The growth of middle school XC and track is undeniable and it seems we are at the cross roads of when this grows beyond belief. Below you can see the growth in performances year over year in the four major distances or middle school XC.
Growth In Performances in MileStat Database:
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 4K | 29 | 122 | 1344 | 1,222 |
| Girls 4K | 27 | 96 | 1078 | 982 |
| Boys 3K | 355 | 705 | 1080 | 375 |
| Girls 3K | 246 | 460 | 796 | 336 |
| Boys Two Mile | 946 | 834 | 1347 | 513 |
| Girls Two Mile | 703 | 739 | 944 | 205 |
| Boys 3200 | 701 | 915 | 648 | -267 |
| Girls 3200 | 527 | 741 | 395 | -346 |
| Boys Total Growth | 1,843 | |||
| Girls Total Growth | 1,177 |
*These are performances in the database and not athletes. Meaning, some athletes could be counted multiple times.
The biggest number that jumps out here is the 4K distance. This is the distance that is the state championship distance so naturally it had the largest growth in numbers. That is also in no small part thanks to Knights Crossing and other invites being 4K's now as well.
Another interesting number here was the Two Mile. That event was actually larger than the 4K for boys and almost as large for the girls. Showing us that the growth wasn't just in one event but across the board.