WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

ALL HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS AND CLUBS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE NIKE CROSS REGIONAL (“NXR”) CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE NINE REGIONS REPRESENTED ARE: HEARTLAND, MIDWEST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, SOUTH, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST, CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK.  A REGISTER NOW LINK CAN BE FOUND AT THE TOP OF EACH REGIONAL HOMEPAGE.

 

ELIGIBILITY

IN ORDER TO COMPETE IN NIKE CROSS REGIONALS YOU MUST BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE NCAA, ON TRACK TO GRADUATE PER YOUR HIGH SCHOOL’S GUIDELINES AND HAVE NOT BEEN DISMISSED FROM YOUR CLUB FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS. ADDITIONALLY, YOU MUST BE AT A GRADE LEVEL THAT ALLOWS YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY BASED ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL STATE ASSOCIATION RULES AND GUIDELINES. INDIVIDUALS MAY COMPETE ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES NOTED ABOVE. ALL INDIVIDUALS MUST COMPETE UNATTACHED.

 

DO I HAVE TO COMPETE AS PART OF A CLUB?

NO, INDIVIDUALS DO NOT HAVE TO COMPETE AS PART OF A CLUB. THERE ARE ALSO OPEN INVITATIONAL RACES, COMMUNITY RUNS AND OTHER EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE AT REGIONALS. PLEASE CHECK YOUR RESPECTIVE REGIONAL FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO COMPETE AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

 

WHAT IF OUR CLUB DOESN’T HAVE SEVEN RUNNERS COMPETING AT THE REGIONAL?

IT TAKES FIVE MEMBERS TO BE AN OFFICIAL AND ACCEPTED CLUB ENTRY. FOR ANY CLUBS THAT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS, THOSE MEMBERS MAY COMPETE AS INDIVIDUALS.

 

HOW MANY RACES WILL THERE BE AT THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS?

THE NUMBER OF RACES MAY VARY BY REGION. PLEASE CHECK YOUR RESPECTIVE REGIONAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

 

HOW DOES A CLUB QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION AT THE NIKE CROSS REGIONALS?

A COMMITTEE WILL SELECT THE TOP CLUBS PER GENDER IN THE REGION AND THEY WILL COMPETE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.

 

WILL CLUBS BE INVITED TO REGISTER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE? 

THERE IS NO FORMAL INVITATION.  ALL CLUBS/INDIVIDUALS ARE WELCOME TO COMPETE AND MUST REGISTER FOR THE NXR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE. CLUBS/INDIVIDUALS WILL THEN BE SEEDED INTO THE APPROPRIATE RACE. 

 

WHEN WILL CLUBS BE NOTIFIED ABOUT ENTRY INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION?

RACE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PUT UP ON THE REGIONAL PAGES ON NIKECROSSNATIONALS.COM BEFORE THE ACTUAL RACE, CHECK INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL RACE REGISTRATION LINKS FOR REGISTRATION CUT OFF DATES. CLUBS WILL NOT BE CONTACTED, THEY MUST CHECK THE WEBSITE. AN NXN SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE THE BEST CLUBS PER GENDER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION. 

 

IS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED TO THE NIKE CROSS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP?

NO, CLUBS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION, BUT A LIST OF RECOMMENDED HOTELS CAN BE FOUND ON THE REGIONAL WEB PAGES. 

 

CAN A CLUB PETITION THE COMMITTEE FOR INCLUSION IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE IF IT FEELS WRONGLY DENIED ENTRY? 

YES, ALL PETITIONS WILL BE WEIGHED CAREFULLY AND EQUALLY.

 

CAN CLUBS WEAR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORMS?

NO, CLUB RUNNERS CANNOT WEAR ANYTHING RELATING TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM.  IF YOU WANT TO CUSTOMIZE AND PURCHASE CLUB UNIFORMS, VISIT WWW.NIKETEAM.COM TO GEAR UP FOR RACE-DAY.