The BorderChallenge Championships have announced they will be promoting eight major in-season cross country invitationals as "BorderChallenge Pre-Regional Championships". This label is being added to large pre-existing meets that are held at the courses where the post-season BorderChallenge Regional Champioships will be held.
While these new pre-region meets are not qualifying meet, they allow the competitors to get an advanced opportunity to compete on the course before the post-season national championship qualifying meets and to earn the title of Pre-Regional Champions. The first place teams from these pre-region meets will also receive a unique team uniform that they can wear as they compete at their BCC Regional Championship meet in November. The uniform will designate them a as the pre-region champions and favorites for the meet.
BorderChallenge says this move is designed to "further expand the level of excitement for the high school cross country athlete".
Pre-Region Meet Dates (* Dates subject to change)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
BYU Autumn Classic - September 8, 2007 - Eastbay Golf Course, Provo, UT
PACIFIC REGION
Ft. Steilacoom Invitational - September 15, 2007 - Ft. Steliacoom Park, Lakewood, WA
OLD SOUTHWEST REGION
McNiel Invitational - October 6, 2007 - Old Settler's Park, Round Rock, TX
DESERT HIGHLAND REGION
La Cueva Invitational "Battle in the Bowl" - TBA - Albuquerque, NM
GREAT PLAINS REGION
Roosevelt Invitational - September 15, 2007 - Indianola (Des Moines), IA
GREAT LAKES REGION
Lisle Mane Event - September 29, 2007 -Lisle Community Park, Lisle, IL
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
Brown Invitational - October 13, 2007 - Goddard State Park. Warwick, RI
MID ATLANTIC REGION
Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational - October 6, 2007 - Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA