Tabor Scholl led almost the entire 3A girls race but was never able to fully shake the pursuit of Shelby Stableford and Regan Mullen. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Tabor Scholl lives in a 2A town, but West Grand High School doesn't run cross country. Consequently, Scholl goes across half a county to run for Middle Park High School. It seems likely that every mile of that high altitude training paid off on Saturday afternoon.
Two girls from The Classical Academy, Shelby Stableford and Regan Mullen, made a contest out of what many were writing off in advance as a rout. Scholl's 18:37 beat Stableford by slightly less than eight seconds. Both times ranked in the top five of the day in all classifications. If you missed this one, you missed the tightest girls' race of the day.
There was, however, no switching off of the lead. In truth, the race played out according to a very simple script. Scholl built a considerable lead through the first half of the race, but saw (or, ra...
