Niciphor wrote
at September 09, 2008 19:15 EDT
at September 09, 2008 19:15 EDT
Are there any silver boys photos by Miles?
McDonalds X-Country Festival at MaymontSeptember 26, 2008 - September 27, 2008 @ Maymont Park XC Course in Richmond, VA |
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The Bishop O'Connell girls may not be favored to win this weekend's Glory Days Grill Invitational in Manassas with Southeast regionally ranked squads Thomas Jefferson...
Photos from this past weekend's McDonald's X-Country Festival can be purchased later this week at Brightroom.com. Provide them your email address and bib number and...
Coach Patrick Castagno has brought his Tatnall girls to the McDonald's X-Country Festival at Maymont for the past two years and the meet certainly has served a middle of...
Photo by Tom Hoerner
The Blacksburg girls have been the top program in Group AA over the past few years, but have always been stuck in the second spot when it came to...
Many new schools competing in the invitational division at the Maymont Festival for the first time can find the fields assembled to be intimidating and not perform as...
Trinity's Barbara Strehler won the Coastal Division in a time of 19:14, which was impressive considering 19:13 was the cutoff for a top 10 performance in the more...
Highlights and Results from: NB Ocean State Inv. (RI), McDonald's XC Festival (VA), McQuaid Inv. (NY), Roy Griak Inv. (MN), Stanford Inv. (CA), Carlisle Inv. (PA), Jim...
Marsico runs away from field with first sub 18 performance ever at Maymont!
Both Megan Marsico of Glenvar and Ben Dejarnette of Atlee earned big wins at Saturday's...
The Midlothian girls and Kathleen Lautzenheiser return as defending champions from last year's invitational division race at the McDonald's X-Country Festival. This...
The 2008 McDonald's X-Country Festival at Maymont will not only help sort out who will be the favorites for state cross country titles this fall, but also who will be...
MileStat.com will be providing in-depth coverage of this weekend's big event in Richmond with plenty of results, stories, photos, videos, interviews, and more from the...
The 16th Carlisle Invitational is shaping up to be quite a show this weekend. On the boys side the top 6 ranked teams in the state will be in attendance, and top 5 for...
McQuaid, Suffolk Coaches, and Ocean State lead the way this weekend as ArmoryTrack.com spreads out and tries to cover as much as possible. FM vs. Burnt Hills at McQuaid...
List of teams by divisions who will be competing at next weekend's McDonald's X-Country Festival at Maymont. A total of 125 schools and 2865 athletes are entered in the...
A four part interview with Sports Backers executive director Jon Lugbill discussing various topics including the purpose of Sports Backers and its impact on the running...
Photo by John Herzog
With one of the strongest high school cross country fields in the Southeast region year in and year out, the McDonald’s X-country Festival...
Virtual meet scoring previews for this weekend's McDonald's X-Country Festival at Maymont using times from this season so far as well as last year. These virtual meets...
Additional InformationIt’s now even easier to bring your entire team to compete in theMcDonald’s X-Country Festival at Maymont! Each race you enter costs $50. Varsity races are limited to seven runners per team, but JV and Freshman races have no limit. So if you enter a boys varsity team of 7 and had a boys JV team of 50—you would pay $50 for each event entered for a total of $100. (Only the top 7 boys in the JV race from each race would be scored). The McDonald’s X-Country Festival is an affordable way to provide your entire team with major meet experience! Event Description A premier cross country invitational for High School Teams. Date and Time Friday & Saturday, September 26-27, 2008 For a race schedule, click here. Entry Fees Each team of 5-7 Team Varsity Teams (limited to 7 runners) $50 per team JV Teams (unlimited no. of runners - only top 7 scored) $50 per team Freshman Teams (unlimited no. of runners - only top 7 scored) $50 per team If paying for your team(s) by check, please make payable to: "Sports Backers" To Register from August 1 through September 7 * High School Teams can register using our online system (coming Aug. 1). * Checks for the amount you owe (based on the fees listed above) can be made payable and mailed to: Sports Backers 100 Avenue of Champions, Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23230 * Payment must be received by September 17. Important Information * Once received, entry fees are non-refundable. Any scratches made after payment has been submitted will not result in any refunds. * All NFHS competition and sanctioning rules are in effect. * Placement of teams in divisions will be the responsibility of the Maymont Festival and placements will be final. * Entries will be accepted online during the entry window of August 1st through September 7th at Noon. All fees are due by September 17, 2008. * All division assignments will be listed at www.sportsbackers.org and www.milestat.com at 12:00 