Meet Information
HCAA Cross Country Coaches:
HCAA Cross Country Championship meet information is listed below. The course will be on the campus of Trinity Catholic School in Ft. Smith, AR. Trinity Catholic School in Ft. Smith, AR, and St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville, AR will be the host schools for the championship this season.
Contacts for the HCAA XC Championship:
T.J. Barnes, AD at SJCS: tbarnes@sjfay.com, 479.283.5765
Jeff Meares, AD at Trinity Catholic: jmeares@thinktrinity.org, 479.650.1522
Official timer for the race: https://www.jaymaxracetiming.
HCAA Cross Country Championships
Meet Day:
Friday, October 24, 2025
Meet & Course Location:
Trinity Catholic School, 1205 S Albert Pike Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Registration for High School, Jr. High, and elementary runners need to be done at:
Password is required in order to register: Call, text, or email Coach Barnes
Please register your athletes even if you have already sent in your rosters.
Registration will close on October 23, at 12:00 pm
Race start times:
Parking lot gates will NOT open until 9 am
All Division Check-in / Packet Pick-up: 9:15 am
All Division Coaches Meeting: 10:00 am
HS Girls (9th-12th) 5000m: 10:30 am
HS Boys (9th-12th) 5000m: 11:00 am
Jr High Girls (6th-8th) 2 miles: 11:30 am
Jr. High Boys (6th-8th) 2 miles: 12:00 pm
Elementary Run (4th-5th): 12:30 pm
Awards will begin after each division race.
Team Scoring:
The number of runners needed to comprise a team will remain the same as in previous years. A minimum of four runners are required to be eligible for the team competition. For each team, runners 1 - 4 will account for team scores. Runner #5 will determine a tiebreak if needed. Each team can have unlimited entries for each division.
Fees are listed in the HCAA XC contract:
$250.00 per school plus $75.00 per team per division or $20.00 per individual
Admission will be $10 for Adults & $5 for Students