2018 WCAC Championship: Info
Saturday, October 27, 2018
The bus will depart from DeMatha promptly at 7:00am. It is, approximately, a 60-minute drive to Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, VA.
Note the following meet details:
Location
Bull Run Regional Park Special Events Center
7700 Bull Run Dr.*
Centreville, VA 20121
*Important Note: There is not an exact address given. To get to the Special Events Center, use this address to start. When you are on Bull Run Dr., as soon as you cross over I-66, make a left and follow this road straight all the way back until you see the parking area in the middle of the course.
Meet Schedule
8:30a - Course Walk
9:30a - Coaches Meeting
10:00a - Freshman Boys (Unlimited [freshman] entries]
10:30a - Varsity B Girls
11:00a - Varsity B Boys (Unlimited entries)
11:30a - Varsity A Girls
12:00p - Varsity A Boys (Allowed 7 entries)
12:45p - Awards Ceremony
Registered Athletes
As of Saturday, October 20, six spots are locked up for the Varsity A team. Those belong to Jaiden, Thomas, Hayward, James Hudson, Langston, and Steven. The seventh spot is between Dawson and Manuel and I will reach a final decision no later than Wednesday. I want to see how Dawson's body has responded to the rest he's gotten over the past 14 days. If it's not clear-cut to me by Wednesday, Manuel will run on varsity and Dawson will run in the freshman race.
All freshmen not entered in Varsity A will run in the freshman race. Everyone else will run on Varsity B.
Award Ceremony
This is a championship meet. Regardless of how we perform on Saturday we will remain, as a team, to the conclusion of the awards ceremony in the interest of good sportsmanship. As it is a fairly small meet, only eleven boys teams and ten girls teams, this will not be a significant time commitment.
Estimated Return to DeMatha
2:15pm (give or take depending on traffic)
We WILL NOT stop for food on our return trip
Athletes:
Wear your racing uniforms
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPRESSION GEAR WORN UNDER THE UNIFORM: Compression shorts, if worn, MUST be the same BLUE as our school color (ROYAL BLUE) and stop above the knee. Compression shirts may be short or long sleeve (though I recommend no compression shirts unless the weather is exceptionally cold) but MUST be WHITE . If a logo is visible on either piece of apparel, it must be Under Armour.
Wear your team gear
Wear your training shoes. No flip-flops until after you've cooled down.
Pack your racing spikes. These should not be your primary shoes for the course walk and warmup/cooldown; these are only to be worn during the race.
Everyone must pitch in during set-up and/or take-down in regards to the tent, tarp, etc.
Additional Important Details
The distance for this course is TBD. Hopefully it will be a full 5k, but it may be the 2.95-mile course we ran at Glory Days depending on course conditions later this week.
Parents and relatives are encouraged to attend. However, please plan for your son to remain with the team until we leave at approximately 1:15pm. This is a championship meet and our team should remain as a team until the conclusion of the meet and the awards ceremony.
Parents will receive an email from SignupGenius to volunteer to bring food and drinks for the boys. These items should be dropped off at the school with your son on Saturday morning.
Athletes will be told to call/text their ride when we leave Centreville.
I will also send an alert via Remind when we leave.
As of Sunday, Oct. 21, the forecast for Oct. 27 is cloudy and 52 degrees with a chance of rain.
If you have any questions, contact coach directly.