Erich Hixson leads an enigmatic Holy Family team and just might also contend for the 3A individual title. Photo by Karl Fortney.
There's a big part of me that misses 3A cross country. I don't miss 6/4 scoring in the least, but I do miss the variety of schools and the many wonderful personalities among the coaches in 3A. I've heard reports of at least one eminent retirement among the 3A coaching ranks, and that makes me sad, but I understand nothing is as inexorable as the march of time.
Sentimentality aside, this should be a vintage year for 3A cross country at the state meet. There are so many possibilities, so let's just get straight to a discussion of those possibilities.
Boys
University - The Bulldogs have found their four in Garrett Coles, Dan Eberhard, Garret Roberts, and Isaiah Dilka. This figures to be the last time they all run together. There has to be a lot of collective will to usher this one out in style. University doesn't need breaks from other te...
