Cross Country Running, Boys
State Tournament
Locations
University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course
State Tournament Information
Section Tournament Information
Activity Administration
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No participant may run in more than a total of 1 and 1/10th of the total number of meets allowed exclusive of League tournament play.
The race distance for both girls and boys varsity cross country meets and all MSHSL postseason tournaments shall be 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) unless the meet director or games committees adjusts the distance because of weather or some other unforeseen reason. The race distance for lower level high school meets may be less than 5k.
Road Races: A cross country runner may run as an individual competitor in road races, fun runs, marathons and races for a cause of any distance through Labor Day. If they run in these kinds of events after Labor Day, the distance run in the competition must be significantly different in length than the distance run in high school cross country. Significantly different is defined as one-kilometer difference in race length.
