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SUMMARY:Let’s Get Racing: 2026 Massachusetts XC Season Full Schedule (& More) 
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe official kickoff to the competitive portion of the Massachusetts cross-country season is set for Sept. 12 with two meets: the MSTCA XC Relays and the Ted Dutkiewicz Invitational.\n\n\n\nFrom there, the schedule becomes jam-packed, with schools traveling throughout the state and beyond for a steady stream of meets over the next couple of months. Don’t blink — the season goes by quickly.\n\n\n\nBelow, we’ve compiled a list of all the Massachusetts meets, along with some popular out-of-state competitions.\n\n\n\nThere are a few important dates to take note of. The MIAA Division Championship Meets will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at various venues. The following Saturday, Nov. 21, is the MIAA Meet of Champions at Fort Devens.\n\n\n\nMarathon Sports and New Balance will sponsor four meets throughout the fall campaign.\n\n\n\nOn Sept. 13, the focus shifts to Euro-style cross country with the second annual MARSHVegas Invite at Marshfield (Mass.) Park.\n\n\n\nTwo weeks later, one of the top meets on the East Coast will take over Goddard State Memorial Park in Warwick, R.I., with the mega-popular Ocean State Invitational. The two-day competition will feature middle school races on Sept. 25 and high school races on Sept. 26.\n\n\n\nMA athletes will get an opportunity to preview Fort Devens ahead of the Meet of Champions at the third annual Devens Pre-Championship Classic on Oct. 10.\n\n\n\nThe last of the four competitions is on Oct. 17 with the annual Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park.  This year’s event will be celebrating its 65th year.\n\n\n\n***\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n\nSaturday, Sept. 12 – MSTCA XC Relays at Highland Park, Attleboro\n\n\n\nSaturday, Sept. 12 – MSTCA Ted Dutkiewicz Invitational at Stanley Park\n\n\n\nSunday, Sept. 13 – MarshVegas Invite at Marshfield Fair, Marshfield. MA. sponsored by Marathon Sports\n\n\n\nSaturday, Sept. 19 – Amherst XC Invitational at UMass-Amherst\n\n\n\nSaturday, Sept. 19 – Manchester Invitational at Derryfield Park, Manchester. NH\n\n\n\nFriday, Sept. 25 – Ocean State Invitational at Goddard State Park, Warwick, RI (middle school races), sponsored by Marathon Sports\n\n\n\nSaturday, Sept. 26 – Ocean State Invitational at Goddard State Park, Warwick, RI (high school races), sponsored by Marathon Sports\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 3 (postponed from Sept. 26) – MSTCA Frank Kelley Invitational at Wrentham Development Center\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 3 – MSTCA Bay State Invitational at Wrentham Development Center\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 3 – Woods Trail Run at Thetford Academy, Thetford, NH\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 3 – Maine XC Festival of Champions at Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast, ME\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 3 – Great American Cross-Country Festival at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 10 – MSTCA Twilight XC Invitational at Barnstable Fairgrounds, Falmouth, MA  (Small, Medium Schools)\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 10 – Manhattan University Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park, NY\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 10 – Devans Pre-Championship Classic at Fort Devens, Willard Park, MA, sponsored by Marathon Sports and New Balance\n\n\n\nSunday, Oct. 11 – MSTCA Twilight XC Invitational at Barnstable Fairgrounds,, Falmouth, MA (Large Schools)\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. `17 – Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park, sponsored by Marathon Sports and New Balance\n\n\n\nSaturday, Oct. 17 – MSTCA Dick Atkinson Invitational at Stanley Park\n\n\n\nSaturday, Nov. 7 – MSTCA Frank Mooney Invitational at Wrentham Developmental Center\n\n\n\nSaturday, Nov. 14 – MIAA Divisional Championship Meets (Div. 1A, B &C at Fort Devens, Div. 2A, B &C at Wrentham, Div. 3A, B & C at Northfield Mountain)\n\n\n\nSunday, Nov. 15 – USATF New England Junior Olympic XC Championships at Hopkinton, NH\n\n\n\nSaturday, Nov. 21 – MIAA Meet of Champions at Fort Devens  \n\n\n\nSaturday, Nov. 21 Nike Cross Regionals Northeast at Wappingers Falls, NY\n\n\n\nSaturday, Nov. 21 – Brooks Northeast Regional at Holmdel Park, NJ\n
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