Last Chance XC Championships
About this race
Last Chance XC Championships
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Oak Ridge Park
136 Oak Ridge Park Road | Clark, NJ 07066
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS HERE - Posted 11:52am on 11/14/2025
The Last Chance XC Championships is the perfect opportunity to PR on the fastest 5k course in New Jersey: Oak Ridge Park. With a double-loop, pancake flat course, cheering crowds, loud music, oversized medals, personalized bibs, and free action pictures, runners will have no choice but to PR.
There will be three team champions crowned: boys (3/team), girls (3/team), and co-ed (4/team: 2 boys, 2 girls). Times, not places, will determine team results, Schools that enter more than three runners will be assigned teams based on finish times (top 3 = A Team, Next 3 = B Team, etc).
Since November 16 is the last day of the NJSIAA cross country season, this is a sanctioned high school event by the NFHS. No clubs or unattached runners are allowed in the high school 5k races.
Meet Schedule
10:00am - Open/Club 5k & New Jersey 8k XC Championships (men & women)
11:15am - 400m Dash
11:20am - HS Girls 5k (NJSIAA/NFHS Sanctioned)
11:50pm - HS Boys 5k (NJSIAA/NFHS Sanctioned)
12:15pm - Youth 3k (Grades 3-8)
Three HS Team Champions
Boys
Girls
Co-Ed
Awards
Medals to top 30 in each race 5k race
Awards to three team champions: Boys, Girls, Coed
Trophies to top 3 B/G
Entry Information
$20 Runner
$50 Boys, Girls, or Coed HS Team
$250 Unlimited/gender
$500 Unlimited/both genders
Entries are due Tuesday, November 11th at 11:59pm through either Milesplit or RunSignUp. After entry is complete, either bring payment to meet or send to:
Garden State Track Club
2290 Amwell Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
Please email Chuck at chuck@gardenstatetc.org with any questions.
2024 Results
2024 Boys Champion: Declan Kelly (16:21) - Oratory Prep (NJ)
2024 Girls Champion: Bella Metternich (19:28) - Pope John (NJ)
2024 Boys Team Champions: Don Bosco Prep (NJ)
2024 Girls Team Champions: Pope John (NJ)
2024 Coed Team Champs: Immaculata (NJ)
2023 Results
2023 Boys Champion: Tommy Hunt (16:18) - Oratory Prep (NJ)
2023 Girls Champion: Aleah Lazar (19:30) - Archbishop Ryan (PA)
2023 Boys Team Champions: Pope John (NJ)
2023 Girls Team Champions: Oratory Prep (NJ)
2023 Coed Team Champs: Donovan Catholic (NJ)
Course Maps
2024 Final Instructions
Live Results
Pick your distance
Running
Open 400m
High School 5k (NJSIAA & NFHS Sanctioned)
New Jersey 8k Championships
Boys, Girls, or Co-Ed 5k Team (3 runners)
Youth 3k
Open 5k (all ages)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Clark, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 4:39 PM local time (EST) in Clark on November 15, 2026 — 9h 55m of daylight.
Course
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- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Clark events
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