Nike Cross Country Regionals (NXR)

2025 Information will be added soon. Please see the 2024 info below to get an idea of what NXR looks like.

After the conclusion of the high school season, we will be taking a trip to Arizona for a postseason meet.  NXR is not part of the DCHS XC season, and we are competing as our club team, not school team. 

Student atheletes MUST be called out of school by their guardians, we CANNOT excuse them from classes.

Who Can go? 

Team Requirements

• • • • Consistent attendance and summer conditioning attendance (for returning athletes)

      • Returning athletes participated in Track or another Spring Sport

      • Supports teammates throughout the meets before and after their race

      • No disciplinary issues throughout the season

      • Effort during practices and races weighed heavily

      • Coaches have final discretion on who will be invited

When it is?   -Nov 16th - 19th 

Where it is?  -Toka Sticks Golf Club (Desert Twilight Location last year)  6910 E. Williams Field Road Mesa AZ 85212 

Where are we staying? - Drury Chandler Fashion Center  1205 S Price Rd. Chandler AZ 85286 

Cost - $TBD We have fundraising opportunities for those invited to NXR

What to Pack? Click HERE for a pack list.

This is the breakdown from last year, we hope to keep prices right around last years price.

Airline Ticket -         $ 235.34

Van Rental & Gas -      $ 47.00

Hotel  -         $ 205.00

NXR Entry Fee -     $460 divided by the number of athletes attending (last year $15 a person)

Team Jersey - $45 (only if you need a Huskies Country jersey)

Team Dinner - $ 20.00

Total  -- $ 522.34 without jersey  $557.34 with a jersey

Schedule of Events for NXR 2023

This is a tentative schedule for NXR -- We will add team activities as we get closer to the trip.  Just a reminder that the team will have a dinner the night before the race that is covered, however all athletes are responsible for all other lunches and dinners.  We will stop at a grocery store for athletes to grab snacks and whatnot our first day there.  Our hotel has breakfast and dinner options along with a popcorn machine that runs most of the day.  Here is a What to Pack List if you need it.

Thursday November 21st

• TIME -- Please be at DIA at TIME we will leave without you if you are running late.

  • Flight:  

  • Please bring something to eat, there is not a lot of places open at the airport at this time & we know that they ALL need to eat breakfast.

• TIME -- Land in Arizona

• TIME -- Drop of luggage at hotel 

  • We will have athletes change into running clothes at the hotel.

• TIME -- Shake out run 

  • Discovery District Park Gilbert, AZ

• TIME  -- Lunch 

  • We will find a place that has options 

    • Athletes will be paying for their own meal

• TIME -- Grocery Shopping!

  • Athletes have the opportunity to buy snacks or whatever they need for the remaining trip.  

    • Examples of what to purchase: granola bars, cuties/bananas  or easy to carry fruit, nuts, you get what we are saying.

• TIME -- Check into hotel - Drury Chandler Fashion Center  1205 S Price Rd. Chandler AZ 85286

  • Athlete will have down time 

• Team Activity & Dinner (Options for activity)

  • Dinner Options - athletes are responsible for this cost --- Our hotel has dinner options as well that are included in our hotel rate.

    • Chili’s

    • Barros Pizza

    • SomeBurros

    • Fast Food Options as well

      • Think Chipotle, Jimmy Johns, Mad Greens, Tokyo Joes, Cafe Rio, Mod Pizza, Jersey Mike’s, so a bit more healthy than McDonalds or Taco Bell.

10:00 pm - Lights out

• In years past, athletes chose to stay up all night and goof off in the hotel, this year if we find athletes out of their rooms they will be sent home at their own cost. Please encourage your athlete to abide by the rules. 

Friday November 22nd

• 6:00 - 8:00 am - Breakfast in the hotel (just a thought, grab a piece of fruit for a little snack later in the day!)

• 9:00 am -- Pre-meet 

• 12:00 am --Team Activity & Lunch

  • Riding little kid motorcycles through Chandler Mall?

• 2:30pm -- NXR Apparel Sale (This is the time to purchase your swag! If you wait till the day of NXR  it might be gone, or you might forget & run out of time!)

• 4:00 pm -- Course Walk thru

• 5:00 - 5:15 pm -- Pre-Meet Review and Discussion at the course

• 5:15 - 6 pm -- T-Shirt Exchange 

  • You can bring one of your DC Cross Country shirts and trade it with another NXR runner!

• 6:30 pm -- Team Dinner (THIS IS ALREADY PAID FOR)

  • Spinatas catering, Old Spaghetti Company, Olive Garden catering (we are pricing out our options now)

  • We will talk about team strategies and goals for tomorrow. 

  • We are so proud of all of you, have all done such a great job this season!

• 9:00 pm -- Lights Out GET SOME SLEEP!

Saturday November 23rd Race Day!

• 6:00 am -- Breakfast at the hotel

• TIME am -- Leave for the meet

• TIME am -- Girls Race

• TIME am -- Boys Race

• TIME -- Lunch

  • We will have options!

    • In and Out (a tradition for some of our runners)

    • Jersey Mike's/Chipotle/Jimmy Johns/Mad Greens/Chick-fil-A

• 2:00 pm -- Team down time 

  • Hotel does have a pool & hot tub  so bring your swimsuit!

• 5:00 pm -- Dinner

  • We will try and find somewhere with options for all athletes.

• 10:00 pm -- LIGHTS OUT 

  • In years past, athletes chose to stay up all night and goof off in the hotel, this year if we find athletes out of their rooms they will be sent home at their own cost. Please encourage your athlete to abide by the rules. 

Sunday November 19th 

• TIME  am - Leaving the hotel

• TIME am -- Flight #

• TIME am -- Please pick up your athlete at DIA 

  • We will have all athletes text you when we land so that you can pick them up at Arrivals.