A complete list of individual qualifiers for Saturday’s state cross country meet.
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List of state qualifiers for boys and girls cross country
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Video: October’s Jeffco Preps with Dennis Pleuss
A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights, interviews and schedules with Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist for Athletics & Activities Dennis Pleuss. This month’s edition features softball, boys soccer, football, the Pomona Marching Festival and Jeffco League cross country championships.
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Arvada West cross country teams sweep 5A Jeffco League team titles
Runners head off the starting line during the Class 4A boys Jeffco League championship race Oct. 13 at Clement Park. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) LITTLETON — The original plan for Dakota Ridge sophomore Austin Vancil was just to stay with the pack during the Class 5A boys race during the Jeffco League cross country championships at Clement Park on Thursday.
In the end, Vancil was ahead of everyone.
“I just came in thinking I should stay in the back of the pack during the whole race and hopefully be able to keep up with these guys,” Vancil said. “I got up to the top of the final hill and I felt really good. I made the move and held it.”
Vancil edged Arvada West junior Colin Berndt by six seconds to claim the 5A Jeffco boys individual title. The sophomore admitted he was a little shocked with the victory.
“Of course I wanted too, but I never thought it would actually happen,” Vancil said. “That was pretty cool.”
For the second straight year Arvada West won the 5A boys and girls Jeffco League team titles. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) The Wildcats were pretty cool for the third straight league championship meet. The A-West boys claimed its third-straight 5A Jeffco team title.
Berndt, seniors Max Sevcik, Justin Andrade, Marshall Haymond, junior Andres Perez and sophomore Drew Craig all finished in the top 16. A-West easily distanced itself from Dakota Ridge, who placed second.
A-West’s girls team claimed back-to-back team titles by placing five runners — Katie Doucette, Civianna Gallegos, Claire Pauley, Amber Valdez and Lucy Schroeder — in the top 9.
“It’s pretty exciting,” A-West cross country coach Todd Moore said of the Wildcats doubling down on league team titles for the second straight year. “All these kids were on last year’s team. I think we trained 49 or 50 weeks in the last year. These kids were here everyday working hard and trying to do it again.”
Lakewood sophomore Carley Bennett battled through the warm conditions to win the 5A girls individual title. Bennett passed Dakota Ridge junior Michelle Renner in the final 100 meters to win.
“I knew if I was already working that hard and already that tired I might as well work a little hard,” Bennett said.
On the 4A side, Green Mountain freshman Kasey Klocek pulled out the win in what was the closest finish of the four varsity races. Klocek raced past Wheat Ridge sophomore Tiya Chamberlin at the finish line to win by less than a second.
Green Mountain freshman Kasey Klocek, right, just edges Wheat Ridge sophomore Tiya Chamberlin at the finish line. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics) Evergreen girls claimed the team title edging out Wheat Ridge by a single point — 73 to 74. Senior Brandon Swenson, who finished second last year at the league championships, cruised to the 4A boys individual title for the Cougars.
“The race was great. I took it a little easy at the start,” Swenson said. “It felt really good.”
Swenson, who placed seventh at the state meet last year, is now eyeing a strong regional meet performance next week and has lofty expectations heading into state.
“My goal is top 5 at state or just win,” Swenson said. “That’s all I’m looking for.”
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Jeffco League Cross Country Championship results
Class 5A boys
Team: Arvada West 38, Dakota Ridge 59, Ralston Valley 86, Chatfield 88, Columbine 115, Lakewood 125, Pomona 218, Bear Creek 229
Individuals:
1. Austin Vancil, Dakota Ridge, 16:24
2. Colin Berndt, Arvada West, 16:30
3. Chase Dornbusch, Lakewood, 16:36
4. Jerod Kuhn, Columbine, 16:44
5. Max Sevcik, Arvada West, 16:52
6. Benton Meldrum, Dakota Ridge, 16:56
7. Justin Andrade, Arvada West, 17:00
8. Gavin Jones, Ralston Valley, 17:08Class 5A girls
Team: Arvada West 33, Chatfield 70, Dakota Ridge 71, Lakewood 95, Ralston Valley 100, Columbine 162, Bear Creek 192, Pomona 242
Individuals:
1. Carley Bennett, Lakewood, 19:04
2. Michelle Renner, Dakota Ridge, 19:10
3. Hannah Mae Gigstad, Ralston Valley, 19:29
4. Katie Doucette, Arvada West, 19:32
5. Civianna Gallegos, Arvada West, 19:38
6. Sydney Williams, Chatfield, 19:43
7. Claire Pauley, Arvada West, 19:50
8. Amber Valdez, Arvada West, 20:17Class 4A boys
Team:
D’Evelyn 49, Evergreen 54, Standley Lake 75, Littleton 108, Green Mountain 136, Valor Christian 154, Golden 161, Wheat Ridge 180Individuals:
1. Brandon Swenson, Evergreen, 16:35
2. Trevor Smith, Standley Lake, 16:50
3. Weston Donati-Leach, Evergreen, 16:51
4. Christian Sapakoff, Littleton, 16:54
5. Lucas Jordon, D’Evelyn, 16:57
6. Jace Pivonka, Green Mountain, 17;01
7. Drew Seidel, Wheat Ridge, 17:04
8. Nate MacDonald, D’Evelyn, 17:12Class 4A girls
Team:
Evergreen 73, Wheat Ridge 74, Golden 86, Standley Lake 90, Green Mountain 119, D’Evelyn 137, Valor Christian 138, Littleton 180Individuals:
1. Kasey Klocek, Green Mountain, 19:03
2. Tiya Chamberlin, Wheat Ridge, 19:03
3. Keely Jones, Valor Christian, 19:25
4. Amy Leasure, Wheat Ridge, 19:36
5. Addi Iken, Littleton, 19:41
6. Rachel Goodrich, Golden, 19:45
7. Tomah Whitney, Evergreen, 19:46
8. Mary Fox, Golden, 19:46[divider]
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Photos: Littleton cross country runners take top spots at Littleton Invite
LITTLETON — Littleton’s Addi Iken took first for the girls and Christian Sapakoff won for the boys at Tuesday’s Littleton Invitational cross country meet.
