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Cole Sprout was part of a long list of runners making auspicious debuts on the Colorado high school scene last weekend. Photo by Alan Versaw.


This does not propose to be an exhaustive cataloging of all the exciting new cross country faces around the state, but if you're like me and trying to keep up with all the new names and faces in Colorado high school cross country this fall, at least it's a start. All but one of these are freshmen. Going alphabetically (and you can link to athlete profiles to the right by hovering over the more... part of Tagged Athletes)...

Joslin Blair, Eagle Valley - In a former life, Blair tore up the USATF cross country circuit a little. Now she steps up to high school as the #1 scorer for Eagle Valley. She finished third at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede with a 19:10.

Carter Brand, Rock Canyon - If Rock Canyon keeps picking up guys like this, the time to close the gap on Mountain Vista will be reduced substantially. Brand ran 11:23 to win the JV Boys ra...