Nathan Loomis's speed and experience are among the reasons things are looking bright for Telluride cross country this fall in spite of the graduation of three-time state champion Ty Williams. Colorado Track XC file photo.
Okay, it probably will take a little time to get accustomed to life without Ty Williams winning everything in sight, but something tells me it won't take nearly as long as you might expect. Telluride's a deeper team than they've been getting credit for being.
To illustrate that point, take a quick glance back at the 2A state track 3200 meter results. Yes, Williams won the thing and, yes, Williams graduated, but fourth place was Nathan Loomis and seventh place was Dylan Newell. Both wear Telluride singlets. Both are back. The Miners are not in a hurting way.
And then there would be this MileSplit personal message I got about a month ago telling me that Dylan Newell ran 15:57 for second in the Bailey Dump Road Descent 5K. If we grant that the r...