Upper School Cross Country

The Sport of Cross Country is a competitive team sport offered in the fall of the year for both girls and boys [usually] in grades 7 through 12. Teams consist of five or more runners who all race together at the same time against the other teams. The top five finishers from each team are used for scoring and their finishing places are totaled to see which team wins. The lowest score wins. High school races are usually 3.1 miles long.