The 2023 Colorado State Cross Country PowerMerge

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We've got the 2023 Colorado State Cross Country PowerMerge!

So, who can lay claim to the best squad in the state?

Well, let's start with a disclaimer of sorts - take the PowerMerge with a slight subjective look - it was definitely much, much cooler in in the morning compared to the afternoon this year.

But - this is the one race where everyone runs the same course, on the same day.

So, who took the cake?

The Air Academy girls!

And get this -- their performance Saturday was The Best Ever in Colorado history. 

Yes -- you read that last line right. 

Air Academy averaged 17:56.74, and had a 1-5 split of just 20-seconds. 

That made them not only the first squad to crack 18-minute average, but the first squad to crack 18:20 - that's how incredible they ran Saturday. 

In this PowerMerge of all four races, Air Academy had four inside the-10, and their fifth as the 12th-fastest finisher. They "tallied" 42-points to take The Cake. 

Niwot was a close "Runner-Up" in this PowerMerge with 59 points. They avera...