Payton Meineke of Riverdale Ridge High School won last week's performer of the week after placing 8th overall at the Brooks Midwest Regional Championship and qualifying for the Brooks XC National Championship happening on Saturday, December 13th!
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Here are the nominees after a busy weekend of racing on the national stage! Make sure to get your votes in by Thursday, December 11th at 11:59pm MT!
Delaney Reuter, Eaton High School: Reuter finished 10th overall at the Nike XC National Championship, running a time of 17:28! She was a the highest Colorado finisher at the championship meet and improved upon her 24th place finish from a year ago.
Emry Schwalm, Heritage High School: Schwalm performed quite well at the Nike XC National Championship, placing 15th overall in a time of 17:36! She also helped her team to an impressive 5th place finish overall and improved upon her 31st place a year ago.
Nora Ebel, Rocky Mountain High School: Ebel ran 17:40 at the New Balance RunningLane XC Championship in the Gold Division and placed 17th overall! She was the highest finisher for all Colorado kids on the girls side, and she ran her fastest 5k time ever tying her time from Liberty Bell earlier in the season.
Madison Lange, Cherokee Trail High School: Lange had an incredible end to her season, qualifying for the Nike National XC Championship individually as a 9th grader! She also placed 25th overall at NXN and was one of the fastest freshman in the whole field, running a time of 17:52 on the challenging course.