Colton Jonjak-Plahn had a nice freshman cross country season and then an even better track season. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Colton Jonjak-Plahn had a nice freshman cross country season and then an even better track season. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Defending state champion Alamosa returns their varsity squad essentially intact. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Anna Shults finished second at state last fall and could be pointed at least that high this fall. Photo by Erin Percy.
Caroline Eck was Mountain Vista's impact freshman last year. There are more coming this year. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Abby Scott enters her junior year, a year full of hope and promise for her and her Durango teammates. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Nate MacDonald was one of a solid corps of returning Jaguars who had nice cross country seasons last fall and followed that up with a strong distance campaign in track. Photo by Alan Versaw.
On just about any other 2A team in the state, Maya Ordonez would be the #1 runner. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Brock Dykema ran front of the pack for Silver Creek last fall. Expect it to be a tighter pack this fall. Photo by Alan Versaw.
On a per capita basis, probably no school in the state gets as much cross country production out of its student body as Lake City Community School, here exemplified by Jake Murphy. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Bryson Nelson is one of a cadre of Cougars that just might be feisty enough this fall to knock off Cherry Creek for the regional title. Photo by Erin Percy.
Keely Jones had the kind of track season that suggests she's way ahead of where she was in cross country last fall. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Audrey Lookner returns for her fourth and final high school cross country campaign this fall. Few have seen the kind of success over a high school career that she has. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Nathaniel Badger's track season suggests he's ready to make more noise for Battle Mountain in cross country this fall. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Shian Hanks is a leader in a deep Peyton distance group. The rest of the region will have their hands full chasing the Panthers. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Sawyer Davis and Levi Chambers occupied mostly supporting roles for Frontier Academy last fall. These two will need to shift more into the spotlight this fall if the FA success is to continue. Photo by Alan Versaw.