2023 Commissioner: Tessa Kubicek, Oak Bay tkubicek@sd61.bc.ca
2023 Commissioner Meeting: Tuesday September 12th
General League Information
Supervision: All athletes must be represented at the meet by an adult sponsor who is a school district employee or community coach approved by the principal that will be present for the duration of the event.
Coaches are responsible for ensuring that athletes know the race course and for first aid.
Marshalls volunteering at the meets should be adults wearing an identifiable vest. It is important that they are able to contact the school rep. who is responsible for marshalls by cell phone or walkie talkie in case of emergency.
Rules & Regulations: Island Zone entries will be due 1 week prior to the Island Championships. Each athlete must compete in at least 1 league race in order to be eligible for Islands. Athletes must compete in their school uniform, and are not allowed to wear headphones while racing.
Awards: Ribbons will be given out after each race to the top 15 boys and girls and to the top teams. Team ribbons for top 3 teams in each category. Teams are comprised of top 4 scoring members in same age category.
(New) Results: Coaches will email Tessa with their Team Roster in the provided excel document prior to race 1. All divisions and athletes go on the same list and will each be assigned a Race Bib that they will keep for the entire season. Coaches will be provided with safety pins, as well as some extra bibs. If you add an athlete, please let the Results person know so that your athlete is in the system. Please ensure athletes do not swap bibs, as this will ruin the results. We also recommend that coaches ask athletes to return the bibs after each race so that they don’t go missing.
Race Course Info: A map of the course will be supplied each race for the next one in the series. Contact Commissioners if you need a race map. Race distances are approximate. Some maps are available online – click on location.
BC School Registration: All athletes must be registered and deemed eligible by BC School Sports prior to their first race
BC School Sports Registration Dates: October 4 Team Registration Deadline (Fall)
October 18th Roster Registration Deadline (Fall)
2023 Season Event Schedule
League Races, Island Age Group & Islands:
| Race Date | Location | Course set up | Finish Line/Timing | Course Marshalls (min of 4) |
| Thursday, September 21st | **Lambrick Park Map
|
Lambrick Park | Stelly’s/ Oak Bay/ SMUS/ GNS | Mt. Doug/ Lambrick |
| Wednesday, September 27th | Beaver Lake – 2023 |
Oak Bay | Claremont/ St. Andrews | Oak Bay/ Parkland |
| Thursday, October 5th | UVic Updated Map 2023 |
UVic | EMCS, Belmont, St. Margarets | Esquimalt/ Mt. Doug |
| Wednesday, October 11th | Cedar Hill Map |
SMUS | Vic High/ Brookes/ Spectrum | SMUS/ Reynolds/ Vic High |
| Wednesday, October 18 | Islands (Beaver Lake) | Committee | Tessa Kubicek | |
| Saturday, November 4th | Crescent Park, South Surrey
|
** Lambrick Map Updated Sept 15th 2023
League Schedule
| Start time | Age group | Distance |
| 3:45 | Jr Boys (Gr. 9 & 10) | 4km |
| 3:50 | Jr Girls (Gr. 9 & 10) | 4km |
| 4:10 |
Sr Boys (Gr. 11 & 12) |
5km |
| 4:15 |
Sr Girls (Gr. 11 & 12) |
5km |
2023 League Results for Lower Island:
Click here for most recent results
2023 Vancouver Island Cross Country Championships
October 18th @ Beaver Lake
link to Island Website and Island Results
**Athletes are required to complete at least one sanctioned school league cross country meet before participating in their zone championship. This is to foster growth in the sport and to encourage each school team to actually compete as a unified team.
2023 BC High School Championships
Number of Teams and Individuals to qualify from the Island Zone: TBA
Coaches Meeting: Friday November 3 @ TBA
Race Day Details: Saturday November 4, @ Crescent Park, Surrey
New Race Format: Teams will race by Tier designation. All Race times to be confirmed
Awards: TBA
2023 South Island Cross Country Teams By Tier
| 3A Schools | 2A Schools | 1A Schools |
| Claremont Spectrum Mt. Doug Vic High Reynolds Esquimalt Oak Bay Stelly’s Royal Bay Belmont |
PCS St. Andrews SMUS Edward Milne Parkland GNS Lambrick |
St. Margarets Victor Brodeur SIDES Maria Montessori |
