Our Sport

The Sport of Cross Country:

• Frosh/Soph athletes will compete in 2 mile races and Varsity athletes will compete in 3 mile races. 

• Scoring: The amount of points you earn for your team is determined by what place you come in. For example, 1 point for first place, 2 points for second place, 20 points for twentieth place, etc. The team with the lowest amount of points wins (like golf). The top 5 runners per team per race will be counted towards the scoring, but our 6th and 7th place runners can help “bump” points off another school’s top 5 and/or become an essential part in a tie.

• League Meets (Wednesdays): TCAL League consists of Lincoln, St. Mary’s, Lodi, Tokay, Tracy and West. 

• Invitationals (Weekends): We compete against anywhere from 10 to 30 schools from all over California at places like San Francisco, Sacramento, Angels Camp, and Los Angeles.