Get your running shoes ready... Fall 2021 Cross Country Registration is open!!!
Program availability is subject to guidance of the parish, the Diocese of Allentown.
St. Joe’s cross country is K-8 grade
Practice starts first week of August and goes to mid October. Usually Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
7-8 meets Sunday afternoon 2-4ish
meets are at local parishes
K-2 race is 0.5 mile
3-4 race is 1 mile
5-6 race is 1.5 miles
7-8 race is 2 mile
Races avg between 30-80 kids per race. The younger grades are the bigger races.
Parental involvement is encouraged at practice and helping at our home meet.
Practices are fun and demanding. The focus is on fitness and improvement for the individual within a team environment. The sport builds self confidence and running has been shown to improve academic performance. Cross country will improve endurance for soccer, lacrosse and winter sports.
Kids have played soccer and lacrosse concurrently.
***UPDATED*** 20 July 2021:
Once we have registrations completed, we will create a TeamSnap and use that for official communications.
We have heard that Patti Winn has volunteered to be the head coach for Cross Country! THANK YOU
We always need more volunteers, high-school helpers, and additional coaches.