Our panel of coaches picks the top seven male cross country runners in Colorado for 2012.
Ashi Geberkidane
Senior, Denver East
5A State Champion, 5A Region 1 Champion, DPS Champion
Paul Roberts
Freshman, Lyons
2A State Champion, 2A Region 1 Champion, Patriot League Champion, RE-1J Champion, St. Vrain Invitational Champion, CM Stampede Champion
Clayson Shumway
Junior, Liberty
5A State Runner-Up, 5A Region 5 Runner-Up, Liberty Bell Champion, Cherry Creek Invitational Champion, CM Stampede Champion
Cerake Geberkidane
Junior, Denver East
5A State 3rd, 5A Region 1 Runner-Up, DPS Runner-Up, Arvada West Invitational Champion, Denver North Invitational Champion, Centaurus Invitational Champion, Arapahoe Invitational Champion
Eli Hemming
Senior, Ponderosa
4A State Champion, Continental League Champion, Windjammer Invitational Champion, Coronado Cougar Classic Champion, Liberty Bell Runner-Up
Bailey Roth
Junior, Coronado
4A State Runner-Up, 4A Region 5 Champion, CSML Champion, Dave Sanders Champion
Connor Lockwood
Junior, Arvada West
5A State 4th, Jeffco League Champion, Standley Lake Invitational Champion
Photos by: Paul Jeager, Jeff McCoy, and Alan Versaw