The National Intercollegiate Running Club Association (NIRCA) is the governing body and central point of communication for the college running community. The grassroots organization promotes networking and friendly competition amongst collegiate running, cross country, and track clubs. NIRCA coordinates many events, including a fall cross country season, Cross Country Championship Series, Road and Track Nationals, and all-club conferences.
The mission of NIRCA is to promote club running for students at the collegiate level. By serving as the governing body for running clubs, we provide competition, support, and networking opportunities for our member clubs.
January 1st (Updated: Jan 24th)
NIRCA is seeking past and current NIRCA club members who want to take an active role in the organization!
November 18th, 2018
Stats, highlights & takeaways from the 13th NIRCA XC National Championship.
November 9th, 2018
No clear favorite means it’s anyone’s race, but will there be a first-time champion?
November 9th, 2018
Bib assignments, start lanes, course maps, and unofficial results -- Everything you need to know about race day is found here.
November 9th, 2018
After three consecutive years of the Men’s National Champion reigning from Iowa State, expect the champion to come from a different, but familiar, team this year.
November 8th, 2018
Will Michigan become the 4th team, 3rd school, to repeat as Champions or can someone upset them and prevent the next dynasty?
November 8th, 2018
The reign of Katelyn McCracken from Duke comes to an end, but familiar faces battle it out for the supremacy.
October 30th, 2018
Cross Country National Championships qualifying positions have been finalized for Fall season.
October 26th, 2018
Northeastern women return a strong team, but will they repeat? Men have the most returning top 30 runners of any regional, but uncertain depth could lead to an upset.
October 20th, 2018
Southeast's most decorated female runner, Katelyn McCracken from Duke, graduates leaving the individual title up for grabs. Little depth on the men's side, can underclassmen step up for their teams?
October 18th, 2018
Iowa State graduated all top 5 men from one of most dominate teams ever, can they defend their title? Can Northwestern women repeat or will the Schulz sisters lead Illinois to team glory?
October 18th, 2018
Michigan women seek to become next powerhouse, led by Anna Piccione, as they both look to repeat. Purdue and Indiana primed to battle for men's team title but dark horse could play spoiler.