Archdiocesan Champs - 10/25

The order of events on Sunday will be:

2007 boys and girls

2008 boys and girls

2009 boys and girls

2010 boys and girls

novice girls

novice boys

minor girls

minor boys

cadet girls

cadet boys

This is a change from previous years!

First race goes off at 1 PM, with each race starting after a sufficient number competitors in the previous race have finished. (Generally 15 - 20 minutes apart) I would expect the sub-novice races to start approximately 10 minutes apart. 

Individual medals and team awards will be given out shortly after the cadet boys race is completed.

Parking will be an issue at Champs due to the increased size of participants, please plan to arrive early, and carpool wherever possible!

Commemorative 2015 CYO Cross Country Championship t-shirts will be for sale near the results & 50/50 sales. 

If you have ordered sweats or other items, please remember to pick them up near the end of the finish line chute. The earlier the better!

A reminder to all parents and coaches that the finish line area is completely off limits to spectators. Each week we have athletes who cross the finish line area with their bib number on creating phantom athletes - those blank spots in the pdf results.  If you need to access the restroom area, please walk behind the end of the finish line chute, cross the access road and come up the grass on the far side. 

Protests or questions should be lodged only by coaches.

Postseason forms & Meet 3 results.

I can't convert the .pdf file for Meet 3 results from Run the Day to excel, some kind of formatting quirk. Working on getting raw data.

FYI - Parent's and Coaches 3k run on the Minor course this Sunday at 12pm!

Week 2 Results - Excel / Sweat Order Form

Week 2 Results - Excel

Philadelphia CYO Cross Country Sweat Order Form

Order forms are due October 4th!

Coaches' Eligibility Guidelines & Required Forms

Coaches’ Eligibility - In order to coach in the CYO Cross Country Program, an individual must meet the following criteria:

1) A Head Coach must be a mature Christian adult of at least twenty-one (21) years of age prior to August 1, 2015. Assistant Coaches have no minimum age requirement, unless specified by their parish.

2) All coaches, including assistant coaches MUST have attended the CYO Coaches’ Orientation Program prior to the start of their second year of coaching.  An assistant coach is defined as anyone who works with and/or instructs members of the cross country team more than one day a week. Orientation dates can be found online at  http://cyophilly.com/for-coaches-staff/

3) All coaches must meet any additional requirements of their parish, local, state and federal government

4) All coaches must provide their Parish every third year a Police Background Check Form and PA Child Abuse History Clearance. (visit these sites for forms  Police Check - https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp – PA Child Abuse - https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home) - and FBI Fingerprint - https://www.pa.cogentid.com/index.htm  or DisclosureApplication.

5) All coaches must be listed on the “Coaches Affidavit” which is submitted with the team roster.

Volunteer Requirement Acknowledgement

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is committed to the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.   Therefore, all adults involved in ministry and service to children must provide required background checks and proof of attendance at the Safe Environment training for their parish.

Week 1 Results

Results are posted online by Run the Day. See the link to the right.

Excel results

2015 Cross Country Packet

2015 XC Packet

The packet has been updated to reflect the changes in PA Volunteer laws. These laws affect coaches and all volunteers working the meets.  Please be sure to download the packet.

Each coach is required to fill out a Coaches' Affidavit, and the Acknowledgement of Volunteer Requirements found in Appendix II in the packet.

2015 Cross Country Coaches Meeting

Sunday, August 23rd, 7pm - St. Anastasia's School

ALL teams should have a representative in attendance! Coaches preferably.

Discussion will include meet / race scheduling, team assignments, changes to PA state laws regarding volunteers and other topics. 

Meeting Handouts