On Thursday, the top cross country runners in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, CIAA, competed for medals at Green Hill Park in Salem.

The CIAA head coaches held a free clinic for youth ahead of the league's media day.

Salem requested two grants from the state to support upcoming championships, and got them both.

"I enjoy athletics. Athletics have been good to me. It allowed me to go to college."

One of Mike Hedrick’s charges made a big decision on Tuesday. Patrick Henry’s Monesha Wright commits to VSU. In a congratulatory tweet, Hedrick calls an NCAA D-2 scholarship to Virginia State ‘a life changer.’ The 6-0 senior post will be heading to compete in the CIAA. The Patriots are coming off their first ever trip to the VHSL final 4. They’ve put together back-to-back region championships and Wright has been right in the middle of it all.

SALEM, Va.- - College football is coming back to Salem Stadium in Virginia's Blue Ridge. Tickets for the 2019 CIAA Football Championship game are now on sale. This is the fourth annual championship for the conference in Salem. CIAA officials say it's important to continue the rich history of sports from historically black college and universities in southwest Virginia. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

SALEM, Va. – The CIAA championship game returns to Salem this fall, and that's not all volleyball, cross country, and softball title games will all be contested in Virginia's championship city. The football title game is set for November 10th at Salem stadium. "I'm excited that we're able to have it here where we can go, watch the game and then go watch volleyball and two weeks prior we'll have cross country. The football title game is set for November 10th. Virginia State captured the title over Fayetteville State last year.