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

For the 2019 Cross Country Packet with practice and meet information, please click on the link below:
https://sports.bluesombrero.com/Portals/5796/docs/2019 Cross Country Parent Packet.pdf

2019 MEET SCHEDULE

Friday, September 20 @ Crown Beach, Alameda
Thursday, September 26 @ Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
Friday, October 4 Relay Meet @ Garin Park, Hayward
Friday, October 11 @ Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
Friday, October 18 Diocesan Cross Country Championship Meet @ Crown Beach, Alameda

Regular Meets start at 5:30 pm sharp.  Championship Meet starts at 5:0 pm.

Registration for the 2019 Cross Country season is OPEN through September 6, 2019.

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