The start of Ohio's 2021 cross country season is now less than two weeks away. Following the OHSAA Early Season Invitational, scheduled for Saturday, August 21st, the official competition schedule gets underway a few days later on Monday, August 23rd. That next Saturday, August 28th, the action is sure to heat up with many promising meets slated to take place throughout the state.
Among those on the docket will be the Kickoff Classic Night Invite, hosted by Painesville-Riverside High School. Registration, for approved teams only, is well underway with some of the top Northeast Region programs at both the Division I and Division II/III levels set to line-up. For Division I teams, in particular, there are still a few openings remaining. If interested, contact meet management (e-mail address noted below) to discuss further.
* Note that this is not open registration - all teams must be pre-approved.
Riverside will mark one of several stops for the MileSplit Ohio coverage team on opening weekend. We'll be live-streaming the finish line area plus we'll have comprehensive archived race video from throughout the 5 kilometer course along with photos, interviews and social media-based results updates.
Additionally, through a cooperative effort with the Riverside coaching staff and our friends at Second Sole Mentor, we'll be collecting used running shoes and spikes to donate to athletes in need of good footwear. If you're intending to attend the meet, either as a participant, coach or fan, please consider donating to our shoe drive.
We reached out to host coach Geoff Weber for more context on his upcoming meet.
"Riverside is excited to help "Kickoff" the season in Ohio while hosting our Night Invitational. We've got an elite group of teams and individuals coming from across the region, as well as out of state in both the Division I and Division II/III races."
- Geoff Weber
Meet info page containing approved teams, the schedule of events and the course map -
Inquires for Division I team involvement, reach out to meet manager Geoff Weber -
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