The NSW XC Championships are the state championships for Cross Country, held at the extraordinary 'Willandra' cross country course. 

 Race distances are based on age, see below:

More information on the Australian Cross Country Championships can be found here.

There are many reasons to compete at the NSW XC Championships and the rest of our 2026 Winter Series.

In particular: 

• The opportunity to race and compete with others at various levels of competition.
• Contribute points for your club to the winter point score system.
• Contest a State Championship medal.
• Experience the extraordinary course at ‘Willandra’, near Nowra.

You do not need to be a NSW Athletics member to compete in the Fun Run. However, to compete in and be eligible for the Championship race and medals, athletes must hold one of the following memberships:

• A NSW Athletics or Little Athletics NSW (LANSW) Competitive Membership (Youth, Junior, Concession, or Open).
• If you currently hold a Community Membership, you will need to upgrade your membership to be eligible for the Championship races.
  • This can be done by logging into your account through your club's website.

Please visit our membership page on our website for more information here

Registrations for all winter events close on the Wednesday before the competition.

This event will close 11:59pm on the 16th of June however a late fee will be applied after 12pm 16th June.

Please ensure you have received an email confirmation of your entry.

If you have not, please contact the NSW  Athletics Competitions team here. 

Entry lists will aim to be published, by Friday the day before competition. We suggest you carefully check these lists to confirm your entry and to see who you will be competing against. If there are any issues with your entries, please contact  NSW Athletics and we will assist you.

A draft timetable will be available on the event page asap. The draft timetable is devised on the predicted entry number and provides a guide as to when athletes will be competing. 

The final timetable will be released after entries close.

It is the athlete's responsibility to check the timetable on the NSW Athletics website, to see if there are any changes from the draft timetable to the final timetbale. 

Registered ANSW and LANSW club athletes are required to wear their club uniform in all Championship events, including this event.

The Winter Rules for the season can be found on the event page here. 

The NSW Short Course XC Championships is a State Championship event for Cross Country, held at the West Dapto Cross Country course.It is a bonna fide state Championships, providing an additional opportunity for Cross Country over shorter distances than making the event more accessible to a greater range of athletes of all standards.

Club teams will comprise the following number of athletes:

• Three (3) athletes will comprise a team in all events in the 7s – 13s age groups.
• Four (4) athletes will comprise a team in all events in the 14s – 15s, 16s – 17s,
  Under 20, Open and Masters Teams.

Where there are more than four in a team, multiple teams from the same club can be formed and will be referred to as A team, B team etc.

The Winter Premiership is the point score system for the Winter season whereby athletes from the same club can form a team and that team will receive points based on overall rankings in their race.

The Winter Club Trophy is participation based point score aiming to reward the best club throughout the Winter Series

• Points will be calculated by taking the cumulative total of points obtained by a club/centre in the Winter Premiership, in addition to the individual points accrued by a club/centre. 
•  Each individual athlete competing in a Winter Championship event will accrue one (1) point for their club in the Winter Club Trophy, including competitors in relay events. A competitor will accrue one (1) point for each event they compete in and may accrue more than one (1) point on any competition day.

For more information regarding the Winter premiership, please review our Winter Point Score Regulations available on the event page.