The Mountain Vista girls took down US No. 13 Valor Christian at the Pat Patten Invitational.
It might be cooling off a bit outside, but it's clearly heating up on the course...
There were some battles of epic portions spanning the state this past weekend - individually, and team-wise.
Let's get into it, here are the highlights of the highlights...
We'll start at the Thornton Invitational in Thornton, where Denver East freshman Rosie Mucharsky cracked 18 minutes for the first time in her young career. Mucharsky won in a blazing 17:37 course record, which torched Emma Gee's previous record of 17:53 from 2013. Leah Hill took second here in 18:18, while Tatum Berg was third in 18:29.
Staying on the topic of personal bests and course records, Logan Gullett cracked 16 for the first time, running 15:35.10 to win the boy's race. That extra decimal was all that separated Gullett from also claiming a course record - it stands at 15:35.0. Rocky Mountain's Dalton Kaines and Tanner Halopoff also dipped under 16 minutes, running 15:55, and 15:56 to finish 2-3.
Meanwhile Ella Johns and Henry Ilyasova ran away with the individual titles at the Doherty Spartan Invitational. Johns ran 18:14 for a 26-second victory over Adele Havlick, while Ilyasova ran 15:28 for a nine-second victory over Christian Groendyk. Matthew Edwards took third in 15:41.
READ MORE: Heritage, Palmer Ridge Claim Doherty Team Titles
On the topic of fast times, the Mead Stampede saw some impressive performances. Jackson Shorten picked up win No. 3 of his season, running a 15:39 course record. His time shattered the previous record by 18-seconds. Shifting the topic of domination, Allison Pippert demolished the girl's field, running 18:28 for a 1:16 victory.
The Pantherfest played host to perhaps one of the fastest meets on the Western Slope. Defending 3A state champ Katelyn Maley and Jadyn Heil made a battle of the girl's race, with Maley getting the W here in 17:36.50, which was barely half-a-stride ahead of Heil's 17:36.60. That was a season-best for Maley, and sizable PR for Heil. Ella Johnson and Tristian Spence also dipped under 18 minutes, running 17:47, and 17:52.
The boy's race saw a battle within the Middaugh household. Sullivan Middaugh and Porter Middaugh went 1-2, running 15:30, and 15:34. And not only did they get to share the 1-2 domination, but they got to share a day of PRs.
On the topic of sweeping...
It was a George Washington sweep of the individual races at the Northfield Nighthawk Invitational. Anne Reilly ran 19:04 to win the girl's race over Taylor Buese, who ran 19:10, while Peter Neid ran away with the boy's title with a 16:29 clocking.
Meanwhile the Courser Lightning Invitational played hot to some great races. Aspen Fulbright ran away with an 18:20 victory, while Jade Allen finished second in18:35, which was just ahead of Nadhia Campos, who finished third in 18:41. Jonathan Wiggins took the boy's race in a massive PR of 16:16, which was 12-seconds ahead of Matthew Campos' 16:28 runner-up finish.
Bryce Reeburgh was the big highlight at the cleverly titled Jefferson Academy Jaguar Half-10 Invitational. The Golden senior picked up win No. 3 of the season, running 16:16.
Clear on the other side of the state at the 4-Corners Classic Land Lambert was the name on the course. The Durango senior picked up his second win of the season, running 16:26.
And then there was the Pat Patten Invitational.
As per the usual, Boulder played host to a slew of national-caliber battles, with a handful of nationally-ranked squads toeing the line in various lineups.
Kaden Levings and Cheyenne Mountain came ready to take care of business, and that's exactly what they did. Levings ran 15:36 for a 10-second victory over Ty Garrett, who finished in 15:36. Drew Costelow also dipped under 16, running 15:52.
As Alyssa Noe - Prep sports reporter for BoCoPreps and the Boulder Daily Camera - noted from the finish: "Cheyenne Mountain took that whole pack-running thing to another level..."
Cheyenne Mountain proceeded to take the next four sports, finishing 4-5-6-7 to dominate the team race.
In the girl's race Keeghan Edwards picked up her first big win in Colorado, and her second of her high school career. The Valor freshman battled with Emma Stutzman, and eventually prevailed, running the second-fastest time ever on the course - a 18:13 clocking. Stutzman was second in 18:23, which was just ahead of Niwot's Bella Nelson, who finished third in 18:26. Both Mountain Vista and Valor Christian ran without one of their top-five runners, and on this day Mountain Vista prevailed in the team race.
READ MORE: Bold Runs At The Pat Patten Invitational
Four weeks to State!
