Georgia XC Week Ahead: Two BIG Meets take Center Stage

A Video with information about the Canned Food Drive at the Coach Wood Invitational this weekend

This week seems primarily focused on two giant meets. We've got the Georgia Middle School State Cross Country Championships which is the culmination of the season for the middle school kids. These kids have been racing all sorts of races throughout the season with multiple distances and venues. Some of them have seen the same competition every week and some have travelled to get a variety. But on Saturday we've got the culmination of all of that work as they come together at one meet to all run the same course and see who is the best. 

At the high school level something similar is happening at the Coach Wood Invitational. While there are several other meets going on this weekend as well, this one brings in the most teams every year. For years it has been dubbed the unofficial all class state meet. Most of the top teams and individuals in the state show up every year, as well as some really good out of state teams, to test themselves against the best of the best. What's always amusing to me is how this meet gives us very little information for what will come three weeks later. Some years the teams who do great at coach wood show up and do the same again 3 weeks later. Other years the opposite is true. Some teams avoid this meet now that it's on a fast course because they know the hills of Carrollton are a totally different story. But mostly it's just an exciting meet that almost always gets good weather and now that it's at McIntosh that produces very fast times. Let's just go out there and have fun at one last regular season meet before the pressure of region and state takes over!


Featured Meets

Georgia Middle School State Cross Country Championships

Bleckley County Elemetary School Hwy 26 Cochran, Ga
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Bleckley County Elemetary School Hwy 26

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • ACE Charter
  • Agile Fox Running Club
  • Alpha Crush Running Club
  • Amana Academy
  • Armuchee MS
  • Athens Academy
  • Atlanta International School
  • Atlanta Track Club
  • Bleckley Co. MS
  • Blessed Trinity Junior Titans
  • Bowdon Middle School
  • Brantley County HS
  • Bremen MS
  • Bryan County Middle School
  • Buford MS
  • Calhoun MS
  • Carrollton Junior High School
  • Cartersville MS
  • Chamblee Middle CC
  • Chestatee Academy MS
  • Coffee Middle School
  • Creekland MS
  • Dacula MS
  • Dawson County
  • Dublin MS
  • E.T. Booth MS
  • East Jackson MS
  • East Laurens MS
  • Edge Running Club
  • Evans MS
  • Fannin County MS
  • Fellowship Christian School
  • Franklin County MS
  • Furlow Charter School
  • Galloway Middle Learning
  • George Walton Academy
  • Georgia Military College Prep Sc
  • Great Strides
  • Greenbrier MS
  • Hart County MS
  • Heard County Middle School
  • Hebron Christian
  • Hendricks Middle School
  • Jeff Davis MS
  • Jefferson Middle School
  • Johnson County
  • Johnson County MS
  • JR Hawks
  • Jr. WolfPack
  • Junior Hoyas
  • Lake Oconee Academy
  • Lakeside MS
  • Landmark Christian School
  • Lee County
  • Liberty MS (Cumming)
  • Little Mill MS
  • Locust Grove MS
  • Loganville Christian Academy
  • Loganville MS
  • Lost Mountain MS
  • Lumpkin County MS
  • MacIntyre Park MS
  • Marion County MS
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Sc
  • Mary Persons
  • McClure Middle School
  • McConnell Middle School
  • McIntosh County Academy
  • Mill Creek Junior Hawks
  • Mill Creek MS
  • Model MS
  • Monroe County MS
  • Morgan County MS
  • North Cobb Christian
  • North Hall Middle School
  • Oconee County MS
  • Oglethorpe County MS
  • Ola MS
  • Otwell MS
  • Pelham MS
  • Pierce County MS
  • Pike County MS
  • Piney Grove MS
  • Pulaski MS
  • Putnam County Middle School
  • Renfroe MS
  • Richards Middle School
  • Richmond Hill Middle School
  • Rising Star MS
  • Riverside MS
  • Rome MS
  • Rossville Middle School
  • Run Zero 2 Hero
  • Saint Mary's on the Hill Catholi
  • Social Circle MS
  • South Effingham MS
  • Southeast Bulloch Middle School
  • Sprayberry Jr Jackets XC/Track
  • St. Benedict's Episcopal School
  • St. Mary's Academy
  • Summerour Middle School
  • T J Elder Middle School
  • TakeOff
  • Taylor Road MS
  • Thomas County Middle School
  • Toombs County MS
  • Trickum Middle School
  • Trinity Christian MS - Sharpsbur
  • Turner County Middle School
  • Valdosta MS
  • Vickery Creek MS
  • Villa Rica Middle School
  • Washington-Wilkes High School
  • Wayne County Middle School
  • West Jackson MS
  • West Laurens Middle School
  • Westminster Schools of Augusta
  • White County MS
  • Wilcox County HS
  • William James Middle School
  • Woodland Middle Euharlee
  • Woodstock/Freedom MS
  • Woodward Academy

