Watts Cross Country Course

COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 15, 2023 - The Texas A&M Aggies Cross Country Team during The Texas A&M Invitational at Watts Cross Country Course in College Station, TX. Photo By Jonathan Taffet/Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION, TX - October 13, 2023 - Wide shot of Watts Cross Country Course during the Arturo Barrios Invitational cross country meet at the Watts Cross Country Course in College Station, TX. Photo By Aiden Shertzer/Texas A&M Athletics

Cross Country

Track and Field

The Dale Watts '71 Cross Country Course, opened in the fall of 2014, is located within the Hildebrand Equine Complex at 3242 F and B Road. The facility is accessible from F and B Road off the corner intersection with 2818.

The premier cross country course in the state of Texas, the Watts Course has served host to the SEC Championships in 2015 and the NCAA South Central Region meet in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. It is scheduled to host both meets again in 2024.

Additional features:

Versatility of course enables races in range from 2 km to 10 km distances.
Wide starting area combined with ample racing room during first 1,000m of course enable it to host championship-level events.
Venue also hosts high school, community and age-group races.
Scenic course features tree-lined areas as well as sections that are heavily wooded.
Berm along the wide-open finish area offers views to a majority of the venue during races.
Fast course which provides good footing throughout races of any distance.

Note: no pets are allowed at either the Watts Cross Country Course or the Hildebrand Equine Complex.

Directions

The Watts Cross Country Course is located directly behind the new Hildebrand Equine Complex on the corner of F and B Road and FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Pkwy) in College Station.

Patrons are asked to park in the Equine Complex parking lot and then make the short walk to the course's start/finish line.

For GPS units, a good address to use is 3242 F and B Road, College Station.