Cross Country Cup Calendar 2024:
- Local and County matches midweek during September/October
- Week beginning 4th November – 9 Regional Finals
- Saturday 7th December | Cross Country Cup Final – Grammar School at Leeds
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Cross Country Cup Calendar 2024:
This competition is based on the 2024-25 school year with age-groups operating from the end of that year on 31st August 2025 at midnight.
JUNIORS – must be Over 12 and Under 14 years of age.
INTERS – must be Over 14 and Under 16 years of age.
SENIORS – must be Over 16 and Under 19 years of age.
The Cup Final is normally held on the first Saturday in December and this year is being hosted by the Grammar School at Leeds. Anyone who would like to offer to stage the CUP FINAL in the future should contact the ESAA Cross Country Cup Coordinators, via the Contact-Us page.
The Cup Final is normally held on the first Saturday in December and this year is being hosted by the Grammar School at Leeds. Anyone who would like to offer to stage the CUP FINAL in the future should contact the ESAA Cross Country Cup Coordinators, via the Contact-Us page.
ESAA offer the following competitions with separate races for Girls and Boys in each age group:
Age groups work on actual age as at midnight 31st August at the end of the current school year, not on their current school year group, teachers need to be aware of any pupils who are in the ‘wrong’ year for their actual age.
For the XC Cup competitions held between September and December 2024 the ages are as at midnight 31st August 2024.
Yes, this is very much an inter-school competition. Only individual schools can enter teams in the Cross Country Cup. Entries must be submitted by the closing dates identified in the competitions area of the website. This is not a competition for club based teams or individual athlete entry. A minimum of four school runners are required for each team.
A map of the 2024 Cross Country Copy regions can be found here.
Yes. The ESAA benefits from registration with England Athletics which requires school teams to be accompanied at ESAA events by a teacher from that school. The relevant UK Athletics Insurance Documents can be downloaded and viewed here.
