Images from State, Part II

It's difficult to match the color and passion of the starting line. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

 

In case you missed it, this is what the 4A boys race looked like at the bottom of Powerline Climb. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

 

The Broomfield fans planted a flag and struck a pose, but Centaurus took the mountain. Photo by Karen McCoy.

 

Probably not the person she most wanted to see coming alongside her at this point in the race. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

 

Competitors one moment, friends the next--one of the great things about our sport. Photo by Cindy Steiner.

 

If you think she's a good distance runner, you should check out her vertical. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

 

If you understand the Coronado/Cheyenne Mountain rivalry, this sidewards glance has meaning. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

 

This is what we look like when the runners go by. Can you find yourself? Photo by Karen McCoy.

 

Not their natural color of hair, but the Nielsen twins were instrumental in helping Rangely to a third-place finish nevertheless. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

 

Sometimes it's fun to see cross country from a different perspective. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

 

I have no idea why he's holding the shirt up, but he does seem to have Gus Waneka's attention. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

 

Intensity wears a lot of different faces at the state meet. Photo by Jeff McCoy.