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.
May 13th
Does your club wish to host a Qualifying cross country meet this fall?
April 14th
Official NIRCA release on the half marathon cancellation + next steps.
April 10th (Updated: Apr 9th)
Your one-stop quick links to the Spring Nats event coverage, heat sheets, and schedule.
March 13th
The 2018 NIRCA Track & Field National Championship will be moving locations to Shelbyville, IN.
February 26th
New to 2018, NIRCA is introducing automatic qualifying marks. The purpose of the automark is to help ensure the goal of "right people, right heat" (or right flight) and optimize competition at Spring Nationals.
December 15th, 2017 (Updated: Dec 17th)
Winter Conference is a free event for all NIRCA club members and club leaders. Come socialize, learn from other clubs, and provide input that influences NIRCA policy.
November 15th, 2017
NIRCA is seeking past and current NIRCA club members who want to take an active role in the organization!
November 13th, 2017
Stats, highlights & takeaways from the 12th NIRCA XC National Championships
November 12th, 2017
Check out the highlight videos of the men's and women's championship races at 2017 NIRCA XC Nationals, produced by our friends at StridersHigh.
November 9th, 2017
Traditional regional powers give us the “usual suspects” feel for the 2017 team title race, and a slew of returning top ten individual finishers from a year ago may not lead to many surprises on the medal stand.
November 9th, 2017
The 2017 NIRCA XC Nationals Women’s Championship race features both an individual and a team with targets on their backs as defending champions. But this race is shaping up to be one of the tightest in NIRCA history.
November 7th, 2017
The schedule has been modified due to frost expected on the golf course on race day.