noon on September 19, 2008. * For general information contact info@sportsbackers.org * For Invitational information contact danielward3@gmail.com * The High School event is sanctioned by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the Virginia High School League (VHSL). Sanctioning is being requested for Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and West Virginia. Schools That Registered in 2007 Virginia Schools: Abingdon Albemarle Amelia County Atlee Benedictine Bird, L.C. Bishop OConnell Bishop Sullivan Blacksburg Brentsville District Bruton Caroline Cave Spring Chancellor Charlottesville Clover Hill Colonial Forge Deep Run Dinwiddie Essex Fluvanna County Forest Park Fork Union Military Freeman, Douglas Fredericksburg Christian Gar-Field Glenvar Goochland Grafton Greenbrier Christian Hanover Henrico Henry, Patrick (Ashland) Henry, Patrick (Roanoke) Heritage Hidden Valley James River Jamestown King George Lafayette Lebanon Louisa County Maggie Walker GS Manchester Massaponax Matoaca Meadowbrook Middlesex Midlothian Monacan Monticello Mountain View New Kent Northumberland Nottoway Oakton Peninsula Catholic Potomac Powhatan Radford Randolph-Henry Riverbend Rustburg Sherando Smithfield St Annes-Belfield St Catherines St Chrisotphers St Gertrudes Tabb Trinity Episcopal Tucker, J.R. Turner Ashby Varina Walsingham Academy Washington-Lee West Point West Springfield Western Albemarle Other Schools: Abington, PA Archbishop Carroll, DC Archmere, DE Baldwin, PA Brookwood, GA Calvert Hall College, MD Cambridge/SD, MD Crested Butte, CO Cumberland Gap, TN Dover, DE Dulaney, MD East Forsyth, NC Eleanor Roosevelt, MD Elizabeth Seton, MD Lake Forest, DE Mauldin, SC Meade, MD Medina, OH Mercy, MD Mooresville, NC Northern Durham, NC Northern-Cal, MD Oak Ridge, TN Orange, NC Roosevelt, DC South View, NC Spartanburg, SC St Bernard, CT Tatnall, DE Walton, GA Winston Churchill, MD Race Timing The McDonald's X-Country Festival at Maymont high school meet is chip timed. Coaches will receive their teams timing chips when they pick up their team packets on race weekend. Course Map/Directions For a McDonald's X-Country Festival at Maymont course map, click here. For directions to Maymont, click here. Hotels The following hotels are offering special rates for participating schools and individuals: Comfort Inn Conference Center $92 Courtyard by Marriott West $94 or $109 includes breakfast Days Inn Chesterfield $85 Richmond Marrriott Downtown $109 Quality Inn West $74 To take advantage of these rates, please visit http://www.outerzonesports.com and click on ""Request Rooms". Awards High School Team Awards will be presented to each member of the top 3 teams in each division. Individual awards will be presented to the top 15 finishers in each Team race. Packet Pick Up Packet pick up will be available at Maymont near the Hampton Street entrance on Friday, September 26 from 3 to 6 pm and on Saturday, September 27 from 6 am to Noon. After 12:00 noon, any team packet not picked up will disqualify that school from competition. Lining up at the Start All participants are responsible for being at the start of their race on time and should plan on being at the start line 10 minutes early. Please pay close attention to your designated start time and check back the week of the event to confirm the final schedule. If you miss your start time, you will not be allowed to race in another time slot. Results Results will be posted on site at Maymont. In addition, they will be posted at www.sportsbackers.org and www.milestat.com each evening after the conclusion of that day's events. Course Entertainment/Fan Support Please encourage your family and friends to come out and cheer for you during the race. While there they can check out the many great features of Maymont. Volunteer Volunteers are the core of any successful event. We will need many volunteers to make this event a winning tradition! Please visit our volunteer website or call us at 804-285-9495. Interested in becoming a Sponsor? Please email Jeff Fitch (jeff@sportsbackers.org) or call the Sports Backers office at 804-285-9495. Race Photos Brightroom Photography will be on-site for Saturday's races and photographing all event participants. Visit their website the week after the event to look for your photo. Got an interesting or inspiring story? We're always looking for good stories on how people came to train for or run in the Maymont X-Country Festival. If you've got one, or know someone with an interesting story to tell, email us. For additional information, please call the Richmond Sports Backers at 804-285-9495 or e-mail us. |
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2008 McDonalds X-Country Festival at Maymont - Miles Gallery
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2008 Maymont - Elementary School Boys Race
2008 Maymont Festival - Elementary School Girls Race
2008 Maymont Festival - Megan Marsico Interview
2008 Maymont Festival - Coach Townsend Interview
2008 Maymont Festival - Ben Dejarnette Interview
2008 Maymont Festival - Invitational Girls Race
2008 Maymont Festival - Invitational Boys Race
