High School Teams

High School Teams are an option to allow young people to participate at a significant discount. It does have special team requirements.

• The team must be a full team of 12. All runners must be 19 or younger on race day and either currently in school or just graduated. Under age 14 allowed with race director approval.

• The team MUST have an adult aged 21+ in each race vehicle for the duration of the race. Adults can switch out for different shifts.

• Any adult may accompany a team member on their leg, per all normal rules, but MAY NOT take over any leg or portion thereof in place of a team member. If an adult is accompanying a runner on their leg, another adult must still be present with the team vehicle.

• The team Captain CAN BE a minor. It can also be a non-participating (running) adult.

• The Volunteer Requirement is waived since HS teams require adults in their vehicles. (but if you have interested volunteers, we definitely will put them to work!)

• School Sports Association Rules (drawn from ASAA).
  NOTE, NxNW is in no way affiliated with any state’s school sports association and DOES NOT actively interpret or enforce these rules. NxNW provides these as advisories to encourage compliance. Contact your state’s association with any questions.

  • The team may not be restricted to members of an official school team, nor may it be a pre-requisite for participation past or future on an official school team.

  • Coach Involvement. Alaska says “a coach of a team sport can coach their players anytime, anywhere” from May 20th to July 31st.