2026 Oatlands Invitational: Info

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 5:30am. The bus will leave from DeMatha promptly at 5:45am. It is, approximately, a 75-minute drive to Leesburg, VA, so athletes driving there should arrive at 7:00am.

Note the following details:

Location
Oatlands Plantation
20850 Oatlands Plantation Ln
Leesburg, VA 20175

Schedule
7:00a - Course Walk
8:00a - Packet pickup
8:30a - Coaches Meeting
9:00a - JV Upperclassmen Boys (up to 9 entries)
9:30a - JV Upperclassmen Girls
10:00a - Varsity A Girls
10:30a - Varsity A Boys (up to 7 entries)
11:00a - JV Underclassmen Girls
11:30a - JV Underclassmen Boys (up to 9 entries)
12:00p - Varsity B Girls
12:30p - Varsity B Boys (up to 7 entries)
Awards Ceremony to follow

Entries [Preliminary - Locks on Monday]

The following athletes are entered in the JV Upperclassmen race:

Dane Kuzner, John Tomas Felicio, Chase Osby, Julian Righi, Terence Rascher, Stavros Rodousakis, Logan Von Spiegelfeld

The following athletes are entered in the Varsity A race:

Evan Bouchard, Kendall Giles, Elijah Hawkins, Arvin Mirchandani, Lucas Moisiuk, Kenneth Osuji Jr, Renaud Williams

The following athletes are entered in the JV Underclassmen race:

Oladimeji Alade, Zahir Accilien, Ian Andrews, Zachary Hailu, Ryan Hickey, Stephen Lawrence Jr, Caene Nartey, Nnamdi Onwuka, Sebastian Righi

The following athletes are entered in the Varsity B race:

Michael Bridges, Satchel Drabinski, Dominic Hilton, Dominic Hislop, Blake Inzeo, Fareed Rahi, Alexander Soto

*Because this event places the JV races ahead of the varsity races, our 30-minute standard is in effect. Athletes who have not yet broken 30 minutes in a 5k are not entered in this meet. They are still encouraged to attend and should let Coach Puffett know if they will not be there.

Awards

Individual - Top 15 finishers in each race receive medals

Team - Top 3 teams in Varsity A, and Top 2 teams in Varsity B and each JV race, will receive trophies

Estimated return to DeMatha

3:15pm (give or take depending on traffic)

We may stop for food on the return trip; it is unclear whether food vendors will be on site at the meet

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 but MUST be WHITE (though I recommend no compression shirts unless the weather is exceptionally cold). If a logo is visible on either piece of apparel, it must be Under Armour.

*If you wear visible compressions that do not meet these requirements, you will need to remove them or you will not be permitted to race.

• Wear your team gear (if you did not order any, or if yours has not arrived yet, 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.

• Recommended: Bring your yoga mat (or towel) for cooldown stretches.

Additional Important Details

• 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, but carpooling is strongly encouraged. There is a $20 fee per car to park on site; espect parking to be tight and traffic to be slow.

  • 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 from the meet. I try to have plenty of copies on hand at the meet if you forget to print it.

  • 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 taking photos of our athletes during the meet can upload them to our shared album here.

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

Forecast

• As of Saturday, September 19, the forecast for September 26 is partly cloudy and humid with a high of 70.

  • We will track the forecast through the week to provide updated guidance as needed for athletes to prepare for race conditions.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.