Enrollment/Classification History

Boys cross country was a one-class sport from 1946 to 1975.  In 1976, schools were divided between Class A (smaller schools) and Class AA (larger schools).  Girls cross country held its first state series in 1979, and it was held as a one-class sport from 1979 to 1987 before adopting the two-class system in 1988 that was already in use for the boys.  Both boys and girls cross country switched to a three-class system in 2007.  With the exception of 2011, boys and girls cross country have always had the same enrollment cutoffs for their classifications.

Older enrollments and classifications are difficult to find with limited information available online, so not all information posted below is complete.

 

Two-Class System

Year Class A Cutoff Harvard Enrollment Harvard XC Classification
1976 750   (no XC program)
1977 750   (no XC program)
1978 750   (no XC program)
1979 750 619 Class A
1980 750 582 Class A
1981 750   Class A
1982 701   Class A
1983 694   Class A
1984 705 557 Class A
1985 706   Class A
1986 704   Class A
1987 666   Class A
1988 673   Class A
1989 666 500 Class A
1990 658 499 Class A
1991 645 520 Class A
1992 654 537 Class A
1993 655 566 Class A
1994 684 585 Class A
1995 710   Class A
1996 721 582 Class A
1997 740 576 Class A
1998 735 580 Class A
1999 722 579 Class A
2000 734 587 Class A
2001 752 617 Class A
2002 752 642 Class A
2003 739 621 Class A
2004 755 629 Class A
2005 735 716 Class A
2006 730 717 Class A

 

Three-Class System

From 2019 to 2024, the listed enrollment is the average of the previous two years; it and the class cutoffs are updated every two years.  This practice was dropped after the 2024-25 school year.

Year Class 1A Cutoff Class 2A Cutoff Harvard Enrollment Harvard XC Classification
2007 603.09 1508 733 Class 2A
2008 754 1652 694 Class 1A
2009 762.3 1719.3 723 Class 1A
2010 775.5 1669 687 Class 1A
2011 760 (boys), 788 (girls) 1687 700 Class 1A
2012 786 1673 689 Class 1A
2013 743 1674 679 Class 1A
2014 728 1657 675 Class 1A
2015 712 1662 670 Class 1A
2016 710 1635 671 Class 1A
2017 707 1656 678 Class 1A
2018 647 1615 718 Class 2A
2019/2020 661 1619 698 Class 2A
2021/2022 678 1665 747.5 Class 2A
2023/2024 575.5 1476 773.5 Class 2A
2025 600 1550 778 Class 2A