Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School
Home of the Jaguars
Jaguars Athletics
Our stride. Our strength. Our legacy.
Our Jaguars belong on the course, on the court, and in the story of what comes next. At Lillie May, athletics is a place to find her pace, trust her voice, and experience the strength of sisterhood.
LMCJ Jaguars
One School.
One Crew.
One Legacy.
Our scholars. Our sisterhood. Every practice, every challenge, and every moment of joy is part of the story we build together.
Jaguars in every season
A season to grow.
Fall
Cross Country
Find her pace.
Every stride is a chance to build endurance and perseverance. Cross country encourages scholars to work toward personal goals while cheering on their teammates.
Winter
Basketball
Trust her voice. Build our strength.
On the court, communication and teamwork come together. Basketball offers scholars a chance to develop their skills, practice discipline, and contribute to a shared goal.
Spring
Intramurals
Joy belongs here.
The freedom to try. The delight of a new skill. The laughter of playing together. Spring intramurals, including flag football, make room for movement, friendly competition, and belonging.
Year-round access · Through our partnership
Golf
Learn the game. Build skills. Open doors. Our golf partnership gives scholars another opportunity to try something new and grow their confidence.
Fall 2026 · School year 2026–27
Cross Country Schedule
All meets begin at 4:15 p.m. at Druid Hill Park
1876 Mansion House Dr, Baltimore, MD 21217
- 4:15 p.m.
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- 4:15 p.m.
- 4:15 p.m. · Culminating Activity
City Schools Middle School Cross Country Master Schedule · Revised September 17, 2026
Girls of color & opportunity
Her opportunity matters.
Girls of color deserve places to play, grow, and lead. Research helps explain why access matters—and what girls say they gain when programs invest in them.
Access is still unequal
Girls at majority-Black and/or Hispanic high schools had 67% as many sports opportunities as boys at those schools, compared with 82% at heavily white schools, according to WSF’s 2022 research release.
Persistence toward goals
Of girls surveyed in the Sports 4 Life evaluation, 97% agreed they would keep trying until they reached their goals.
A connection to the classroom
Of girls surveyed in that evaluation, 92% said participating in their programs helped them get better grades.
For Lillie May, this is a reason to make athletics part of how we nurture confidence, sisterhood, and leadership—and to value the joy of participation itself.
About the data: These are external findings, not LMCJ outcomes. The access comparison concerns high schools, not middle schools. Sports 4 Life supports girls of color; its evaluation findings are participant self-reports, not national estimates or proof that sports caused academic improvement.
Sources: Women’s Sports Foundation, 50 Years of Title IX release (2022); WSF’s Sports 4 Life anniversary release (2024), summarizing Communities at the Forefront.
Black women. Lasting possibility.
In her footsteps.
In our own stride.
Black women have helped shape the history of sport. Knowing their stories gives our scholars a wider picture of who belongs—and room to imagine their own possibilities.
Perseverance · Distance running
Marilyn Bevans
In 1975, Marilyn Bevans became the first Black American woman to run a marathon in under three hours. She finished the Boston Marathon in 2:55:52.
For our runners, her story invites a question: what might I discover when I keep going?
Excellence · Basketball
Ora Washington
A standout in both basketball and tennis, Ora Washington is honored by the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as one of the leading Black women athletes of her era.
Her story reminds our scholars that Black women belong at the center of sports history—and its future.
At a school named for Lillie May Carroll Jackson, we connect leadership to everyday choices: showing courage, staying committed, and showing up for one another. Athletics gives our scholars another place to practice those values—and the space to enjoy being girls, together.
Getting ready to participate
Before She Takes the Field:
Registration & Eligibility
Help your scholar get ready for the season. For cross country, registration requirements depend on her grade and whether she will compete.
Grades 6–8: Cross country competition
Families must complete the required athletic forms and DragonFly registration for competition eligibility.
- Create student-athlete and parent/guardian accounts in DragonFly MAX and connect them to LMCJ.
- Complete all required information and paperwork in DragonFly.
- Return the Baltimore City Schools/LMCJ Athletic Form to Coach Brown and confirm that your scholar is cleared to participate.
Grade 5: Cross country practice only
Fifth-grade scholars may participate in a developmental, practice-only capacity. They are not eligible to compete in middle-school meets and do not need DragonFly registration for this practice-only participation.
Before participating, a parent or guardian must return the LMCJ Grade 5 Athletics Practice Participation Permission & Acknowledgment Form to Coach Brown.
Questions? Start with Coach Brown.
Contact James Brown for forms, current deadlines, help connecting to LMCJ in DragonFly, and confirmation of participation requirements for basketball, intramurals, or golf.
Find your place with the Jaguars.
Ready to run, compete, or try something new? Review registration and eligibility, then connect with Coach Brown for your next step.
