Meet Information
Online Registration Instructions
3A Region D Cross Country Championships
Hosted by Abingdon High School October 28,2026
Site: Sugar Hollow Park, Bristol, Virginia
Preview Meet: Don Cumbow Invitational, October 14th, 2026
Abingdon High School is honored to host the 3A Region D Championships at Sugar Hollow Park. The Sugar Hollow Park course is over 40 years old, is one of the oldest courses in Virginia, and is very spectator friendly.
Schedule:
Course Opens: 11:00am
Coaches' Meeting: 11:30am
Women's Race: 12:30pm
Men's Race: 1:00pm
Awards to follow.
Scoring and Uniforms: We will follow the NFHS Rules Book for Scoring and Uniforms. See the NFHS T&F/XC rules book if necessary.
Entry Deadline: October 26, 2026. Please submit all entries through milestat.com
Awards: Trophies will be awarded to the top female team and the top male team. Certificates will be awarded to 1st-15th place finishers.
Course Information: The course will be on a beautiful grass surface with multiple inclines. Course distance is 3.0 miles with mile markers painted on the surface. Spikes are permissible
State Meet: The top 3 teams and the top 5 individuals not on the 3 teams will advance to the State meet. Trophies will be awarded to the top two female teams and the top two male teams. Certificates will be awarded to the first 15 individual finishers in each race.
VHSL State Entry form: The paper copy will be in each packet and should be given to Coach Allyson Newton before leaving the course. Each coach will also need to register every qualifying runner online at milestat.com. The paper copies will be sent to the state director as a means of checking online entries.
Results: Results will be posted at the meet and will be sent to milestat.com
Admission: There will be $5 charge for admission per car.
T-shirts will be available to purchase.
Timing: Trojan Timing will be timing the event using chip technology. Please make sure each athlete is wearing the correctly assigned chip. Please return all chips to the registration tent for any athlete not participating. Every participating athletes are required to return chips prior to leaving the finish area. A $10 return fee will be assessed to the participating team for every chip not returned. Returning chips is the responsibility of the head coach of each team.
An Athletic Trainer will be located near the finish line.
Restroom facilities are located at the bottom of the dam near the softball fields. There are no restrooms at the top of the dam.
Team tents may be set up underneath the pine trees. The course goes through the pine trees, so please make sure tents are not set up on the course.
Directions:
From Interstate 1-81 South:
Take Exit 7 and turn right at the traffic light at the bottom of the ramp.
Turn right at the next traffic light at the top of the hill onto Lee Highway.
Follow for approximately 1 mile. Sugar Hollow Park will be on your left.
The course starting area will be at the top of the Dam to the left towards the pine trees.
Parking:
Spectators will be parking at the top of the dam in the field across from the Park Headquarters (the white house). Please do not park in the parking lot for the Park Headquarter or along the street. Spectators may also come up Battle Hill Drive and take a left at the baseball field. This gravel road leads you to the field across from the white house. There is $5/ car entry fee. Please make sure your spectators are informed.
Buses will be unloading athletes on Resting Tree Drive. Buses will park along Resting Tree Drive. We will not be unloading athletes at the top of the hill like in the past. This has become too dangerous and also holds up traffic coming up the hill.
Please contact Allyson Newton, anewton@wcs.kl 2.va.US, or Tim Johnson, trojantiming@gmail.com, with any questions or concerns.