Eligibility

To compete in NIRCA events, both Team and Individual Eligibility criteria must be met.

Fall

Team

Only member clubs may participate in NIRCA Qualifying Events.

Member clubs are required to attend the NIRCA Regional Championship meet in their regions prior to the National Championships.

Any NIRCA member clubs may register and participate in Fall season and Regional Championship meets.

The club must also submit a registrar-verified eligibility form prior to Nationals each competition season.

Individual

Individuals must be full-time* undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at the University/College they wish to compete for and cannot be on a varsity team roster during their semester/ quarter of NIRCA competition.

Students must also be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA above 2.0.

Each individual must have competed in at least one NIRCA-qualifying cross country meet prior to the cross country National Championship.

Unattached athletes are not eligible for competition.

*Exceptions for full-time status will be made for final semester/graduating students who were full time in their previous semester.

Nationals

All clubs must confirm their NIRCA eligibility with their universities prior to participating in the NIRCA Championships (Regionals and Nationals) each season. In order to do so:

have your athletes sign the eligibility form
turn it in to your University Registrar to verify the information
email a scanned copy to eligibility@clubrunning.org

To avoid team disqualification, the form MUST be received at least one day before the Regional Championship meet.

Submitting this form does not register your club for Nationals - It only verifies eligibility. You must separately register.

Verification Form

Spring

Team

Only member clubs may participate in NIRCA Qualifying Events.

Member clubs are not required to attend at least one NIRCA qualifying race prior to the National Championships.

Any NIRCA member clubs may register and participate in Spring Nationals.