To access the new Bellefonte Area High School Cross Country website, please click on the following link:   BAHS XC website

Feel free to explore the other links on the left hand side to learn about the history of the cross country program.   

2023 Bellefonte Area Middle School Cross-Country Team information:

Whether you need to stay in shape in the off season for your winter and spring sports OR maybe you were cut from your fall team and ready for something different OR ball sports just don’t do it for you! All great reasons to give XC a try! WE WANT YOU! The MS XC race distance is 2K-4K (1.8-2.5 miles)! COME TRY IT OUT FOR A WEEK AND IF IT ISN’T FOR YOU JUST WALK/NOT RUN AWAY! You must have a completed physical packet to participate so don’t delay! Click here

FINAL WEEKLY RECAP OF THE SEASON: 

 What an awesome end to our MS XC season-even the weather cooperated! There has been such growth from the beginning of the season to now from EVERYONE! It is just not in the performances but in team bonding as well! I hoped you enjoyed the "honorary captains" as much as I did. Hopefully each of you took away the experience of "leading your team" and being great role models. 

  I want to encourage you to use the journals each one of you received to keep track of each day you get out for a run and even your active rest days in the off season. You will be able to see your growth as a runner along the way. Track conditioning begins at the beginning of December so check your emails regularly. Don't forget to sign up for the "Raider Reindeer 4K" and encourage your family to sign up with you. It is a fun race during Bellefonte Victorian Christmas. I have attached the link to register below. 

  I want to take this opportunity to say a BIG thank you to all the parents for being a part of your son's/daughter's journey this season. Your support is greatly appreciated by them and especially by me. Now take a break from washing smelly xc clothes! Please encourage your son's/daughter's to continue their progress as runners. 

  If you are able to make it, our HS XC team will be chasing a chance at qualifying for the State XC championships next Saturday, October 28th, at the District VI XC Championships at the Indian Valley elementary school (aka Big Valley course) at 1:30 p.m. Varsity AA Girls and 2:15 p.m. Varsity AA Boys. I know they would appreciate all the support they can get in their quest for a trip to Hershey! 

** IMPORTANT: If you are planning to take your runner home after a meet/invitational, a travel release form must be turned in to the COACH 24 hours prior to meet day.

Some things to remember for practice:

• A watch to help keep track of timing and pace

• Running shoes

• A water bottle with your name on it

• Comfortable shorts, shirt & socks (dress appropriately for the weather)

• Positive attitude

• Work hard mentality

• Lots of Raider spirit and pride!

Coach information:

MESSAGE TO PARENTS

Your son/daughter has decided to run for the Red Raider MS cross-country team. Cross-Country? No way! My son/daughter is not going to run across the country! 

As silly as that may seem, some people are ill informed about what cross-country really is. What is cross-country? It is a PIAA fall sport that involves running over varied terrain. In high school, the distance covered is 5KM (3.1 miles). In middle school, the distance covered 2KM-4KM (1.2-2.5 miles).

The coaching staff hopes that the cross-country experience for you and your son/daughter will be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We will do our best to help each runner reach his or her full potential, learn life lessons and continue throughout their lifetime with what we feel is the most rewarding sport in the world.  

If you have any questions regarding the program or of you have suggestions that may help our program, please feel free to contact me.

Coach Kim Gasper and the Coaching Staff