The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Announces the 2025-2026 Super Elite Teams for Cross Country

San Marcos, Texas (December 5, 2025) — The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) has released its 2025–2026 Super Elite Teams for UIL Cross Country, honoring standout student-athletes from across the state for their exceptional performance this season.

The full list of Cross Country Super Elite Team selections is available at: https://www.thsca.com/super-elite-teams

THSCA extends its sincere appreciation to the coaches who dedicate their time, expertise, and mentorship to the athletes nominated for recognition this year. Their commitment plays a vital role in the growth and success of student-athletes across Texas. The association also congratulates each honoree for achieving this distinguished recognition and representing their schools and communities with excellence.

Super Elite Team honorees are nominated by THSCA professional members and selected through a review process led by sport-specific advisory committees and the Super Elite Team (S.E.T.) Committee. The S.E.T. Committee includes 808 coaches representing all eight THSCA regions. Final selections are determined based on committee recommendations.

To be nominated, athletes must meet the following criteria:

• Be varsity team members in good standing
• Demonstrate strong character and exemplary athletic performance
• Be nominated by a head coach who is a current THSCA professional member and meets all nomination deadlines

About the Texas High School Coaches Association
The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) is Texas high school coaches’ principal advocate and leadership organization. The THSCA provides the highest quality representation, education, and services to Texas high school coaches and affiliate members by enhancing the professionalism of coaches and the schools they represent. The mission statement is simply this: To help and serve Texas high school coaches as they work tohelp and serve student-athletes. “HELPING COACHES HELP KIDS.” For more information on THSCA, visitwww.thsca.com

About Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation
The mission of the Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation is to develop funds from a broad range of donors to provide professional education programs that will strengthen, reinforce, and enhance professionalism inhigh school coaches throughout the state of Texas. These programs provide instructional material and training in character development to coaches in   Texas at both the high school and middle school levels and can directly impact the lives of over 1.5 million student-athletes each year. The two established events are the Texas Coaches Leadership Summit and the R.O.C.K. Mentoring Workshop.