2021 Winter XC & Cross Country National Championships

Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia have joined together to deliver the Cross County (XC) National Championships to be held in Adelaide, South Australia, Saturday 21 August – Sunday 22 August.

Athletes wishing to represent NSW will have several opportunities to compete in XC races across NSW and qualify to compete in Adelaide.

To view the selection policy, please click here.

The top 10 athletes for each age group at the Athletics NSW XC Championships (U14's and older) on 26 June at Willandra (Nowra) will be automatically selected into the NSW team (pending nomination and meeting eligibility criteria). 

Please note age groups at Athletics NSW Winter events are determined as of 31 December, 2021. A summary of age groups and birth years are are available on the selection policy.

The remaining six athletes will be selected based on performance(s) across the winter events from the Sydney 10 (Sunday, 2 May), St George Classic (Saturday, 22 May), XC Relays (Saturday, 5 June), NSW XC Championships (Saturday, 26 June) and/or NSW Road Relays (Saturday, 10 July).

All athletes wishing to be selected in the NSW team for the 2021 Cross Country Championships must submit a nomination via the online portal. Nominations are open from Monday, June 28 9.00am and will close 9:00am Monday, July 19, 9.00am. There is no cost to nominate during this period.

If you have any questions in regards to the qualification process please contact Matthew Joyce at stateteams@nswathletics.org.au

Athletics NSW have a range of events for athletes of all ages to compete in XC this winter! See below for information on upcoming events and carnivals.
 

2021 Athletics NSW Cross Country Championships

The 2021 Athletics NSW Cross Country Championships will serve as the main selection event for the 2021 XC National Championships. This event is an attendance requirement for any athlete wishing to have the opportunity to be selected in the NSW team to compete at the National XC Championships compete at this event.

The 2021 Athletics NSW XC Championships will be held at Willandra, Nowra on Saturday, 26 June 2021.

For more information and to register, please click here.

Registrations will close at 10am, Wednesday, 23 June.

Please note you are required to be a Dual Athlete to compete in this event.

Joint ANSW XC Short Course/LANSW XC State Championships

Little Athletics NSW and Athletics NSW will co-deliver the Joint ANSW XC Short Course/LANSW XC State Championships on 1 August 2021 at Dapto.

Keep an eye on both Little Athletics NSW and Athletics NSW social media for more information in the coming weeks.

Registrations for this event will open shortly, and will be listed shorly on the Calendar page on the Athletics NSW website.

The Joint ANSW XC Short Course/LANSW XC State Championships is after the cut-off date for eligibility to represent NSW at the National Championships. However, this will be accepted to satisfy the selection criteria as the additional winter event required.