Welcome to St. Matthias School Cross Country.

This is the inaugural season for the St. Matthias School Cross Country team.  It was formed to provide the students of St. Matthias the opportunity to participate in a new sporting activity in a fun and supportive environment.  Our goal is for all interested students to participate, challenge themselves, and have fun with their schoolmates.

Meets consist of one event of varying distances based on age group:

Meets will range in time. They generally last between 2-3 hours, followed by an awards ceremony.

The number of meets we attend will range from 3-5 meets.  The meets are on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The Fall 2017 season will run from the last week of September until the first week of November.  The schedule is set be released by the second week of September. We are planning to begin practice the second week of school.  Please remember to register on the SMSAA LeagueLine Up Main Site.

St. Matthias Cross Country Team

St. Matthias School Cross Country Team aims to provide children an opportunity to try running sports in a fun and supportive environment. Our goal is for ALL interested students to participate, challenge themselves, and have fun with their friends. Cross Country will be open to children in grades 3-8.

Program Overview

We will be holding our parent meeting and first practice on Friday September 15th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at SMS Field Adjacent to the Church. The first half hour will allow parents to speak with us and ask any questions. We are hoping that you will join us weather permitting to help kick of our inaugural running program. If you kids are interested in track, cross country is a great way to get started. Our Track program will kick off in March 2018. Registration forms will be posted by Monday September 11th the latest.

COACHES : Kevin Parmelee & Samuel Rodriguez

PRACTICES: Friday’s 5:00-6:00 PM (Location to be determined by next week)

WHAT THE KIDS NEED: Running shoes; a light jacket or sweatshirt over a t-shirt; water bottle.

LEAGUE: North Jersey Catholic Track Association. The league we are participating in is called the North Jersey Catholic School Track Association. The schools in the league are from Basking Ridge to Morristown. There are not many youth cross country or Track and Field leagues so we were very excited to have been invited to participate in this league.

MEET DATES : Exact schedule to be confirmed. The meets will be on Friday’s, Saturdays & Sundays starting the last week of September. We will participate in as many as we can (goal is at least 2-3 meets). The Friday start time is 3:45 for most of the meets on Friday’s. We can discuss this at our first practice. The main goal is for our children to have an opportunity to get introduced to a new sport and have fun.

PROGRAM FEE: Registration fee of $40. (If you have not participated in any of SMSAA athletic programs you will be required to also pay $100 bond. Registration paperwork will be posted on the Cross Country League Lineup Site (you can access the link on the main SMSAA League Lineup)

TEAM UNIFORM: We will have the athletes wear the school gym shorts. The Track shirt cost is $10. We hope you will truly consider joining us.

All the Best,

Samuel Rodriguez

Athletic Director

St. Matthias Athletic Association