Sep 27, 2021

Colorado was everywhere this past weekend.

Literally.

And everywhere Colorado was, Colorado won.

You could say that Colorado was doing Colorado things...

There were a ton of national-caliber team battles across the country, and Colorado came out on top every time.

Let's get into it, here are the highlights of the highlights.

We'll start in Arizona at the Desert Twilight XC Festival, where Air Academy sophomore and 4A defending state champ Bethany Michalak cracked 17 minutes for the first time. Michalak finished second in the girl's sweepstakes race, running 16:55. Mia Prok was third in 17:06, which was just ahead of Emily Lamontagne, Samantha Blair, and Madison Shults, who ran 17:10, 17:10, and 17:11.

A staggering 17 Colorado girls cracked 18 minutes.

US No. 16 Niwot had the upset win over US No. 3, Arapahoe. Niwot took the girl's team title, tallying 44 points. Add that they had a 1-5 split of 50-seconds, and an impressive 17:26 average. Arapahoe took second with 77 points to give Colorado the 1-2 punch.

On the topic of a Colorado 1-2 punch, Zane Bergen claimed the boy's sweepstakes race title, running 14:50. Connor McCormick cracked 15 for the first time, running 14:55 to finish second. Joey Hendershot and Bryce Reeburgh were just over the mark, running 15:03, and 15:04 to finish 5-6.

US No. 12 Niwot made no contest of the team title, tallying 61 points - an 82-point victory.

Heading north to Utah some of the best teams in the country battled at the Border Wars.

Cheyenne Mountain's Kaden Levings and Erik Le Roux cracked 15 minutes, with Levings finishing second in 14:54, while Le Roux was five seconds back in 14:59.

The 1-2 punch was vital in the team battle, where US No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain took down US No. 2 Farmington 68-76. Add that US No. 7 American Fork was in the race too (and finished third with 132 points.)

In the Pacific Northwest Cherry Creek represented at the Nike Portland Classic in Oregon. Riley Stewart led her squad with a runner-up finish, crossing the line in a 16:43 personal best.

US No. 6 Cherry Creek edged out US No. 11 Summit 69-82 to claim the team title.

In the midwest Ty Garrett was the individual champion at the Rim Rock Farm Classic in Kansas. Garret won the race in 15:18 to lead US No. 6 Valor Christian to the team title 69-74 over US No. 8 Millard West.

Keeghan Edwards made it a Valor sweep of the individual titles, as the freshman won the girl's race in 17:50. US No. 13 Valor ran away with the team title, tallying 74 points - a 97-point victory.

Back in Colorado...

There were plenty of great performances at the Dave Sanders Invitational.

Nadhia Campos dropped the fastest time of the day - and a 2A No. 1 of 18:24 to claim the girl's D2 race. Elena Torres won the girl's D1 race with the largest margin of victory, running 18:36. The boy's races had two breakout performances - Nolan Hoffman won the D1 race in 15:55, while Tanner Brown won the D2 race in 16:00.

Meanwhile, Allison Pippert shined at the Denver North Viking Invitational, running 18:59 for the win.

Aidyn Woodall did the same at the Coronado Cougar Classic, running 18:36. Henry Ilyasova picked up his third consecutive win, running 15:43. Zinabu Engstrom took second in 15:56.

The NW Open Space 5k PR Challenge saw some pretty fast performances. Rosie Mucharsky flirted with the 18-minute barrier for the third time this season, running 18:08 for the win. Maggie McCleskey was second in 18:35. Max Heins took the boy's race in 15:54, while Gavin Geer, and Kyle Berg were just over 16 minutes, running 16:02, and 16:07.

Emma Coburn's Elk Run HS Meet in Crested Butte saw some jaw-dropping performances, despite the nearly-9,000 feet of elevation. Emma Stutzman cracked 18 minutes, running 17:55 to win the girl's race. Katelyn Maley took second in 18:39. Connor Williams was the runaway winner the boy's race, running 16:23.

On the Western Slope Jadyn Heil picked up her first win of the season at the Anna Banana Invitational. The Fruita-Monument senior ran 18:34 FTW. Ella Johnson was second in 19:01.

Back on the Front Range...

