Woodland Park will host the Region 13 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships this Saturday.
Athletes, ages 8-18, qualified for the opportunity to race by placing well in their respective local meets earlier this fall. Teams are travelling from Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho, in hopes of qualifying for the Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championship to be held December 13th in Myrtle Beach, SC. The top 30 finishers and top 5 teams will qualify. The first race begins at 9:00 am. Races continue throughout the morning and early afternoon, finishing at 2:00 pm.
Several Puget Sound based teams will participate, including:
- Rain City Flyers
- Federal Way Track Club
- Cascade Striders
- Speed Unlimited
- Issaquah Gliders