Meets
Thornton Cross Country Invitational
Elite Performances
| Girls (13) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 17:37.70 | Rosie Mucharsky | Denver East High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 18:18.30 | Leah Hill | DSST Montview | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 18:29.30 | Tatum Berg | Fossil Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 7th | 18:50.40 | Hannah Anderson | Chatfield High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 8th | 18:56.80 | Emerson Mullen | Chatfield High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 9th | 18:59.00 | Reese Tucker | Chatfield High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 10th | 19:01.00 | Lena Fogarty | Fossil Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 11th | 19:05.40 | Andie Rasmussen | Eaton High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 12th | 19:06.00 | Delaney Voronin | Fossil Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 13th | 19:08.00 | Mia Williams | Fossil Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 14th | 19:15.00 | Monica Jarosz | Fossil Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 16th | 19:18.30 | Elizabeth Fender | Columbine High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 17th | 19:19.30 | Claire Engelhardt | Brighton High School | |
| Boys (7) | |||||
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 15:35.10 | Logan Gullett | Eaton High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 15:55.60 | Dalton Kaines | Rocky Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 15:56.50 | Tanner Halopoff | Rocky Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 5th | 16:01.10 | Timothy Thompson | Rocky Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 6th | 16:01.10 | Brett Davis | Horizon High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 7th | 16:02.70 | Cy Teruel | Fossil Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 10th | 16:29.50 | David Rhoades | Arvada West High School | |
Doherty Spartan Cross Country Invitational
Photo Albums (1)
Articles (1)
Elite Performances
| Girls (9) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 18:14.80 | Ella Johns | Fort Collins High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 18:40.00 | Adele Havlick | Palmer High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 18:42.00 | Emma Wilhelm | Pine Creek High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 18:52.00 | Madelyn Blazo | Pine Creek High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 5th | 18:59.40 | Hope Ahnfeldt | The Classical Academy | |
| 5000m | F 1 6th | 19:07.40 | Lauryn Wojcik | Heritage High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 7th | 19:11.60 | Kennedy McDonald | The Classical Academy | |
| 5000m | F 1 8th | 19:13.40 | Sophia Valentine | The Classical Academy | |
| 5000m | F 1 9th | 19:18.90 | Lila Crowley | Heritage High School | |
| Boys (14) | |||||
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 15:28.60 | Henry Ilyasova | Manitou Springs High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 15:37.80 | Christian Groendyk | Fort Collins High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 15:41.50 | Matthew Edwards | The Classical Academy | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 15:44.10 | Zinabu Engstrom | Coronado High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 5th | 15:48.80 | Connor Kennedy | Heritage High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 6th | 15:49.50 | Jake Bach | Palmer Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 7th | 16:06.90 | Tyler Ball | Lyons High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 8th | 16:10.10 | Lucas Bossinger | Palmer Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 9th | 16:11.90 | Jodzuel Juarez | Ellicott High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 10th | 16:16.00 | Chandler Wilburn | The Classical Academy | |
| 5000m | F 1 11th | 16:20.40 | Benjamin Townsend | Liberty High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 12th | 16:24.10 | Jay Wood | Thomas Maclaren Charter School | |
| 5000m | F 1 13th | 16:24.80 | Sean Parker | Rampart High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 14th | 16:26.10 | Cole Mazurana | Windsor High School | |
Pat Patten Invitational
Photo Albums (1)
Videos (2)
Articles (2)
Elite Performances
| Girls (13) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 18:13.00 | Keeghan Edwards | Valor Christian High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 18:23.90 | Emma Stutzman | Pomona High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 18:26.50 | Bella Nelson | Niwot High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 18:40.60 | Maggie McCleskey | Centaurus High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 5th | 18:52.20 | Keira Gamily | Mountain Vista High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 6th | 18:52.90 | Taylor Rorick | Valor Christian High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 7th | 18:55.70 | Sierra Wall | Fairview High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 8th | 19:03.00 | Brooke Adams | Mountain Vista High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 9th | 19:07.00 | Lindsay Cook | Boulder High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 10th | 19:08.40 | Amanda Bermingham | Rock Canyon High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 11th | 19:09.90 | Peyton Adams | Mountain Vista High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 12th | 19:10.40 | Hanan Aldelemy | Dakota Ridge High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 13th | 19:16.30 | Rose Churchill | Fairview High School | |
| Boys (16) | |||||
