"Where the Championship Season Begins"
The purpose of this championship meet is to establish a team county champion, the "All County" individual teams. We are considering changing the two-day format that began in 2013. Info to be updated soon. Divisions based on the 2024-2025 CBED.
Division TBD
If you are a small school ranked among the top 18 teams in Orange County, your varsity team is invited to participate in the sweepstakes.
Oak Canyon | 5305 Santiago Canyon Rd. | Silverado, CA 92676
Click for the PDF map and directions to Oak Canyon Park
$20.00 Per Vehicle.
No Spectator Fee.
Registration
The Orange County Cross Country Championship is a CIF CIF-sanctioned event.
All athletes entered MUST officially represent the school they attend.
Only a school official (coach, administrator) may register their school's team/individual through athletic.net. NO unattached or individual entries accepted and no parents may register their child without proof of school consent.
Pre-authorization of a credit card will be required to unlock registration.
A school official (coach, administrator) must accompany the team/individual to the Orange County Cross Country Championships.
TBD
All schools must first pre-authorize a credit card to begin the registration process. The card will not be charged until the entry deadline of xxxx On that date, the credit card will be charged the full fees for all entries online, unless another type of payment arrangement has been made and the full amount of payment has been received in our office.
Entry Fees
$30 for a single athlete per gender level.
$60 for two athletes per gender level.
$90 for a team of 3 or more athletes per gender level.
$50 minimum fee.
$400 maximum fee per gender.
Refund Policy
This meet will be run regardless of weather. There will be no refunds if your team does not show on meet day for any reason.
All team registration fees will be finalized and non-refundable at the close of registration.
Processing Fees
A registration processing fee will be charged for ALL online credit card transactions and check payments.
Check Payment Policy
If you would like to pay by SCHOOL/DISTRICT CHECK (no personal checks), the check for the ENTIRE AMOUNT DUE, INCLUDING PROCESSING FEES, MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE PICKING UP THE TEAM PACKET.
Make checks payable to:
Orange County Cross Country Championships.
**It is imperative that the school name is somewhere on the check or in the check notes.
Please submit payment to:
Orange County Cross Country Championships.
25255 Toledo Way
Lake Fores, CA 92630
Competition Divisions & Levels
Varsity – up to 9 runners maximum
Any grade level (9th, 10th, 11th or 12th graders)
Junior Varsity – Unlimited
Juniors or Seniors ONLY (11th or 12th graders)
Sophomore – Unlimited
Sophomores Only (10th graders)
Freshman – Unlimited
Freshman Only (9th graders)
Sweepstakes Entries
Please view Sweepstakes Info links below for information on how to apply, who is accepted, and how additional entries are permitted.
Competition Divisions- TBD
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2025 CIF-SS Divisions (based on grades 9-12 enrollment – PDF)
Large
D1 – 2,439 and above
D2 – 1,977-2,438
Small
D3 – 1,450-1976
D4 – 601-1,449
D5 – 600 and below
TBD
Small School Division
Race 1- 3:30 pm Boys Frosh
Race 2- 3:45 pm Girls Frosh
Race 3- 4:00 pm Boys Soph
Race 4- 4:15 pm Girls Soph
Race 5- 4:30 pm Boys JV
Race 6- 4:45 pm Girls JV
Race 7- 5:05 Boys Varsity
Race 8- 5:20 Girls Varsity
Large School Divisions
Race 9- 7:40 am Boys Frosh (LS)
Race 10- 7:55 am Girls Frosh (MS)
Race 11- 8:10 am Girls Frosh (LS)
Race 12- 8:30 am Boys Frosh (MS)
Race 13- 8:55 am Boys Sweepstakes
Race 14- 9:15 am Girls Sweepstakes
Race 15- 9:30 am Boys Varsity (MS)
Race 16- 9:45 am Girls Varsity (MS)
Race 17- 10:00 am Boys Soph (LS)
Race 18- 10:15 am Girls Soph (MS)
Race 19- 10:30 am Girls Soph (LS)
Race 20- 10:50 am Boys Soph (MS)
Race 21- 11:05 am Boys JV (LS)
Race 22- 11:20 am Girls JV (MS)
Race 23- 11:35 am Girls JV (LS)
Race 24- 11:55 am Boys JV (MS)
👉 This is NOT the final list as some schools have yet to register, and adjustments are still in progress. Many teams have also requested changes to divisions and race placements. We will update the list daily.
