Elijah DeLaCerda

Mason Norman defended his state title, and ran a new 3A course record of 15:33.

Mason Norman was a one-man pack at the front throughout almost the entirety of the race.

Mason Norman and The Classical Academy look to primed defend their state titles this year.

Carl Heide is one of several important reasons that Bayfield figures as the top team in the Intermountain League this spring.

Unless you live on the Western Slope, you probably haven't heard much about Wyatt Mortenson yet, but he could be playing a much larger role among 3A boys as early as next fall.

Mason Norman gradually put space on the field over the second half of the 3A Boys race.

Hannah Ellis won huge at her regional last week and now faces bigger obstacles at State.

When Rachel Ingram made her break, she made it once for all and never looked back.

David Fine chases Connor McCabe up the second ascent. McCabe's lead wouldn't last much longer.

Everything in Salida happens under the watchful eye of Mt. Shavano.

For most of the first mile, the boys race was leadership by committee. The committee would start to dwindle soon thereafter.

The starting line setting at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs is among the very best in the state.

Colton Stice is a name you're going to become familiar with this fall.

By midway through the race, Tanner Norman was running unaccompanied after an unusually competitive first mile. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Alamosa has a habit of making this the last view most teams ever see of them at a meet. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Caleb Berlinger aims at his, and Alamosa's third straight state title this fall. Photo by Alan Versaw.

With more than just a personal top-ten finish in view, Alamosa's Caleb Palmer closes in on the finish line. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Jefferson Academy will likely be one of this fall's most improved teams. How high can the Jaguars go? Photo by Alan Versaw.

Elijah DeLaCerda clicked off a 10:18.07 3200 in California over the weekend while we were all watching the horizontal snowfall. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

At this point in the season, Alamosa's Elijah DeLaCerda is the state's only 8-14 runner on his team who has run under 18 minutes for 5K. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Caleb Palmer didn't grab as many headlines as a couple of his teammates last fall, but was still a very big part of the reason that Alamosa claimed a state title. Photo by Ashley Green.