BOB FIRMAN INVITATIONAL XC

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Firman XC 2026 = Sept. 25/26 – The Course Spokane Valley
NXR NW 2026 = Nov. 20/21 – The Course Spokane Valley

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday

Packet Pickup Open 1:00pm
Retail Open 1:00pm
Course Closed 5:45pm
Middle School Boys & Girls (6th grade) 3k 6:00pm
Middle School Boys (7th-8th grade) 3k 6:25pm
Middle School Girls (7th-8th grade) 3k 6:50pm
Retail Closed 8:00pm

AWARDS

6thGrade Boys & Girls – Individuals 6:45pm
7th – 8th Grade Boys – Individuals and teams 7:15pm
7th – 8th Grade Girls – Individuals and teams 7:40pm

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Saturday

Course Open for Preview 7:45am
Packet Pickup Open 7:45am
Retail Open 7:45am
Course Closed 8:30am
9th Grade Girls 5K 8:45am
9th Grade Boys 5K 9:25am
DII Varsity Boys 5K 10:00am
DI Varsity Boys Section 1 – 5K 10:30am
DI Varsity Boys Section 2 – 5K 10:55am
Elite Varsity Girls 5K 11:20am
Elite Varsity Boys 5K 11:50am
DII Varsity Girls 5K 12:15pm
DI Varsity Girls Section 1 – 5K 12:50pm
DI Varsity Girls Section 2 – 5K 1:25pm
JV Boys Section 1 – 5K 2:00pm
JV Boys Section 2 – 5K 2:35pm
JV Girls Section 1 – 5K 3:10pm
JV Girls Section 2 – 5K 3:50pm

New venue will be announced soon!

BOB FIRMAN INVITATONAL XC - SEPTEMBER 25/26 2026

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Bob Firman XC Highlights 2005-2023

63 NXN Team Finalists
6 NXN Team Champion
59 NXN Individual Finalists
291 Team State Champion
247 Individual State Champion
34 Footlocker Finalists
10 National Junior Olympic Champions
The three varsity divisions – Elite, DI, DII – all include state champion competitors

HOTELS

Hotel information coming soon

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE

Bob Firman XC is committed to equal and fair treatment of all teams and individuals. No preferential treatment shall be extended to any team, individual participant or coach.
Participating teams or individuals traveling to Boise Indoor and located 400 or more miles from Boise, ID cannot reasonably travel to the Event without extended loss of school time or unfair travel requirements. Therefore, Bob Firman XC may provide Travel Assistance to one or more teams or individuals located in a state outside of a 400-mile travel radius of Boise, ID.
A Bob Firman XC representative must approve any reimbursement in writing before the travel arrangements are made.

Bob Firman XC Travel Committee may make certain adjustments to this policy to assist disadvantaged teams and/or individuals from lower income areas and teams and/or individuals from very small communities with limited opportunities for travel.

Mr. Bob Firman

The Bob Firman Invitational is named after Bob Firman. Mr. Firman was instrumental in the start of cross country in Idaho! He was an exceptional math teacher at Borah high school for 40 years, and was the head xc coach for 23 years. Many of Mr. Firman’s athletes referred to him as ‘The Man’ because of his amazing influence in their lives. He remains ‘The Man’ the invitational is named for/after.

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