YORK GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

2025 TRYOUT INFORMATION
 
DATE & TIME

IMPORTANT INFO
Your student will be asked to run 2 miles (not on the track) without walking. The time that suggests that a student is NOT walking is around 24 minutes or under. This is a 12-minute mile, which is slow and steady. If your student has a time in excess of 24 minutes, this is an indicator that they had stop-and-walk breaks. Coaches and assistants will be actively monitoring to ensure students trying out are jogging the entire length of the race. If a students is DNF (did not finish) they will not be considered for the club or team.
PROPER ATTIRE
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
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T-SHIRT OR TANK TOP 
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ANY FINGER-TIP LENGTH GYM SHORTS 
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REAL RUNNING SHOES - NO LIFESTYLE TENNIS SHOES (VANS, CONVERSE, DUNKS ETC). 
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WATER BOTTLE / ELECTROLYTES REQUIRED EVERYDAY 
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SUNSCREEN 
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POSITIVE SPIRIT 
WHAT YOU CANNOT WEAR
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SPANDEX, BIKER TIGHTS/SHORTS 
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NO VOLLEYBALL SHORT SHORTS 
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JEWELRY OF ANY KIND. NO EARRINGS- UIL RULES 
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NO TIGHTS OR SWEAT PANTS 
OPTIONAL
Athletic Watches can be worn for timing, but coaches time is official time.
NOTE -
**There will be no individual make-up tryouts for absences or illness or injury. In the case of a heat warning, if we are required to reschedule the entire tryout, we will do so on Monday the 18th. This will be communicated when/if it happens.**
WHAT YOU WILL BE TESTED OVER
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8TH GRADE; 3 GRIZZLY TRAILS (3200M) 
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Abilities to complete time trails without walking. 
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TOP RUNNERS will be admitted into the class and team. 
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7TH GRADE; 3 GRIZZLY TRAIL (3200M) 
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Abilities to complete time trails without walking. 
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TOP RUNNERS will be admitted into the class and team. 
*these running times are merely guidelines for gaining team qualification. Your child is not guaranteed to make the class or the team until contacted and invited by the coach.*
OTHER INFORMATION
Not all XC Runners will attend a meet.
THERE WILL BE ONE TEAM PER GRADE LEVEL.
ALL MEETS WILL BE RAN IN LATE AFTERNOON WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. 
TEAM EXPECTATION
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MANDATORY PARENT MEETING WILL BE HELD, BUT AT THIS TIME IS TBD. 
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YORK WILL PROVIDE A TEAM UNIFORM FOR MEETS ONLY. 
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DAILY PRACTICE UNIFORMS NEED TO BE PURCHASED (LINK WILL BE SENT AT A LATER DATE.) 
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WINTER GEAR IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED (GLOVES, HATS) 
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ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PRACTICES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MEETS.