The RVA Relays (2023): Info

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 11:45am. The bus will depart from DeMatha promptly at 12:00pm (noon). It is, approximately, a 3-hour drive to Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va.

Note: Please notify me by 8pm on September 9 if your name is listed under "Registered Athletes" but you will not be able to attend. I need to finalize entries by 8am tomorrow morning. Additionally, if you plan to travel to Mechanicsville with your parents, please let me know so we can make proper plans regarding team transportation.

Note the following meet details:

Location
Pole Green Park
8996 Pole Green Park Ln
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Meet Schedule
3:50p - Coaches Meeting
4:30p - "B" & "C" Mens Relay Race
5:30p - "B" & "C" Womens Relays Race
6:30p - "Extras" Mens 2500m Race
6:40p - "Extras" Mens 2500m Race (Section 2)
7:00p - "Extras" Womens 2500m Race
7:10p - Middle & Elementary School 2500m Race
7:30p - Glow Run: Coaches & Open Race
7:50p - Mens Championship Relay
8:50p - Womens Championship Relay
10:15p - Awards Ceremony (immediately after conclusion of womens championship relay)

Registered athletes
Our Championship Relay team at The RVA Relays will consist of Graham Fenn, Tarik Harris Jr, Chase Lopez, Jalen Neptune, Sayid Shakur

Our "B" Relay team* at The RVA Relays will consist of Maxwell Ellison, Daden Grogan, Phillip Marshall II, Brandon Smoot, and Roman Zentek

Our "C" Relay team at The RVA Relays will consist of Nicholas Berry, Don DeRocha Jr., William Herman, Jesse Holland III, and Joseph LeGloahec

*William Jackson qualified for our "B" relay team but is unavailable to attend this meet

Award Ceremony
Trophy - First place team for each gender, as determined by overall placing in all three relays, will receive a team trophy

Backpacks - Members of the winning Championship Relay team, as well as the individual athletes with the fastest 2500m splits of the meet, will receive custom RVA Relays backpacks

Medals - Members of the winning Championship, "B," and "C" relay teams will receive medals

Estimated return to DeMatha
Between 12:00 & 12:30am (depending on traffic - will send out Remind alert when leaving Pole Green Park w/ estimate based on current traffic levels)

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 (if you did not order any or yours has not arrived, you MUST wear Under Armour clothing to warm up in; do not show up in just your uniform).

  • Wear your training shoes. No flip-flops or crocs until after you've cooled down.

  • Pack your racing spikes, if you have them. These should not be your primary shoes for the course walk and warmup/cool down; 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 2.5 kilometers (1.55 miles).

  • Parents/guardians can sign up to bring water, gatorade, and/or snacks for the athletes to have before and after their races by using this Signup Genius link for this week.

  • Parents and relatives are encouraged to attend. There is no parking fee for this weekend's meet. Please note that I expect athletes to stay with the team until the conclusion of the meet to support their teammates. In the event that you absolutely must leave the meet early, you must check in with me first because I need to remain aware of each athlete's location until either I dismiss them to leave with their guardian or until we arrive back at DeMatha. Please do not leave the meet location with your son unless I have dismissed him.

    • IMPORTANT: If you intend to bring your son home from the meet (whether he rode to the meet with you or not), you MUST sign the Return Trip with Parents form and return it to coach before you leave the meet.

    • IMPORTANT: If your son will drive to/from the meet, or if your son will leave the meet with another athlete or parent, you MUST sign the Transportation Verification Carpool form and return it to coach before we depart for the meet.

  • Anybody who takes photos during the meet is encouraged to share them to this shared Google drive folder for The RVA Relays

  • Athletes will be told to call/text their ride when we leave Pole Green Park. I will also send an alert via Remind with an estimated time of arrival at DeMatha.

• As of Saturday, September 9, the forecast for September 16 is partly cloudy with a high of 81. Should be great weather for racing but we'll continue to track the forecast as we progress through the week.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.