The annual Southern Stampede high school cross country race is the latest event to be canceled due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
Bryan Schiding, Missouri Southern’s Director of Cross Country and Track and Field, on Tuesday informed high school coaches and administrators via email of the school’s decision to call off the Stampede, which was scheduled for Sept. 19 at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course.
Even if fans were not allowed at the event, there were more than 1,000 high school runners signed up to race on the MSSU campus, causing concerns related to social distancing.
Last week the University of Kansas called off its annual Rim Rock Farm High School Classic, a huge prep cross country meet scheduled for Sept. 26, also due to uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
