Ben Butler

Paul Roberts holds Colorado's best-ever mark on the course with a 14:52. Photo by Ala...

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Jasper Germain's spectacular state meet sealed his spot on the all-state team. Photo ...

A different view on the hurdles. All photos by Jeff McCoy....

With five meters to go, the 3A Boys 1600 was still unresolved. Photo by Alan Versaw....

This photo of Taylor Stack and Ben Butler closing in on the 3A Boys 1600 finish line ...

Matt Hanson was the picture of precision in the 110 hurdles prelims, and Lutheran is ...

Lutheran's devastating class of seniors includes hurdler/triple jumper Kharon Hall. P...

Thomas Robillard surges out ahead of the 110 hurdles field. Photo by Ben Hershelman....

Zoe Gilbertson takes a shot at a new season best (better than 13.88!) at Mullen on Sa...

Ben Butler takes aim at one of the older records on the 3A books this spring. Photo b...

Ben Butler takes the #3 position on the podium for USA Cross Country. Contributed photo.

It was a great day for Colorado's high school representative at USA XC!...

Ben Butler takes on yet another cross country challenge this weekend. Photo by Alan V...

Ben Butler and Taylor Stack exemplified the athlete who was strong in the 3200 in the...

Katie Rainsberger's was all smiles at the finish line of NXN 2015. Photo by Ashley Gr...

Readying for the challenge. All photos by Ashley Green....

Katie Rainsberger smashes the course record and takes the win. Photo by Ashley Green.

For Paxton Smith and Vista Nation, Saturday is a long-awaited and much dreamed about ...

Ben Butler and Lexi Reed are Colorado's latest individual qualifiers to NXN. Photos b...

Lauren Gregory and Paul Roberts doubled their West Coast fun for December by earning ...

Ben Butler's near miss at last weekend's NXR-SW could be stoking the fires of his mot...

Nearing the one mile mark, the eventual winners had not yet emerged at the front of t...

Joseph Manilafasha, a two-time state champion and one of the best the state has ever ...

Listed here are Colorado's commits for the early signing period for track and field!...

Paul Roberts, Tanner Norman, and Ben Butler will be representing Colorado's top three...

Ben Butler won his second state cross country title last month, but he has a lot left...

Ben Butler ran away with his second straight 3A Boys state title. Photo by Alan Versa...

If you wondered why Ben Butler put his hands to his face at the end of the 3A Boys ra...

Ben Butler and Taylor Stack stayed one-two throughout the 3A boys race, but plenty sh...

Ben Butler claimed his second straight 3A boys state title with a 15:50.5. Photo by J...

Colorado Track XC talks to Paul Roberts, and a bunch of other athletes, about their s...

September 5 is probably not the last time Kaleb Crum has stolen at quick glance at wh...

Ryan Butler closed out the scoring on a dominating performance for SkyView Academy at...

There are some really pretty settings for our cross country courses around the state,...

Holly Bent was all business winning the Pat Patten girls title on Saturday. Photo by ...

Allie Ostrander wins gold, while Levi Thomet's silver leads Junior Men to historic si...

Ben Butler leans back on a downhill portion of the World Junior Mountain Running Cham...

This weekend finds Ben Butler and Lily Tomasula-Martin at the World Juniors Mountain ...

One of the big differences for Salida this season has been the emergence of Seth Mino...

Paul Roberts at 15:18 and Ben Butler at 15:29 made for an outstanding race in the hea...

A lot of eyes will be fixed on the spectacle when the paths of Ben Butler and Paul Ro...

Wet, but not weakened, Caroline Robbins closes in on her first high school cross coun...

Last year, Henry Barth was a top-10 finisher at middle school state. This year, he op...

It wasn't long into Taylor Stack's high school career before he was chewing courses u...

Paxton Smith enters his senior season as the leader of Vista Nation, and it promises ...

Paul Roberts comes back off of last year with the #1 returning cross country time, #3...

Ben Butler and Lily Tomasula-Martin have been selected to represent the USA in the Wo...

After a nice freshman campaign last fall, bigger things will be expected of Jefferson...

Adam Maal, a face likely to soon be a bit more familiar on Colorado cross country cir...

One week after steepling through Albuquerque, Tabor Scholl and Ben Butler were back t...

It's time to Dream for Katie Rainsberger and Shayna Yon. Photos by Alan Versaw....

Loveland junior Marcus Quere (center) bided his time on the steeple early, but took t...

Roaring Fork's Jose Lopez burst onto the 3A scene in a big way this spring, knocking ...

Matt Hanson's stony determination in Saturday's 110 hurdles finals set the tone for L...

Paxton Smith and Forrest Barton went at it hammer and tongs for eight laps in the win...

Solana Quistorff pulls away in the rain on the final lap of the Twilight Girls Elite ...

