Lauren Gregory leads a group up Little Willis, but she would break the will of the group on the next climb. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
Karen shot the finish and the podium. I was hiding out in the hideous shadows of the creek crossing and on Willis. Great to see all of you out there cheering for the kids.
This year, as last, there will be a Unified/Paralympic race at the Colorado State Cross Country Championships. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.
Do you like showdowns? They don't come prepackaged much better than this one. Photos by Ashley Green, Alan Versaw.
Jack Plantz figures to be high on the 2A boys leaderboard come Saturday. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.
3A Region 3 left us with a lot of questions left to be answered at state. Photo by Renee Haip.
Trucks carrying loads of crushed rock trail surface have been regular visitors to Bear Creek Regional Park the last couple of weeks. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Early morning light on the section between Little and Big Willis. All photos by Alan Versaw.
What makes this year's state meet potentially special for Karina Mann? Read on and find out! Photo by Paul Jaeger.
Never count out the Fort Collins girls! Led by 5A race champ US #11 Lauren Gregory, Fort Collins girls are back on top of Colorado after defeating US #8 Monarch (2nd) by 5 points and US #19 Cherry Creek (4th) in their state meet.
The top time of the day belonged to Katie Rainsberger, but it was the Fort Collins girls who stole the show. Photo by Alan Versaw.
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.
Eric Hamer of Palmer Ridge combined a hard-earned team title with his individual title today. Photo by Karen McCoy.
Kenny Wilcox and the meet official at the line motion to the starter to hold the race as Salida changes uniforms behind the start line. Photo by 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.
When you lay out all the factors leading to Fort Collins' stunning 5A girls title, possibly no factor looms larger than Heather Holt's eight-place finish. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Jenna Anderson's gritty race under adversity sealed a state title for the Lyons girls, one that has eluded them since the beginning of the 2A classification. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Mountain Vista's Tyler Matzke and Horizon's Luk Platil hit the incoming stream crossing together. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
Marcelo Laguera shares a few thoughts on his state title with Tim Hilt. Photo by Karen McCoy.
A quick look at the top 50 freshman boys, by time, from the 2014 Colorado State Cross Country Meet.
The 5A girls medalists share a few thoughts of their own--at least those who are still ambulatory--as they wait for the awards to begin. Photo by Karen McCoy.
Part of our Colorado State Cross Country Championships coverage (via Colorado Track XC)
A quick look at the top 50 freshman girls, by time, from the 2014 Colorado State Cross Country Meet.
A quick look at the top 50 freshman boys, by time, from the 2014 Colorado State Cross Country Meet.
A quick look at the top 50 freshman girls, by time, from the 2014 Colorado State Cross Country Meet.
Ryan Currie's last competition of the season was the UNM Lobo Invitational, but he was a motivating factor for Mountain Vista nevertheless. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.
Rychelle Denardo and Hannah Gaylord would be two reasons you might want to watch out for Battle Mountain next fall. Photos by Alan Versaw.
Cody Danley is just one the reasons that things are looking up for Rocky Ford cross country for 2015. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Sean Paiz backed up a nice Liberty Bell race in 2013 with another nice race at state. Colorado Track XC file photo by Paul Jaeger.
Although State is a stronger field than Liberty Bell, both Devon Peterson and Emma Gee earned the distinction of having a slightly higher overall place at State than at Liberty Bell this fall. Photo by Alan Versaw.