2026 Seahawk Invite: Info

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 5:45am. The bus will leave from DeMatha promptly at 6:00am. It is, approximately, a 45-minute drive to Edgewater, MD, so athletes driving there should arrive at 6:45am.

Note the following details:

Location
South River High School
201 Central Avenue E
Edgewater, MD 21037

Schedule
7:00a - Course Walk
7:40a - Coaches Meeting
8:00a - Varsity Boys Race (up to 10 entries)
8:40a - Varsity Girls Race
9:20a - JV Boys Race (up to 15 entries)
10:00a - JV Girls Race
10:45a - Boys Open Race (up to 25 entries)*
11:25a - Girls Open Race*
12:10p - Coaches 2x800m Relay
12:20p - Awards Ceremony

Open Race
*They may combine the boys and girls open races depending on the total number of entries, which would move up the final items on the schedule and our departure by approximately 40 minutes.

Entries

The following athletes are entered in the Varsity Boys race:

Evan Bouchard, Satchel Drabinski, Kendall Giles, Elijah Hawkins, Dominic Hilton, Arvin Mirchandani, Lucas Moisiuk

The following athletes are entered in the JV Boys race:

Zahir Accilien, Michael Bridges, Nathaniel Garvin Jr, Ryan Hickey, Dominic Hislop, Blake Inzeo, Dane Kuzner, Stephen Lawrence Jr, Fareed Rahi, Stavros Rodousakis, Alexander Soto, Logan Von Spiegelfeld, Renaud Williams

The following athletes are entered in the Boys Open race:

Oladimeji Alade, Ian Andrews, Eddie Castillo-Gutierrez, Emilio Chicas, William Dougherty, John Tomas Felicio, Kendall Gratton, Miguel Guzman, Zachary Hailu, Caene Nartey, Nnamdi Onwuka, Chase Osby, Kenneth Osuji Jr, Luke Anthony Quach, Terence Rascher, Julian Righi, Sebastian Righi

Awards

Varsity - Top 25 runners in varsity races receive medals

JV - Top 20 runners in JV races receive medals in the finish chute

Overall - Plaque to winning individual in each varsity race | Trophies to top two teams in each varsity race

Coaches Relay - Bronze Seahawk sculpture to winning pair

Estimated return to DeMatha

1:30pm (give or take depending on traffic)

We will not stop for food on the return trip

Athletes:

• Wear your racing uniforms -- those who did not receive one last week will receive one this week. Some athletes may be asked to exchange jerseys from last week for new ones this week.

  • 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.

  • 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 Sunday, August 30, the forecast for September 5 is partly cloudy with a high of 82º F and moderate to high humidity.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.