Paxton Smith and Tyler Matzke get most of the ink, but it's guys like Addison Hellier who keep the Mountain Vista team score low. Photo by Alan Versaw.
In a battle between two US top 15 ranked teams from the state of Colorado, the US #11 ranked squad Cherry Creek (33 pts) upset the US #4 ranked Fort Collins (52 pts) in Cherry Creek's home invitational meet on Friday. Fort Collins was racing without their #2 runner Devyn Miller (out due to illness), but Cherry Creek was actually missing their #1 runner in Jordyn Colter (on a recruting trip), so with both teams having 6 of their top 7 on Friday, Cherry Creek still looks like they would have been the better team on this day regardless.
Joshua Joseph bided his time early, then buried the field for a winning margin of 31 seconds. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.
Heritage's Richard Weigang ran well in the opener at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede and will look to tame a faster course at Cherry Creek tonight. Photo by Alan Versaw.
A St. Vrain start is always a marvelous thing to behold. You get that opportunity come Saturday. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.