AKA The Fifth Runner.
It's no surprise that the best teams have a solid fifth-runner. So, let's take a look at the girls who keep their team tally from getting to high...
Niwot's Sierra Parks is currently the fastest fifth-runner with a season best of 17:43. Niwot is the only team with all five scoring runners under 18 minutes this season, so far.
The second-fastest No. 5 runner goes to Cherry Creek's Paisley Piepgras, who owns a 18:10 personal best. Just 10-seconds back is Arapahoe's Karli Holmes, who owns a 19:20 PR.
In addition to the top-three list above, here are the remaining top-10, so far:
4. Peyton Adams - Mountain Vista - 19:08
5. Nina Quayle - Durango - 19:12