Heather Bates

The top girls performances delivered at the Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational in meet history.

Beavercreek's Taylor Ewert (OH) ran the 13th all-time fastest girls 5K at the NXN National Championships en route to a 3rd place finish in 2018.

The KU Relays turns 102 years old this year. We don't have all the data, but here are the top 100 marks in each event based on what we have.

Check out which girls are among the top 100 from the Great Southwest Classic in each event.

Check out which girls are among the top 100 from the Great Southwest Classic in each event.

Elise Cranny was a formidable force on both the course and the track, and definitely one of the elite of the last 10 years.

Brie Oakley dominated the field in 2016, running to the largest-ever margin of victory at NXN.

Dart Schwaderer was the first Colorado boy to qualify to NXN as an individual. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Long after most former state champions have hung up the spikes, Melody Fairchild is still at it, and going strong. Colorado Track XC file photo.

This finish between Kaleigh Kroeker and Heather Bates might stick in a few minds. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Adams' Tabor Stevens trades strides with Derek Alcorn and Phil Schneider of Mines in Saturday's NCAA DII Regional action. Photo by Ben Hershelman.

Elise Cranny and Heather Bates own the top two times on the course, and by a large margin. Photos by Alan Versaw/Paul Jaeger.

Estes Park's Dylan Zurfluh took second in the Patriot League boys race, helping to lead the Bobcats to a sweep of the team titles. Photo by Ron Eberhard.

Colorado has a tradition of strong performances at Nike Southwest, though those performances have been heavily tilted toward the girls to date.

You may remember this group of girls that hammered from the front end of last year's NXR-SW championship race. Three of the four will be back this fall, but the selection of teams at the top may be different this fall. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Few people have ever dominated Colorado high school cross country the way Allie McLaughlin did the two years she ran at Air Academy High School.

Carly Lester's 300 hurdle mark from state put her at #2 on the all-time Colorado list for that event. Photo by Alan Versaw.

In some respects, sprinter Emily Romo is the forgotten Bruin, but a very important part of the picture for Cherry Creek nevertheless. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Kaleigh Kroeker may have provided the most stunning moment of the entire evening when she bolted past teammate Heather Bates on the finish straight of the 1600 meters. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Adams City's Noor Shongolo won the Palmer Ridge 100 with a time of 11.10. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

Last weekend, Bailey Roth battled Ben Goodman in the 800. It doesn't get much easier this weekend, as he battles Tucker Hamilton and Clayson Shumway in the 1600. Photo by Alan Versaw.