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2024 NEO XC Camp Registration Link (becomes active at 6 am on February 2nd)


2024 Camp Roster Link - Check here for registered campers with their assigned camp ID


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2023 Presentation Links for registered campers:


Training Power Point Presentation - Eric Rupe


Risk Factors for Injury and Injury Prevention - Dr. Allison Schroeder


The Staff 

Below is the staff from the 2022 NE Ohio CC Camp.  The staff for the 2023 NE Ohio XC Camp will include many of the same staff with some additions.

2022 Week 1 Staff


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2022 Week 2 Staff

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2022 Week 1 Campers

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2022 Week 2 Campers

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Below is a partial list of the anticipated camp staff for 

The 2023 NEO XC Camp:


Craig Rupe - Completing senior year at University of Akron where he lettered in cross country and track and was CC
Co-Captain.  Was 1st Team All-Ohio as a senior in CC
at Maplewood and was a member of two state championship CC teams and one state
championship track team.

Eric Rupe - Maplewood High School and currently at Youngstown State University.  HS PRs of

1:55/4:16, and 16:11 in state cc.  College 3:53 for 1500, 8:57
steeplechase, and 14:03 for 5k.

Michelle Rupe - Brecksville High School, The Ohio State University, qualified for two Olympic Trials in the marathon with a PR of 2:41

Suzanne Rupe - Berkshire High School, Youngstown State University - Suzanne is a redshirt freshman at Youngstown State University and a 2015 graduate of Berkshire. She ran in all 8 of her State Meets in high school, qualifying to both State cross-country and track all 4 years. She is a 6x First-Team All-Ohio performer in track in the 300m hurdles and 4×800m relay. Her high school PRs include 2:20 in the 800m and 19:15 in the 5k.

Dylan Dombi - Medina High School, Heidelberg University, Youngstown State University - Three time state qualifier for Medina HS. High school pr's of 15:49 (senior) 9:57,4:28, and 1:57at Medina. I never was an all-Ohioan in track or cross. At Heidelberg University, Divison 3,ran 25:09 for 8k and was all region in cross. In track, ran 14:49. Was 3k and mile indoor OAC champ. Sophomore year was all region again in cross country and ran 8:32 for 3k indoors. Again was OAC champ in the mile. Finished up at Heidelberg as 2 time all-conference in cross, OAC indoor champ in 3k freshman year, runner up sophomore year, back to back mile champ indoors. Transferred to YSU after Sophomore year and currently run on the cross country and track team. College pr's are: 10k-32:43 8k-25:09 5k-14:49, 3k-8:32, Mile-4:17, 1500-3:55, 800-1:55.

Garrett Crichlow - Twinsburg High School, University of Akron - a junior at the

University of Akron and a 2014 graduate of Twinsburg. In high school he placed
4th in the 1600m for Division 1 at the State Championships his junior and
senior years, and qualified as First-Team All-Ohio in Division 1 for
cross-country by placing 9th in 2013. His high school PRs are 1:52.65 for the
800m, 4:09.26 for the 1600m, 9:27.80 for the 3200m and 15:29.98 for 5k. At
Akron he's ran 3:53.54 in the 1500m, 24:53.20 for the 8k and has been an All-MAC
performer in both the indoor mile and cross-country.

Ken Sullivan - St. Ignatius High School, Duke University

All camp mailings and payments are to be sent to:

NEO XC Camp

2533 Davis Peck Road

Cortland, Ohio  44410

 For mail in payments, checks are to be made out to: "Gopher Running" 

2015 Footlocker National Champion Drew Hunter at 2016 NEO XC Camp

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Two-Time World Cross Country Champion Craig Virgin signs autographs at 2010 camp. 


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Previous Staff Members Bridget Franek, Cory Leslie, Michelle Sikes, Pat Sovacool and Chad Balyo in a question answer session with runners.


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The Schedule

A typical day at camp includes:

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Directions to Templed Hills Camp - 5734 Durbin Road, Bellville, OH:

  • Take I-71 to the Bellville exit, Route #97
  • East on #97 for 3 miles to Main Street in Bellville
  • Right on Main Street to Durbin Street (at the BP Station)
  • Left on Durbin for 1.5 miles to Templed Hills Camp on the right.


Past Camp Photos



















2012 Week I

2012 Week II

2011 Week I

2011 Week II

2010 Week I

2010 Week II

2009 Week I

2009 Week II

2008

2007

2006

2005

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