Caden Schweer picked up his second win of the season and a PR at the River's Edge Invitational. Schweer ran away with a 16:00 victory.
Exhale.

Meets

Desert Twilight XC Festival

The Links Golf Club Queen Creek, AZ

Sep 24, 2021

Girls (39)
5000m	F 1 2nd	16:54.80	Bethany Michalak	Air Academy High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	17:06.40	Mia Prok	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 4th	17:09.20	Emily Lamontagne	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 5th	17:09.90	Samantha Blair	Eagle Valley High School
5000m	F 1 6th	17:11.50	Madison Shults	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 8th	17:19.10	Eva Klingbeil	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 9th	17:20.40	Ava Mitchell	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 11th	17:22.90	Mckenna Mazeski	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 13th	17:36.70	Stella Vieth	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 14th	17:37.70	Ava Escorcia	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 1st	17:43.00	Sierra Parks	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 17th	17:47.60	Tessa Walter	Air Academy High School
5000m	F 1 18th	17:47.90	Ella Hagen	Summit High School
5000m	F 1 19th	17:49.80	Aspen Fulbright	Pueblo West High School
5000m	F 1 21st	17:56.40	Tessa Everett	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 23rd	17:58.50	Jade Allen	Lewis-Palmer High School
5000m	F 1 24th	17:59.10	Olivia Alessandrini	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 27th	18:08.10	Emma Wilhelm	Pine Creek High School
5000m	F 1 28th	18:15.20	Sarah DeLaCerda	Alamosa High School
5000m	F 1 32nd	18:19.10	Anna Bridges	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 33rd	18:20.30	Karli Holmes	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 34th	18:22.50	Sarah Perkins	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 35th	18:24.30	Lex Bullen	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 38th	18:25.80	Lauren Boutelle	Pine Creek High School
5000m	F 1 39th	18:29.50	Madelyn Blazo	Pine Creek High School
5000m	F 1 40th	18:29.70	Carly Perdew	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 42nd	18:32.90	Willow Lott	Durango High School
5000m	F 1 45th	18:38.00	Madeline Castillo	Alamosa High School
5000m	F 1 47th	18:46.20	Reese Tucker	Chatfield High School
5000m	F 1 48th	18:48.70	Amelia Marmolejo	Pueblo West High School
5000m	F 1 50th	18:50.80	Natalie Buchanan	Pine Creek High School
5000m	F 1 53rd	18:51.90	Mia Cardello	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 57th	19:01.50	Angela McManus	Durango High School
5000m	F 1 58th	19:02.80	Ella Chura	Air Academy High School
5000m	F 1 61st	19:07.60	Lia Castillo	Alamosa High School
5000m	F 1 1st	19:18.00	Grace Moroney	Silver Creek High School
5000m	F 1 65th	19:18.60	Kayla Renner	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 66th	19:19.00	Jordan Neifert	Eagle Valley High School
5000m	F 1 67th	19:19.20	Elizabeth McQuitty	Alamosa High School
Boys (31)
5000m	F 1 1st	14:50.10	Zane Bergen	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	14:55.90	Connor McCormick	Longmont High School
5000m	F 1 5th	15:03.10	Joey Hendershot	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 6th	15:04.40	Bryce Reeburgh	Golden High School
5000m	F 1 10th	15:09.70	Land Lambert	Durango High School
5000m	F 1 11th	15:11.90	Damian Frausto	Durango High School
5000m	F 1 13th	15:16.90	Andreas O'Malley	Longmont High School
5000m	F 1 14th	15:19.90	Carlos Kipkorir Cheruiyot	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 15th	15:22.20	Dominic Warner	Longmont High School
5000m	F 1 17th	15:30.20	Hunter Strand	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 25th	15:40.30	Dominykas Remeikis	Summit High School
5000m	F 1 32nd	15:47.90	Brian Kerrigan	Cheyenne Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 33rd	15:49.10	Patrick Doty	Conifer High School
5000m	F 1 34th	15:52.00	Frederick Ambrose	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 35th	15:53.90	Henry Stubenrauch	Golden High School
5000m	F 1 37th	15:54.40	Evan Armstrong	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 39th	15:56.20	Isaac Robinson	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 43rd	15:59.00	Jake Drever	Eagle Valley High School
5000m	F 1 47th	16:04.60	Nate Lumaye	Air Academy High School
5000m	F 1 57th	16:09.70	Jeremy Gillett	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 58th	16:10.30	Reuben Holness	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	16:11.00	Jack Nauman	Heritage Christian Academy
5000m	F 1 61st	16:11.10	Isaac Higareda	Alamosa High School
5000m	F 1 62nd	16:11.40	Beck Gutjahr	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 66th	16:14.40	Josh Lewis	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 68th	16:15.60	Logan McGowan	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 69th	16:15.60	Brendan McClure	Cherokee Trail High School
5000m	F 1 81st	16:24.90	Joshua Shriver	Summit High School
5000m	F 1 84th	16:26.10	Gavin Engtrakul	Niwot High School
5000m	F 1 90th	16:28.90	Joseph Kirwan	Cheyenne Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	16:29.00	Simon Murray	Silver Creek High School

