Heather Bates

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

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

Elise Cranny was a formidable force on both the course and the track, and definitely ...

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

Dart Schwaderer was the first Colorado boy to qualify to NXN as an individual. Colora...

Long after most former state champions have hung up the spikes, Melody Fairchild is s...

This finish between Kaleigh Kroeker and Heather Bates might stick in a few minds. Col...

Adams' Tabor Stevens trades strides with Derek Alcorn and Phil Schneider of Mines...

Elise Cranny and Heather Bates own the top two times on the course, and by a large ma...

Estes Park's Dylan Zurfluh took second in the Patriot League boys race, helping t...

Colorado has a tradition of strong performances at Nike Southwest, though those perfo...

You may remember this group of girls that hammered from the front end of last year&#3...

Few people have ever dominated Colorado high school cross country the way Allie McLau...

Carly Lester's 300 hurdle mark from state put her at #2 on the all-time Colorado ...

In some respects, sprinter Emily Romo is the forgotten Bruin, but a very important pa...

Kaleigh Kroeker may have provided the most stunning moment of the entire evening when...

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

Last weekend, Bailey Roth battled Ben Goodman in the 800. It doesn't get much eas...

Elise Cranny completes her record-setting 1600 with nobody in sight. Photo by Ashley ...

Poudre's Carly Paul still high jumps, but she's making big inroads into other...

Erin Hooker found her place on the high school Rutherford List with her blazing 3200 ...

The CU track and field program is pleased to announce the signing of nine more prep a...

PRs proved to be tough to come by for Colorado's top athletes at the meet designe...

The front of the 5A girls state 3200 last spring looked like a dust jacket photo for ...

The girls action is going to be smoking this year at the Brooks PR meet, from 60 mete...

Heather Bates will be going from one great set of teammates to another when she matri...

Maddy Berkson's amazing indoor season isn’t finished quite yet. In fact in some...

The wrestling match between the NMAA and the Great Southwest Indoor Classic is now fa...

Dior Hall edged a bit closer to a national high school indoor record this weekend. Ho...

National Signing Day is here!! Send us your photos and college commitment choice and ...

As of today, there are five Colorado athletes slated to step to the line at the Brook...

Pine Creek's Bates commits to run for Colorado (via Gazette Preps)...

Zac McCoy, Jaylyn Mars, and Casey Lewis (left to right) ran a near dead heat in the M...

Although Chyna Ries was faster out of the blocks, Alleandra Watt was faster at the fi...

As with any other year, there were several outstanding achievements in the sports of ...

Mountain Range's Autumn Gardner didn't get nearly the recognition she deserve...

One message has shown through in the last five weeks. Whether you put Elise Cranny, H...

Late in the NXR-SW race, Jordan Cross, Luis Martinez (partially hidden), Michael Finc...

If you’ve watched US#1 Sarah Baxter destroy hallowed course records of Amber Trot...

Andrew Walton led Colorado's male contingent of finishers at Foot Locker Midwest....

In the highly-decorated class of 2013 5A girls, Melanie Nun, Erin Hooker, and Heather...

Midway through the girls championship race, Elise Cranny, Heather Bates, and Katie Ra...

Led by a 6-7 finish (3-4 in team scoring) from Shea Martinez and Ellie Child, Davis t...

Bernie Montoya, Elise Cranny take NXNSW wins! Domanic, Jochen take NXNS wins! Southla...

Did I hear you say you live for great individual match-ups? Your ship has come in!...

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Our panel of coaches picks the top seven female cross country runners in Colorado for...

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Isabelle Kennedy and Emma Gee made huge strides forward in the ranks of 5A girls dist...

Things get a little intense on the state meet starting line. Photo by Jeff McCoy....

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Pine Creek's Heather Bates breaks the tape all alone, but it took some late rewri...

Bismarck gets 8 straight state titles, Leingang wins individually. Burcham and Drazba...

Luke Sheesley and Ben Ervin are two stalwarts on a Fort Collins team that has become ...

There's more than one reason to like Lyons as a race venue. Photo by Renee Haip....

You rarely see the Mountain Vista guys running alone, and certainly not on Thursday. ...

Elissa Mann and Claire Green are two of Monarch's seven girls who've run belo...

It wasn't just that they won in their respective races this weekend, it was the k...

Several of the left. the race's top finishers can be identified at the front of t...

The new sheriff in town. His posse rides behind him. Photo by Kelli Noto....

By the midway point of the race Erin Hooker had pulled even with Heather Bates and wa...

Katie Lyons and her friends? Why, they're headed to Connected Lakes State Park on...

