Colorado 5A Region 2 Girls Cross Country Preview

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Any great cross country team has solid depth--Erin Ellington is part of that picture at Grandview. Photo by Alan Versaw.


Although this region doesn't encompass all of the Cherry Creek School District programs, there is no mistaking the influence that the CCSD wields over the outcomes in regional contests. Cherry Creek is the traditional powerhouse program of the region, but Grandview and Cherokee Trail have been rising of late.

We begin here with a review of the rankings of returning runners from last fall:


1Cherokee Trail High School (CO)41
1) Jordan Herrera18:17.503
2) Jessica Brookie19:30.106
3) Caitlin McConnell19:30.707
4) Elizabeth Thomas19:33.608
5) Erica Knibbe20:11.4017
Average Time: 19:24.66 Total Time: 1:37:03.30 1-5 Split: 1:53.90
6) Ella Steckler20:16.0018
7) Alexis Linhardt20:18.0019
2Grandview High School (CO)53
1) Brie Oakley17:31.001
2) Caroline Robbins19:11.004
3) Kaitlyn Mercer19:47.0011
4) Erin Ellington19:58.0015
5) Peyton Dailey20:36.0022
Average Time: 19:24.60 Total Ti...