While the official CHSAA cross country season has come to a conclusion, there were plenty of pos-season meets across the state. 

This week we'll put a spotlight on the middle school state cross country championships, where Colorado's next batch of stars battled on the course.. 

Benjamin Swanson and Griffin Mazeski took the boy's Blue Championship race down to the wire. Both were clocked at 11:58, though Swanson was listed as state champion. 

Walt Clark Middle School took a tight team battle, tallying 68 points. Summit Ridge and Summit were just single digits back, with Summit Ridge taking second with 71 points, just ahead of Summits 72. 

In the girl's Blue Championships Tessa Walter took the state title. The eighth-grader racing for Kokopelli ran 13:07. Heidi Curtis was just six seconds back, in 13:13 for the runner-up finish. 

Like the boys, the team race was tight. 

Mountain Ridge (Highlands Ranch) Middle School took the title, tallying 73 points. Kinard was seven points back, with 80 to take the runner-up spot.

Benjamin Anderson was made no contest of the boy's Red Championships. The SkyView Academy eighth-grader ran 11:42 - a 31-second victory. Salida Middle's Zeke Wilcox was the runner-up here, running 12:11.

Good Shepard Middle School was the runaway winner in the team race - they tallied 76 points. St. Vincent de Paul was second with 126 points, while SkyView Academy was third with 132.

The girl's Red Championships had a similar theme of domination. 

Nadhia Campos-Garcia ran away from the field for a 25-second victory. The Vanguard Middle School eighth-grader ran 13:43. Ortega's Elizabeth McQuitty was a clear No. 2, running 14:08.

Likewise, Ortega dominated the girl's like race, tallying 42 points. St. Vincent de Paul was the runner-up with 133 points.