Mill Creek MetroParks unveils NCAA cross country course at Canfield MetroParks Farm

The Brian, Charlotte, Jersey, Beau Gorby Family Championship Cross Country Course officially opened Friday at the MetroParks Farm in Canfield. The course meets NCAA specifications with a two-mile course and 1k, 2k, and 3k loops to facilitate middle school, high school, and collegiate events.

It features a 38-team starting grid, ten-meter course width, with permanent start and finish mile/km markers, plus directional signs. There are multiple accessible spectator viewing areas at the Brian, Charlotte, Jersey, Beau Gorby Family Championship Cross Country Course. The course was a capital improvement project funded entirely through the Mill Creek MetroParks general fund, with private funding provided through the Gorby family.

Find the course at 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road in Canfield.

To rent the new facility, apply on the Mill Creek MetroParks website.

 

Read the original article at Mahoning Matters.