Patrick Byerly was a primary beneficiary of Mountain Range's rush on school records a...

Which event will be toughest this spring--the 300 hurdles, discus, 800, or some other...

Trying to make certain even the smaller news items don't escape our attention......

James Giltner took over the lead role and was a solid leader for Kent Denver this fal...

Thompson Valley assistant James Vance had no peers in either today's race or the hist...

Riley Cooney's brilliant high school career will come to closure without an NXN a...

Ben Butler and Taylor Stack, both 3A runners, will bring back two of the top three ti...

For several of Colorado’s cross country programs, Saturday brings the moment of truth.

Paul Roberts, though running in Colorado's smallest classification, brings the be...

Ben Butler, winner of this year's 3A boys state title and best time of the season...

Cerake Geberkidane retains the overall top time on the course, but Paul Roberts has t...

Marcelo Laguera shares a few thoughts on his state title with Tim Hilt. Photo by Kare...

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

Ben Butler and SkyView Academy are bigger 3A forces than most of us suspected before ...

Peak to Peak has been a fixture at state for several years running, but it's not ...

Sydney Fesenmeyer scored one for the small schools by winning the individual girls ti...

Sabine Lindler had two nice medal finishes on grinder courses in as many days this we...

You know all about Ben Butler, but Isaac Holm is busy adding a little depth to the Sk...

Tanner Norman and Tyler Matzke negotiate the never-ending gauntlet of spectators at t...

Though Zachary Alhamra would push the pace early, it was Paul Roberts who eventually ...

Wiggins' Maggie Allen, who enjoyed a strong season debut at the Cheyenne Mountain...

Welcome to the Colorado Track XC preseason top ten list for boys cross country!...

In the short list of serious individual title contenders, Taylor Stack and Ben Espino...

Nate Fedel exploited the home course advantage with a nice finish at the Ourayce 10K....

It's a year of transition for Peak to Peak, but Calvin Riss should be a measure o...

Swink's Jerod Berg had his shot put working well for him when he needed it most. ...

Morgan Hartigan pitched a win for Paonia in the shot put with a throw of 39-10. Photo...

When Bailey Roth dropped Ben Butler on lap four, it became a solely a contest of Roth...

Kahlil James of Mesa Ridge won both horizontal jumps titles at Saturday's Ray Cam...

One of the better spectacles of the weekend was Dior Hall and Shayna Yon battling in ...

Hannah Struttman leads a pride of Lions of the turn of the 200. Could CSCS be auditio...

When you can't run fast enough to keep the hair out of your face, that tells you ...

If you guessed this young man as the 5A returning runner with the best 3200 time, you...

Bailey Roth rounds an early turn with the leaders. Photo by Alan Versaw....

After Elise Cranny broke free from everyone else, she broke free from Katie Rainsberg...

Machebeuf's Ben Espinola will try to keep Ben Butler from winning the league indi...

Paul Roberts, Sophomore, Lyons - 2A Boys Runner of the Year. Photo by Alan Versaw....

Liam Meirow held off a late charge from close friend Ethan Gonzales to win the 4A boy...

Ever so briefly, Paul Roberts left the outcome of this race in doubt. Photo by Jeff M...

Joel Such fights off a bid from Ben Butler to seal the deal on Lyons' perfect sco...

Custer County's Corey Lewenkamp has demonstrated an eagerness to mix it up with t...

You can probably pick out Joshua Joseph, Cerake Geberkidane, and Connor Lockwood at t...

Two big, confidence-building wins made Ben Butler and Elena Slavoski the Colorado Tra...

You've heard about Josh Davis, but it Lamar wins a state title, it will be on acc...

Zack Retzlaff led a very strong Pueblo West team at the Doherty Spartan Invitational....

Through the barns (optional) and into the creek (non-optional) you go... Colorado Tra...

Ariana Toland had a nice freshman season for Vanguard and will look to improve on tha...

Manitou's Marcus Rodholm made life uncomfortable for Josh Davis in track season, ...

Meeker freshman Trenton Shelton turned more than a few heads this spring. Photo by Al...

This will be the fall that 2A must figure out how to deal with SkyView Academy and Be...

It was a busy weekend for the age groupers trying to find their way to the next round...

Jack Plantz was the "other" freshman in 2A last fall, making a name for himself on th...

The uniforms won't be the same for the 100 hurdles, but the faces should be very ...

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

Battle Mountain's Mandy Ortiz pulls away from Clarissa and Cleo Whiting at Saturd...

Marcel Such's third-place finish among returning runners was perhaps a bit oversh...

Kiah Leonard, Morgan Lu, Miranda Middleton, Bailey Walser, and Kassidy Knutson battle...

Ben Butler and Jack Plantz are two of a large group of freshman boys enjoying stellar...

Olivia Hayden and Maddie Ivy posted a 1-2 finish for Lakewood at today's Arvada W...