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New National HS XC Meet Coming To Tampa
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If you thought the post season scene for high school cross country was already crowded with Nike Cross Nationals and the Footlocker Championships then you were wrong. The good folks at the University of South Florida have decided to enter the foray. National cross country meet coming to Tampa
The University of South Florida will stage a national youth cross country championship event, which will include boys and girls high school divisions, on Nov. 28 on the Bulls’ campus, former King track coach Pete Mirones announced. Mirones said he hopes the meet eventually rivals two other prominent national cross country championships sponsored by Foot Locker and Nike. The advantage of the USF meet, Mirones said, is Florida’s mild weather at that time of year. The two other national meets have recently been held in cold-weather states. The meet, which will be sanctoned by USA Track and Field, is still in the early stages of development but has commitments from several out-of-state teams and clubs. Mirones hopes to land a title sponsor and award a $1,000 college scholarship to the overall male and female winners of the highest prep division. There is no word on how harriers will qualify for the meet or even where the meet will be located in Tampa. |
