted on Milestat following the meet the next day.

QUALIFICATION: All-in.

ADVANCEMENT TO REGION 1C: Region 1C is an all-in meet.

The Course: The Blacksburg XC Course is 99.99% all grass with rolling hills and is very scenic. The course is spectator friendly. The course is located behind the Blacksburg High School.