Colorado Coyotes Youth XC Invitational

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Attention, all young runners, to join us for the ninth annual Colorado Coyotes Cross Country Invitational. This meet is open to all youth runners between the ages of 6-14 years old. The course is a mix of mostly grass and crushed dirt rock with a few sidewalk crossings and a few hills. The Invitational will be professionally chip-timed by Colorado Race Timing with custom bibs and custom die-cast medal awards for the top ten finishers, boys, and girls.

The boys' and girls' races will be run together. The runners' age group will be determined by their age on December 31, 2025.

🕒 Schedule of Events

• Ages 13 & 14: 4Km (2.48 miles) - 9:00 AM - Competitive Boys & Girls & CARA Division
• Ages 11 & 12: 3Km (1.86 miles) - 09:30 AM - Competitive Boys & Girls
  09:33 AM - CARA Division
• Ages 9 & 10: 3Km (1.86 miles) - 10:00 AM - Competitive Boys & Girls
  10:03 AM - CARA Division
• Ages 8 & Under: 2Km (1.24 miles) - 10:30 AM - Competitive Boys & Girls
  10:33 AM - CARA Division

Complete race results will be posted to the results link on this page shortly after the race.

📍 Directions to Start

Start and finish are in deKoevend Park, Shelter C, next to the Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd. Centennial 80121.

📦 Packet Pickup

Day of packet pickup starting at 7:30 AM at deKoevend Park, Shelter C.

🅿️ Directions & Parking

deKoevend Park (Shelter C) can be found near Goodson Recreation Center and is located on the west side of the University between E. Arapahoe Rd. and E. Orchard Rd., at the intersection of S. Josephine Way and S. University. To find Shelter C, head northwest towards Goodson Recreation Center. Shelter C is then located at the far northwest corner of the parking lot near Goodson Recreation Center after you pass the Cherry Hills Assisted Living Center. Drop off runners, tents, and gear closer to Shelter C, and then please park at one of these three parking lot locations:

• 1) Goodson Recreation Center parking lot (6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 80121)
• 2) deKoevend Park parking lot (6301 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 80121)
• 3) South Suburban Ice Arena (6580 S. Vine St., Centennial, 80121). There is a bridge from the parking lot that allows access onto the Highline Canal taking you back to deKoevend Park.

For more information and to register, please visit the race page: Colorado Coyotes Cross Country Invitational.