National Team Processing

The 2008 USA Cross Country Championships will serve as the national team selection event for the following international competitions:

• March 1, 2008: North America, Central American, & Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships will be conducted in Clermont, Florida. Events include: junior women's 4 km, junior men's 6 km, senior women's 6 km, senior men's 8 km. Athletes will select themselves by order of finish at the 2008 USA Cross Country Championships. Athletes must state their intent to participate at the NACAC Championships during team processing during the 2008 USA Cross Country Championships and complete all required USA National Team Processing forms. If no statement of intent is made to the team leaders by February 20, 2008, then the alternate will be offered the position.

• March 30, 2008: IAAF World Cross Country Championships will be conducted in Edinburgh, Scotland. Athletes planning to qualify for and attend the IAAF World Cross Country Championships should be available for travel between March 24 - March 31, 2008. All athletes should come to the Championships with a U.S. passport valid through December 31, 2008. Juniors must bring a copy of their birth certificate. If you qualify for a team, you will be asked before you leave the Championships to complete all required USA National Team Processing forms.

  See the IAAF World Cross Country Championships selection procedures for more details.

  By no later than February 20, 2008, athletes must state their intent to participate at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships to the team leaders. If no statement of intent is made to the team leaders by February 20, 2008, then the alternate will be offered the position.