Sep 14, 2020

The Lewis-Palmer duo ofJade Allen and Aubrey Surage and made some big gains at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede.

I'm still reeling from the weekend.

It was perhaps the most-revealing of this unique season so far.

And it wasn't just one meet, or two meets, or even three that had some crazy performance, it was across the board, across the state. With this new Covid-style cross country season we're having, we're seeing what feels like a million meets a week with a million great performances.

It's mind-boggling.

We'll start with the most historic performance of the week...

If you haven't heard yet, Parker Wolfe dropped the fastest 5k by a Colorado high schooler ever.

The Cherry Creek senior scorched the competition at the Heritage Distance Classic (AKA Liberty Bell 2020 edition) Saturday morning, running 14:30. The time topped Cole Sprout's one year-old Colorado soil record of 14:38, resetting the course record, and Colorado record. It's also a US No. 1.

Valor Christian's Ty Garrett finished second in the race. The sophomore transfer ran 15:23.

And the girl's race was just as impressive.

Wyoming's Sydney Thorvaldson torched her own course record to run nation-leading 16:19, while Cherry Creek's Riley Stewart nearly cracked 17, running 17:06 to finish second.

Pomona Sophomore Emma Stutzman had a big run of her own, finishing third in 17:37 - that's over a half-minute personal best.

The team race was highly competitive as well, with Valor and Arapahoe going head-to-head. Valor took the W here, tallying 36 points to Arapahoe's 43.

READ: Parker Wolfe Runs Colorado Soil Record Of 14:30 At Heritage

And crazy as the Heritage Distance Classic was, more big news came out of the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede.

Bethany Michalak became the third runner to crack 18 on the Penrose course, and the second fastest, ever.

The Air Academy freshman soloed a jaw-dropping 17:27 for a 1:02 victory. Michalak's time is second all-time behind 2016 national champion Brie Oakley's 17:07.

READ: Soloing At The Cheyenne Mountain Stampede

The Lewis-Palmer duo of Aubrey Surage and Jade Allen had big runs of their own, despite starting in the second wave, they went on to run the second and third fastest times of the day, with Surage crossing in 18:29, while Allen was just 11 seconds back in 18:40.

The Air Academy girls look strong as well, taking Friday's 4A team title in dominating fashion.

Of additional note - the Buena Vista girls looked incredibly strong in 2A. Then went 1-3-4-5 to tally an impressive 13 points. Count them as a state contender...

The Classical Academy boys took down the defending state champs - Frontier Academy in the boy's 3A race - and this one was close. TCA tallied 50 points to Frontier's 53.

The TCA girls left no questions in the girl's race, going 1-2-4-5-8 for 20 points.

Erik Le Roux ran the fastest time among the boy's 15:58, leading the Cheyenne Mountain boy's to the team title.

And on the topic of 4A, Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos made lemonade with lemons this past week. After the Standley Lake 4A race was canceled, he hit the roads and dropped a blazing 14:48 at the Denver 5k.

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Tuohy-Gaydos finished in a sea of Colorado School of Mines stars from their 2019 national champion squad. He was just five seconds behind Mines All-American Kyle Moran. Last year Moran finished fourth at the NCAA D2 Cross Country National Championships. And Tuohy-Gaydos beat Dylan Ko, who was seventh at last year's D2 national championships.

On the Western Slope Jadyn Heil continued to rage over the course. The Fruita-Monument junior cracked 18 for the second time this season. She won the GJ Tiger Invitational in 17:54. Glenwood's Sophia Connerton-Nevin and Ella Johnson went 2-3, running 18:33, and 18:41.

McGinley Zastrow took the boy's race with a 16:00 clocking.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Katelyn Maley.

The Basalt sophomore dropped the third-fastest time in the state this past weekend, running 17:21 at the Delta Confluence Invitational for the win. Teammate Sierra Bower was the runner-up here, running 17:54.

Maley's time was a personal best by over a minute, meaning she's clearly made The Jump.

At the Adams City Varsity Race #2 Charlie Welch ran his first 5k of the season. He backed up that 9:33 2-mile clocking from a few weeks ago with a sub-16, running 15:59 for a dominating victory.

Reese Tucker started a streak. The Chatfield freshman picked up win No. 2 at the Charger Invite. Tucker blitzed the field with a 18:15 clocking - a 53-second victory.

Word on the course is that the Fairview Invitational was tough.

But it seems that Mia Prok likes challenges. The Niwot freshman dropped another big win, running 18:33 - a 30-second victory. Ella Johns took the runner-up spot here, running 19:03.

Niwot put five in the top-eight for a tally of 23 points.

James Overberg took the W in the highly competitive boy's race. The Centaurus senior took Niwot's Zane Bergen in a lean at the line, running 16:13.6 to Bergen's 16:13.8. Lukas Haug was 11 seconds back in third.

Niwot put five in the top-ten for a tally of 36 points.

At the Fossil Ridge Invite Ryan Montera extended his win-streak to four. The Legacy senior ran 16:01 FTW.

And speaking of extending streaks, Jackson Shorten now has won three consecutive races. The Mountain View junior won the Erie Invitational on the tough Lyons course, running 15:58.

Peak to Peak's Allison Beasley continued to make gains - she won the Adams City Varsity Race #3, running 18:48.

Happy Monday!

