Southern Showcase Cross Country | Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 | Huntsville, Alabama

RunningLane will provide the live stream/commentary and will start around 7:15 AM Central on Friday, September 18th, 2026. This meet is hosted by JAX State University. For more info: https://jaxstatesports.com/sports/202... SCHEDULE September 18, 2026 Men’s 8k Invite: 7:30 Women’s 5k Invite: 8:10 Men’s 8k Open: 8:45 Women’s 5k Open: 9:35 COURSE LOCATION John Hunt Cross Country Park, 2151 Airport Rd SW, Huntsville, AL 35801 COURSE DESCRIPTION The championship caliber cross country course is a 10-meter wide, manicured grass surface course with multiple spurred loops. The course is located on the south side of John Hunt Park and accommodates high school, NCAA, and USA Track & Field needs for all their various training and competition events. There is approximately 2 miles of accessible walking trails that are great for coaches and spectators. There are great unimpeded views of the start and finish line. In a very short time, the cross country course at John Hunt Park has developed a reputation as one of the best courses in the country! The Southern Showcase will be an opportunity for your teams to preview the course at John Hunt park which has hosted several NCAA conference and regional championship meets and will be the host site for the 2024 NCAA Division II South Region. Following the college meet is the Southern Showcase on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, one of the largest high school cross country meets in the south! TIMING INFORMATION Xpress Timing will handle timing/results. Live results will be available at https://xpresstiming.com/. We will be utilizing two split points on course which means the women’s 5k race will have splits/live scoring at the 1.6k, 3.2k and finish and the men’s 8k will have splits/live scoring at the 1.6k, 4.6k, 6.2k and finish. The Southern Showcase is a two-day cross country meet directed by Huntsville High School and Jacksonville State University. The Southern Showcase brings more than 150 teams and 4,000+ runners to John Hunt Park.