The Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Championship brings together over 150 high school teams from the PSAL (Public School Athletic League), CHSAA (Catholic High School Athletic Association) and the AIS (Association of Independent Schools) to determine which team is truly the best in New York City.

The day’s events will include 10 different races. There will be four freshman races covering a distance of 1.5 miles each. The remaining six races, including the varsity and junior varsity races, will be run on a 2.5-mile course. The top finishers from the 2007 team championships will compete in the Championship Race, with the boy’s and girl‘s winners receiving the prestigious Mayor’s Cup.

Last year, St. Peter’s High School (Staten Island) claimed the Mayor’s Cup boys’ team championship and Tottenville High School (Staten Island) won the girls’ team championship. This year’s races will be exciting so come out to Van Cortlandt Park Saturday 10/04/08 and cheer for the student athletes in this years Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Championship.

Meet Information

11:00 A.M. – Freshman Boys

11:15 A.M. – Freshman Boys

11:30 A.M. – Freshman Girls

11:45 A.M. – Freshman Girls

These are team races with awards for each race.  Entry is unlimited and there is no minimum number required for students to compete.  The field will be equally divided after entries close and schools will be placed in races to insure quality competition. Only the first five finishers from a school will score.  Others will displace.

The freshman distance is 1.5 miles.

The top three teams in each race will receive team plaques and t-shirts.  The top 35 individual finishers will receive medals.

12:05 P.M. – Boys Varsity Race

12:20 P.M. – Girls Varsity Race

Open to teams that did not qualify for the Championship race.  In order to be eligible for the team award a school must have at least five runners finish the course.  There is an entry limit of seven runners per school.

The race distance is 2.5 miles.

The top three teams will receive team plaques.  Medals will also be awarded to the first 40 finishers.

12:40 P.M. – Championship Boys Race

1:00 P.M. – Championship Girls Race

This race is required for the highest finishers from the 2007 team cross championships.  PSAL – top 10, CHSAA – top 7, AIS – top 3 and any other team that wishes to enter this race. To appeal into the Championship race schools must notify dburnett@schools.nyc.gov by 12 noon, Tuesday, September 23, 2008.

The race distance is 2.5 miles.

This is a team championship race; therefore a school must have at least 5 runners on the line in order to start the race.  (There is a maximum of 7 runners allowed per school.)

The Mayor’s Cup will be awarded to the boys and girls team champion. Second and third place teams will also receive team awards. The top five teams will receive t-shirts and team plaques.

The top 40 individual finishers will receive medals.

1:20 P.M. – Junior Varsity Boys

1:40 P.M. – Junior Varsity Girls

Open to those schools that started a seven person team in either the championship or varsity races.

The race distance is 2.5 miles.

Entry is unlimited.  The first five runners from a school will score, the others will displace. The first three teams will receive team plaques. The top fifty runners will receive medals. The roster deadline for non PSAL schools is 12 noon, Tuesday, September 30, 2008.  Rosters must be e-mailed to SIRunning@aol.com.