11/08/2026
We are excited to celebrate Nebraska XC Day tomorrow at the 2026 Nebraska XC Festival & USATF Nebraska Cross Country Championships at Walnut Creek in Papillion. It's our biggest cross country day of the year, with Junior Olympic youth races and an Open 5K.
Schedule:
Packet Pick-up: 9:00 AM
Course Walk: 9:30 AM
Rolling Schedule, 10:30 AM start:
Girls, Boys & Open: 5K
5K Awards
Girls & Boys 8 & Under: 2K
Girls 9-10: 3K
Boys 9-10: 3K
Girls 11-12: 3K
Boys 11-12: 3K
Girls & Boys 13-14: 4K
2K, 3K & 4K Awards
Bib Numbers: Pick-up at the Timing Trailer, 9:00 AM until race time. Replacement fee $10. All athletes must wear their assigned bib on the front of the jersey.
Junior Olympic athletes race for a state title and a chance to advance toward the 2026 USATF National Junior Olympic XC Championships (Dec 12, Lafayette, LA).
Every athlete needs a current USATF membership with a verified date of birth. Register on Athletic.net by 11:59 PM CT Friday, Nov 6: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/285355/info
Don’t forget, if you wanna run the 5K Community Open Championship Race, you can  sign up in the morning. Just bring cash or Venmo, and your running shoes!