YMS Cross Country

Why Join Cross Country?

April 18, 2017

Cross country isn't just a sport for the top athletes in Yorkville. There are no cuts in cross country and every member of our team runs in at least one competition a week until the postseason. Our competitions are called "meets" and we go to some of the biggest meets in the state including the Parkside Invite in Normal, the Troy Invite in Shorewood, and our home Fox Trot Invite. The Troy Invite is the only invite we participate in that is not open to every runner on our team.

The cross country program is the most successful sport in Yorkville with 17 State trophies including three at the middle school and five straight state championships for the high school girls from 2011 to 2015. The boys also won back-to-back state championships at the high school in 2013 and 2014. Last season the middle school team took home two State trophies with the girls finishing in second and the boys finishing in third.

This success shouldn't be intimidating to anyone, though. We personalize workouts for our runners and have runners who turn out to be All-State athletes and runners who run 10 minute+ miles. Because of our personalized workouts, though, all of our runners improve during the season and we make a point to celebrate runners of all ability levels throughout the season.

Registration for the 2016 cross country season will be Tuesday, May 23 from 6:30 to 7:30pm at the Yorkville Middle School cafeteria. All you need to turn in on that day is the cross country registration form. The athletic packet, physical, and $65 activity fee are not due until the season starts on July 31, but you can turn them in if you want.

We also encourage all of our runners to sign up for summer Endurance Camp. Registration forms are available here, and you can turn them in to Coach Muth at the high school, or at middle school cross country registration night.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask on our Facebook page, or email Coach Miller at demiller@y115.org.