Now that you've registered with USATF, click on the link below to register via Sports Engine. You will need to enter your USATF membership when registering for the Cheetahs. 

• $210 Registration Fee
• $150 Refundable Volunteer Fee* (email us to discuss criteria)
• Space is limited!
• Last day to register is August 31, 2025, however, we will close early if all spots have been taken before that date. 
• Last day for a refund (minus uniform cost) is August 31, 2025.
• Please visit the XC practice information tab for more details.

Congratulations to all of the Cheetahs who participated in the 2024 cross country season.  We enjoyed seeing the athletes improve across the season and challenge themselves to achieve their personal goals! Our dedicated runners wrapped up their season at Oak Canyon Park in Oak Park, at the SCYTF 2024 Cross Country Championships. The Cheetahs coaches are extremely proud of our athlete's commitment to themselves and their teammates this season! 

Additionally, there was a very successful postseason campaign for many Cheetahs athletes who competed with our conference-wide team, the California Comets, at USATF qualifying races at the both the county and regional levels, ultimately leading to the USATF National Cross Country Championships in Shelbyville, IN.  Seven Comets teams, featuring 8 Cheetahs athletes, advanced through the qualifying rounds to earn their places on the start line with the best teams in the country.

The Comets teams arrived in Shelbyville prepared to race in the brutal Midwest cold. The Comets' 8U Boys team earned a National Championship Title, with one of our Cheetahs, Matt Waters as a member of the team. The Comets' 9-10 Girls team took home 2nd place at Nationals, and the team was stacked with Cheetahs: Quinn Waters, Amelia Ewy, and Lily Tapper. Amelia placed 25th overall, earning herself a title of All-American. The Comets 9-10 Boys team also took home a 2nd place finish, with Cooper Ewy representing the Cheetahs on that squad. 

Congratulations to all of the Cheetahs who competed at USATF JO XC Championships!

8U girls: Ali Irwin
8U boys: Matt Waters and Milo Trinh
9-10 girls: Amelia Ewy, Lily Tapper, and Quinn Waters
9-10 boys: Cooper Ewy and Rylan Faber
11-12 boys: Nathan Faber, Ethan Tapper, and August Fallon
13-14 girls: Addison Hu and Sierra Irwin 

The sport’s origins date back to early 19th century England, when students played a game called “hunt the hare"—also known as a "hare and hound run"—in which one or two boys, or the “hares,” would get a head start and lay a trail of shredded paper. A few minutes later, a larger group—the “hounds”—would follow in hot pursuit across miles of boggy English countryside. The object was to catch the hares before they reached a predetermined location.