2026 Cross Country Season Calendar
Click here for Keith Lawton’s season proposal of dates and class/division assignments.
- Tuesday August 11 – RIIL Zoom meeting, 5:30pm
- Monday August 17 – First Official Day of 2026 Cross Country Season
- Monday August 17 – RITCA Preseason meeting, La Salle Academy, Brother McKenery Theater, 7:30pm
- Saturday September 5 – Injury Fund Race Carnival, Deerfield Park, Smithfield
- Sunday September 13 – MarshVegas Invite, Marshfield MA – Info on website
- Week of Sept 14 – Week 1 Dual Meets
- Saturday Sept 19 – Manchester Invitational, Derryfield NH – Info on website
- Week of Sept 21 – Week 2 Dual Meets
- Saturday Sept 26 – Ocean State XC Invitational, Goddard Park – Info on website
- Saturday Sept 27 – Bowdoin XC Classic, Wappinger Falls, NY – Info on website
- This is the location of the Nike Northeast Regional Championships
- Week of Sept 28 – Week 3 Dual Meets
- Saturday October 3 – Maine XC Festival of Champions, Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast ME – Info on website
- This will be the location of the 2026 New England Championships
- Saturday October 3 – Woods Trail Run, Thetford VT – Info on website
- Saturday October 3 – Great American Cross Country Festival – Info on website
- Week of October 5 – Week 4 Dual Meets
- Saturday October 10– MSTCA Twilight Invitational, Falmouth MA – Info Sheet
- Saturday October 10 – Wickham Park Invitational, Manchester CT – Info on website
- Saturday October 10 – Manhattan University Invitational, Bronx NY – Info on website
- Thursday October 22 – East Bay Challenge, Portsmouth RI
- Thursday October 22 – Skee Carter Bronco Invitational, Burrillville
- Monday October 26 – Freshman State Championships, Boys and Girls, Deerfield Park, Smithfield
- Saturday October 31 – RI Class and JV State Championships, Ponaganset High School
- Boys’ Class C 10:00 AM
- Girls; Class C 10:30 AM
- Boys’ Class A 11:00 AM
- Girls; Class A 11:30 AM
- Boys’ Junior Varsity-1 12:00 PM
- Boys’ Junior Varsity-2 12:45 PM
- Girls’ Junior Varsity 1:30 PM
- Boys’ Class B 2:15 PM
- Girls’ Class B 2:45 PM
- Saturday November 7 – RI State Championships, Ponaganset High School
- Boys 2:15pm and Girls at 3:00pm
- Saturday November 14 – New England Championships, Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast ME
- Sunday November 15 – USATF New England Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships – Hopkinton, NH – Info on Website
- Tuesday November 17 – Boys State Cross Country Banquet, Wrights Farm Restaurant, Burrillville – Email Dan Brennan with questions
- Thursday November 19 – Girls State Cross Country Banquet, Wrights Farm Restaurant, Burrillville – Email Sue Carlson with questions
- Saturday November 21 – Nike Northeast Regionals, Wappinger Falls, NY – Info on Website – Register Here
- Saturday November 21 – Brooks Northeast Regional, Holmdel, NJ – Info on Website
If you have any additional meets, please email Shaun Horgan at horgans@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Important Information
- Race results can be found on ri.milesplit.com
- Mandatory Sport Fees – Copy of invoice – *Must Share with Athletic Directors*
- Practice Dates and times for Ponaganset HS Course – Info Sheet
- RIIL Sport Director – Keith Lawton, lawton1524@cox.net
- For the 2025 Coaches Contact List, email Keith Lawton.
- Boys RITCA Director – Danny Brennan, Bishop Hendricken High School, danieljbrennan@hotmail.com
- Girls RITCA Director – Sue Carlson, Lincoln High School, coachcarlson@cox.net
- In depth coverage of RI Cross Country and Track and Field can be found at ocean.staterunning.net. Recaps, interviews and photos.
- Here is a link to the RIIL Rules and Info page for Boys and Girls Cross Country.