IMPORTANT NOTE ON ST. EDWARD CYO ELIGIBILITY
To be a part of a St. Edward CYO team, your athlete must meet one of the following eligibility requirements as set forth by the Oakland Diocese:

• Enrolled as a student of St. Edward School
• Enrolled in St. Edward Parish Faith Formation
• Reside within the St. Edward Parish boundaries, which is within the city of Newark, but north of Mowry Avenue.
  • Newark residents south of Mowry Avenue are within the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish boundaries and are ineligible to join St. Edward CYO, but are eligible to join OLG CYO.

Cross Country gives way to kids coming in contact with nature while building aerobic and anaerobic strength.  It’s not just about building physical strengths, but mental ones as well such as perseverance. 

• Cross Country is open to grades K-8.
• The season consists of 5 Meets on Fridays in September and October.

Registration for the 2018 Cross Country season will start in July 2018.

1. Please fill out the ONLINE REGISTRATION form in the section below, which consists of the following:
• CYO Parental Permission and Health Authorization Form
• CYO Code of Conduct and Social Media Agreement Form
• CYO Concussion Information Sheet
• Participants NOT enrolled in either St. Edward School or Faith Formation must also upload the following items:
a.  Birth Certificate
b.  Copy of current utility bill (PG&E, Water Bill or Garbage Bill) showing the player's parent's name and address  

2. ALL Registration forms and payment must be received by the deadline date shown above.  Registration received after this date will automatically be put on a Waiting List.  If you are placed on the Waiting List there is no guarantee that you will be placed on a team.

PRACTICES

• Practices begin in late August.  Practices are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:45 to 4:45 until meets begin.  Thereafter they continue on Monday and Wednesday. 
• All practices are at St Edward or Coyote Hills.
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MEETS

• All meets are 1 mile in length with varying terrain and locations in Alameda County.
• For meet details visit the Oakland Diocese CYO Cross Country website at http://www.oakdiocese.org/youth-and-young-adults/cyo/cross-country