Taylor Stack

Morgaan Walters-Schaler made her trip to Center sing to the tune of three individual titles. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Here it is, your preseason picks for 3A!

Gallian Roberts hits the sand on a state-placing long jump last May. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

Ben Butler and Taylor Stack, both 3A runners, will bring back two of the top three times of all male competitors from this year's state meet. Photos by Alan Versaw.

Ben Butler, winner of this year's 3A boys state title and best time of the season by a 3A runner, heads up the 3A all-state team. 

Cerake Geberkidane retains the overall top time on the course, but Paul Roberts has three of the top eight times overall. Photos by Paul Jaeger/Alan Versaw.

When you win twin state titles, lots of athletes have come up big for you, but maybe none came up bigger for Alamosa than Tara Sowards. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Highlights, coverage, and results from the top meets across the country on the weekend of October 25th. Check back all weekend long with updates on the top national performances in high school cross country.

Paul Roberts of Lyons owned the best time of the day, but it was easily Palmer Ridge who won the merged team scoring. Photo by Alan Versaw.

What makes this year's state meet potentially special for Karina Mann? Read on and find out! Photo by Paul Jaeger.

3A Region 3 left us with a lot of questions left to be answered at state. Photo by Renee Haip.

Alamosa's Jericho Ulibarri plays the patience game behind Gage Mayo early in the race. Ulibarri's strategy paid off with a second-place regional finish. Photo by Tim Hilt.

Erik Barfuss added to his collection of league meet titles with a shorter one in Greeley on Tuesday. Photo by Ron Eberhard.

All the pieces came together for Taylor Stack on Saturday.

Air Academy's Lilliana Hamilton held the lead with 800 meters to go, but the threat that would eventually overtake her was closing behind her in the person of Sydney Fesenmeyer. Photo by Alan Versaw.

CeAnn Udovich's second-place finish at Castle View warranted a few second glances. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Sabine Lindler had two nice medal finishes on grinder courses in as many days this weekend. Photo by Michele Bisbee.

Running like a seasoned veteran, St. Mary's freshman Hannah McReavy bided her time early and came up big late for a fifth-place finish at the Pueblo Central Inviational. Photo by Alan Versaw.

You know all about Ben Butler, but Isaac Holm is busy adding a little depth to the SkyView Academy roster. Holm finished third in the 2A/3A race at St. Vrain with a time of 17:44. Photo by Ron Eberhard.

Cerake Geberkidane won't be around to run this year's Arapahoe Warrior Invitational, but his meet record of 15:12 will toe the starting line with the rest of the field. Photo by Ashley Green.

In the short list of serious individual title contenders, Taylor Stack and Ben Espinola rank high. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.