TWO YOUTH RACES TO BE HOSTED AT 54th MANHATTAN UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY HOKA

The Manhattan University Cross Country Invitational Presented by

HOKA will again be hosting boys’ and girls’ youth races as part of its 2026 schedule on Saturday, October 10 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

The first USATF New York Youth Race – a 1.5-mile race through historic

Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx – will feature boys and girls (8 and under up to 12 years of age) and will start at 9:49 AM.

The second race is 2.5-miles for runners aged 13-18 and will start at 10:18 AM. Registration for these youth races are currently open and will close on October 4th at midnight.

USATF NEW YORK YOUTH RACE REGISTRATION:

https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/279119/info

“The Youth races are the fastest growing part of our Manhattan University

Cross Country Invitational and we are delighted to once again welcome USATF youth runners to our 54th annual Manhattan University Cross Country Invitational Presented by HOKA,” said Meet Director Lou Vazquez. “These races are designed to. introduce the next generation of runners to cross country at a major meet

contested over one of America’s oldest cross country courses at Van

Cortlandt Park.  We are also happy to support the USATF and youth running, especially within the New York City area which has created one of the nation’s deepest and most impressive, youth running programs.” 

The first 75 finishers in every race will be awarded a newly-designed USATF

medal.  And the first two boys and girls in each race will receive a gold medal

with second place finishers winning silver medals.

The 54th edition of the meet will again be contested at Van Cortlandt Park

adjacent on Saturday October 10. The New

York City event includes 37 races for boys and girl highlighted by the Peter Aquilone Memorial Boys and Coach Edward J.J. Bowes '64 Girls Eastern States Championship races.

Founded in 1973 by renowned high school coach and Manhattan University

Hall of Fame runner Ed Bowes, the Manhattan University Cross Country

Invitational has since developed into the nation’s largest, single-day, scholastic

cross country meet.