Meet Information
Schedule of Events:
Coaches' Meeting - 9:30 am
Varsity Girls - 10:00 am
Varsity Boys - 10:45 am
Awards: Awards will be after the boys' race. The top 15 individuals will get individual awards and the top 2 teams will receive plaques. The Top 4 Teams and the Top 15 individuals in these two races will qualify for the 2A Colorado Cross Country State Championships in Colorado Springs. Teams can run up to 8 runners with the top 4 comprising the team score and the next two are displacers.
Entries for the State Meet: Coaches do not need to register their athletes for the state meet. This process will be handled automatically based on the results of the regional meets. Once a final list has been completed, coaches with qualifying teams will be given the opportunity to make substitutions if needed. Entries can be viewed starting on Monday (10/26). These will be able to be viewed by clicking here.
Substitutions for team qualifiers or notification of not running individual qualifiers will be done by emailing Rapid Results Timing to craigbaileytrack@gmail.com by Thursday 10/29 @ 12:00pm. Changes for team qualifiers after Thursday can be made at the state meet as in the past at the inquiry table.
When emailing craigbaileytrack@gmail.com for team qualifier substitutions, please include the following information: Classification, Gender, Name, School & Grade of Scratched Athlete, Name, School & Grade of Added Athlete
More Information on the entry process: CLICK HERE
Cost: $150 per school or $15 per runner
Course Preview: Our home meet, the Chicken Creek Challenge, on October 10th will be a preview of this course. We have made course adjustments to our normal course. This course is in the San Juan National Forest and is open to course run-throughs at any time. The first 400 meters of the course is on a dirt road with the rest on old logging and forest roads.
Map: 2026 2A Region 4 Map
Accommodations: There is one motel, the Mesa Verde Motel, in Mancos. However, there are plenty of hotels in Cortez (30 minutes from the course) and Durango (40 minutes from the course). There are plenty of restaurant options in Mancos, Cortez and Durango.
Directions: Chicken Creek Area
Written Directions: To get to the course from Mancos: Turn North onto Highway 184 toward Dolores. Two and a half miles up Highway 184, turn right onto County Road 40 (Millwood Road). DO NOT TURN ONTO CHICKEN CREEK ROAD (CR 41) AS THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE BACK OF THE COURSE. Follow CR 40 until you see the San Juan National Forest sign (about two and a half miles). The parking will be on along the road outside of the course.
Questions: Mancos Coach - Brady Archer at barcher@mancosre6.edu or 970-533-9143 or Mancos AD - Louis Horton at lhorton@mancosre6.edu or 970-533-7748