Cross-Country

Cross-Country is open to boys and girls in grades 1-8.

Practices

• Practice begins in late July, with the league start date set annually by CYO
• Practices take place at Lakewood Park
  • Grades 1-3 practice Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:30-7:30 PM)
  • Grades 4-8 practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings (6:30-7:30 PM)

Competitive Distances

• Grades 1-3 run one mile
• Grades 4 and 5 run one and a half miles
• Grade 6-8 run two miles

CYO Meets

• Grades 1-3 compete on Saturdays
• Grades 4-8 compete on Sundays
• LCA Athletics will provide running shorts and a singlet for each student
• Students must have a pair of quality running shoes and appropriate warm-up clothes
• Running spikes are permitted but not required (spikes may not exceed ⅜ inch)
• The season concludes by late October

All teams are led by CYO certified and VIRTUS trained volunteer/parent coaches. Students enrolled at Lakewood Catholic Academy or who are parishioners at St. Clement, St. James, St. Luke or Transfiguration parishes are eligible, per CYO rules, to participate. A CYO physical form, signed by the student’s pediatrician, must be on file prior to the first practice (physical forms are valid for thirteen months).

For more information, please contact Mrs. Amy Carter at amylcarter1212@gmail.com.