2025 MITCA Michigan Meet of Champions Presented by HOKA (Team Michigan Senior Mid East Qualifier)

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321 S. Fourth Street, Shepherd MI

Saturday, November 8th, 2025

🎉 Welcome to the MITCA Michigan Meet of Champions

We are back! MITCA is excited to host its 6th Annual Michigan Meet of Champions and Mid East Qualifier Presented by HOKA!

This meet has always served as the Mid East Qualifier, however, in 2020, we created a new and fun format for competing runners!

📝 Registration Information

Register Here: View registration for HERE.
Note: Specific races will not be assigned until AFTER the posted registration deadlines.
Initial Entries: ALL entries are being put into a generic 'Girls 5k' and 'Boys 5k'.
Performance Updates: How to update your 2025 performance....CHECK THE INSTRUCTIONS HERE.

🏅 Mid-East Qualifier Information

Top Senior performers will be invited to represent Team Michigan at the Mid-East Meet of Champions in Kettering, Ohio on Saturday, November 15th. The top 12 fastest seniors on November 8th will be invited regardless of the race they compete in. Next placing top performers will be invited to fill the 12 spots. Team Michigan will travel via charter bus on Friday, November 14th with the Team Michigan coaching staff, have lodging and food provided and compete in their custom Moneyball Team Michigan uniform!

There will be three series of races on Saturday, November 8th....Races will NOT be assigned until after the initial registration deadline.

🚀 Elite ‘Team’ Race

To be considered for the ELITE ‘TEAM’ Race, an athlete must either have a qualifying 5K cross country time or comparable body of work to suggest they would be competitive.

Qualifying Standard: The ANTICIPATED Boys/Girls qualifying standard is 16:05.0/19:20.0. (updated 8/9/2025)
Athlete Eligibility: Runners must be currently in 9th - 12th grade. No Exceptions.
LIVE Draft: After the field is set, there will be a LIVE draft on a social media platform.
Team Composition: There will be 14 teams with 10 runners on each team. Registrants will be drafted by one of our sponsors who will provide racing tops!

*Achieving the standard does not guarantee entry into the field*

🎖️ Elite ‘Open’ Race

To be considered for the ELITE ‘OPEN’ Race, an athlete must either have a qualifying 5K cross country time or comparable body of work to suggest they would be competitive.

Qualifying Standard: The ANTICIPATED Boys/Girls qualifying standard is sub 17:05.0/21:45.0. (updated 8/09/25)
Athlete Eligibility: Runners 6th-12th grade may compete in this section.
Race Structure: RACES ARE DIVIDED ALPHA BY SCHOOL to allow teammates to compete together and to provide a slight separation in performances.
Entry Guarantee: *Achieving the standard does not guarantee entry into the field*

🏃🏻 Open Race

All runners are eligible to compete in the ‘OPEN’ Race. ALL Grades are welcome. Adults are welcome to compete as well.

ONCE REGISTERED...You will have the ability to log in at any time after and update your seed time as your season progresses. 2025 Cross Country performances are the ONLY allowed mark to use and must be verified. Meet Management may also update your mark along the way.