On-time registration is open until Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Late registration is open until Monday, January 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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Richmond, VA The 2024 USATF Cross Country Championships will be contested on January 20, 2024, at Pole Green Park in Richmond, VA. The course served as the host site for the 2008 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, the 2023 USATF Cross Country Championships, and has hosted 4 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. The 2024 championships will consist of six separate races: Masters Women 6 km, Masters Men 8 km, U20 Women 6 km, U20 Men 8 km, Open Women 10 km, and Open Men 10 km.
The 2024 Membership year begins on November 1, 2023. Renew your membership here to register for this event. On-time registration for this event is $45.00 and is open until Thursday, 1/11/2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Sign up by this date to avoid late fees during late registration. Late registration is $80.00 and will be open until Monday, 1/15/2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once the online registration system has closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PT, no further race registration shall be allowed.
Room blocks for the Championships have been secured and can be found by clicking here. The nearest airport is Richmond International Airport, which is about a 20 minute drive to the course.
Pole Green Park is located about four miles northeast of Interstate 295 which provides quick, easy access to the facility. Located behind Pole Green Elementary School the park is only ~10 miles from the Richmond International Airport. This 232-acre park opened in the fall of 1998. Amenities at this park include multiple cross country course designs, softball fields, soccer fields/football fields, a skate park, tot-lots and playgrounds, a concession building with restrooms, running/walking trails, picnic shelter, community center, a horse ring with stable area, sand volleyball courts and horseshoe pits. The upper course is very spectator-friendly, with European-style grass loops running along the perimeter of the upper fields within the west side (back area) of Pole Green Park. The terrain on the upper loops is primarily flat and provides for a fast surface where spikes are highly recommended. From the start line it is ~500M to the first turn on the course. The average width of the course is 12 meters/40 feet. The entire course is highly visible and extremely spectator friendly with handicap accessible parking within 30 meters of the start line. The upper course has 2K, 3K, 5K, 6K, 8K and 10K layouts.
On-site parking for athletes with a race number will be free.
Awards will begin after the mandatory protest period ends for each race.
USATF Championship medals will be awarded to the top 10 men's and women's individual finishers in each U20 Championship race. Team awards will be given to the declared members of the first-, second-, and third-place men's and women's team in each U20 Championship race.
USATF Individual Championship Medals will be awarded to the top 3 men's and women's individual finishers in all 5-year age divisions from 40-44 to the age group of the oldest finisher. USATF Championship Patches will be awarded to the winners of each 5-year age division. USATF Team Championship Medals will be awarded to the declared members of the top 3 men's and women's teams in the following age divisions: 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+, and 80+.
To apply for a media credential for the 2024 USATF Cross Country Championships in Richmond, Virginia on January 20, 2024, please fill out this form by January 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET.