Section · Endurance
Cross Country
Everything the paper holds for Cross Country: game reports built from the signed-off box score, the schools that field the sport, the athletes who have chosen to be public, and the season calendar.
From the Scorebook
Cross Country Game Reports
No Cross Country reports published yet
A report lands in this section as soon as both teams' books agree, the box score is signed off, and the recap is published from the game page.
The Season
Season Calendar
Season Calendar · 2026
Cross Country · World Athletics
| Phase | Starts | Ends | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global season window | — | — | Races usually take place in the winter months, outside the usual track and field season. A separate source says the World Cup usually follows a November to March schedule, which effectively rules out southern-hemisphere hosting. |
| US high school regular season | — | — | State high-school regular seasons begin in late July, August or early September depending on the state, with regional and state championships in October and November. |
| NCAA season start | Sep 4, 2026 | — | The 2026 college cross country season starts Friday, September 4. |
| NCAA conference championship weekend | Oct 29, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | — |
| NCAA regionals | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | Regionals are November 13-14 and also November 21. |
| NCAA Division II national championship | Dec 4, 2026 | — | Division II holds its national championship separately from Divisions I and III. |
| NCAA Cross Country National Championships (Division I and Division III) | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 21, 2026 | — |
World Athletics calendar and results · checked Jul 31, 2026
Not Yet Confirmed
One part of the Cross Country year is still unsourced
These are gaps, not blanks. Each names what is missing and who would confirm it. Nothing is estimated to fill the shape of the table above.
- Club, youth and academy
- The supplied sources do not provide a general club/youth cross-country season, tryout window, or camp/showcase timing — a club, youth league, or state association youth-calendar page would confirm. NFHS Track & Field · NCHSAA
Around The Season
- High school
- An NFHS-sanctioned high-school sport, listed on the NFHS sports page and grouped as Track & Field/Cross Country in the NFHS section map. One state association page shows it as a fall season with first practice dates in August and competition running to November, but that timing is state-specific. NFHS Sports
- College
- An NCAA championship sport with championship coverage for Divisions I, II and III. The 2026 season starts September 4, conference championship weekend is October 29 to November 1, and the national championships are November 21, 2026 for Divisions I and III and December 4, 2026 for Division II. NCAA Championship Central
- Olympic and major games
- Not on the LA28 Olympic programme and not on the LA28 Paralympic programme. The LA28 sports list includes Athletics but does not list cross country as a separate sport. LA28 Games Plan
- Busiest months
- January, February, March
Results data · Published but human-readable only. The official FIS live-results page presents a structured table of events and results, but the source does not state machine-readable download availability or a central results API.
Programs
Schools Fielding Cross Country
No Cross Country programs in the directory yet
This list is built from the school directory the roster work already produced. Schools appear as soon as a program for this sport is sourced.
Athletes
Public Cross Country Pages
Athlete records are private by default. Only athletes who have claimed their record and chosen to make it public appear here.
No public athlete pages in this section yet
An athlete appears here only after they have claimed their record and set it public. Nothing is listed on their behalf.
Bylines
Reporting on Cross Country
No filed stories on Cross Country yet
Stories from named reporters covering this sport appear here, each carrying that reporter's page and their podcast, channel and social links.