
Liam Cox was the #2 finisher at state for Palmer Ridge last fall, but the top guy for the Bears this fall could be anyone's guess. Photo by Alan Versaw.
If you're trying to identify the 4A league with the greatest depth of talent, this one had better be on your consideration list. This league is deep, strong, and getting better as we speak.
Palmer Ridge - Oh, sure, Eric Hamer graduated, but there isn't a program in the state--at any level--that couldn't make good use of the guys Kelly Christensen has coming back. The Bears have six sub-17s coming back in Liam Cox, Andrew Rudnicki, James Espinoza, Ryan Mattson, Jeremy Meadows, and Andrew Lester. It's appropriate that gold is one of Palmer Ridge's colors as they are, at least for the moment, the gold standard of 4A cross country. And they will be ready for the fall c...