Hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran College
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Greenfield Park, West Allis, Wis.
2025 RACE TIMES
Girls' Race: 4:30 p.m.
Boys' Race: 5 p.m.
REGISTER ONLINE
- 10 runners maximum per gender/per school. First four scoring.
MEET INFO
COURSE MAP
REGISTRATION TIPS
- Include each runner's home address
- The email address of the first runner you register will be your email address
- Entering the runner's Grade is the numerical number. ie. 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8
- Please be consistent with each entry when entering the School Representing section.
- Location question is: Your City
QUALIFYING CRITERIA
- Individuals who have placed in the top 40% of a Varsity race in the 2025 cross country season.
- Teams can have a maximum of 10 runners that have competed in a Varsity race and placed in the top 40% in the meet's final team standings.
- If your school has five individual qualifiers you may bring a team of 10 runners. The 10 can be of any grade combination, but five of the 10 MUST have qualified as individuals.
- 3rd, 4th and 5th-grade runners can qualify to compete if they have placed in the top 40% of a Varsity race, or run times that would have placed them in the top 40% of a Varsity race, or if they are part of a team that qualified.
RESULTS
2025 -
Boys |
Girls
2024 -
Boys |
Girls
2023 -
Boys |
Girls
2022 -
Boys |
Girls
2021 -
 Boys |
 Girls
2020 -
 Boys |
 Girls
2019Â -
 Boys |
 Girls
2018Â -
 Boys |
 Girls
2017 -
 Boys |
 Girls
2016 -
 Boys |
 Girls
HISTORY
The Grade School Challenge began in 1999 to offer grade school runners a championship event. The hope is that the excitement and sense of accomplishment in qualifying for and participating in an event like this will keep grade school runners interested in the sport of cross country. It is also a fundraising and community outreach event for the cross country teams at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
PARTICIPANTS
Participants include Lutheran, other private, and public grade school cross country runners throughout the greater Milwaukee area and northern Illinois. Participants must qualify for the event as a team or as an individual.
ABOUT THE GREENFIELD PARK COURSE
This cross country course is a familiar one for many local runners. Overall, the course is flat with occasional rough footing in the woods, but a picturesque course nonetheless, especially in the fall. The course begins on the southwest corner of the park with a gradual incline toward the north. It then winds back toward the starting line through a small line of trees. At that point, it continues along the service road, where the first mile is at the back end of the parking lot, and continues through the woods on rolling trails. The final 200 meters bring runners back to the starting area with streamers, a finish line banner, finish line clock, and the enthusiastic crowd cheering.
DISTANCE
1.85-mile/3K course for both girls and boys
ENTRY FEE
$16 per runner. Entry includes a T-shirt.
AWARDS
Medals to top 25 finishers and trophies to top four teams in each race.
DIRECTIONS TO GREENFIELD PARK
The cross country course start/finish area is located on Lincoln Avenue and approximately 123rd Street. Exit off I-894 at Greenfield Avenue. Turn west onto Greenfield Avenue. Turn left (south) onto 124th Street to Lincoln Avenue. Turn left (east) onto Lincoln Avenue. The park entrance and parking lot is the first left.
QUESTIONS
Contact Coach Steve Travis at Wisconsin Lutheran College with any questions. He can be reached at 414.443.8872 orÂ
steve.travis@wlc.edu.
