Lauren Offerman has already proven herself as a runner. She will have to take on a larger share of leadership responsibility next fall with Riley Cooney graduated. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Perhaps none of this year's Colorado state champion teams face a road next year loaded with as many uncertainties as the Mountain View girls. The Mountain Lions graduate a bundle off of this year's state team--to include Riley Cooney, Abby Stewart, Katie Benner, and Caroline Foster. That list would include three of their top four finishers from state.
On the other hand, Lauren Offerman, Rachel Franklin, and Alison Peters do return, and that leaves a solid foundation for a 2015 squad, but some missing pieces will have to be replaced.
After a very nice race at Liberty Bell, Rachel Franklin competed in only one other meet before state, suggesting she was battling an injury in the latter part of the season. Further, her state meet time was a little more than a minute off her Cheyenne M...