Van Cortlandt Park - New York City - N.Y. - February 17 2006 - XO will send a team of five to the U.S. National Cross Country Championships that will act as the trials for the World Cross Country Championships. Max King will lead the charge along with Dan McLean, Tim Julian, Dylan Mason, and Rick Fuller who will double in the masters 8k and the open men’s 12k on the following day. Fuller is aiming at his first U.S. Masters individual championship after turning that “magic number” 40 last year. King is seeking his first World Cross Country team berth in the open 12k. Last year King placed 11th in the 12k. “I am hoping to make the team, after coming off a PR in the Half marathon at the US championships last month and another PR up in Seattle two weeks ago in the mile and 3k, I feel like anything is possible,” said King.

The meet will take place at New York’s Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on February 18-19. XO team director Ross Krempley is optimistic about XO’s chances, “We know that this is mainly an individual event, and the team aspect is not as important, but we still wanted to bring a full team to support the team component of the meet. Members winning championships, making the world team, and having fun on the sloppy course in New York is what this trip is all about”.