33rd Annual Carlisle Invitational 2026

Registration help:

pa.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions

Course Map: Course Map

RacesTimes:

915 AM-Girls JV

1000 AM-Boys FR  

1030-Boys JV (10th-12th)

1100 AM- Girls Champions (small schools)

1130 AM-Boys Champions (small schools)   

Challenge Awards: 1:30



Meet Fees Entry Fees: 

$20 per runner entered up to a maximum cap of $400 per gender.  (Boys and Girls teams are separate teams).

There is no limit to the number of participants a team may run. Maximum for unlimited boys and unlimited girls-Total: $800.

PLEASE pay in full when you know what your team will owe.  Your receipt will not be accurate until such time as you have entered all your entries.  Cost is based on ENTRIES, not PARTICIPANTS.  Payments not made by November 30th, 2026 will accrue a late fee of $200, or your team will not be able to enter in future years.

Payments

Payments:  Make checks payable to CARLISLE CROSS COUNTRY BOOSTERS. Please send to:

Carlisle Cross Country

c/o Athletics Dept.

540 W. North St.

Carlisle, PA 17013

*The Travis Trail will remain exactly 5000 meters in length.  There will be construction on campus this year and the course will be slightly different in the middle.  It will be clearly marked with signs, paint and pennant rope throughout. The course will be predominantly mowed grass and offers a mixture of flat and hill running. The start offers open, unobstructed running for several hundred meters with excellent mobility throughout the entire course. The course is runnable even in most extremely adverse weather conditions as evidenced in 2018! It provides an excellent surface for spikes or flats. It is also an excellent spectator course and offers easy race visibility for well over 3000 of the 5000 meters. The course has been the site of NCAA regional and national cross-country finals. It has also been described by an out-of-state coach from a nationally ranked team as one of the top high school courses in the United States.

*Varsity teams will consist of at least 5 runners.  JV teams will consist of 9th-12th grade runners who are not legitimate top 5 varsity caliber runners.

*Challenge races will be the final races of the day.

*Seniors WILL continue to be permitted to run in the JV races if they are truly JV runners.

*The JV BOYS race will remain split into two separate competitive races, but a breakdown so Freshmen boys will have their own race, with other JV runners of all grades in the other. Coaches may choose to run their freshmen up in order to get a team score in the JV race if they like, but they would not be eligible to win the 9th grade trophy that will go to the winner of the Freshmen boys' race.

*Formal awards ceremony for award winners in the Challenge races at 1:30PM in the Stadium. All other awards may be picked up at the awards tent following official results of each race. No awards will be mailed.

Challenge Races- The challenge races will continue to feature top-ranked teams, and individuals from PA and other states. These races are more competitive, but normally with fewer participants, and deeper awards than the Champions races. Top 5 boys and girls teams win team trophies and 7 individual medals for each member of their team. Individual awards will also go deeper than the Champions races. ALL AAA Pennsylvania schools should be entered here.

Champions Races- have traditionally been a larger races (40-50 teams) featuring smaller schools or teams truly in a rebuilding phase. A and AA Pennsylvania teams should enter the Champions races unless they are looking for a "Challenge".  Top-3 Boys and Girls teams win team trophies and 7 individual medals for each member of their team.

JV Races- Team trophies to the top-3 JV teams in both of the BOYS JV races and 5 medals for each scoring member of the placing teams. Team trophies to top-5 JV teams in the GIRLS JV race and 5 medals for each scoring member of the placing teams.

Awards: INDIVIDUAL AWARDS-Trophies will be awarded to the top 20 varsity runners, medals to 21st through 30th varsity finishers in the Challenge races. Medals will be awarded to the top 20 finishers in the Champions races. Trophies to the top male and female at each grade level in the JV races. Medals to the top 20 runners in each of the BOYS JV races. Medals to the top 30 runners the GIRLS JV race. Awards will not be mailed.

For any additional information please contact Ed Boardman at shipcross8@gmail.com or cell- 717-658-6008, or the Carlisle Athletic Office (717-240-6800 ext 26838)