Cougar 5K Run/Walk Registration

Click here to Register online.

Click here to download an individual registration form.

Click here to download a family registration form

Entry Fees

  Received before September 29 Race Day
Runners and Walkers* $30 $35
SXU Students $25 $30
Family Rate** $75 N/A

*CARA members will receive $3 off entry fee. Discount only available before September 24.

**Family consists of two adults and one child age 17 or under from the same immediate family. The cost to register each additional child is $20. Family rate is not available on race day.  

All race participants will receive a white long sleeved cotton t-shirt.

New This Year - Family Rate

The Cougar 5K would like to welcome all families to campus for SXU Homecoming weekend!  Take advantage of the new Family Rate being offered this year!  Please complete the family registration form and turn it into the Shannon Center or go online and choose Family when registering on signmeup.com.  

Race Premiums

Long Sleeve Cotton ShirtDry Tech Long Sleeve
Participants can choose to purchase a red long sleeved dry-tech shirt for $5 extra until September 10. Be sure to select the dry-tech option when registering.

Please note: Dry-tech shirts will be available to try on at the Shannon Center after August 1.  Stop by and ask to see a manager before registering.

New This Year - Cougar 5K Merchandise

Pullover

Be one of the first to purchase a performance quarter-zip jacket from the Cougar 5K. The long-sleeve pullovers are black, 90 percent polyester/10 percent spandex, and come in men's and women's sizes. The men's jacket is a quarter-zip pullover with no pockets. The women's jacket is a quarter-zip pullover with front  pockets and thumb holes on the cuffs. Stop by the Shannon Center to check them out and try one on! You can purchase a jacket for only $25 each. Limited quantities will be available at packet pick-up, so be sure to pre-order today!

Advanced Registration and Packet Pick-up

Saint Xavier University Shannon Center

  • Wednesday, September 26 from 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 27 from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Friday, September 28 from 7:00 a.m. -  7:00 p.m.

Race Day Registration and Packet Pick-Up

7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Shannon Center Main Arena

Register at Running for Kicks for Discount Coupon

Stop by Running for Kicks between August 1 and September 21 and receive $10 off your Cougar 5K race application when you purchase of running/walking shoes. You must register at Running for Kicks to receive the discount.

Running for Kicks
127th St. and Harlem Ave.
Palos Heights
708-448-9200


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