{"id":440,"date":"2024-02-25T22:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T22:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksaa.org.uk\/?page_id=440"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:07:04","slug":"cross-country-esaa-national-and-entry-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ksaa.org.uk\/?page_id=440","title":{"rendered":"ESAA XC Information and Selection Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading agl agl-fadeCSSUp agl-in-distance-1\">ESAA XC Championships Information and Selection Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"agl agl-fadeCSSUp agl-in-distance-1\">The English Schools Cross Country Championships 2026 will take place on Saturday 14th March at Sefton Park, Liverpool.<br><br>Kent Schools AA will take a team of 48 athletes to the championships. The selection criteria for the ESAA Championships can be found below.<br><br>NB: Year 7s cannot compete at the ESAA Champs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background agl agl-fadeCSSUp agl-in-distance-1\" style=\"background-color:#4d87e5\"><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><br><br>Eight Athletes complete a Team in each age group: Junior, Intermediate &amp; Senior. <br><br>The Selectors will follow the criteria below:<br><br>1. The First four athletes to finish in the Kent Schools Cross Country Championships will gain automatic selection for the team to represent Kent Schools AA at the English Schools Cross Country Championships.<br><br>2. The top two finishers at the Inter-County event, not already selected, will also be chosen.<br><br>3. The final two places will be allocated at the discretion of the KSAA Selection Committee based upon a wider range of events, chosen at the discretion of the Committee.<br><br>4. 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