Scoring Guide
How Cross Country is Scored
A cross country meet is scored by each team adding up the places of its top 5 finishers. As in golf, the low score wins.
For example, a team that scores 26 points places ahead of a team that scores 29 points, as follows:
GMS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 10 = 26 points
Opponent: 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 = 29 points
(GMS Wins!)
A team’s 6th and 7th place finishers can also figure in the scoring if they place ahead of the other teams’ top 5 finishers. When that is the case, they become “pushers” by pushing up their opponents’ scores. Only a team’s 6th and 7th finishers can be “pushers”, regardless of how many of its runners may finish ahead of an opposing team’s top 5 finishers. They also play an important role if there is a tie score. The 6th place finishers score will be added to break the tie to determine the winning team.
A cross country meet is scored by each team adding up the places of its top 5 finishers. As in golf, the low score wins.
For example, a team that scores 26 points places ahead of a team that scores 29 points, as follows:
GMS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 10 = 26 points
Opponent: 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 = 29 points
(GMS Wins!)
A team’s 6th and 7th place finishers can also figure in the scoring if they place ahead of the other teams’ top 5 finishers. When that is the case, they become “pushers” by pushing up their opponents’ scores. Only a team’s 6th and 7th finishers can be “pushers”, regardless of how many of its runners may finish ahead of an opposing team’s top 5 finishers. They also play an important role if there is a tie score. The 6th place finishers score will be added to break the tie to determine the winning team.