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20th Annual Coach Wood Invitational

McIntosh Nature Preserve Whitesburg, GA
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: McIntosh Nature Preserve

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Allatoona HS
  • Alpharetta
  • Archer HS
  • Armuchee
  • Athens Academy
  • Augusta Prep
  • Berkmar High School
  • Blessed Trinity
  • Brookwood
  • Cambridge HS
  • Central High School
  • Chattanooga Christian School
  • Collins Hill High School
  • Commerce
  • Decatur High School
  • Denmark High School
  • Discovery HS
  • Druid Hills
  • Duluth High School
  • Dunwoody
  • East Forsyth High School
  • Etowah
  • Evans High School
  • Greater Atlanta Christian
  • Grovetown HS
  • Harrison High School
  • Hebron Christian
  • Heritage Prep
  • Hillgrove
  • Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
  • Homewood HS
  • Jefferson High School
  • Johnson Ferry Christian Academy
  • LaGrange High School
  • Lakeside HS, DeKalb
  • Lakeside, Evans
  • Lambert HS
  • Lawrence County HS
  • Lovett
  • Lowndes High School
  • Marietta High School
  • Marist
  • Midtown
  • Mill Creek High School
  • North Atlanta
  • North Gwinnett
  • North Paulding HS
  • North Springs
  • Oconee County High School
  • Pace Academy
  • Paideia
  • Peachtree Ridge High School
  • Roswell High School
  • Scottsboro HS
  • Seckinger High School
  • Shiloh High School
  • South Forsyth High School
  • St. Anne Pacelli Catholic School
  • St. Pius X
  • Starrs Mill High School
  • Strong Rock Christian School
  • The Mount Vernon School
  • The Stonehaven School
  • Trinity Christian - Sharpsburg
  • Walton High School
  • Wesleyan School
  • Westminster School
  • Wheeler High School
  • Whitefield Academy
  • Whitewater High School
  • Woodstock High School

HOKA FLRUNNERS.COM INVITATIONAL 23

Holloway Park Lakeland, FL
Oct 14, 2022 Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Holloway Park

