Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country

The Allstate Sugar Bowl sponsors a pair of cross country invitationals. It took on sponsorship of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival, hosted by Loyola University, in the fall of 2015. The Sugar Bowl also began sponsoring the Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Classic in 2017 – that event replaced the Metro Cross Country Championships (held from 2014-16, see below). The Bowl has also sponsored the Louisiana All-State Teams for cross country since 2008.

Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival

The 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 14 at New Orleans City Park. The Cross Country Festival will feature men’s and women’s races at the collegiate level, as well as boys’ and girls’ high school varsity and middle school events.

The Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival races will start and finish on the City Park Cross Country Course located near the intersections of Diagonal Drive and Harrison Avenue.

Schedule of Events
7:45 a.m. – Collegiate Men (3 miles)
8:30 a.m. – Collegiate Women (3 miles)
9:15 a.m. – HS Varsity Boys (3 miles)
9:30 a.m. – College Awards Ceremony
9:45 a.m. – HS Varsity Girls (3 miles)
10:15 a.m. – Middle School Boys and Girls (1.5 mile)
10:45 a.m. – HS/Middle School Awards Ceremony

William Carey College swept the collegiate division of the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival on Saturday, September 15 at New Orleans City Park. At the high school level, Ocean Springs (Miss.) High School was the dominant school, capturing titles at both the boys’ and girls’ level for the varsity and junior varsity races.

2018: William Carey Sweeps College Divisions of Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival
2017: Tulane Sweeps Men’s and Women’s Races at Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival
2016: Louisiana Tech and Tulane Earn Titles at Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival
2015: LSU Sweeps Titles at Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival

Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Classic

The third annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Classic presented by Varsity Sports is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2019 in New Orleans City Park. The 2018 event featured over 1,000 runners competing at the high school varsity, junior high and elementary levels. Contact Meet Director Mike Corn for additional information.

Vestavia Hills from Alabama won the 2018 boys’ varsity title while Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, La.) won the girls’ varsity championship. Brother Martin senior Hunter Appleton defended his title in the boys’ varsity race with a time of 14:52.61 while Sacred Heart’s Mary Nusloch was the girls’ varsity winner with a time of 17:48.09 over the three-mile course.

Brother Martin won the boys’ junior high division and Colin Volpe from Holy Cross was the individual winner with a time of 11:15.31 on the two-mile course. In the girl’s junior high division, Ocean Springs (Miss.) won the team title while Lusher Charter’s Sirena N’Mili was the individual winner with a time of 13:02.89 on the two-mile course.

In the boys’ elementary division, individual winner Michael Vocke (8:04.32, 1.5 miles) led Christian Brothers to the team title. St. Dominic was the girls’ elementary champion while Virginia Turner from St. Pius X School was the individual champion (9:41.22, 1.5 miles).

The Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Classic replaced the Metro Cross Country Championships (held from 2014-16, see below).

2018: Over 1,000 Runners Compete in Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Classic
2017: Dominican and Holy Cross Run to Titles at Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Classic

Metro Cross Country Championships

The Allstate Sugar Bowl sponsored a Metro Cross Country Championship for the New Orleans area from 2014-16. Dominican won all three of the girls’ championships during that stretch, while the boys’ titles were captured by John Curtis, Brother Martin and St. Paul’s.

Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country All-Louisiana Teams

In addition to sponsoring the Track & Field Classic, the Allstate Sugar Bowl also sponsors the Louisiana Cross Country All-Louisiana Teams as recognized by the Louisiana Track and Field Coaches Association. The teams is based on the top 25 performances, regardless of classification, at the LHSAA State Cross Country Championship Meet.