Announcements

• Season begins on 3/24/25
• Practices will run daily Monday-Friday from 3:45 - 4:45 pm.
• To order the team t-shirt and/or sweatshirt click on the link below.  The deadline to order this optional gear is April 4th, before noon.  The gear will be delivered to Woodward and will be distributed to your athletes at practice: Link to Team Gear
• To access meet results visit the Woodward team page on Athletic.net : Link to Meet Results 
• Link to Pre-season Meeting Slides: Welcome to Woodward Cross Country 

FAQs

• Who Can Participate in Cross Country? The Sport of Cross Country is a competitive team sport that is open for all students in grades 7 and 8 in the Bainbridge Island School District and affiliated schools. A great thing about cross country (abbreviated XC) is that everyone competes! Everyone runs the same course, and although the first 7 runners to finish are considered the scoring team, at every meet ALL eligible athletes get to participate. There are no cuts, and no bench to sit on and watch while others play!
• How to Register: Registration & Fees
• What is the Schedule? Cross Country is offered in the spring (March 24 - May 29). Practices are held M-F from 3:45-4:45 PM. Monday practices will meet at the Picnic Shelter at Battle Point Park. We will meet at the WMS Track on Tuesday-Friday. Click here to see this season's calendar. **This schedule is subject to change.**

Once the competitive season starts, we generally race on Wednesdays. Middle school athletes race a variety of distances. However, the majority of our races will be 2.0 miles. The courses mostly run across grassy fields, wooded paths, and have a mixture of hills and flat ground. Some courses even include creek crossings and log jumps to make it interesting!

• Are you a Multi-Sport Athlete? Cross-country (XC) attracts driven and talented people. Because of this, many of our athletes participate in more than one sport. I strongly believe that participating in multiple sports is beneficial to all middle school athletes. To help facilitate this, we encourage athletes to join XC even if they are actively participating in another sport. However, for the health/safety of the athlete and the cohesiveness of our team, an athlete must be able to commit to the minimum requirements below.

As a multi-sport athlete in cross-country, you are committing to . . .

• Participating in the whole season from March 24 to May 29.

• Attending cross-country 3 days a week (M, W, F). Practices are 3:45-4:45 pm.

• Participating in 8 cross-country practices at the beginning of the season to be cleared to race.

• Participating in all eligible cross country meets (usually Wednesdays) in the appropriate race.

• Tapering the week before and racing in the Championship race if you qualify.