2026 Brooks XC Northeast Championships is fast approaching on Saturday, November 21, giving dozens of premier high school runners the opportunity to qualify for the Brooks XC Championships in December.
The top ten times in both the boys and girls races will qualify for the national competition in San Diego. The storied Northeast Championship brings together ten states and Washington D.C. to compete.
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Since 1979, the first year of the then-Kinney Cross Country Championships, the Northeast Championship has played host to a handful of national champions. The race will be held in Holmdel Park in Holmdel, New Jersey, but it originally sprawled over the green of Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York.
Who Are The Previous Boy’s Northeast XC Champions?
- 1979 - Jerry Andrews - NJ
- 1980 - Cliff Sheehan - NJ
- 1981 - Steve Taylor - WV
- 1982 - Anthony Smith - NY
- 1983 - Brad Hudson - NJ
- 1984 - John Trautman - NY
- 1985 - John Trautman - NY
- 1986 - T.J. McArdle - NY
- 1987 - John Trautman - NY
- 1988 - Jason DiJoseph - NJ
- 1989 - Michael McWilliams - PA
- 1990 - Kevin Hogan - NY
- 1991 - Brendan Heffernan - NJ
- 1992 - Brendan Heffernan - NJ
- 1993 - Bob Keino - NJ
- 1994 - Matt Downin - NH
- 1995 - Matt Lane - ME
- 1996 - Jonathan Riley - MA
- 1997 - Abdirizak Mohamud - MA
- 1998 - Andy Powell - MA
- 1999 - Dan Coval - PA
- 2000 - Seton McAndrews - NY
- 2001 - Peter Meindl - NY
- 2002 - Brendan Fennell - NY
- 2003 - Benjamin True - ME
- 2004 - Chris Barnicle - MA
- 2005 - Ayalew Taye - ME
- 2006 - Craig Forys - NJ
- 2007 - Donn Cabral - CT
- 2008 - Solomon Haile - MD
- 2009 - Brad Miles - PA
- 2010 - Chad Noelle - NY
- 2011 - Edward Cheserek - NJ
- 2012 - Edward Cheserek - NJ
- 2013 - Mickey Burke - NY
- 2014 - Alex Ostberg - CT
- 2015 - Noah Affolder - PA
- 2016 - Noah Affolder - PA
- 2017 - Tristan Shelgren - MA
- 2018 - Jack Stanley - NJ
- 2019 - Patrick Anderson - PA
- 2020 - Canceled
- 2021 - Gavin Sherry - CT
- 2022 - Drew Griffith - PA
- 2023 - Ryan Pajak - PA
- 2024 - Jack Graffeo - MA
- 2025 - Sam Laverdiere - ME
Who Are The Previous Girl’s Northeast XC Champions?
- 1979 - Suzanne Girard - NY
- 1980 - Ceci Hopp - CT
- 1981 - Lois Brommer - PA
- 1982 - Janet Smith - NJ
- 1983 - Janet Smith - NJ
- 1984 - Cathy Schiro - NH
- 1985 - Erin Keogh - VA
- 1986 - Erin Keogh - VA
- 1987 - Christi Constantin - NJ
- 1988 - Christi Constantin - NJ
- 1989 - Carole Zajac - PA
- 1990 - Amy Rudolph - PA
- 1991 - Liz Mueller - CT
- 1992 - Amanda White - MD
- 1993 - Erin Davis - NY
- 1994 - Mary Cobb - MA
- 1995 - Dana Ostrander - NY
- 1996 - Erin Davis - NY
- 1997 - Erin Sullivan - VT
- 1998 - Jillian Mastroianni - NY
- 1999 - Melissa Donais - MA
- 2000 - Natasha Roetter - MA
- 2001 - Natasha Roetter - MA
- 2002 - Ari Lambie - MA
- 2003 - Nicole Blood - NY
- 2004 - Nicole Blood - NY
- 2005 - Nicole Blood - NY
- 2006 - Neely Spence - PA
- 2007 - Neely Spence - PA
- 2008 - Emily Jones - MA
- 2009 - Aisling Cuffe - NY
- 2010 - Aisling Cuffe - NY
- 2011 - Angel Piccirillo - PA
- 2012 - Catarina Rocha - MA
- 2013 - Tessa Barrett - PA
- 2014 - Brianna Schwartz - PA
- 2015 - Madeleine Davison - PA
- 2016 - Alyssa Aldridge - NJ
- 2017 - Marlee Starliper - PA
- 2018 - Sydney Masciarelli - MA
- 2019 - Marlee Starliper - PA
- 2020 - Canceled
- 2021 - Angelina Perez - NJ
- 2022 - Ellie Shea - MA
- 2023 - Zariel Macchia - NY
- 2024 - Virginia Kraus - PA
- 2025 - Abigail Hennessy - MA
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