Rangley's James Talbot is the No. 4 returner from the 2023 Colorado state cross country championships.
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Let's take a look at the top returners from the 2023 2A Colorado State Championships...
We'll have two defending state champs returning - Colorado Springs Christian's Andrew Bel, and The Vanguard's Nadhia Campos.
On the boys side seven of this year's top-10 return, led by defending state champ Bel.
11 squads return four-or-more athlete their state squads, and on top of them all is Banning Lewis Prep. Though Peyton isn't too far behind.
For the girls we could see a rarity in Colorado cross country - a four-peat.
Campos is the three-time defending state champ - next year she could make it a high school sweep with four.
Like the boys, seven of this year's top-10 return.
Heritage Christian looks to be in prime position to defend their state title - they have four of the top-eight returners.