Mill Creek MetroParks adds new cross-country course

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Mill Creek MetroParks opened its family championship cross-country course at the MetroParks Farm in Canfield.

A ribbon cutting was held Friday morning to celebrate.

The course meets NCAA specifications with a 38-team starting line. The course will be used for high school meets. too.

It’s a permanent cross-country course and will be available for runners to enjoy.

“When it’s not being used for those specific races, it will be open to the public, so it’s another several miles worth of maintained trails that the public at large can use,” said Justin Rogers, of the MetroParks.

The first college meet at the course will be on September 21.

It will host over 30 high school teams on September 28.

 

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