The IHSAA tournament concluded with last week's state championship, we now look to the rest of the cross country postseason with several regional and national championships on deck. Check out the final meets of the 2023 cross country season before the indoor track season kicks off in December!
Nike Cross Regionals (NXR) Midwest Championship
Photo by Brad Butler via X
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Date: Sunday, November 12th
Who: All entries from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Missouri are accepted for this meet with limited space for the championship race.
Check out Coverage from Last Year's Competition:
https://in.milesplit.com/meets/507176-team-midwest-regional-championships-2022
Mid-East Championship
Photo by Shawn Conlon
Location: Kettering, Ohio
Date: Saturday, November 18th
Who: The top 12 seniors from the IHSAA state championship that signed up to be an Indiana All-Star. These 12 boys and girls will represent Indiana against teams from Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois.
Check out Coverage from Last Year's Competition:
https://oh.milesplit.com/meets/505560-mideast-cross-country-championships-2022/coverage
USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Regional Championship
Photo by Andrew Whitinger
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Date: Saturday, November 18th
Who: The top 50 Individuals and top 5 teams in each age division from the Association Championship from Shelbyville on November 5th
Check out Results from Last Year's Competition:
https://in.milesplit.com/meets/508719-usatf-indiana-association-junior-olympic-championships-2022/results
Foot Locker Midwest Regional Championship
Photo by Sam Schreiber
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Date: Saturday, November 25th
Who: All entries from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and U.S. citizens in Overseas Military Installations are accepted for this meet. However there are time suggestions for entering the championship races. These times are 16:20 or faster for boys and 22:00 or faster for girls.
Check out Coverage from Last Year's Competition:
https://wi.milesplit.com/meets/507179-champs-sports-midwest-region-cross-country-championships-2022/coverage
RunningLane National XC Championship
Photo by "Bamawells"
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Date: Saturday, December 2nd
Who: All entries from across the United States are accepted for this meet with limited space for the gold race. The top 20 teams and next fastest 150 individuals not on a team from across the country will be placed in the gold championship division.
Check out Coverage from Last Year's Competition:
https://www.milesplit.com/meets/487765-garmin-runninglane-cross-country-championships-2022
Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) 
Photo by Jan Smits
Location: Portland, Oregon
Date: Saturday, December 2nd
Who: Top 2 teams and top 5 individuals not on a team from each of the 8 regional meets across the country automatically qualify. 3rd/4th place teams are eligible for at-large bids and top 6-10 individuals not on a team eligible for at-large bids.
Check out Coverage from Last Year's Competition:
https://www.milesplit.com/meets/487416-nike-cross-nationals-2022/coverage
USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championship
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Date: Saturday, December 9th
Who: The top 30 Individuals and top 5 teams in each age division from the Regional Championship from Terre Haute on November 18th
Check out Results from Last Year's Competition:
https://in.milesplit.com/meets/508719-usatf-indiana-association-junior-olympic-championships-2022/results
Foot Locker Nationals
Photo by Raymond Tran
Location: San Diego, California
Date: Saturday, December 9th
Who: The top 10 individuals from each of the 4 regional meets automatically qualify. There are no teams or at-large bids.
Check out Coverage from Last Year's Competition:
https://www.milesplit.com/meets/494712-champs-national-cross-country-championships-2022