Battle of the Potomac: MD vs. VA Border War 2007

As the event continues to grow in its second year of existence, Team Virginia came out in an even draw at the Battle of the Potomac in a post-season border war showdown with top athletes from Maryland. While many of Virginia's best were missing in the event, those who were present to represent the state did so proudly as the Virginia girls came out on top (VA 222 pts, MD 243 pts), while the Virginia boys fell just short (MD 207 pts, VA 258 pts). Millbrook freshmen Presley Parkes (pictured left by Tom Hoerner) led the Virginia girls with a 19:29 win. Boys ResultsGirls Results Photo Gallery by Tom Hoerner 

The Battle of the Potomac Cross Country (XC) Championships is set.  Your regular season's hard work, mileage and well-deserved honors are being rewarded. Saturday November 17 is the 2nd annual BATTLE OF THE POTOMAC XC CHAMPIONSHIPS: MD vs VA, or as it's known on the running trails, the XC BORDER WAR 2.  Team Maryland is hosting this year's event for the second year in a row and looks poised to defend their boys and girls titles. Virginia runners will be looking to even the score after last year's inaugural losses. List of Registered Runners

Invitational and OPEN races merged to adhere to MD eligibility rules      Bethesda, MD. (November 14, 2007).  The 2nd Battle of the Potomac Cross Country (XC) Championships is modifying its race format to remain in compliance with the State of Maryland’s Athletic Association rules governing undergraduate students’ eligibility.  “All high school athletes will compete in two OPEN races vice four races”, announced Dave Watt, Executive Director of the Bethesda MD-based American Running Association.  “We want all runners to be celebrated and compete in this Battle between the two states’ high school cross country athletes”, added Watt.   The change to two OPEN races has been made to comply with the rules of eligibility governing participation in post-season events in Maryland.   The elite invitational races have been merged into the OPEN races.  Medals and awards will be given to OPEN race finishers.   The Battle for the “CUP” will be determined by the number of runners who line up for the Battle of the Potomac.       The new schedule of events is as follows: Middle School Boys & Girls Combined 2500m race             1:30 pm OPEN BOYS 5000m race                                                2:15 pm      OPEN GIRLS 5000m race                                               3:00 pm      Dinner and Awards                                                       3:45 pm Event concludes                                                           5:30 pm   A list of all registered runners for TEAM VIRGINIA and TEAM MARYLAND will be posted on Thursday afternoon at the Battle of the Potomac XC Championship website:  www.battlexc.com     Online registration is OPEN until NOON on Friday November 16th at the Battle of the Potomac website:  www.battlexc.com .  Entry fee is $17.   Each runner receives a Nike FitDry singlet, a goodie bag and the post-race chicken barbecue dinner at Smokey Glen Farm.  CHANGE:  Top 50 finishers in the OPEN races receive medals.  Top 30 middle school finishers get medals as well.     Questions:  call 301-913-9517 x 13 or email:  battlexc@americanrunning.org

   Best 45 girls / 45 boys from Maryland and Virginia   Bethesda, MD.  The Battle of the Potomac Cross Country (XC) Staff announced today the standards and criteria that will be used to consider runners for the premier Invitational Races at the 2nd annual cross country championship or “XC BORDER WAR 2”.  The invitational 5K races will culminate the day of state XC battles at Smokey Glen Farm on November 17

Team Maryland set to defend unique high school cross country battle The battle cry, "This is cross country heaven" was heard loud and clear by the organizers of last fall's inaugural Battle of the Potomac Cross Country (XC) Championship.  Thanks to the generous support of Nike , the American Running Association is reprising the XC meet that brought more than bragging rights to one state, in this case Maryland.  The 5K cross country races was a new form of both competition and camaraderie for in-season foes and cross state rivals.  The new regional post-season cross country meet coined a tag line that has stuck:  XC BORDER WAR.

    Team Maryland set to defend unique high school cross country battle    Bethesda, MD—   The battle cry, “This is cross country heaven” was heard loud and clear by the organizers of last fall’s inaugural Battle of the Potomac Cross Country (XC) Championship.  Thanks to the generous support of Nike, the American Running Association is reprising the XC meet that brought more than bragging rights to one state, in this case Maryland.  The 5K cross country races was a new form of both competition and camaraderie for in-season foes and cross state rivals.  The new regional post-season cross country meet coined a tag line that has stuck:  XC BORDER WAR.  High School runners referred to MD vs. VA “Border War”, so the descriptor fit.  The Battle of the Potomac “Border War” meet brought together in-season rivals on a new state team.   It was Team Virginia and Team Maryland fighting it out on the cross country battlefield.  Smokey Glen Farm and its rolling hills and groomed landscape were an ideal site.