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Academy of Holy Names
  • American Heritage MS/HS (Plantat
  • Apopka HS
  • Armwood HS
  • Bayshore Project
  • Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
  • Bell Creek Academy
  • Benjamin School
  • Berean Christian School
  • Berkeley Prep HS
  • Berkley Accelerated Middle Schoo
  • Bloomingdale HS
  • Boca Ciega HS
  • Boca Raton HS
  • Boca Warriors Track Club
  • Bok Academy North
  • Butler
  • Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
  • Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. L
  • Cambridge (Christian) School
  • Cambridge HS
  • Cape Coral HS
  • Cardinal Gibbons HS
  • Carrollwood Day School
  • Celebration HS
  • Central Florida Flyers
  • Central Florida Gliders
  • Charlotte HS
  • Christian Crossings Academy HS
  • Christian Crossings Academy MS
  • Christopher Columbus HS
  • Circle Christian School
  • Clearwater HS
  • Conchita Espinosa Academy Elemen
  • Conchita Espinosa Academy MS
  • Cooper City HS
  • Countryside HS
  • Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) Hi
  • DeSoto County HS
  • Desoto Middle School
  • Discovery Academy Middle School
  • Downtown Doral Charter Upper Sch
  • Drapetomaniacs
  • Dunbar HS
  • Dunedin HS
  • East Lake HS
  • East River HS
  • ERYRC
  • Estero HS
  • Faith Christian Academy
  • FAU High School
  • FAU High/ADHUS
  • First Baptist Academy
  • Florida Christian School
  • Ford Flames TC
  • Fort Myers HS
  • Fort Walton Beach HS
  • Foundation Academy
  • Four Corners Charter School
  • Genesis Athletics
  • George Jenkins HS
  • Gulf Coast Runners Youth Team
  • Gulliver Prep HS
  • Hagerty HS
  • Haines City HS
  • Hardee Junior High
  • Hardee Running Club
  • Harmony HS
  • Hebron Christian
  • Highlands Christian Academy
  • Hillsborough Harriers
  • Holy Family Catholic School
  • Horizon High School
  • Httr Tornadoes
  • Imagine School Land O Lakes
  • Immokalee HS
  • Indian Rocks Christian
  • Indian Trails Middle School (Win
  • Island Coast HS
  • Ivy Hawn Charter School of the A
  • Jewett Academy
  • Johns Creek HS
  • Jupiter HS
  • Keswick Christian
  • Key West HS
  • Kiran C. Patel High School
  • Lake Highland Prep HS
  • Lake Mary HS
  • Lake Minneola HS
  • Lake Nona HS
  • Lake Placid HS
  • Lake Wales HS
  • Lakeland Runners Club
  • Lakeland Southwest Middle School
  • Lakewood HS
  • Lakewood Ranch HS
  • Landrum Middle School
  • Lecanto HS
  • Lehigh HS
  • Lely HS
  • LLT South Bay
  • Lutz Preparatory
  • Lyman HS
  • Lyndon Academy
  • Martin County HS
  • Mater Brighton Lakes Academy
  • Miami Coral Park HS
  • Miami Country Day School
  • Miami Elite Track Club
  • Mitchell HS
  • Montverde Academy
  • Mount Dora Christian Academy (Bi
  • Mount Dora HS
  • Mulberry Middle School
  • Naples HS
  • NorthBay Christian Academy
  • Northview High School
  • Oasis Christian Academy
  • Ocala Distance Project
  • Ocala Forest HS
  • Ocala Vanguard HS
  • Olympia HS
  • Orangewood Christian
  • Osceola HS (Seminole)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Mia
  • Palm Harbor University HS
  • Palmer Trinity School
  • Palmetto Ridge HS
  • Palmetto Senior HS
  • Parrish Community HS
  • Port Charlotte HS
  • Providence School
  • Rampello K-8 School
  • Ransom Everglades School
  • Red Sea Running Club
  • Ridgeview Global Studies Academy
  • Riviera Preparatory School
  • Robinson HS
  • Roswell High School
  • Round Lake Charter
  • Sarasota Track Club
  • Seabreeze HS
  • Sebastian River HS
  • Sebring HS
  • Seffner Christian
  • Seminole HS
  • Shorecrest Prep
  • Sickles HS
  • South Florida HEAT
  • South Fork HS
  • Southwest Florida Christian Acad
  • Spring Creek Charter School
  • St. Brendan HS
  • St. Francis Catholic HS
  • St. John Neumann
  • St. John Paul II Academy
  • St. Kevin Catholic School
  • St. Paul Lutheran Church & Schoo
  • St. Petersburg Catholic
  • St. Petersburg HS
  • Sunlake Academy Of Math And Scie
  • Sunlake HS
  • T1D Elites
  • Tampa Bay HEAT
  • Tampa Jesuit HS
  • Tavares HS
  • Terrace Community Middle School
  • The First Academy Elementary
  • The King's Academy
  • The Pine School
  • The Villages HS
  • Trinity Prep
  • Trinity School for Children
  • Union Park Charter Academy
  • University HS (Orange City)
  • University HS (Orlando)
  • Vanguard School (Lake Wales)
  • Vast Track Club
  • Venice HS
  • Vero Beach HS
  • Victory Christian Academy
  • Wekiva HS
  • Wesley Chapel New Tampa Mustangs
  • West Express Elite
  • West Orange HS
  • Westlake Christian School
  • Westminster Academy
  • Westwood Middle School
  • Windermere High School
  • Winthrop College Prep Academy

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More Meets

Randolph Invitational

John Hunt Running Park Huntsville, AL
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: John Hunt Running Park

