Team Challenge off and running again in our Lindsays Cross Country Season

Wednesday 5th October 2022

Central AC’s 1-2 at Lanark last year by Andy Butchart and Jamie Crowe helped them win the Team Challenge (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Central AC and Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds win 2021 Team Challenge

scottishathletics are pleased to announce the Cross Country Team Challenge (Short Course) for autumn 2022.

Building upon the success of the Lindsays Cross Country Season, the Challenge is focused on team performance in the three short course events (4K) at the start of the winter.

The challenge is open to Senior/U20 teams from Scottish clubs, both Men and Women.

Entry is automatic for clubs participating in the following events:

Lindsays District XC Relays – Saturday 1 October – East (Gala) and Saturday 8 October, North (Nairn), West (Glasgow)

Lindsays National XC Relays – Saturday 22 October – Cumbernauld

Lindsays National Short Course Champs – Saturday 5 November – Kirkcaldy

Central AC men and Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds women won the Cross Country Team Challenge in 2021 and indeed both have already made a very strong start with their wins in the East District XC Relays at Gala last weekend.

Team Challenge details on Events section 

The scoring system is as follows:

District XC Relays	1st (10 points) reducing by 1 to 10th (1 point)
National XC Relays	1st (20 points) reducing by 1 to 20th (1 point)
National 4K Champs	1st (20 points) reducing by 1 to 20th (1 point)

After each stage of the competition, clubs will be ranked based on their team placing, culminating in final Challenge standings after the Scottish 4k Cross Country Championships.

In the event of a tie for first place – then the positions at the 4k Championship (Kirkcaldy) will determine the final standings.

Additional teams at a club – such as B and C teams – are eligible for the Challenge.

In the 4K Championships they will only be calculated for the purposes of the Team Challenge, but will not contend in the Championships themselves.

The winning clubs (Men and Women) will be eligible for the first prize of £250.

Edinburgh Uni Hare and Hounds A team won the East District XC Relays last weekend (photo by Adrian Stott)

 

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