General Information
Cross Country is a Fall sport. There is a freshmen, JV and Varsity team. All teams practice together.
There are two types of competitions (meets) in Cross Country: dual meets, a meet between two teams, and an invitational, races among many teams. The District and State meets are in the invitational category. In a dual meet there are three possibilities:
1. One race with no limits on the number of runners.
2. Two races - one varsity (12 runners max. per team), and one JV (non-varsity) or one freshman and one non-freshman (no limit).
3. Three races - one varsity (12 max.), one JV (no limit) and one freshman (no limit).
In an invitational there is usually a Varsity race (7 max.), a JV race that has no limit on runners, and a freshman race that has no limit on runners. At districts and states, ten runners are eligible to compete, but a maximum of 7 can actually run.2. Two races - one varsity (12 runners max. per team), and one JV (non-varsity) or one freshman and one non-freshman (no limit).
3. Three races - one varsity (12 max.), one JV (no limit) and one freshman (no limit).
We practice every week day.
Please meet on the field near Main Street at the upper entrance to the school.
Each runner needs:
1) a relatively-new pair of training shoes for running, not racing shoes nor cross-training shoes;
2) a wristwatch with a stopwatch;
3) a medical form on file with the school.
Practice goes from 2:30 to 4:30, plus strength & conditioning work 2-3 times per week.
Team members must purchase a uniform from the school,.
*Important
Student cannot practice without these forms completed:
1. Physician/Parental Physical Form - Updated form must be on file with the School Nurse
2. Pre-Concussion Information Forms - Give a copy to the coach
3. MIAA Required Concussion Course - Give a copy to the coach
Saint John's High School
Saint John’s High School has educated young men under the sponsorship of the Xaverian Brothers since 1898. Through the Saint John’s strong college preparatory curriculum, over 900 students in grades seven through twelve pursue personal and intellectual growth in an environment that is committed to the development of the whole person and recognizes a moral dimension of life through service to God and to others.