Jesse Reed

Daniel Book is the most recognizable track and field athlete among this year's Steinmark Award Boys Finalists. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Andrew Tiedeman leads a very strong Hotchkiss entry, but the Bulldogs are far from having this region sewn up. Colorado Track XC file photo by Paul Jaeger.

Evidently, Lyons has achieved lifetime membership (whatever the lifetime of a high school is) in the 2A top five, but the rest of this article comes closer to turning over new soil.