Meet Information
Online Registration Instructions
Sectional Meet Information:Running Couse Map: sokol_park_course_map_section_championships_10_29_26
Sectional Meet Information: 2026_ahsaa_xc_sectional_qualifying_at_northridge_hs_meet_information_10_29
AHSAA SECTIONAL XC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northridge - Class 5ASection 3 & Class 6A Section 3
*Review the information below and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at jeffjavelin_62@att.net, Text or Call me (205)792-1804. (Jeff Sparks, Director of XC & Track Programs - Northridge HS)
DATE: Thursday, October 29th, 2026
SITE: Sokol Park South Running Course, (See Below For Directions To Competition Site)
TEAMS: 5A - A.H. Parker, Brookwood, Central-Tuscaloosa, Helena, Hillcrest, Hueytown, McAdory, Minor, Northridge, Paul W. Bryant, P.D. Jackson-Olin, Pelham
6A - Hewitt-Trussville, Hoover, Oak Mountain, Prattville, Spain Park, Thompson, Tuscaloosa County, Vestavia Hills
COST: $150 per gender/$300 per school/$30 per individual
RaceSchedule: MEET Schedule
Times
Event
9:00 am
5A Girls
9:40
6A Girls
10:20
5A Boys
11:00
6A Boys
11:30
5A Awards
11:50
6A Awards
Entries: *Entries per TEAM: 10
The entry fee is $30 per athlete with a maximum of $150 per school per individual race i.e. a school who has a Girls team and Boys team would pay $300. 2 Teams = $300. Check payable to Northridge High School Cross Country. Preferred, Entry fees are to be mailed to 2901 Northridge Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. However, Entry Fees may be paid day of race.
Your school MUST be a member of the NFHS to be able to compete in the Varsity or Middle School races. Unattached athletes are not allowed to participate in the Varsity or Middle School races.
Registration:
Go to www.al.milesplit.com. Choose the meet under the Calendar heading. Click on the button and follow the instructions. Deadline for Entries is Monday, October 26 at 11:59 pm Central.
Registration help:
al.milesplit.com/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions
Awards:
Medals for TOP 15 Individual finishers in each division and Trophies for the Top 3 teams in each classification.
Course: Grass and dirt trails. Spikes recommended.
Map to course:
https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/meets/763195/files/sokol_park_course_map_section_championships_10_29_26_adc39afe.pdf
Records:
Course - (G) 17:24.72 Presley Miles, Saint James, October 20, 2018 (B) 15:57.46 Payton Ballard, Mountain Brook, September 24, 2011
Location: Sokol Park South Running Course, Tuscaloosa, AL
Directions:
Exit 73 off of Interstate 20/59 in Alabama. Then take a right (if coming from Birmingham) on McFarland Blvd. west. Go approximately 5.25 miles and make a right turn onto Watermelon Road. Go 2 miles, make a right turn at Old Colony Road. Go approximately .3 mile taking a left into Sokol Park. Plenty of bus and automobile parking is available on the left as you head toward the race area .25 miles down the road.
Back way:
Exit I20/59 at University Blvd (Exit number 79).Head north on AL-7/US-11 S/University Blvd E for 3.2 miles. The road will split, bear right and continue 2.3 miles. Take a right on Crescent Ridge Road and go 2.3 miles. Take a left on Jack Warner Parkway. Go .9 mile. You will pass Holt High School. Take a right in State Route 297 and go over the bridge. At the end of the bridge, take a right. Road sign says toward Lake Tuscaloosa. This road is Rice Mine Road. Go 1.2 miles. At the first light, take a left on Ol Colony Road. The sign at the intersection says New Watermelon Road. Go 1.3 miles. Turn right into Sokol Park. Plenty of bus and automobile parking are available on the left as you head toward the race area .25 miles down the road.
* For those of you using a GPS, the coordinates are: Lat 33'15'53.01"N, Long 87'32'6.81"W
Special Rules - FromAHSAA Fall Sports Book
1. A team must participate in a section qualifying meet in order to be eligible for the state meet.
2. Submit entries via the Alabama Runners website (www.alabamarunners.com) by midnight, Oct. 26, before the section meet.
3. A school competing in a section meet may enter a maximum of 10 runners in each division in which it enters.
4. A school competing in the state meet may enter a maximum of 10 runners in each division in which it qualifies.
5. Individuals and teams must qualify for the state meet at a section meet.
6. Running combined races in section meets is permitted at the discretion of the section meet director.
7. Schools may substitute team members between the section and state meets.
8. The assignment of teams in the starting boxes at the state meet will be based on section winners, runners-up, and third place finishers.
9. Schools that fail to participate in a section meet after submitting entry forms are subject to a monetary fine.
*A school team must compete in at least three sanctioned meets prior to the section meet!
State Qualifying Procedure:
Top four teams will qualify for the AHSAA State XC Championships, with their max 10-member roster.
In addition, The Top six individuals, not on the sectional rosters of those four qualifying teams will also qualify for the AHSAA State XC Championships.