COLORADO SPRINGS – Niwot’s Addison Ritzenhein, making her debut in 5A, continued her cross country dominance by setting an all-classification record with a winning time of 16:54.7, highlighting the Cross County State Championships at Norris Penrose Event Center.
All four team and all four individual state champions were crowned on Saturday with one first-time champion – Timnath – being in the mix, while The Classical Academy and Heritage Christian both defended its titles from last year.
Team Champions
5A Girls: Mountain Vista (third overall, first since 2018)
4A Girls: Timnath (first overall)
3A Girls: The Classical Academy (second straight, 16th overall)
2A Girls: Heritage Christian (second straight, second overall)
Individual Champions
5A Girls: Addison Ritzenhein, Niwot (16:54.7*^)
4A Girls: Ella Hagen, Summit (17:30.7)
3A Girls: Delaney Reuter, Eaton (17:26.9)
2A Girls: Taya Wren, Rangely (19:02.49)
* – denotes classification course record
^ – denotes all-classification course record
Race Recaps
- 5A girls: Niwot’s Ritzenhein sets course record on way to 5A girls cross country crown; Mountain Vista rules team race
- 4A girls: Timnath Surges to Top in 4A Girls Cross Country; Hagen Claims Second Individual Title
- 3A girls: The Classical Academy claims 3A girls cross country team state title; Eaton’s Reuter wins individual gold
- 2A girls: Heritage Christian wins second-straight 2A girls cross country title; Rangely’s Wren takes individual gold