The 2026 Shrine Bowl Run is Dec. 19. The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (SCTCCCA) opened nominations for senior South Carolina cross country runners for the Shrine Bowl Run. The association asks that only coaches nominate senior runners on the form below.
The 2026 Shrine Bowl Run team will be announced after the SCHSL State Cross Country Championships. Runners visit the Shriner's Children's Greenville hospital as part of the event. The runners deliver the Shrine Bowl All-Star football game ball in a relay style to the stadium at Spartanburg High School.
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Class of 2027 South Carolina cross country and track and field commitments
Past history suggests nominations will finish in the top 20 range of senior runners of the state cross country championships (sub-20 5K for girls, sub-17 for boys).
The deadline for nominations is Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. J.L. Mann cross country coach Evan Jones is the 2026 Shrine Bowl Run head coach.
Shrine Bowl Run history
The Shrine Bowl Run in South Carolina was started in 1986 by Everett Stoudenmire, with the help of the SCTCCCA. The first Carolina Shrine Bowl football game was played in Charlotte in 1937.