Coach - Ben Smith
Husband of Joni Smith
Father of Titus, Sadie Brook, Scarlett, & Selah Smith
Family Pastor at Trinity Baptist Church Danielsville
NJCCA National Qualifier 8K Cross Country
NAIA National Qualifier 8K
Cross Country
Over 30 years of competitive running experience
REGISTRATION DATES: May 13 - July 8
Late Registration: July 9 - 10
Late registrations have a $25 late fee.
Age Control Date: December 31, 2024
Ages 6-18 Girls & Boys Fee: $85
+$25 out of county fee
Practice will begin early August and run through the beginning of October. Practice and home meets will be held at Sammy Haggard Park/Brewer Phillips Sports Complex. All practices will be scheduled so that participants can participate in both Cross Country AND play another sport in the same season. Away meets will be held at surrounding agency departments. This is also the All-Stars season; runners will participate in the GRPA State Cross Country Meet held on October 7 at Jefferson Recreation Department.
All runners are provided a jersey and shorts by MCRD. Runners must provide their own socks and running shoes.
2024 Schedules
Parent Informational Meeting
TBD - 6:00pm
Madison County Senior Center
Summer Training Dates
Meet at Sammy Haggard Park Track
7:00pm - Tuesdays & Thursdays in July
No practice on July 4th.
First FALL Practice Date
Meet at Sammy Haggard Park Track
August 6 - 7:00pm
All following season practices will start at 5:30pm to allow participants to also play other sports if they so choose.
Meet Dates
Saturday, August 24 - Athens YMCA
Saturday, August 31 - TBD
Saturday, September 7 - TBD
Saturday, September 14 - TBD
Saturday, September 21 - Sammy Haggard Park
Saturday, September 28 - TBD
Saturday, October 5 - City of Jefferson
2023 Season Meet Videos
2023 Season Meet Photos (MC Runners Only)
2023 Season MC League Placers
Points are calculated each meet if they place in the top 15.
5-8 Boys
#6 - James Morris (55 points)
#15 - Benjamin Steed (15 points)
9-10 Boys
#26 - Grady Dinsmore (1 pont)
11-12 Boys
#6 - Knox Higdon (46 points)
#15 - Hal Steed (21 points)
#23 - Holten Kanouff (11 points)
13-14 Boys
#15 - Dylan Davis (19 points)