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Alabama School of Cyber Technolo
  • Albertville
  • American Christian Academy
  • Ardmore High School
  • Asbury
  • Austin
  • Beech Senior High School
  • Belgreen
  • Blackman High School
  • Boaz
  • Brewer
  • Brooks
  • Buckhorn
  • Chelsea High School
  • Cleveland High School
  • Collierville High School
  • Columbia
  • Cordova
  • Corinth High School
  • Covenant Christian
  • Cullman
  • Curry High School
  • DAR
  • DeKalb Co. High School
  • Deshler High School
  • Donelson Christian Academy
  • Elkmont High School
  • Falkville
  • Franklin Co. High School
  • Green Hill High School
  • Grissom HS
  • Guntersville
  • Hanceville
  • Hatton
  • Hazel Green
  • Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Hig
  • Huntingdon High School
  • Indian Springs
  • Lauderdale County
  • Lee-Huntsville
  • Madison Academy
  • Madison County
  • Mae Jemison High School
  • McCallie School
  • Montgomery Academy
  • Muscle Shoals High
  • New Hope High School
  • North Jackson
  • Oneonta
  • Parkview High School
  • Plainview High School
  • Priceville
  • Providence Christian Academy
  • Randolph School
  • Rogers
  • Russellville
  • Saint John Paul II Catholic High
  • Section High School
  • Siegel High School
  • Spain Park
  • Sparkman High School
  • St Bernard
  • Sylvania High School
  • Tanner
  • Vestavia Hills HS
  • Vinemont High School
  • West End High School
  • West Point High School
  • Westminster Christian Academy HS
  • Whitesburg Christian Academy
  • Wilson High School
  • Woodward Academy

Pickens & Grinnin' Invitational

Roper Park Jasper, GA
Oct 14, 2022 Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Roper Park

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Atlanta International School
  • Campbell High School
  • Cass High School
  • Centennial
  • Central Gwinnett
  • Chamblee
  • Cherokee
  • Cherokee Bluff High School
  • Chestatee
  • Creekview
  • Dacula
  • Dawson County
  • Deerfield-Windsor School
  • East Hall HS
  • East Paulding High School
  • Fellowship Christian School
  • Flowery Branch
  • Forsyth Central
  • Gainesville High School
  • Girls Preparatory School
  • Grayson High School
  • Hiram High School
  • Johns Creek HS
  • Kell High School
  • Kennesaw Mountain
  • King's Ridge Christian School
  • Lanier HS
  • Lassiter High School
  • Locust Grove High School
  • Lumpkin Co. High School
  • Meadowcreek HS
  • Milton High School
  • Mount Bethel Christian
  • Mount Pisgah Christian School
  • Mountain View HS
  • North Cobb High School
  • North Forsyth
  • Northview High School
  • Northwest Whitfield High School
  • Osborne High School
  • Pickens County
  • Pinecrest Academy
  • Pope High School
  • Providence Christian Academy
  • River Ridge HS
  • Riverwood International Charter
  • South Gwinnett
  • Tallulah Falls
  • Walker
  • West Forsyth High School
  • Woodland

7th Mile Farm Invitational

7 Mile Farm Statesboro, GA
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: 7 Mile Farm

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Beach
  • Bradwell Institute
  • Calvary Day School
  • Cherokee Bluff High School
  • Effingham County
  • First Presbyterian Christian Aca
  • Habersham School
  • HV Jenkins
  • Islands High School
  • Johnson-Savannah
  • Liberty County
  • Montgomery County HS
  • New Hampstead HS
  • Pinewood Christian
  • Portal
  • Savannah Arts Academy
  • Savannah Christian Prep
  • Savannah Country Day School
  • South Effingham High School
  • Southeast Bulloch
  • St. Andrews School
  • St. Vincent's Academy (SVA)
  • Tattnall County High School
  • Toombs County HS
  • Toombs County MS
  • Trinity Christian School - Stat
  • Veritas Academy
  • Vidalia
  • Vidalia Heritage Academy
  • Wayne County
  • West Laurens High School
  • Windsor Forest
  • Woodville-Tompkins HS

Kent Kramer Classic

Athens Christian Athens, GA
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: Athens Christian

