We welcome you the World's Highest, Toughest and most beautiful High School XC Course - 

the Summit Stinger at Copper Mountain.

Support of the Summit Stinger and Summit High School Cross Country is greatly appreciated from these businesses

Tiger Sponsors

White Sponsors

A couple courses are a bit higher, but are flatter. Some courses might have more total vert, but are at lower altitude. Some might have rougher surfaces. (Actually, we view the soft golf course grass as one of the top features of our race.) We don't think any high school course rivals ours for the combination of high altitude, total vert and steepness (22%) of the climbs. So until someone wants to argue otherwise, we are claiming to be the WORLD'S TOUGHEST high school XC race!

Check the times run by some top ranked runners that are 3 to 5 minutes slower than their PRs. Nothing makes it clearer how hard the WORLD'S TOUGHEST is than that.

The WORLD'S TOUGHEST is the perfect race to develop toughness in your runners before their crucial Regional and State competitions. If they conquer this course with a positive growth mindset and don't fret about not setting PRs, they will be set up to race strong when it really counts.

Or maybe we should call it the WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL!! The photos below were taken a couple days before the 2022 race. We encourage teams to stay the night in Summit County and go for a long run at altitude Saturday, enjoying the fall colors - or possibly hike a 14er - as a team building experience.

Although not anticipated, all information is subject to change.

Meet Director: Michael Hagen, Summit Cross Country coach, 719-360-1693, tiger.crosscountry@summitk12.org

Date: Friday, 3 October 2025

Schedule: 

3:30 pm: Middle School Coach's Meeting at Start Line

3:45 pm: High School Coach's Meeting at Start Line

4:00 pm: Middle School Boys (race unlimited, score 4)

4:03 pm: Middle School Girls (race unlimited, score 4)

4:40 pm: Middle School Awards

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5:00 pm: High School Boys (race unlimited, score 5)

5:30 pm: High School Girls (race unlimited, score 5)

6:00 pm: New for 2025 - Citizen's and Kid's race. Register here!

6:15 Awards: High School Awards

Meet Entries and Scoring:

• High School - Run unlimited, Score 5.  In the case of a tie, sixth place finishers will be used.

• Middle School - Unlimited entries, Score 4. In the case of a tie, fifth place finishers will be used.

Awards: Middle School awards will be presented to the top five individuals. High School awards presented to the top ten finishers in each varsity race. 

Course Records: Ryan Olree of Denver South and Isabel Allori of Liberty Common set impressive course records of 18:37 and 20:19 in 2022. Perhaps it was the crisp Fall air, perhaps "home field advantage" but those marks were rewritten by Summit athletes in 2024.

• Boys - Josh Shriver, Summit High School, 2024, 17:43

• Girls - Ella Hagen, Summit High School, 2024, 19:34

Team Registration: via MileSplit.

Entry Fee/Payment:

$250 entry fee for co-ed high school teams ($125 for girls or boys only).  

$125 Middle school entry fee.

$15 per individual for small schools/partial teams.

Payment must be received no later than Wednesday, 1 October, 2025. Invoices are below. Pop it out and print. Please make checks payable to Summit High School Cross Country, note Summit Stinger in memo line, and mail to:

Summit High School XC

Attn: Michael Hagen

P.O. Box 454

Breckenridge, CO 80424

Parking:  Ample parking in the Copper Mountain Alpine Lot. The course start and restrooms (in the Transportation Center) are a short walk from parking.

Waiver: 

Copper Mountain is providing outstanding support, including a free pass to their tubing hill for all racers! (Open mid December to early April.) They do require a waiver for all racers - and coaches. Since nearly all racers will be under 18, they will need to be completed by a parent/guardian. Please send the below info to all your parents/guardians. It takes about two minutes to complete. Please confirm, whatever method works best for you, that a parent/guardian of all runners completes the waiver. Parents will receive an email thanking them for completing the waiver. You could ask that all parents forward that email to you to check completion.

https://waivers.edgeauditor.com/auto-setup/copper/889200

1. Click the link above, then click the 2025-2026 Copper Master Waiver image.

2. Click the Get Started button. (You have to click the image first, then the Get Started button.)

3. Select “Individual” – even if multiple kids from one family are running.

4. On the “What is your date of birth?” section enter the date of birth of the ATHLETE - not the guardian filling out the waiver.

5. Almost all racers are under 18, so there will be a “Guardian Required – A guardian is required to sign for any participants under 18” pop-up. Click “OKAY”. 

6. Complete the  “Guardian Information" and "Participant Information." From the "Which group are you with" drop down, select Copper Stinger XC Race.

7. Read through the waiver, initial at the bottom and click “Continue”.

8. Electronically sign for the participant and parent and click Finish.

The online version is easier, but if you prefer, you can print the waiver and have parents sign it:

Front Side Course (alternate in case of heavy snow/ice on Mountain Course)

PDF and Google Docs versions of Race Invoice

Girls and Boys Team Champion Awards Banners

Individual Awards

Handmade, by a Summit Parent. T-shirts to the top individuals.