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Junior Olympics 2022

Status:  OPEN.  
Junior Olympics XC
REGISTER

The 2022 USATF Nationals JO XC Championship will be held on December 10 in College Station, Texas!

Early Registration Cost $269*

After October 17, Cost is $299

* Price Includes

  • Professional Training
  • Free 1/4-zip Warm-up pullover
  • Entry Fees for most meets. Exception for FootLocker and Optional AAU Meet

Additional Costs Include:

  • Uniform: Approx. $55
  • USATF Membership: $26.50
  • FootLocker Meet: Approx. $35
  • Parents are responsible for transportation and hotel arrangements
  • Who:  4th Grade and Up. All ages compete in their own age group divisions. See “Age Divisions” below.
  • What: Competitive XC Season

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Your Coaches

Lisa Sluiter – Head Coach

Katie Chanthaboury – Assistant Coach

Carol Ann Hood – Assistant Coach

Chris Barajas – Head Coach
Weddington Location

Junior Olympics Crosscountry

Our Fit180 Junior Olympic Cross Country Program is for competitive endurance athletes ready to take their training to the next level.  The JO XC program culminates each December when more than 3,000 youth cross country runners hit the course to compete in the National Championships.  Entry for the national championship are based on athlete performances at the preliminary District meet in Mid November.

Practice Times and Locations
  • Start Date: October 26/27- Dec 10
  • Practice Location: Two Locations to Choose From –  Charlotte Latin and Weddington Middle.  Please Note ** Both Locations will meet together at Charlotte Latin on Friday’s.**
  • Days:
      • Charlotte Latin: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
      • Weddington: Monday, Wednesday at Weddington, and **Friday with whole team at Charlotte Latin.
  • Practice Time: 4:30 – 6:00 (Note* Once we start losing daylight with shorter Fall days we’ll move pickup to 5:45pm)
Age Divisions

JO Age Divisions

Age / DivisionDistanceYear of Birth
8 & Under2k2013+
9 - 103k2011 - 2012
11 - 123k2009 - 2010
13 - 144k2007 - 2008
15 - 165k2005 - 2006
17 - 185k2003 - 2004
Meet Schedule

JO Meet Schedule

DateEventLocation 
November 7thMiddle School Age Group ChampionshipHagan Stone Park
Greensboro, NC
November 21USATF NC State Jr Olympics ChampionshipHagan Stone Park Greensboro, NC
November 27Foot Locker (Not included in Cost)McAlpine Creek Park Charlotte, NC
Dec 4AAU National Championships (optional Meet-Not included in Cost) McAlpine Creek Park Charlotte, NC
December 11USATF Nationals Championship Lexington, KY
USATF REQUIREMENTS

You must have a USATF membership that is connected to Fit180, and your athlete must be age verified.

Step 1– go to www.usatf.org

Step 2– In the top banner of the page (Or pull-down menu) click on “Membership” and then “Join” under the Individual Youth Membership column.

Step 3– Select an Email and secure password for your account.

Step 4– Fill out the form completely under “New Membership”

Very Important:

* Under Membership Type, select Youth Membership

* For Club Affiliation, select Fit180 Athletics  or club number “906”.  If you do not put this code in, the athlete will not be listed under our team.

* Under “Membership Categories” Check “Athlete”

* Membership Year is “2020-2021 year”

Step 5 – Complete and pay for registration.  ($26.50)

FOR ATHLETE’S COMING FROM OTHER PROGRAMS

Please Note: If your athlete is coming from another team. You will be require to send an email to “membership@usatfga.org”

The letter must read:

To whom this may concern. I want to move “Athletes Name and USATF Membership Number” from “prior clubs name” to “Fit180 Athletics Club- 906” Athlete has not competed with prior club in over 90 days

AGE VERIFICATION

For those new athletes who have never been age verified by USATF, we will help you with that once you are registered.  We will need a copy of your athlete’s birth certificate.

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