| 5000m | F 0 1st | 15:36.30 | Kaden Levings | Cheyenne Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 2nd | 15:46.40 | Ty Garrett | Valor Christian High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 3rd | 15:52.90 | Drew Costelow | Valor Christian High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 4th | 16:00.00 | Erik Le Roux | Cheyenne Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 5th | 16:00.30 | Knox Exton | Cheyenne Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 6th | 16:01.80 | Enzo Knapp | Cheyenne Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 7th | 16:05.40 | Tyler Nord | Cheyenne Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 8th | 16:09.50 | Tyler Downs | Mountain Vista High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 9th | 16:12.50 | Gavin Geer | Boulder High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 10th | 16:16.70 | Max Heins | Centaurus High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 11th | 16:20.50 | Tanner Brown | Chaparral High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 12th | 16:21.60 | Benjamin Anderson | Mountain Vista High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 13th | 16:23.00 | Tim Churchill | Fairview High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 14th | 16:25.40 | Kaeden Dendorfer | Valor Christian High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 15th | 16:25.60 | Dane Eike | Valor Christian High School | |
| 5000m | F 0 16th | 16:28.70 | Nandan Murugesan | Rock Canyon High School | |
Mead Stampede
Elite Performances
| Girls (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 18:28.00 | Allison Pippert | Stargate High School | |
| Boys (4) | |||||
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 15:39.80 | Jackson Shorten | Mountain View High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 16:01.80 | Nolan Hoffman | Mead High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 16:03.20 | Evan Kraus | Erie High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 16:11.50 | Caden Schweer | Severance High School | |
Pantherfest
Elite Performances
| Girls (11) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 17:36.50 | Katelyn Maley | Basalt High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 17:36.60 | Jadyn Heil | Fruita Monument High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 17:47.20 | Ella Johnson | Glenwood Springs High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 17:52.30 | Tristian Spence | Central Grand Junction High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 5th | 18:27.40 | Milaina Almonte | Battle Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 6th | 18:39.90 | Lindsey Kiehl | Battle Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 7th | 18:46.30 | Ava Lane | Basalt High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 8th | 18:55.90 | Sophia Connerton-Nevin | Glenwood Springs High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 9th | 19:01.20 | Lindsey Whitton | Battle Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 10th | 19:02.60 | Ruby Pendy | Crested Butte Community School | |
| 5000m | F 1 11th | 19:09.00 | Addison Eyre | Fruita Monument High School | |
| Boys (6) | |||||
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 15:30.60 | Sullivan Middaugh | Battle Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 15:34.30 | Porter Middaugh | Battle Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 15:46.40 | Kien Cogley | Fruita Monument High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 4th | 16:07.50 | Tyler Stogsdill | Central Grand Junction High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 5th | 16:10.70 | Will Brunner | Battle Mountain High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 6th | 16:23.30 | Jorge Sinoloa | Battle Mountain High School | |
Runners Roost Invitational
Elite Performances
Northfield Nighthawk Invitational
Videos (4)
Articles (1)
Elite Performances
| Girls (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 19:04.00 | Anne Reilly | George Washington High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 19:10.00 | Taylor Buese | Northfield High School | |
| Boys (1) | |||||
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 16:29.00 | Peter Neid | George Washington High School | |
Courser Lightning Invitational
Elite Performances
| Girls (3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 18:20.43 | Aspen Fulbright | Pueblo West High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 18:35.17 | Jade Allen | Lewis-Palmer High School | |
| 5000m | F 1 3rd | 18:41.60 | Nadhia Campos | The Vanguard School | |
| Boys (2) | |||||
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 16:16.14 | Jonathan Wiggins | Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy | |
| 5000m | F 1 2nd | 16:28.19 | Matthew Campos | The Vanguard School | |
Salida Cross Country Classic
Elite Performances
Wiggins Cross Country Invitational
Elite Performances
Copper Mountain Cup
Elite Performances
Rye Thunderbolt Invitational
Elite Performances
Canon City High School Cross Country Invitational
Elite Performances
Jefferson Academy Jaguar Half-10 Invitational
Elite Performances
| Boys (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 16:16.10 | Bryce Reeburgh | Golden High School | |
4-Corners Cross Country Classic
Elite Performances
| Boys (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m | F 1 1st | 16:26.00 | Land Lambert | Durango High School | |
ATB Churchyard Meet #9
Elite Performances
| Boys (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | F 1 1st | 14-1 | Quin Dukes | Above the Bar Track Club | |
Hornet Middle School and High School Invite
Elite Performances
DSST CG Hornet Invitational
Elite Performances
Zaragoza Invitational (IML League Meet)
Elite Performances
Boulder Valley Middle School XC Meet
Elite Performances
Wray Invitational
Elite Performances
The Mountain Vista girls took down US No. 13 Valor Christian at the Pat Patten Invitational.
It might be cooling off a bit outside, but it's clearly heating up on the course...