A Hard Look at State: 5A Boys

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The Arapahoe tandem of Steven Goldy and Mason Brevig will take their whacks at the 5A boys individual title in a crowded field of contenders. Colorado Track XC file photo by Jeff McCoy.

Taking a hard look at the 5A Boys state race this coming Saturday means, first and foremost, taking a hard took at what Mountain Vista did at their regional race this past Friday.

Not only did Vista Nation post a perfect score on their region but, adding insult to injury, they got their sixth runner in before anyone else's first runner as well. And, that 18-second pack time ranged from 15:44 to 16:02.

That's not going to happen at state, of course, but a stern message was sent nevertheless.

So, let's take a walking tour around the regions and see what other teams came close to putting on the same kind of regional dominance that Mountain Vista did.

5A Region 1? Nothing closer than Arvada West and Arapahoe each getting three of the top ten finishers. Arapahoe, though, was a lot more convincing at 4 and 5 than ...