Meet Information
11th BCPS Cross Country Relay Championship
Past Co-ed Relays
Champions: 2013 - Hereford; 2014-2018 - Dulaney
Meet Information
Date: Friday September 1, 2023
Location: Towson High School
Concessions will be available.
Schedule of Events
-Co-Ed Relay Race (1.1 mile loop x 2)
-Boy Open Race
Girls Open Race
Teams will be co-ed and will consist of one (1) boy and one (1) girl per team. Each team member will run twice around a relay loop (the first 1.1 miles of the XC course), alternating girl (start), boy, girl, boy (finish). Each school may enter up to five (5) teams, of which the first three (3) across the finish line will score, with the 4th and 5th teams (if entered) acting as displacers. Modified scoring will not be used - schools entering less than three teams will not be included in team scoring, but all finishing teams will be timed. Scoring ties between complete teams will be resolved by comparing the 4th relay team across the line from the tied schools with the lower finishing school prevailing. In the event that only one of the tied schools has a 4th relay team, that school shall prevail.
NOTE: We will utilize a 20 meter exchange zone and batons will be used. The outgoing runner must receive the baton from the incoming runner while the baton is completely in the exchange zone. You must bring one baton for each relay team entered.
This is a championship race. All NFHS XC rules will be enforced.
Open Races
These races will be run on our 3 mile home XC course. All athletes not participating in the Relay Race are invited to run. Runners will be assigned a bib number and will receive an official time. Please advise your athletes to keep moving through the finish chute and tear the bottom portion of their bibs and hand them to the official at the end of the chute. This is a non-scoring race, but official results for all finishers will be posted
Note: An athlete may not participate in both the Relay Race and the Open Race.
Race Courses
The courses are mostly the same as last year. New bleacher construction (relay and XC courses) and erosion in Lovers Lane (XC course only) have necessitated some minor alterations that will be discussed in the coaches meeting. Updated maps will be available and both courses will be clearly marked.
Questions about the meet? email Gil Stange at gstange@bcps.org
Questions about registration? email Eric Benjamin at ebenjamin@bcps.org