Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #8 Samantha Marin Nolan Jez Sep 06, 2016

Samantha has high hopes entering the season and a whole lot of accolades to her name. She enters the season as the fastest 3A returner and was third in last year's race. She has a best of 18:05 and a whole lot of speed entering this season.

Boys Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #7 Dan Horoho Nolan Jez Sep 06, 2016

Dan definitely didn't open this season like he wanted to but that isn't going to deter him. Last XC season he improved 58 seconds on his personal best and if he even dropped half that much this year he would be one of the biggest stars in the state.

Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #9 Devon Williams Nolan Jez Sep 06, 2016

Often not having the performance you want when you need it most is the best thing to happen to you. Senior Devon Williams may have a great chance though to make flip the script this year and have a monster performance at the state meet.

Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #10 Julia Lambert Nolan Jez Sep 05, 2016

Coming into the season at #10 and leading all VISAA runners is Norfolk Academy superstar Julia Lambert. She is known well in the VISAA ranks as the girl who can take down anyone 800-5K!

Boys' Top 100 Rankings: Week 2 Nolan Jez Sep 05, 2016

The weather cooled down a bit but the hills got a whole lot steeper. This holiday weekend the main show in town was the Chancellor Invitational which is exactly the race playing right above. This race didn't completely change the leaderboard but it did cause some shake up with the inclusion now of Riverbend and Patriot into the leaderboard.

Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #11 Sophia Link Nolan Jez Sep 05, 2016

This season is a complete anomaly when it comes to returning state champions. For eight state championship races we have a staggering eight returning champions and none are younger or have the ability to sweep like Sophia Link.

Girls' Top 100 Rankings: Week 2 Nolan Jez Sep 05, 2016

The weather cooled down this past week but the courses got a lot harder. The main meet this past weekend was the Chancellor Invite and it had some rough hills. That didn't stop Danielle Bartholomew who improved her ranking to #6 in the state.

Never Too Early: Virtual Meet Previews For VA's Mega XC Weekend! Nolan Jez Sep 04, 2016

The 2016 XC season has started off moderately with a few big stories here and there. This is all going to change though next weekend 9/10 as nearly the entire state laces up their spikes and takes to many XC courses. The action this weekend will include Newport News, Knights Crossing, Monroe Parker, Judges Classic, Becky Selfe, FUMA, and Pole Green XC Classic. Needless to say it is going to be a big one.

Which Boys Have Been The Freshmen Stars of The XC Season? Nolan Jez Sep 04, 2016

Check out the rankings for every freshman boy that has run thus far this season here!

Check Out Thousands Of Chancellor Invitational Photos By Lisa McArthur! Nolan Jez Sep 03, 2016

Check out all these photos taken by Lisa McArthur from the 2016 Chancellor Invitational here! 

Boys Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #8 Bashir Mosavel-Lo Nolan Jez Sep 03, 2016

Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #12 Sophia Jantomaso Nolan Jez Sep 02, 2016

If you want to talk about amazing athletes that no one has heard of, your list starts with Sophia Jantomaso. Sophia is the third ranked junior in the entire state behind on Heather Holt and Emma Wolcott. She finished ranked 18th in the state last year.

Boys Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #9 Alec Schrank Nolan Jez Sep 01, 2016

Racing against Andrew Hunter for your entire post-season has its ups and downs. We aren't going to sugar coat it at all, Alec was definitely overshadowed by the nation's best distance runner the past couple years. If that wasn't enough he also had a stellar teammate, Tyler Cox-Philyaw, who was a superstar too.

Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #13 Morgan Lewis Nolan Jez Sep 01, 2016

VISAA Boys' State XC Virtual Meets & Previews Nolan Jez Aug 31, 2016

This is Trinity's year to shine. There is really no other way to put it. After winning the team title last year they are back for more and will attempt to sweep the podium this year. 

VISAA Girls' State XC Virtual Meets & Previews Nolan Jez Aug 31, 2016

After winning just one state title through her junior season of XC, Norfolk Acamdey's Julia Lambert went on a monstrous streak of six individual state titles since then. This means she is not shooting to be the runner-up this season in XC and is coming for the big one in her final XC season. 