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Archer HS
  • Athens Christian
  • Bradwell Institute
  • Cherokee Bluff High School
  • East Hall HS
  • Elbert Co.
  • George Walton Academy
  • Greenbrier High School
  • Hart County
  • Jasper County HS
  • Johnson HS
  • Lakeview Academy
  • Loganville Christian Academy
  • Lyndon Academy
  • Madison County
  • Morgan County HS
  • Morgan County MS
  • Newton
  • Oglethorpe County HS
  • Prince Avenue Christian School
  • Riverside Military Academy
  • Rockdale Co.
  • Sola Fide Academy
  • South Gwinnett
  • St. Joseph Catholic School
  • Towns County HS
  • Trinity Classical School
  • Washington-Wilkes High School
  • West Hall High School
  • Westminster Christian Academy
  • Young Americans Christian School

Metro 10 Cross Country Championship

Perimeter Christian School Johns Creek, GA
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: Perimeter Christian School

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Cornerstone Christian Academy
  • Fellowship Christian School
  • King's Ridge Christian School
  • Mount Bethel Christian
  • Mount Paran Christian School
  • Mount Pisgah Christian School
  • North Cobb Christian
  • Perimeter Christian School
  • Providence Christian Academy
  • St. Francis MS
  • The Mount Vernon School
  • Walker
  • Whitefield Academy MS

Coffee Home Meet#1

Coffee County HS Douglas, GA
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: Coffee County HS

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Atkinson County HS
  • Bacon County HS
  • Ben-Hill Middle School
  • Berrien County MS
  • Citizen's Christian Academy
  • Coffee
  • Coffee Middle School
  • Fitzgerald
  • Jeff Davis
  • Pierce County HS
  • Scintilla Charter Academy
  • St. John Catholic School

Race with the Sharks 2022

Sergeant Jasper Park Hardeeville, SC
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Sergeant Jasper Park

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Battery Creek
  • Beaufort
  • Bluffton
  • Colleton County
  • Hilton Head
  • John Paul II Catholic School
  • May River
  • Savannah Country Day School
  • St John's Christian Academy
  • Whale Branch Early College

JT Memorial XC race - 3rd Annual

Austin Tindall Park (Loop Course) Kissimmee, FL
Oct 14, 2022

Venue Records: Austin Tindall Park (Loop Course)

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Cypress Creek (Orlando) High Sch
  • Gateway HS (Kissimmee)
  • Horizon High School
  • Johns Creek HS
  • Lake Buena Vista High School
  • Life Christian Academy
  • Poinciana HS
  • St. Vincent's Academy (SVA)

Run The Plank 6th Annual

College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, GA
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: College of Coastal Georgia

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Appling County HS
  • Brunswick
  • Glynn Academy
  • Heritage Christian Academy
  • Liberty County
  • Pinewood Christian
  • Savannah HS
  • South Effingham High School

Adairsville Invitational

Adairsville HS Adairsville, GA
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: Adairsville HS

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Gordon Central High School
  • Gordon Lee High School
  • Haralson County HS
  • Pepperell High School
  • Rockmart
  • South Paulding HS
  • Trion

Douglas County Cross Country Championship

Clinton Farms Western Douglas County, Ga
Oct 13, 2022

Venue Records: Clinton Farms

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Alexander
  • Chapel Hill High School
  • Community Christian Academy
  • Douglas County
  • Lithia Springs
  • New Manchester High School

GMC Hill 'n Dale

GMC Practice Field/Oconee River Greenway Milledgeville, GA
Oct 14, 2022

Venue Records: GMC Practice Field/Oconee River Greenway

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Georgia Military College Prep Sc
  • Houston County
  • Northside, Warner Robins
  • Telfair County HS
  • Wilcox County HS

Coweta County Championship

Newnan HS Newnan, GA
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Newnan HS

Meet Records

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • East Coweta
  • Newnan High School
  • Northgate

GATA XC Classic

Statesboro High School Statesboro, GA
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Statesboro High School

Virtual Meets

Teams Entered

  • Statesboro High School

Purple and Gold Meet

Jones County Cross Country Course Gray, GA
Oct 14, 2022

Venue Records: Jones County Cross Country Course

Virtual Meets

Tim Crunk Memorial 5K

Sprayberry High School Marietta, GA
Oct 15, 2022

Venue Records: Sprayberry High School

Virtual Meets