Cross country is a fall sport for 7th- and 8th-grade students. Girls and boys practice together, but compete separately. Races are approximately 2 miles, but we begin with much shorter runs at practice. Even students with no running experience can join cross country, and we will work up to the 2-mile races. There are no cuts! Everyone can run in every meet.
All runners should register on RunAmherst.com.
Click on “AJH - XC Registration” under the “AJH” tab.
Practice begins Monday, August 3!
Until school begins, we will practice on weekdays 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM.
Meet in front of AJH.
Athletes must have the complete OHSAA physical packet to begin practice.
We will communicate cancellations and changes through Remind. (See above.)
Once school begins, we will practice after school until 4:30.
Order Amherst Cross Country gear here!
For AJH Cross Country updates, please download the Amherst K12 Communication app.
You can find it for Apple in the App Store or in the Google Play store for Android.
Athletes and families who have signed up for the AJH cross country Remind or registered for AJH cross country on RunAmherst.com have been added to the cross country “room”.
Email dave_anderson@amherstk12.org to be added or with questions.
Pay-to-participate
$300/child for children #1 and #2
$150/child for children #3+
Coaches
Mr. Anderson (dave_anderson@amherstk12.org)
Mrs. Anderson (melissa_anderson@amherstk12.org)
Miss McKee (lelauni_mckee@amherstk12.org)
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