Study these faces well. If they run at the Desert Twilight this weekend, you'll w...

Cerake Geberkidane is making a habit of leaving fields in his dust. This week it was ...

Alli Cash knows Rim Rock Farm.  The Shawnee Mission West senior has covered the 4k c...

After a very impressive two first meets of the season with Alli Cash winning by a wid...

It was a nice display of fall color at the start of last year's Salida Invitation...

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Five meters or so into Saturday's Cleveland XC Invitational in New Mexico. Photo ...

Elise Cranny tolerated some company early in the race but owned it outright later on....

Ralston Valley's Nicole Hahn is back, and winning races is still her thing. Color...

It's easy to pick out several of the top contenders in 5A girls cross country thi...

Kaitlyn Benner personified the quality of consistency for Monarch last fall. Colorado...

On the first lap of the 5A boys 800, Kirk Webb still had a lot of company. On lap two...

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Longmont's Steven Wacker won the 4A pole vault competition on misses at 15-0. Pho...

Brandon Cartagena and Harrison Einspahr both figure to get a lot of work tomorrow as ...

The league meets are now done. The big event is nearly upon us....

Doherty's Ryne Chavez posted one of the season's best 300 hurdle times with a...

  Milesplit previews this weekends Golden Stripes Girls 1600.  The winner c...

Milesplit previews this weekends Golden Stripes Girls Mile.  The winner claims their...

The power surge doesn't get much bigger than it is when Zainab Sanni and Chyna Ri...

The newly resurfaced Mullen High School track will be the scene of the best track and...

Mullen's Jaylyn Mars makes up the stagger well before the turn is done. Photo by ...

Lutheran's Kendall Horan was one of several 2A girls who enjoyed a large measure ...

Between Gina Hauptman, Hannah Everson, and Heather Bates (plus a few more), the dista...

There's been a lot going on in track and field that hasn't quite fit into an ...

Marcus Dickson breaks the tape in the Mile by Angela Collins) Marcus Dickson  pu...

Jasmine Todd dominated her second indoor meet in as many attempts on Saturday night i...

Sydney Scott, right, raced to 26th and a time of 18:17.2 at Saturday's Foot Locke...

Winners table from Saturday in Myrtle Beach....

Sarah Baxter (CA) won the individual title with a time of 17:38, 3rd fastest on the c...

Monarch's girls and a few bold enough to run with them pass under the shade of an...

Fruita Monument's Kyler Brown made the four-hour trip over from west of Grand Jun...

Colorado Springs has been home to a lot of top cross country talent for a long time. ...

Numerous Colorado entries advance to nationals (cover photo submissions welcomed)....

Heather Bates and Sydney Scott might find themselves dueling at the front again in cr...

Lindsey Stindt is one of the big reasons that neither Lyons nor Akron may come in as ...

Skyline's Richard Feltenberger dominated the 4A shot put competition this spring....

Valerie Allman has been winning meet titles everywhere she goes this season. Photo by...

If you saw the finish of this race, you aren't likely to forget it any time soon. Pho...

That look of confidence on Kelsey Lakowske's face isn't necessarily good news for the...

Boulder brings an excellent pack time and favorite status into the Division I girls r...

Monarch's Kirk Webb outduels Mountain Vista's Stephen Chipman to the finish line at t...

If you can't spot a few contenders for the individual state title in this photo, you ...

Doherty's Kenneth Chambers, winner of the 5A 100 and 200 meter dash, was an unanimous...

Heather Bates, shown here at the state track meet, won a Great Southwest title in the...

Freshman Ben Goodman nips brother Andrew Goodman at the finish of the Ray Campbell In...

But it wasn't just the field event participants who shone....

Carlton Lavong, Methacton, records a US#14 A-T 24-11 leap and Davis Fraker,  McIntos...

For years out of memory, the Simplot Games was the destination of choice for Colorado...

Colorado has sent a lot of individuals, and a lot of teams, to Foot Locker Nationals ...

Erin Hooker enjoyed the brightest moment yet of a very promising high school cross co...

Arguably Colorado's top two freshman runners of 2009, Kailie Hartman and Heather Bate...

Several Colorado teams and several more individuals will be laying it on the line in ...

As they had done all season long, Walter Schafer and Kelsey Lakowske dominated the 5A...

Jordan Montera of Pueblo West battles Chad Palmer of Alamosa for position in the fina...

Still undefeated on the season, Boulder's Kelsey Lakowske posted a huge win at the Fr...

Chris Zirkle, after finishing fourth at the Chris Severy Invitational, will be counte...

One of the surprises of the season thus far has been the Pine Creek girls, led by fre...