Cross Country: Brandywine Creek State Park is the home cross country course for several local high schools. On average the park has around 20 meets per year and sees students practicing on the course daily during the fall season. The park hosts several large invitationals each year including the Salesianum Invitational that has been happening for more than 40 years and hosts around 40 teams each year. The annual state championships meet occurs every other year at Brandywine Creek. During the large meets the Friends of Brandywine Creek are out selling food and drinks to the runners and attendees as a fund raiser to support the park.