LHSAA D2 - Region 1 Cross Country Meet

LHSAA D2 - Region 1 Cross Country Meet Hosted by St. Thomas More

Meet Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Meet Location: Acadiana Park, 1205 East Alexander, Lafayette, LA 

Host School: St. Thomas More High School 

Meet Director: Chris Odinet

Official Scoring/Timing: Pelican Timing 

Race Starting Times: 

● Division-2 Girls 10:30 

● Division-2 Boys 11:10am 

● JV Girls and JV Boys combined both divisions - 11:50 pm (non-scored) 

● Awards Presentation will follow each race 

Packet Pickup: 9:00 am-10:00am 

Meet Registration: All schools must register their athletes in advance online via Milesplit. Division II - Region I

Registration by phone, fax, mail, or email cannot be accepted. 

Meet Entry Deadline: Registration will close at 12:00pm, Monday, November 2nd, 2026 Meet Entry.   No team will be allowed to compete without paying the Meet Entry Fee at Packet Pickup. 

Entry Requirements: Only LHSAA registered eligible athletes are allowed to compete in this Meet. No ineligible or unattached athletes will be allowed to compete in any race. 

Race Entries: Be advised that the entries you submit for the Regional Meet are your final entries and cannot be changed between the Regional Meet and the State Meet. A maximum of (12) athletes per team may be entered in the Meet; any (7) of those (12) athletes may compete in the Meet; but no more than (7) athletes per team are allowed to compete in any scored race. No changes to your entries can be made after the entry deadline. 

Late Entries: A school with a delinquent regional entry form may still enter its contestants in the Meet no later than two hours prior to the race in each division by paying a $50 fine for one contestant or a $100 fine for two or more contestants along with the entry fee. The fine along with the entry fee shall be paid by a school check payable to David Thibodaux STEM Academy

Race Day Declaration: Your (7) athletes competing in the Meet must be declared no later than one hour prior to the start of each race (same as State Meet). These (7) athletes must come from the list of (12) athletes that you registered in accordance with the above. All bib numbers not declared as your top-7 must be returned at this time. If your top-7 are not declared prior to the deadline, the first (7) athletes who appear alphabetically on your entry form will be the only athletes permitted to compete. Race Packets: Your race packet will be available for you to pick up beginning at 8:30am at the finish line tent. We will have a table setup for you to check in, drop off your entry fee, and pick up your race packet. Race packets will be organized by gender and school and will include your race bib numbers and starting box assignment. Be prepared to declare your top-7 entries at this time. 

Timing & Scoring: Timing and scoring will be provided by Pelican Timing. All runners will be issued a bib number with an integral timing chip which must be pinned to the front of his/her shirt. All finishers must cross over the finish line scoring mat in order to be scored. Runners that do not cross the scoring mat with his/her bib intact will not be scored. A team must have a minimum of five finishers in order to receive a team score. All runners in all races must wear school uniforms with the school name clearly shown. 

Meet Results: All final results will be uploaded to La.MileSplit.com immediately following the meet. 

Meet Awards: Plaques for first and second place teams of each scored race; t-shirts for top-12 finishers of each scored race. Medals for top 3 

Qualifiers for the State Meet: Only the top-8 teams from each race of this Meet will advance to the State Meet. All individuals finishing in the top-25 from each race will advance to the State Meet regardless of whether or not they are on one of the top-8 teams. 

Registration for the State Meet: Please refer to the 2024 LHSAA Cross Country State Meet Bulletin for further detailed instructions regarding registration and payment. 

Parking: Be advised that parking around Acadiana Park is limited. Paved parking is available on the south side of the Park along Alexander St for buses and coaches ONLY. 

NO PARKING IS PERMITTED ENTERING THE CAMPGROUND. YOU WILL BE TOWED. 

Final Meet Instructions (regarding the scored Division races): 

No team will be allowed to compete without paying the Meet Entry Fee at Packet pickup. Only coaches are allowed to pick up race packets. Not parents or athletes. 

Be sure that you enter your 12-athletes in this Meet. You cannot add or change after this meet. You must declare your top-7 at packet pickup. And return all unused bib numbers at this time. All teams will be assigned starting boxes. 

A school must have at least five runners to have a complete team. 

No team will be allowed more than seven athletes in the assigned starting box. No one will be allowed to run in a scored race without wearing a bib number. 

Any team found competing with more than 7-runners will be disqualified. 

No coaches or parents or non-competing athletes allowed in the starting area. No coaches or parents or athletes allowed in the finish area or timing tent. 

Rules Compliance: Refer to the 2024 LHSAA Cross Country State Meet Bulletin and to Section 13 of the LHSAA Handbook for further explanation of the Cross Country rules and bylaws.