The Jefferson District cross country championship had a familiar feel on Wednesday, as Western Albemarle’s boys and girls teams swept the meet.

For years, cross country fans have yearned for a “State Open Championship”, where Group A, AA, AAA and private schools come together in the same race to decide who truly is the best in Virginia. Anyone who was lucky enough to be out at Panorama Farms for the Albemarle Invitational on Saturday afternoon witnessed the next best thing.