Meets

Cheyenne Mountain Stampede (Pre-State)

Norris Penrose Event Center - New CourseColorado Springs, CO

Sep 11, 2020Sep 12, 2020

Girls (10)
5000m	F11st	17:27.50	Bethany Michalak	Air Academy High School
5000m	F12nd	18:29.20	Aubrey Surage	Lewis-Palmer High School
5000m	F13rd	18:40.70	Jade Allen	Lewis-Palmer High School
5000m	F14th	18:49.70	Hope Stark	Cheyenne Mountain High School
5000m	F11st	19:03.00	Shelby Balding	Cherry Creek High School
5000m	F15th	19:06.90	Ella Chura	Air Academy High School
5000m	F11st	19:11.70	Sawyer Wilson	The Classical Academy
5000m	F16th	19:14.10	Loren Linnenburger	Discovery Canyon High School
5000m	F12nd	19:18.80	Addison Price	Cherry Creek High School
5000m	F11st	19:19.60	Elliot Pribramsky	Battle Mountain High School
Boys (3)
5000m	F11st	15:48.00	Erik Le Roux	Cheyenne Mountain High School
5000m	F11st	16:09.70	Jacob White	Dakota Ridge High School
5000m	F12nd	16:29.30	Colby Schultz	Palmer Ridge High School

Girls (19)
5000m	F12nd	17:06.00	Riley Stewart	Cherry Creek High School
5000m	F13rd	17:37.00	Emma Stutzman	Pomona High School
5000m	F14th	17:39.00	Samantha Blair	Eagle Valley High School
5000m	F15th	17:48.00	Ava Mitchell	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F16th	17:48.50	Emily Lamontagne	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F17th	17:53.10	Jocelyn Millican	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F18th	17:58.40	Taylor Whitfield	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F19th	17:59.00	Shayda Zarrin	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F110th	18:07.90	Ava Escorcia	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F111th	18:19.50	Lanie Szuch	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F112th	18:19.80	Brooke Wilson	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F113th	18:42.90	Taylor Rorick	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F114th	18:45.20	Leah Christians	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F115th	18:53.70	Jordan Stead	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F116th	19:03.70	Suvina Heidt	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F117th	19:11.00	Amelie Colsman	Regis Jesuit
5000m	F118th	19:15.40	Shantell Hafner	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F119th	19:16.30	Erika Danzer	Regis Jesuit
5000m	F120th	19:18.60	Lila Crowley	Heritage High School
Boys (16)
5000m	F11st	14:30.10	Parker Wolfe	Cherry Creek High School
5000m	F12nd	15:23.00	Ty Garrett	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F13rd	15:40.00	Michael Beck	Heritage High School
5000m	F14th	15:44.20	Owen Nolan	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F15th	15:51.90	Jason Becker	Heritage High School
5000m	F16th	15:53.50	Brennan Draper	Chaparral High School
5000m	F17th	15:55.50	Kyle Boe	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F18th	16:00.70	Harrison Witt	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F19th	16:08.80	Thomas Alley	Chaparral High School
5000m	F110th	16:12.00	Jayden Nats	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F111th	16:13.50	Connor Kennedy	Heritage High School
5000m	F112th	16:18.00	Nate Harbert	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F113th	16:18.20	Blake Hansen	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F114th	16:18.60	Braden Struhs	Chaparral High School
5000m	F115th	16:23.00	Tanner Brown	Chaparral High School
5000m	F116th	16:23.00	Jackson Parrill	Chaparral High School

Girls (5)
5000m	F11st	17:54.70	Jadyn Heil	Fruita Monument High School
5000m	F12nd	18:33.50	Sophia Connerton-Nevin	Glenwood Springs High School
5000m	F13rd	18:41.00	Ella Johnson	Glenwood Springs High School
5000m	F14th	19:14.20	Kylie Kenny	Aspen High School
5000m	F15th	19:17.30	Ella Unrein	Fruita Monument High School
Boys (2)
5000m	F11st	16:00.90	McGinley Zastrow	Fruita Monument High School
5000m	F12nd	16:22.20	Gage Nielsen	Eagle Valley High School

Girls (4)
5000m	F11st	18:15.10	Reese Tucker	Chatfield High School
5000m	F12nd	19:08.10	Aspen Webb	Chatfield High School
5000m	F13rd	19:15.40	Isabella Prosceno	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F14th	19:20.00	Jordan Blankenship	Valor Christian High School

Girls (3)
5000m	F11st	18:33.00	Mia Prok	Niwot High School
5000m	F12nd	19:03.30	Ella Johns	Fort Collins High School
5000m	F13rd	19:19.40	Lucca Fulkerson	Niwot High School
Boys (3)
5000m	F11st	16:13.60	James Overberg	Centaurus High School
5000m	F12nd	16:13.80	Zane Bergen	Niwot High School
5000m	F13rd	16:24.60	Lukas Haug	Boulder High School

Boys (2)
5000m	F11st		16:01.00	Ryan Montera	Legacy High School
5000m	F12nd		16:19.00	Adugna Moritz	Fossil Ridge High School

Girls (4)
5000m	F11st	17:21.03	Katelyn Maley	Basalt High School
5000m	F12nd	17:54.55	Sierra Bower	Basalt High School
5000m	F13rd	19:10.47	Ava Lane	Basalt High School
5000m	F14th	19:11.91	Sarah Levy	Basalt High School

Girls (2)
5000m	F11st		18:48.40	Allison Beasley	Peak to Peak Charter School
5000m	F12nd		19:16.60	Julia Schor	Denver East High School

Boys (2)
5000m	F04th		14:48.50	Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos	Green Mountain High School
5000m	F011th		17:04.50	Jonathan Mahoney	Green Mountain High School