Vineyard XC Invitational, 9/6/26

Meet Site: 

Martha's Vineyard Regional High School

Transportation Schedule

pre-meet:

6 AM bus departs WHS for Steamship Authority Terminal in Woods Hole; this will be a quiet bus ride, no music or loud conversations please. If you want to take a nap this is the time for it.

8:15 AM Ferry to Vineyard Haven

9:00 AM Buses provided by the host school transport athletes and coaches to MVRHS

post-meet:

sometime after 2 PM - bus provided by host school to Vineyard Haven

5:00 PM depart Vineyard Haven Ferry Terminal

5:45 PM arrive at Woods Hole, leave for Wayland

7:30ish PM return to WHS

Race Schedule and Entries

11:00 AM 9th grade co-ed 3k: E. Hopps, Markey, Tripp, Versteeg

11:30 AM JV girls 5k: Brown, Hage, Jay, Wang

12:15 PM JV boys 5k: Ciccarelli, Doxopoulos, Jorgensen, Ricci, D. Sondey, Spence

12:45 Varsity girls 5k: Miller, Schoeffler 

1:15 PM Varsity boys 5k: Baker, Foley, Hopper, B. Hopps, Migdal, Young 

note: the top 7 fastest times on the 5k course will be counted towards varsity status regardless of which race the athlete runs

 
Meet Information:

 

overview of the meet

• Weather forecast: partly cloudy, temperatures in the low to mid 70s with winds from the south around 10 mph
• Report to the starting line 10 minutes before the start of your race, you can complete your warmup at the starting line.
• Awards will be given to the top 15 boys and top 15 girls in the 9th grade race, top 25 finishers in the JV races, and top 15 in the varsity races

Course Maps:

The course begins and ends on the high school ball fields before entering the state forest to the south of the school grounds. Most of the course for both 3k and 5k is on unpaved fire roads in the nearby state forest. Both courses are basically flat, note there are some short sections of loose sand to watch out for. We'll arrive in time to see the course, which can be part of your warmup. 

 

3k map (click to enlarge): 

 5k map:

 

Packing List:

Clothes:

• Uniform
• Everyday running shoes, i.e. training shoes
• Racing shoes if you have them. We'll have spike elements of different lengths available depending on the footing.
• Warmup clothes including a short sleeved shirt, long sleeved shirt, and warmup pants. A hat is a good thing to have as well.

Non-food items:

• Water bottles (plural) - filled, ideally at least half a gallon of water

• Folding chair - important to have something to sit on other than the ground

• Sunscreen

• Insect repellent

• Pillow

Food:

• Breakfast or breakfast type snacks to have while waiting for the ferry to the island or on the ferry

• Lunch to eat at the meet 

• Dinner or a large snack which can be eaten on the ferry back to Woods Hole or before getting back on the bus. Due to allergy concerns, there is to be no eating while on the bus.

 • Chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival

For Parents:

• Parents are welcome to come along, on the same ferry even, but must pay their own way. The buses provided by the school are for athletes and coaches. There are VTA buses on the island which are free and take passengers to the high school.  

• If you're going to be at the meet and want to take your child home with you, please talk to a coach to let us know.  

• Snacks are welcome, but due to allergy concerns the Athletic Director has asked that any snacks be individually wrapped and ideally have the ingredients written on the label.