The North vs South & Northcutt vs The Field: 6A Boys Preview Nolan Jez Aug 30, 2016

Don't jump to conclusions though as it is a possibility this year with a ton of great returning talent for the south region both individually and as a team. 

McArthur & Murphy BOTH Return As Champions, Who Will Win Two? Nolan Jez Aug 30, 2016

It is truly a once in a lifetime event this year. VA has two of the best distance runners in the entire nation and both are defending state 6A Champions... that's right! Both are coming off of winning state meet performances with Kate Murphy winning last year and Rachel McArthur winning the year before. Both have not lost on Great Meadow in at least a year.

ICYMI: Watch Every Great Meadow Invite Race! Nolan Jez Aug 29, 2016

Did you miss the awesome coverage this weekend? Check it out now here.

Girls' Top 100 Rankings: Week 1 Nolan Jez Aug 29, 2016

The XC season is finally here. Holt, Kendall, and Hassebrock all started off in a big way at Great Meadow in the heat and on the hills. Check out the full rankings here.

Boys' Top 100 Rankings: Week 1 Nolan Jez Aug 29, 2016

The XC season has finally started. Starting things off in a big way were the Vikings of Loudoun Valley at the Great Meadow Invite. Check out the top 100 rankings here and follow along all season in this series to see how the leaderboard progresses.

Great Meadow Invite Girls' Results Merge! Nolan Jez Aug 28, 2016

This weekend's races at Great Meadow were very warm and decently fast for such an early date. 2014 state champion Heather Holt spoke to us about that and opening up earlier than she is used to doing. Check all the results merged together for Virginia athletes below.

Great Meadow's 634 Boys Results Merged! Nolan Jez Aug 28, 2016

Check out all the results from Great Meadow merged into one. 

Great Meadow Invite's Complete Results Posted! Nolan Jez Aug 27, 2016

Check out all the results from this weekend's Great Meadow Invite here! 

LIVE! Results, Coverage & Updates From Great Meadow Invitational Nolan Jez Aug 27, 2016

Your one stop location for this weekend's results, photos, videos, and much more! 

200 Fastest Girls' Great Meadow (Non-State) Course Times! Nolan Jez Aug 26, 2016

The Great Meadow (Non-State) Course is one of the most grueling and difficult courses in the entire state featuring four hills that will prepare anyone for a long XC season. Historically there have been just two meets on this course each year, the Great Meadow Invite to open the season and Octoberfest Invite the first weekend in October. Both of these meets have combined for the most accurate and all-encompassing pre-state preview ever. Here are the top 200 times ever run on this course according to the MileStat database.

200 Fastest Boys' Great Meadow (Non-State) Course Times! Nolan Jez Aug 26, 2016

The Great Meadow (Non-State) Course is one of the most grueling and difficult courses in the entire state featuring four hills that will prepare anyone for a long XC season. Historically there have been just two meets on this course each year, the Great Meadow Invite to open the season and Octoberfest Invite the first weekend in October. Both of these meets have combined for the most accurate and all-encompassing pre-state preview ever. Here are the top 200 times ever run on this course according to the MileStat database.

Great Meadow Invite Virtual Meet: VA Welcomes NY Powerhouse Saratoga Springs Nolan Jez Aug 25, 2016

If you thought VA was stacked with talent this year you were both right and wrong. VA has a lot of talent, yes but New York has talent just on another level when it comes to XC.

Throwback Thursday: Great Meadow Invite Video Coverage 2012-15 Nolan Jez Aug 25, 2016

With years of video coverage archived we are fortunate enough to have the ultimate throwback thursday this opening week of the season. Here is the video coverage of the Great Meadow Invitational over the past three years of our coverage!

Girls Top 15 XC Returning Countdown: #14 Casey Kendall Nolan Jez Aug 25, 2016

Casey is not just a time-trial runner, she competes well on the hilly courses just as much as she does on the time-trial fast courses. With Oakton likely racing Albemarle and some other tough courses, it will be evident from an early date that Casey is one of the best runners in the state.