Newark Middle School Cross Country
02/01/2026
The Winter running series is quickly drawing to a close. In frigid weather, four 8th graders finished their first half marathon. Thats right—8th graders!!
6 other runners ran the 10k. Our coaches and parents are very proud of this tough group of kids. Three more weeks and then they compete on the Track!!
01/30/2026
Tubing adventures with the XC team!
Fun from last night’s Lite Brite workout!
12/23/2025
Skiing adventures 2025
We had a blast spending the day skiing at Snow Trails. There were many wipeouts along the way but they all did great and had a blast!
12/17/2025
The Cross Country team got into some Reindeer Games at practice today. I wonder if they’ll “go down in hisssstooory?”
12/06/2025
❄️ Run Run Reindeer 5k ❄️
Another cold race in the books! These runners dominated their age division and we had some girls place in the women’s overall division! Way to go!!! 🐾🏃🏽🥇
11/27/2025
🦃 Turkey Trot 2025 with the XC team! 🦃
11/27/2025
Practiced stuffing a turkey at practice yesterday with a little relay race. Yes, it is a turkey! 🦃
11/14/2025
First long run of the Winter Running Series! Runners then built their own fires to roast hotdogs and s’mores! 🔥🌭
Donut Eating Competition! 🍩
11/01/2025
Halloween Bash….XC style! 🎃👻💀
The haunted basement was a success! So many screams of terror and shrieks of laughter! The night was full of Halloween food/drinks, games, donut eating competitions and unlimited fun. We are already planning and looking forward to next years bash!
10/21/2025
Tonight we celebrated these runners and all of their accomplishments this season. This is an amazing group of kids! We wish the 8th graders the best as they move on to high school XC. They will be incredibly missed but we know they are about do amazing things next year. Thank you to these runners and their amazing families for a great season! 🐾🏃🏽