Middle School Cross Country
2025 Commissioner: Eric Stoehr, Bayside
*Parents please contact your team coach or school AD for questions regarding the league.
General League Information
Ribbons will be given out after each race to the top 20 boys and girls.
All athletes must be represented at the meet by an adult sponsor who is a school district employee for the school , or community coach approved by the Principal, who will be present for the duration of the event.
Coaches / supervisors are responsible for ensuring that athletes know the race course and for first aid.
Marshals 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 marshals by cell phone or walkie talkie in case of emergency.
A map of the course will be supplied each race for the next one in the series or will be posted on line ( see links below. Race distances are approximate.
2025 Season Event Schedule
| Race Date | Location | Race Director Course set up / take down |
Finish Line (4-6 volunteers) (help with clean up) |
Course Marshals (6-8 volunteers) (help with clean up) |
| Thursday September 25 | Lambrick Map (NO Parking at REC Centre)* |
Gordon Head | Arbutus/St. Pat’s | Gordon Head/Central |
| Thursday October 2 | Beaver Lake Map |
Bayside | North Saanich | Bayside/Glanford |
| Thursday Oct 9 | UVic (NO Parking on Crestview Rd)* |
Rockheights/Colquitz | St. Margarets/Shoreline/MMA | Lansdowne/GNS |
| Wednesday October 15 | Westshore Race | Westmont/Journey | Spencer/Shoreline | Dunsmuir/CML/Brookes |
| Note the first race for the Westshore race will begin at 4:00pm | ||||
*Please park at Gordon Head Middle School or at Lambrick Park Secondary School. Do not use Gordon Head Rec Centre for pick up/drop off or parking.
League Race Times Schedule
| Start time | Age group | distance |
| 3:45 | Grade 6 Boys | 1.5 km |
| 3:50 | Grade 6 Girls | 1.5 km |
| 3:55 | Grade 7 Boys | 1.5 km |
| 4:00 | Grade 7 Girls | 1.5 km |
| 4:05 | Grade 8 Boys | 2km |
| 4:10 | Grade 8 Girls | 2km |
| Westshore Race Start Times |
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| Start time | Age group | distance |
| 4:00 | Grade 6 Boys | 1.5 km |
| 4:05 | Grade 6 Girls | 1.5 km |
| 4:10 | Grade 7 Boys | 1.5 km |
| 4:15 | Grade 7 Girls | 1.5 km |
| 4:20 | Grade 8 Boys | 2km |
| 4:25 | Grade 8 Girls | 2km |
| Race details: Elk / Beaver Lake additional information: The race at Beaver Lake on October 2 will be located beside the Filter Bed parking area. Drivers will turn off Elk Lake Road into the park and continue past the dog park area, continue past the second parking area and end up in the third parking lot which is gravel. There is a large grey sign with blue lettering to designate the area of the park. The race start for the 6s and 7s will be to the right of the parking. The grade 8s will be walked to their start area. The finish line for all grades will be to the left of the gravel parking lot. |
