6km women, 8km men
2025 USATF New England Cross Country Championship Sunday, November 16 Franklin Park, Boston MA SCHEDULE 10:30 a.m. Masters Men 8 km 11:30 a.m. Open Women and Masters Women 6 km 12:15 p.m. Open Men's 8 km ENTRY Members of all USATF associations are invited to participate. The on-time fee is $25 per entrant Online entry only - SimplyRegister.net USATF membership 2025 or 2026 (available after November 1) is required except for current college student athletes (NCAA XC team, NCAA redshirt, NIRCA club teams). ** If you don't need a membership prior to November 1, join after that date and membershiop will be good for all of 2026. Collegians/NIRCA clubs should request a separate entry link.by contacting office@usatfne.org Entry deadline Thursday, November 13, 11:59 p.m. No day of race entry. COURSE Due to construction projects, there are new courses in 2025. This map (5km) has a - large loop (Yellow / Orange, 0 to 1.75 miles) and a - small loop (Blue, 1.75 mi to finish). Women's 6km is two large loops Men's 8km is two large loops followed by one small loop which finishes with a lap around Playstead Field. There is approximately 150 meters of asphalt pavement on each large loop. This extends from leaving Playstead Field to the turn to Bear Cage Hill. Only the shortest spikes are recommended. MASTERS COMPETITION All runners age 40+ will wear back bib identifiers to indicate their masters age divsion category (40+). Back numbers will be distributed at the registration table. TEAM SCORING Men Open, Age 40+, and Age 50+ teams score 5 runners with 2 displacers Age 60+ and older age group teams score 3 runners with 2 displacers Women Open Teams score 5 runners with 2 displacers Age 40+ and older age group teams score 3 runners with 2 displacers TEAM AWARDS Limited to USATF New England clubs Open M/W - $300 / $200 / $150 / $100 40+ - Men - $200 / $150 / $125 Women - $120 / $90 / $75 50+ - Men - $150 / $100 Women - $90 / $60 M/W 60+ - $75 M/W 70+ - $75 ** Masters money differential in the women's age 40+ / 50+ is proportional to 5 men scoring and 3 women scoring per team USATF Team Travel Stipend Once again, the winning USATF-NE men's and women's Open teams each earn a $400 travel stipend from USATF for travel to compete at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships January 11 2026. Only the winning team is eligible, and the club must attend the meet with a team (not individuals) to receive the stipend. The funds reimbursement form will be sent to winning teams. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Limited to USATF New England members USATF-NE Championship medals to the top 3 finishers in open and in masters 10 year age groups