In this week's edition of Colorado Future Stars we'll be taking a look at recent standout freshmen performances.
On that note -- Colorado, meet Benjamin Adams!
Vista Nation keeps churning out stars, because this Mountain Vista freshman recently won the freshmen/sophomore race at the Arapahoe Warrior XC Invitational in 16:44.
For additional context, the time not only won the race by 46-seconds, it would've placed him eighth in the varsity race.
Add the heat of the day (it was nearing 95-degrees when Friday afternoon's race went off.)
Prior to his victory at the Arapahoe Warrior Invite he finished third in the freshmen/sophomore race at the Vista Nation XC 2-Mile Invitational behind Summit freshman Jay McDonald, and Niwot freshman Quinn Sullivan.
(McDonald recently finished third at the Battle Mountain Husky Invitational in 17:58.)
Last Spring Adams ran personal bests of 2:10 in the 800, and 4:44 in the 1,600 on the track.
He finished third at the Colorado Middle School State Cross Country Championship last fall, running 12:28 for 3,500-meters.
Clearly, Adams is (another Mountain Vista) star to keep an eye on this fall!
Quick Takes
Delaney Reuter - Eaton - She recently finished second at the Legacy Lightning Invitational in 18:46.
Chamorra Cooper - Air Academy - She recently finished third at the Arapahoe Warrior XC Invitational in 19:18.
Jana Yuschalk - The Classical Academy - She recently finished seventh at the Widefield Cross Country Invitational in 19:45 - that's nearly a 90-second personal best.
Izzy Schimmelpfennig - Timnath - She finished ninth at the Wyoming Cross Country Invitational in 19:51. (She also won the small-school division at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede (Pre-State) in 19:48 a week prior.)