Welcome to the Nashua PAL Gate City Striders XC web site

Nashua PAL is known as one of the premier youth cross-country program in New England. Over the years the Nashua PAL GCS program has produced a number of USATF Junior Olympic National Championship teams and numerous All-Americans in various age groups for boys and girls. The Nashua PAL GCS program will be open to all youth runners from any and all communities across New Hampshire and surrounding Massachusetts communities this year. The Nashua PAL GCS program has had a long tradition of success and is excited to continue that success into the 2012 season and to maintain its tradition for having a professional, established and fun youth program.

While kids complete the final few weeks of their school cross country seasons, finals plans are being made for the 2012 USATF Cross Country season which begins the last week of October and continues into mid-December. You are invited to attend the below registration times.

REGISTRATION DATES FOR 2012 PAL XC HAVE CHANGED – PLEASE REFER TO NEW DATES BELOW

Volunteers will be on hand both nights to answer any questions you have about the program.

Registration Fee is $50* plus an additional fee for the team uniform if necessary.
Order forms for additional apparrel (racing shirt, shorts, warm-ups, hat etc.) will be available at registration.  Samples will be available for sizing.

*NOTE:  Fee includes USATF registration (if required) and entry in the Amherst Jamboree XC (practice meet on Sunday, October 28, see Meet Schedule below) and any USATF qualifying events..

First Practice: Tuesday, 10/23

USATF MEET SCHEDULE (more dates may be added at a later date):

1 -top 25 individuals and top 3 teams in each division advance to Regional qualifier on November 18
2 -top 20 individuals and top 3 teams in each division advance to Nationals on December 8

All coaches will be announced soon for the 2012 USATF Jr. Olympic XC season - check back here soon:

Sub-Bantam Girls (Born 2004-2005): Heidi Johnson
Sub-Bantam Boys (Born 2004-2005): BJ Bottomley
Bantam Girls (Born 2002-2003): Corie Mae Callaluca
Bantam Boys (Born 2002-2003): Karen Long
Midget Girls (Born 2000-2001): Judy Boire
Midget Boys (Born 2000-2001): Fred Daniels
Youth Girls (Born 1998-1999): Michelle Poublon
Youth Boys (Born 1998-1999): Tom Cassetty
Intermediate Girls (Born 1996-1997) & Young Women (Born 1994-1995): TBD
Intermediate Boys (Born 1996-1997) & Young Men(Born 1994-1995): TBD

I hope to see each and every one of you returning to run with our program
this year. Our collaboration between PAL and GCS promises to bring many new
and exciting activities to our program and our teams stand to be larger and
more competitive then they ever have been.