Meet Information
TheUSATF New England Junior Olympic Cross Country Championshipmeet is scheduled for Sunday, November 14 at Mine Falls Park in Nashua NH. This year, the courses will run from Nashua South High School.
10:00am: 8 & under Boys
10:30am: 8 & under Girls
11:00am: 9-10yr Boys
11:30am: 9-10yr Girls
12:00pm: 11-12yr Boys
12:30pm: 11-12yr Girls
1:00pm: 13-14yr Boys
1:30pm: 13-14yr Girls
2:00pm: 15-18yr Boys (Separate INDIVIDUAL awards for 15-16yr AND 17-18yr)
2:30pm: 15-18yr Girls (Separate INDIVIDUAL awards for 15-16yr AND 17-18yr)
***Local and state Covid regulations may require changes in meet format or schedule.
AGE DIVISIONS / RACE DISTANCES
Born 2013-+2000 meters * Note 1 and 1A below
Born 2011-2012 3000 meters
Born 2009-2010 3000 meters
Born 2007-2008 4000 meters
Born 2005-2006 5000 meters **
Born 2003-2004 5000 meters ** Note 2 below
Note 1: While there is no minimum age, all runners must run unassisted and must be able to finish in the time before the next race on the schedule.A runner MUST be born in 2012 or 2013 (age 7 or 8) to run in the National Championship.Note 1A: The Age 8 & under race may run as a combined girls and boys race.
Note 2: The oldest two age groups (15-16, 17-18) will run together in boys and girls races. Individuals in those races are scored in 2 year age divisions, but teams arescored in a combined 4 year age group.
ELIGIBILITYEntry in the New England meet is open to youth of all abilities. Age divisions are by year of birth (born 2003 through 2015).All entrants must have a 2021 or 2022USATF membership; 2022 membership is available starting November 1. Birthdate must be verified through an online upload of documents to the USATF National office (not sent to the New England office). Clubs must be current (2021 or 2022) USATF member clubs and the administrator and coach must be SafeSport compliant.
ENTRY PROCESSEvent entry is entirely online and will useathletic.net There is no mail-in entry process.Clubs and unattached individualsmustset up an account on athletic.net to enter the meet. There are simple instructions at the above link. All clubentrants must have their individual USATF membership affiliation with the club.
Entry deadline is Wednesday, November 10, at 11:59p.m. There will beno late entryperiod andno day of the event entry.
Region 1 Meet, Sunday, November 21, Attleboro MAThis year only, the Region 1 meet will be held at Highland Park in Attleboro MA.The meet is OPEN ENTRY - that is, open to all entrants.Thereno advancement from association meets to the Region 1 meet.This is similar to the National Championship which is also Open Entry,The Region 1 Meet does NOT qualify for Nationals, which is open entry.
NationalUSATF has announcedthe National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship Meet on December 11 in Paris, Kentucky (same site as last year) will be"direct entry"with no advancement requirementssimilar to 2020.