York County Meet
The first of our big season finale meets is approaching. The York County meet will be held at Catawba Bend Preserve on Saturday October 17th. This will be a great meet with excellent competition, National Anthem, Urban Announcing, Ribbon Cutting for Catawba Bend Preserve, food trucks, and t-shirts for all participants. Tickets will be required and it is strongly recommended that spectators carpool as there is very limited parking.
What: Bob Jenkins York County Meet
Who: 7-12th grade Trailblazers
When: 8:00am Saturday, October 17th, 2026.
Where: Catawba Bend Preserve, 3271 Neely Store Road Rock Hill SC
- 8:00am Varsity Athlete arrival at Catawba Bend Preserve
- 8:15am Arrival for all other athletes
- 8:30am National Anthem
- 9:00am Varsity Boys
- 9:30am Varsity Girls
- 10:00am York County Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting
- 10:30am JV Boys
- 11:00am JV Girls
- 11:45am Awards (approximate)
Getting There & Parking:
- Please carpool! If you are bringing grandparents or friends you should have them ride with you. Parking is very limited.
- The host team is not charging admission for this meet, so no need to purchase tickets.
- We expect the park to allow free entry for all spectators, however anyone who is not a resident of York County may be asked to pay the entry fee for the park ($8/person). Regular protocol at Catawba Bend is to scan your driver’s license at the entry gate to confirm residency. If the out of county fee would be a hardship for you or you would rather carpool, please email the coaches ASAP with the number of carpool seats you would need and we will work with you.
- If you have extra space in your vehicle, are a York County resident, and would be willing to help carpool if needed, please email the coaches crosscountry@trailblazers.team
- When you arrive, please drive all the way up the park road to the grass parking area, which will be marked.
Parking Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1qcWpbfT-HQiMnOmtS0RLTyeNezTWASg&ll=34.93680789899216%2C-80.88027&z=15
Course Details:
This is a beautiful park and should be a challenging, but fun course. The course starts downhill and finishes downhill, which means there is more downhill than uphill overall. It is a hilly course. It is all on grass or trails and mostly shaded, through an old loblolly pine forest. Really a delightful place to run and should be great for viewing too.
Other Event Details:
- Our Team Tent will be located between the start and finish lines.
- Please be respectful of any signage and VIP areas marked for County Officials in connection with the Grand Opening Ceremony.
- There will be porta-potties available.
- We will have Urban Announcing providing commentary and music throughout the event.
- Mitchell Timing will serve as our timer: https://www.mitchelltiming.com/
Awards:
- Medals: Top 7 in both the Varsity and JV races
- Team plaques: 1st and 2nd place varsity, 1st only JV
Trainer/Water:
We will have an athletic trainer on site. However, each school will be responsible for bringing their own water to the meet. There will be a designated spot for team tents.
Food Trucks:
The county will have food trucks on site.
Team Results
Results will be available after the meet.