CROSS COUNTRY 

INFORMATION ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY

Updated for 2024-2025

Student Informational Meeting and Sign-up

Thursday, August 22, 8:30-8:55am OR 4:30-5:00pm (Students interested in Cross Country only need to attend ONE meeting.)

Practice begins Monday, August 26

SportsYou Access Code: 

TBD for 2024-2025 School Year

Any student at CPMS in 7th or 8th grade,  can participate in Cross Country. Runners do not need to be in the athletics class to participate in Cross Country. The Cross Country team will practice before and after school, not during the athletics period. However, if you are already in the athletics period and would like to be on the Cross Country Team, you may do so, even if you are currently playing football or volleyball.

PHYSICAL/RANK ONE FORMS

You must have a physical exam before attending any practices. Leander ISD physical exam forms may be picked up from Coach Rodriguez in the gym, or downloaded from the main page on the Athletics website.  (https://sites.google.com/leanderisd.org/cpms-athletics/home)   

Return the completed form to Coach Rodriguez or Coach Petre. You will also need a good pair of light weight running shoes for practices and meets (no Vans, or flat soled shoes please, as this can cause injury). Any style or color of t-shirt and shorts can be worn to practice, until practice shirts are issued.

All RANK ONE forms must be completed online, before a student may begin participating in practices/competitions. Below is the link to the Rank One Forms:

UIL Parent Portal (Parents must read, acknowledge and submit all forms in this link online)

https://leanderisd.rankonesport.com/New/NewInstructionsPage.aspx

PRACTICES

Some are morning and some are afternoon practices. Morning practices begin at 7:30am and afternoon practices end at 5:30pm. 7th graders who are currently involved in football or volleyball will only come to the afternoon cross country practices. 8th graders who are involved in football or volleyball will only be expected to come to the morning practices. If you are not involved in another sport, you are expected to attend all practices, morning and afternoon. Band members who have sectionals during a practice time are excused from that day's cross country practice. Individual circumstances will be considered and evaluated by the coaches.  Pick up and drop off for practices is at the back of the school, by the big gym.

CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Everyone who comes out for the Cross Country is on the team, as long as they are able and willing to perform the daily workouts. Athletes cannot miss more than three practices during the season, unless the absence is excused. Runners are required to run two miles in 18 minutes or under, to qualify for the regular meets. They will receive a uniform jersey once they qualify for a meet. After the first meet, the time requirements will be more challenging, in order to qualify to go the meets. Runners who don't qualify to go to the first meet should still train with the team, in order to improve and get a chance to compete in future meets.