2026 USATF-NE Cross Country Grand Prix

2026 USATF New England Cross Country Grand Prix

Over $6,000 of prize money and merchandise will be offered in this year's XC Grand Prix. 
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Date	Race	Distance	Location
Sun, Aug 23	Old Goat XC Classic Sutton MA	5km M & F	Results   Women   Men
Sun, Sept 13	GBTC XC Invite, Great Brook Farm, Carlisle MA	5km M & F	Results   Women   Men
Sat, Sept 26	Brown Bear Invite Highland Park, Attleboro MA	6km W 8km M	Results   Women   Men
Sun, Oct 11	Wayland XC Festival Wayland HS MA	5km W & M	Results   Women   Men
Sun, Nov 16	USATF-NE XC Championships Highland Park, Attleboro MA	km M  km W km M40+ km W40+	Results Women Women40+ Men Men 40+

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STANDINGS 
Teams, Individuals, and Masters Age Graded 

Eligibility - Individual and team scorers must be current (2026) USATF members in the New England association prior to participating in any particular race. Individual and team scoring are limited to age 16+ on race day
Team, Individual, and Age Graded Scoring cash awards are limited to USATF-New England members.
Participation awards require running all 5 series events.
Scoring Rules below

********2026 Prize Money to be Announced in July**************

2025 PRIZE MONEY
Teams - Men and Women

Place	Open	40+	50+	60+
1	$550	$300	$150	$100
2	$300	$150	$100	$50
3	$200	$100	$50
4	$100	$50
5	$50

Individual - Men and Women

Place	Open	Masters Age Graded
1	$150	$150
2	$100	$100
3	$75	$75
4	$50	$50
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Scoring - Individuals
Individual Scoring will be compiled for Open Men and Women with points based on placing percentile. Masters (Age 40+) Age Graded score use standard age grading tables.   

A competitor's best 4 of 5 scores or age graded race points will be totaled for final standings.  Athletes must complete at least four races to be eligible for individual awards and be included in the final Series standings. 

If separate Open and 40+ races are offered, 40+ runners will earn individual points and score for a team only in the division of the race they run.  For example, if a Master runs in an open race to score for their Open team, they will not earn individual masters points.

Scoring - Teams
Traditional team cross country scoring will be used. 
A club's top 5 runners (with 2 displacers) will score for Open Men, Men 40+, Men 50+ and Open Women divisions. If a team in the above-mentioned divisions fail to finish 5 runners, they will be considered “incomplete” and not included in team scoring. 

A club's top 3 runners (with 2 displacers) will score for Women 40+, Women 50+, Women 60+ and Men 60+ and 70+ divisions.  If a team in the above-mentioned divisions fail to finish 3 runners, they will be considered “incomplete” and not included in team scoring. 

Runners on incomplete teams, unattached runners, runners on non-USATF-NE teams, and runners without a valid USATF-NE membership will not be included when compiling team scores.

Teams do not need to declare scoring runners prior to competition. 
In the event of a tie, the team with the better placing last scorer gets the higher team place per USATF Rules of Competition.
 
Points are awarded to all scoring teams in all divisions. The first-place team in each division will receive points equal to the number of scoring teams in that division, with a minimum of 5 points. The following team will receive one point fewer until all teams have been scored.

Teams must complete at least four races to be eligible for awards and be included in the final Series standings. 

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2025 FINAL STANDINGS
2024 FINAL STANDINGS
2023 FINAL STANDINGS