On a chilly morning in St. Louis, Sydney Scott finished sixth in the Junior Womens 6K to claim on berth on the USA Junior Women World XC team. Photo by Andrew Everett.
Sydney Scott is not an unfamiliar name among Colorado cross country circles. Although she enrolled at West Virginia University this fall, she was a fixture in the top places in 4A track and cross country meets for several years running here in Colorado.
The former Denver South runner extended her resume a little bit on Saturday morning by running 21:11.3 and qualifying for the junior womens national team by placing sixth.
She was not, however, the only Colorado-connected entry in the race.
University of Colorado freshman Carrie Verdon finished third overall in 21:08.8 to lay claim to another of the berths. Next up on the list, but well out of the team berths, was Regan Mullen (TCA/Colorado Christian University), who finished 16th in 22:06.1
In the junior men's 8K race, Coronado junior Bailey ...
