2026 Skip Grant Invitational: Info

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 6:00am. The bus will leave from DeMatha promptly at 6:15am. It is, approximately, a 45-minute drive to Derwood, MD, so athletes driving there should arrive at 7:00am.

Note the following details:

Location
Agricultural History Farm Park
18400 Muncaster Rd
Derwood, MD 20855

Schedule
7:15a - Course Walk
8:15a - Coaches Meeting
9:00a - Boys Junior Varsity (unlimited entries)
9:30a - Girls Junior Varsity
10:10a - Boys Varsity (up to 8 entries)
10:40a - Girls Varsity
11:20a - Awards Ceremony

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, Kenneth Osuji Jr

The following athletes are entered in the JV Boys* race:

Zahir Accilien, Oladimeji Alade, Ian Andrews, Michael Bridges, John Tomas Felicio, Nathaniel Garvin Jr, Zachary Hailu, Ryan Hickey, Dominic Hislop, Blake Inzeo, Dane Kuzner, Stephen Lawrence Jr, Caene Nartey, Nnamdi Onwuka, Chase Osby, Luke Anthony Quach, Fareed Rahi, Terence Rascher, Julian Righi, Sebastian Righi, Stavros Rodousakis, Alexander Soto, Logan Von Spiegelfeld, Renaud Williams

*Because this event places the JV race ahead of the varsity race, our 30-minute standard is in effect. Athletes who have not yet broken 30 minutes in a 5k are not currently entered in this meet.

The entry deadline is Wednesday, September 16 at noon. Any athlete not on this entry list is welcome to enter and run at the College Park parkrun on Saturday, September 12 to attempt to break 30 minutes and earn entry into the Skip Grant Invitational. Follow the instructions from our first visit of the season to register yourself (or to access your barcode). You must follow those steps to be listed in the final results, which is what I will use to verify your time.

Awards

Varsity - Top 10 finishers receive medals, meet shirts to members of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams

JV - Top 10 finishers receive medals, meet shirts to members of winning team

Estimated return to DeMatha

12:30pm (give or take depending on traffic)

We will not stop for food on the 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 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, as are any athletes unable to run due to injury.

  • 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, September 6, the forecast for September 19 is TBD.

  • This page will be updated on Sunday, September 13 when the forecast will be more reliable.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.