Schools will pick up their team packets at the “Packet Pick-Up” stand next to the concession/memorabilia booth. The packet will contain Athlete Bib Numbers, coaches tickets and other important information. Coaches must distribute bibs and coaches tickets.
It is IMPERATIVE that runners RUN WITH THE BIB NUMBER THEY WERE ASSIGNED! If a runner runs without the appropriate bib, that runner will be removed from the results and not counted in the team scoring. RFID Chips are on the back of the bib numbers and care should be taken to prevent bending or mutilation of the Bib Number/RFID Chip.
Team Camps may be set up in locations only designated on the map:
Please share with your parents/spectators/etc. the approximate area your team camp will be. The #1 question asked each year by spectators is “Do you know where (school) has their team camp?”
This is an approximate time schedule. FINAL RACE SCHEDULE will be posted after final race confirmations are posted.
TBD
Final meet Schedule/Confirmations with specific race numbers and start times will be published on our website www.OCXCChamps.com
Please share that information with your athletes and their parents.
TBD
We have worked diligently to set up a schedule in which nearly every competing school has all of its races within a 3 hour window.
Warm-ups should be done on the grass field.
No warm-up permitted on the course after the first race has started.
All athletes MUST report to the starting line at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start of their race.
The Clerk is located along the east fence by the starting line.
Each school with 5 or more runners will receive one spot on the start line. The rest of the team will line up, single file, behind the first runner. Runners on teams with 4 or less runners will line up (in a group) on the furthest outside boxes on the start line.
Please instruct your athletes the order in which you want them to line up.
Runners should be instructed to keep their distance (front and behind) away from other runners at the start. The runner they may trip up… might be their own teammate!
You can download the map of our 3-mile course here.
On the day of the meet, as many as two races are going on at the same time. There will be runners on all parts of the course, so no one is allowed to “jog” the course on the day of the meet.
The map also contains restroom locations, team camp locations, walking paths, first aid locations and much more.
Awards
Top 4 teams and top 50 individuals in the sweepstakes races.
Top 3 teams and 50 individuals in all other varsity races.
Top 3 teams and top 40 individuals in all other races,
"All County" awards to the top 7 in each grade level per gender.
The Perpetual Trophy, plaques, and patches to the team county champions.
Awards will be presented at the stage approximately 20 minutes after each race concludes. The top 7 individual finishers and winning teams will be recognized during the ceremony.
In order to move a runner to another race, the following parameters and directions must be followed:
Your school MUST already be entered into the race you would like to move a runner into. You may not add a runner into a race that your team is not entered in.
The runner must be ELIGIBLE to run in that race you would like he/she to change to. Example: A sophomore cannot run in a Frosh or JV Race.
The runner must already be registered and have a Bib Number assigned to them.
Your school must not have more than the maximum allowable entries in the race you would like to move a runner to.
If the previous parameters are met, place your athlete(s) into that race.
In order to add an athlete that has not been registered (no bib number):
Report to the Problem Registration Tent with:
Your confirmation sheet
If you have any, please bring an unused bib number.
Late entries will only be allowed IF:
You wish to enter your late entrant into a divisional race your team is already entered in.
Your school does not have the maximum allowable entries in that race.
A $5 (cash-only) fee will be assessed if using an unused bib from your team packet, which will be reassigned to your late entry.
A $10 (cash-only) fee will be assessed if a new bib must be issued to your late entry.
In order to make corrections to a runner (name, grade, gender):
Report to the Problem Registration Tent.
Completely fill out a correction form making sure to check the box where a correction is needed.
A $5 (cash-only) fee will be assessed.
Corrections will appear in results.
The course has been changed with the intent to improve the spectatorship of the competition. The biggest change is the elimination of the long hill leading to the Boy Scouts camp and the BMX mound.
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