2026 USATF New England Cross Country Championship Sunday, November 15 HIGHLAND PARK, ATTLEBORO MA PARK PARKING, SET-UP, MAPS LIVE RESULTS SCHEDULE Distances and start times to be determined ENTRY Members of all USATF associations are invited to participate. The on-time fee is $25 per entrant Online entry will be at SimplyRegister.net 2026 or 2027 (available after November 1) USATF membership required except for current college student athletes (NCAA XC team, NCAA redshirt, NIRCA club teams) Collegians/NIRCA clubs should request a separate entry link.by contacting office@usatfne.org Entry deadline Thursday, November 12, 8:00 p.m. No race day entry. COURSE The Highland Park course is 100% grass with muliple loops for the different distances using a basic loop of about 2400 meters with minor variations. - The Women's 6km course uses an opening loop and then the standard 5K - The Masters Men's 8km course is 3 different laps - The Open Men's 10km course runs 4 loops the basic loop of the 5K course (3 blue loops and finish with the yellow loop) The distance will be about 9700 meters MASTERS COMPETITION All runners age 40+ will wear back bib identifiers to allow competitors to know who they are competing against in the masters age categories (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+ and 50+ divisions 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 on December 12 in Cleveland OH. 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