Last Chance XC Championships
- Date Sun 16th November 2025
- Time 10:00AM EST
- Location Clark, New Jersey
- Price $16.90 - $54.00
- Races 6 races
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating day of competition at the Last Chance XC Championships, taking place on Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Clark, Union! This is the ultimate event for high school cross country runners looking to achieve personal bests on the fast and flat 5k course at Oak Ridge Park. With enthusiastic crowds, vibrant music, and oversized medals for participants, it's an atmosphere that guarantees excitement and motivation.
The day kicks off with an Open/Club 5k and the USATF-NJ 8k XC Championships, followed by the highly anticipated high school races featuring both girls and boys categories, along with a Youth 3k for grades 3-8. Teams will compete for glory, with awards for the top 30 finishers in each race and team champions in boys, girls, and co-ed categories. Don’t miss your chance to end the cross country season on a high note — mark your calendars for November 16 and get ready to run your best at the Last Chance XC Championships!
The day kicks off with an Open/Club 5k and the USATF-NJ 8k XC Championships, followed by the highly anticipated high school races featuring both girls and boys categories, along with a Youth 3k for grades 3-8. Teams will compete for glory, with awards for the top 30 finishers in each race and team champions in boys, girls, and co-ed categories. Don’t miss your chance to end the cross country season on a high note — mark your calendars for November 16 and get ready to run your best at the Last Chance XC Championships!
Organiser's Description
RACE UPDATE: 11/14
COURSE MAPS [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nqkA9ov1mt6nhz5FS-gUWLc_JBYG8fD3j7lLruaGP00/edit?tab=t.0]
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UHJ_Ulv6o1OoNNWXdynreAhD5P5jg2SJLZFq1D-Kq8s/edit?tab=t.0]
Live Results [https://blueridgetiminglive.com/2024/lastchance/]
LAST CHANCE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | Oak Ridge Park
136 Oak Ridge Park Road | Clark, NJ 07066
The LAST CHANCE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS is the perfect opportunity to PR on the fastest 5k course in New Jersey: Oak Ridge Park. With a double-loop, pancake flat course, cheering crowds, loud music, oversized medals, personalized bibs, and free action pictures, runners will have no choice but to PR.
There will be three team champions crowned: boys (3/team), girls (3/team), and co-ed (4/team: 2 boys, 2 girls). Times, not places, will determine team results, Schools that enter more than three runners will be assigned teams based on finish times (top 3 = A Team, Next 3 = B Team, etc).
Since November 17 is the last day of the NJSIAA cross country season, this is a sanctioned high school event by the NFHS. No clubs are allowed in the high school 5k races.
_MEET SCHEDULE_
10:00am - Open/Club 5k/ USATF-NJ 8k XC Championships (men & women)
11:15am - 400m Dash
11:20am - HS Girls 5k (NJSIAA/NFHS Sanctioned)
11:50pm - HS Boys 5k (NJSIAA/NFHS Sanctioned)
12:15pm - Youth 3k (Grades 3-8)
_THREE HS TEAM CHAMPIONS_
Boys
Girls
Co-Ed
_AWARDS_
Medals to top 30 in each race 5k race
Awards to three team champions: Boys, Girls, Coed
_ENTRY INFORMATION_
$20 Runner
$50 Boys, Girls, or Coed HS Team
$250 Unlimited/gender
$500 Unlimited/both genders
Entries are due Tuesday, November 12th at 11:59pm through either Milesplit or RunSignUp. After entry is complete, either bring payment to meet or send to:
Garden State Track Club
2290 Amwell Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
Please email Chuck at [email protected] with any questions.
2023 RESULTS [https://nj.milesplit.com/meets/628091-last-chance-xc-championships-2024/info]
2023 Boys Champion: Tommy Hunt (16:18) - Oratory Prep (NJ)
2023 Girls Champion: Aleah Lazar (19:30) - Archbishop Ryan (PA)
2023 Boys Team Champions: Pope John (NJ)
2023 Girls Team Champions: Oratory Prep (NJ)
2023 Coed Team Champs: Donovan Catholic (NJ)
COURSE MAPS [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nqkA9ov1mt6nhz5FS-gUWLc_JBYG8fD3j7lLruaGP00/edit?tab=t.0]
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UHJ_Ulv6o1OoNNWXdynreAhD5P5jg2SJLZFq1D-Kq8s/edit?tab=t.0]
Live Results [https://blueridgetiminglive.com/2024/lastchance/]
LAST CHANCE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | Oak Ridge Park
136 Oak Ridge Park Road | Clark, NJ 07066
The LAST CHANCE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS is the perfect opportunity to PR on the fastest 5k course in New Jersey: Oak Ridge Park. With a double-loop, pancake flat course, cheering crowds, loud music, oversized medals, personalized bibs, and free action pictures, runners will have no choice but to PR.
There will be three team champions crowned: boys (3/team), girls (3/team), and co-ed (4/team: 2 boys, 2 girls). Times, not places, will determine team results, Schools that enter more than three runners will be assigned teams based on finish times (top 3 = A Team, Next 3 = B Team, etc).
Since November 17 is the last day of the NJSIAA cross country season, this is a sanctioned high school event by the NFHS. No clubs are allowed in the high school 5k races.
_MEET SCHEDULE_
10:00am - Open/Club 5k/ USATF-NJ 8k XC Championships (men & women)
11:15am - 400m Dash
11:20am - HS Girls 5k (NJSIAA/NFHS Sanctioned)
11:50pm - HS Boys 5k (NJSIAA/NFHS Sanctioned)
12:15pm - Youth 3k (Grades 3-8)
_THREE HS TEAM CHAMPIONS_
Boys
Girls
Co-Ed
_AWARDS_
Medals to top 30 in each race 5k race
Awards to three team champions: Boys, Girls, Coed
_ENTRY INFORMATION_
$20 Runner
$50 Boys, Girls, or Coed HS Team
$250 Unlimited/gender
$500 Unlimited/both genders
Entries are due Tuesday, November 12th at 11:59pm through either Milesplit or RunSignUp. After entry is complete, either bring payment to meet or send to:
Garden State Track Club
2290 Amwell Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
Please email Chuck at [email protected] with any questions.
2023 RESULTS [https://nj.milesplit.com/meets/628091-last-chance-xc-championships-2024/info]
2023 Boys Champion: Tommy Hunt (16:18) - Oratory Prep (NJ)
2023 Girls Champion: Aleah Lazar (19:30) - Archbishop Ryan (PA)
2023 Boys Team Champions: Pope John (NJ)
2023 Girls Team Champions: Oratory Prep (NJ)
2023 Coed Team Champs: Donovan Catholic (NJ)
Races
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Open 400m
Incl. $2.20 Fee
Sun 16th November 2025 (11:15AM EST)
$22.20
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High School 5k (NJSIAA & NFHS Sanctioned)
Incl. $2.20 Fee
Sun 16th November 2025 (11:20AM EST)
$22.20
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USATF-NJ 8k Championships
Incl. $2.20 Fee
Sun 16th November 2025 (10:00AM EST)
$22.20
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Boys, Girls, or Co-Ed 5k Team (3 Runners)
Incl. $4.00 Fee
Sun 16th November 2025 (11:30AM EST)
$54.00
OPENS 10 SEP -
Youth 3k
Incl. $1.90 Fee
Sun 16th November 2025 (12:15PM EST)
$16.90
OPENS 10 SEP -
Open 5k (All Ages)
Incl. $2.20 Fee
Sun 16th November 2025 (10:00AM EST)
$22.20
OPENS 11 SEP
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