AU CLUB XCTF
Capital Relays
Coming soon in February 2026!
Quick Info
Coming February 2026!
Entry Fees
$15 per runner, $250 cap per team per gender
Runners may participate in up to 4 individual and/or relay events.
Entry fees may be paid by cash or check. They can be delivered at the meet or mailed to
​Garrett Schmidt
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Bender Arena G-03
Washington, DC 20016
Checks must be made out to American University. In the subject line, please indicate that payment is for
American University Club XCTF.
Events*
3000m
100m
1600m
4x100m relay
Jile (jeans mile)
Swedish Medley Relay
800m
200m
Distance Medley Relay (DMR)
Devil’s Race
Mixed 4x4 choc relay/anything but a baton
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*This is a preliminary schedule. Events are subject to change.
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We will follow a rolling schedule. Events may be scratched or combined depending on the number of entries, with a minimum of one team or runner needed. Relay teams that are co-ed or multi-school are permitted if there are not enough runners.
Special Instructions and Local Accommodations
We only have three blocks; please bring your own if possible. We will supply relay batons. The infield will be closed for the duration of the meet. ​Teams will be provided an area to set up tents.
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For local hotels, please visit http://www.american.edu/ocl/orientation/Local-Hotels.cfm
Directions and Parking
From Northeast of Washington (New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore)
Follow I-95 south to I-495 west toward Silver Spring. (See “From I-495” below)
From Northwest of Washington (Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland)
Follow I-270 south. Where I-270 divides, follow the right-hand branch toward northern Virginia. (Do not take the branch toward Washington.) Merge with I-495 (Capital Beltway). (See “From I-495” below).
From South or West of Washington (Northern Virginia, Norfolk, Richmond, Charlottesville)
Follow I-95 north or I-66 east to I-495 (Capital Beltway). Take I-495 north toward Silver Spring. (See “From I-495” below.)
From I-495 (Capital Beltway)
​Take exit 39 and follow the signs for River Road (Maryland Route 190) east toward Washington. Continue east on River Road to the fifth traffic light. Turn right onto Goldsboro Road (Maryland Route 614). At the first traffic light, turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue NW (Maryland Route 396). Continue on Massachusetts Avenue NW through the first traffic circle (Westmoreland Circle). Continue one more mile to 4400 Massachusetts. The entrance to the Admissions Welcome Center at the Katzen Arts Center parking garage will be on your left.
​Parking
There is free weekend parking in the Katzen Arts Center garage or the East Campus surface lots; both are 1/4mi from the track.
Contact americanxctf@gmail.com for more information.
Capital Relays Meet Records
Racing at Other Meets
Spring 2026 Tentative Meet Schedule
Penn State
Capital Relays
UPenn
DMV Championships
UMD
UDel
Feb 15
Feb 21
March 1
March 38
April 18
April 25
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Being a part of NIRCA, AU Club XCTF attends other NIRCA meets around the region. Meets are not mandatory to membership in the club, but they are a great form of team bonding and can be competitive or casual!
There is often a $5-10 fee associated with attending a meet, unless it's your first one! These fees help pay for meet registration.
Upcoming meets will be announced at practice and through club emails. Most commonly, we leave AU's campus the morning of the meet and make the journey to another school using team-member-owned cars and/or DC's rental car system.
To be eligible to run in a meet, you need to submit a NIRCA waiver (which will be covered at the info sessions).