McGinn Memorial Cross Country Challenge
About this race
Pagosa Springs High School would like to invite you to participate in our MS and HS XC
meet on Saturday, September 27th, 2025. This year, we will be hosting the meet
at our traditional location on Reservoir Hill in downtown Pagosa Springs. The course is
on a mix of hilly forest roads and single track trails. The high school course is 5
kilometers and the middle school course is 3 kilometers. All races will allow for unlimited
runners.
The meet schedule is as follows:
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS: 9:00 am
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS: 9:30 am
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS: 10:00 am
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS: 10:45 am
AWARDS:
Ribbons will be handed out to the top 10 runners in each race. Team awards will
be given to the first and second place high school teams. (top 5 scoring and top 7 displacing
for scoring purposes.)
ENTRY FEE:
$150 per school or $15/athlete for smaller schools. Please make payment to
Pagosa Springs High School: Attention Cross Country.
TIMING:
Professional timing will be provided through Rocky Mountain Timing.
DIRECTIONS & PARKING: From Main Street, turn onto Hot Springs Blvd in downtown
Pagosa Springs. Drive approximately a quarter mile (past the hot springs) and turn left on
the steep dirt road next to the post office. Buses: drive up the dirt road, past the gate, and
to the top of Reservoir Hill. Spectators: Park just above the gate in the first open field.
There will be volunteers to assist in the parking process.
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Running
MS Girls - Pagosa Springs Cross Country Challenge
MS Boys - Pagosa Springs Cross Country Challenge
HS Girls - Pagosa Springs Cross Country Challenge
HS Boys - Pagosa Springs Cross Country Challenge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Pagosa Springs, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 6:59 PM local time (MDT) in Pagosa Springs on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.
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2026 results — McGinn Memorial Cross Country Challenge
141 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the MS Girls - Pagosa Springs Cross Country Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristina Matta | 13:23 | 7:11 /mi |
| 2 | Mariah Heiner | 14:12 | 7:37 /mi |
| 3 | Lilly Graber | 14:26 | 7:45 /mi |
| 4 | Eva Hernandez | 15:04 | 8:05 /mi |
| 5 | Ainsley Bracken | 15:12 | 8:09 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- 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, 6 Pagosa Springs events
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