Registration
2024 Meet Entry Information
College
- Entries will be done online through the Direct Athletics meet registration system HERE for all schools. Meet entry will open in early August.
- There will be no limit on the number of entries per team. However, only the first seven finishers from each school will be included in the team scoring.
- Unattached and club entries will be permitted with permission of meet management. Please email the meet at thexcchallenge@gmail.com to request entry into the meet.
- Entries will close at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11th.
Entry Fees
- $400 per men’s team (any group scored as a team, 5 or more runners) – unlimited entries
- $400 per women’s team (any group scored as a team, 5 or more runners) – unlimited entries
- $40 per individual – unattached
Payment Instructions
- Entry Fees must be received by Friday, September 13th.
- Make checks payable to HS Event Management LLC
- Mail to: PO Box 33257, Raleigh, NC 27636
- Please email thexcchallenge@gmail.com if wishing to pay via credit card (the entry fee will be increased by 3.7%) or cash.
High School
- Entries will be done online through the MileSplit meet registration system HERE. Meetentry will open on May 6th. Meet management reserves the right to close entries early if the size of the meet necessitates, so please register in a timely manner.
- Only TEN entries per team will be allowed in the Championship OR Invitational OR Challenge divisions (see next item below).
- Meet management will seed the races accordingly between the Championship, Invitational, and Challenge divisions in an effort to create the best possible racing experience for all competitors involved. Coaches may request a particular division via email but this request does not guaranteed to be fulfilled.
- Teams can can enter up to 25 athletes in the JV races. A coach may request to enter more then 25 athletes into the JV division but meet management cannot guarantee approval of the request. JV race assignments will be handled by meet management. As with the varsity races, coaches may request placement into a particular JV division, but this request is not guaranteed to be fulfilled.
- No unattached athletes are permitted in the high school races. This is a NFHS sanctioned event and a final list of registered schools will be submitted at the close of entries to the NFHS. While meet management does it’s best to review teams entered for sanctioning conflicts, it is the responsibility of each coach/team to review the list of entries for any potential issues regarding competing against non-eligible teams.
- Entries will close at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11th.
Entry Fees
- $185 per boys team (any group scored as a team, 5 or more runners) – max 35 entries – 10 Varsity, 25 JV
- $185 per girls team (any group scored as a team, 5 or more runners) – max 35 entries – 10 Varsity, 25 JV
- $40 per individual
Payment Instructions
- Entry Fees must be received by Monday, September 9th.
- Make checks payable to HS Event Management LLC
- Mail to: PO Box 33257, Raleigh, NC 27636
- Please email thexcchallenge@gmail.com if wishing to pay via credit card (the entry fee will be increased by 3.7%) or cash.
Youth
- Entries will be done online through the MileSplit meet registration system HERE. Entries are now open.
- All runners must be running unattached or for a club. No athletes running for their respective high schools are permitted to participated in this race.
- Entries will close at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11th.
- Late registration will occur at the meet registration tent on Friday, September 20th 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and on Saturday morning until 11:30 am.
Entry Fees
- $125 per boys team (5 or more) – unlimited entries
- $125 per girls team (5 or more) – unlimited entries
- $25 per individual
Payment Instructions
- Entry Fees must be received by Monday, September 9th.
- Make checks payable to HS Event Management LLC
- Mail to: PO Box 33257, Raleigh, NC 27636
- Please email thexcchallenge@gmail.com if wishing to pay via credit card (the entry fee will be increased by 3.7%) or cash.