Foot Locker’s Annual Cross Country Championships Return for 45th Year

This is the release for the 45th FootLocker Cross Country Annual Championships, presented by HOKA. This is one of my favorite events of the year, with thousands of young athletes achieving their dreams by running national championships in cross country! 

Foot Locker’s Annual Cross Country Championships Return for 45th Year

Registration For Regional Races, in Partnership with HOKA, is open now

NEW YORK – September 9TH, 2024 – The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLXC) are returning for the 45^th annual year. Top high school cross country runners from across the United States will compete in four regional competitions in hopes of becoming a finalist in the nation’s preeminent cross-country championship.

The Foot Locker Cross Country Championship is the longest-running cross country race in the nation.  Comprised of four regional 5K races, the Northeast, South and Midwest regional races will take place on Saturday, November 30, with the West Regional race scheduled for Saturday, December 7.  Thousands of the nation’s leading high school runners are expected to compete in these regional meets.

For the second year, Foot Locker will team up with HOKA as a presenting sponsor across all races. HOKA’s current roster of athletes includes Foot Locker Cross Country National Alumni   Futsum Zienasellassie, Ashley Brasovan and Luis Grijalva who have continued to embody the legacy of the annual race throughout their careers. Registration for the 2024 regional races is open to the public now.

“Foot Locker is proud to present the country’s most prestigious High School Championship for 45 years and counting,” said Holly Tedesco, VP of Marketing, Foot Locker. “As the ‘Heart of Sneakers,’ Foot Locker continues to empower student athletes as they carry on the storied tradition this competition has built. We continue to be inspired by the thousands of runners that participate in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and are thrilled to partner again with presenting sponsor HOKA.”

“We are excited to return to the Foot Locker Cross-Country Championship for the second year in a row,” said Brooke Lord – VP & GM HOKA US, “Announcing the return of the nation’s longest race at our ‘Festival of Miles’ in May was a fitting stage to showcase the nation’s top high-school talent and Olympic level athletes ahead of the regional competitions.”

The top ten finishers from each regional championship race will…