Sports: Cross Country

Athletes holding a trophy

Cross Country

Schedule

December 16th-20th, 2025

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Order of Race:

  • Girls Varsity 5000 meters
  • Boys Varsity 5000 meters
  • Girls JV 4000 meters
  • Boys JV 4000 meters

*JV races may be run together depending on numbers.

Registration

INVITE ONLY

$300 per school

Send Payment to:
Lakota Nation Invitational
3213 W Main St #425
Rapid City, SD 57702

**YOU MAY BRING PAYMENT TO THE MEET**

Location

Hart Ranch Golf Club
23645 Clubhouse Dr,
Rapid City, SD 57702

Cross Country Coordinator

Keith Ferguson
Coordinator

605.407.0530
keferg613@yahoo.com

Official Rules and Conduct

Entries

Varsity: 6 Entries per school (4 + 2)

Junior Varsity: Unlimited Entries

Entry Instructions

Meet entries will be entered through Athletic.Net. Schools will receive an invite to the meet via Athletic.Net. Please follow the instructions to enter your athletes. If you have any questions regarding entries, please contact Darren Paulson at ldpauley@rap.midco.net or by cell phone at 605-858-0543.

Timing

Meet will be timed using the Bib/Computer Chip Timing System. Times will be recorded automatically as runners cross the finish line. Please make sure that your athletes are wearing the correct Bib/Chip that has been assigned to them.

Know Before You Go

Registration is INVITE ONLY.

Workers

Each school must bring one line judge. Submit your workers name to Dani Walking Eagle one week in advance.

All other tournament positions will be staffed by LNI.

Head Referee – Joe Drabb

Programs

Each school must submit a 15 player rooster and team photo two weeks prior to the tournament. Please send to Katie at Clark Printing, katie@clarkprinting.com. If the deadline is missed, schools will not be in the program.

When You Get Here

There will be not practice times as games being Friday morning.

Locker rooms will be available.

Please turn in your rooster to the announcers before game starts.

Official Rules & Conduct

The tournament follows SDHSAA rules, policies, and conduct procedures.

Format for the tournament is a Round Robin style of play with four pools.

Scoring will be best of 3.

Rally scoring to 25 for the first 2 games and if 3rd game is needed, play goes to 25.

The tournament will be a single-elimination tournament, at the end of pool play we will be cross-bracketing the top team in each pool.

We will be using 4 courts throughout the tournament so please keep your team in the arena as the first game is the only set game time. Games from that point on will be on the first available court.

During the first round only, each team will have a warm-up of 4-8-8 after the first round we will start as soon as the books are ready to go, no serving.

Please keep your team in the arena so that we may keep to the schedule.

Grand Entry

Grand Entry will be Saturday after pool play. Lineup will be in packet

Awards

Medals to the top 20 runners

Medals will be issued at finish line

Plates to the top 4 teams

Championship team hoodies

Team awards following the last race

Miscellaneous

We will appreciate each school cleaning up trash.

Concessions will be available by Hart Ranch

For potential lodging please contact Hart Ranch Camping Resort at 605-399-2582. Reservations can be made starting 30 days in advance of the Meet

2025 Results

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