Boys (5)
3Mile	F 1 2nd	14:54.00	Kaden Levings	Cheyenne Mountain High School
3Mile	F 1 4th	14:59.00	Erik Le Roux	Cheyenne Mountain High School
3Mile	F 1 18th	15:20.22	Tyler Nord	Cheyenne Mountain High School
3Mile	F 1 22nd	15:25.74	Enzo Knapp	Cheyenne Mountain High School
3Mile	F 1 33rd	15:36.70	Knox Exton	Cheyenne Mountain High School

Girls (6)
5000m	F 1 1st	18:24.10	Nadhia Campos	The Vanguard School
5000m	F 1 1st	18:36.50	Elena Torres	Loveland High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	18:55.60	Amy O'Connell	Mullen High School
5000m	F 1 4th	19:02.80	Frances Hudson	Mead High School
5000m	F 1 6th	19:15.90	Milaina Almonte	Battle Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	19:18.00	Anne Reilly	George Washington High School
Boys (9)
5000m	F 1 1st	15:55.60	Nolan Hoffman	Mead High School
5000m	F 1 1st	16:00.50	Tanner Brown	Chaparral High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	16:19.80	Timothy Thompson	Rocky Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	16:20.40	Tanner Halopoff	Rocky Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	16:23.20	Sullivan Middaugh	Battle Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 4th	16:24.10	Braden Struhs	Chaparral High School
5000m	F 1 5th	16:25.70	Peter Neid	George Washington High School
5000m	F 1 6th	16:28.80	Andrew Fox	Grandview High School
5000m	F 1 7th	16:29.40	Brett Davis	Horizon High School

Girls (2)
5000m	F 1 1st		18:59.30	Allison Pippert	Stargate High School
5000m	F 1 2nd		19:19.50	Mia Mraz	Legacy High School

Girls (1)
5000m	F 1 1st	18:36.60	Aidyn Woodall	Douglas County High School
Boys (3)
5000m	F 1 1st	15:43.50	Henry Ilyasova	Manitou Springs High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	15:56.07	Zinabu Engstrom	Coronado High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	16:24.67	Branden Davis	Lamar High School

Girls (3)
5000m	F 1 1st	17:55.40	Emma Stutzman	Pomona High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	18:39.70	Katelyn Maley	Basalt High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	19:08.90	Ava Lane	Basalt High School
Boys (1)
5000m	F 1 1st	16:23.70	Connor Williams	Crested Butte Community School

Girls (3)
5000m	F 1 1st	17:50.10	Keeghan Edwards	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 4th	18:12.30	Brooke Wilson	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 9th	19:08.50	Taylor Rorick	Valor Christian High School
Boys (5)
5000m	F 1 1st	15:18.00	Ty Garrett	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 13th	15:53.30	Drew Costelow	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 21st	16:04.30	Dane Eike	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 22nd	16:05.10	Tyler Pranno	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 23rd	16:05.20	Kaeden Dendorfer	Valor Christian High School

Girls (2)
5000m	F 1 1st		18:34.60	Jadyn Heil	Fruita Monument High School
5000m	F 1 2nd		19:01.30	Ella Johnson	Glenwood Springs High School