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Grandview’s Brie Oakley wins cross country’s Liberty Bell with course record
LITTLETON — Brie Oakley couldn’t quite believe it.
“I saw my time and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I broke 17.’”
The Grandview senior, the Class 5A state runner-up to Lauren Gregory in cross country last fall, claimed the win in round one of a showdown between the big schools’ distance goliaths on Friday at the Liberty Bell Invitational.
The two pushed each other to monumental heights in the Division 1 race at Heritage High School, eclipsing Jordyn Colter’s 17:00 course record from 2012 easily as Oakley crossed the line in 16:44 and Gregory in 16:52.
Oakley, donning the blue and black of the Grandview Wolves for the first time last school year, added another record-setting performance to her resume. She shattered Boulder High legend Melody Fairchild’s 5A state track meet record in the 3,200 with a 10:33, while also claiming the 1,600.
In attempting to unseat Gregory, a Fort Collins harrier trying to become one of the only four-time state champions in the sport, Oakley slipped away from Gregory’s grasp after two miles of the 3.1.
Brie Oakley. (Brock Laue/CHSAANow.com) “The second mile we broke away,” Oakley said. “Before the third mile, I knew I just needed to go now. I could feel myself breaking away.”
Even at altitude, the tandem ended up with new high-water marks nationally for 2016, passing Ashton Endsley’s (Abilene, TX) 16:56.
“It feels really surreal,” said Oakley, who ran 47 seconds quicker than her previous lifetime best.
Grandview was also the highest Colorado team finisher in Division 1 with 138 points, good for third place behind Jackson Hole’s (Wyo.) 75 and Albuquerque Academy’s (N.M.) 133.
In Division 2, the defending state champion Broomfield Eagles buried the girls field with 39 points. Madison Mooney, a new Eagle who transferred from Horizon, spread her wings and took off from everyone to a winning time of 17:49. She was over 20 seconds ahead of ThunderRidge’s Shae Henley (18:12) and teammate Ivy Gonzales (18:17).
“I’m trying to place a lot higher at state this year,” said Mooney, whose sister, Megan, competes for Florida State University. “I’m going for top five. The course is definitely really difficult. I’m more of a flat-course runner, but after today I know that I can push myself to go to that limit.”
The Silver Creek boys also doubled up on Division 2 titles as Brock Dykema (15:58) won individually, while teammates James Lee (2nd, 16:04) and John Moroney (4th, 16:07) had his back during a comfortable 39-91 victory over Broomfield.
“During the homestretch I was just trying to kick as hard as I could, because I didn’t know where my teammates were behind me,” Dykema said. “I always have to be scared of that, because they’re good too.”
Thomas Chaston (15:57) claimed first in the Division 3 race as his team, Cheyenne Mountain, got past Evergreen 64-85 for the win. Valor Christian’s Keely Jones (18:51) was victorious in Division 3, but Roosevelt (82) got the better of Steamboat Springs (85) and Valor (89) in the team race.
Custer County’s Jerald Taylor, from Class 2A, was wildly impressive in winning Division 4 in a blistering 15:40, the fifth quickest time of the day behind only four top-flight competitors in Division 1. Cole Sprout of Faith Christian, perhaps one of the nation’s better freshmen, was second in 16:00.
Kent Denver’s Sam Schaffer (18:53) scurried away from Buena Vista’s Annie Hughes (18:58) to win the Division 4 girls race, while Holy Family swept the team titles with ease.
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Cross country preview: Peak to Peak stands out in newly-loaded 3A
(Courtesy of Kim McConnell) A number of Class 4A cross country programs will be dropping down a division this fall.
The Classical Academy has a way of making its presence felt no matter the classification. After all, the Titans conquered ten consecutive girls cross country state titles from 2003-2012, the first nine in 3A.
Holy Family, the 3A champion in 2012, is also back. D’Evelyn, Conifer, Steamboat Springs, Elizabeth and Denver North are among a number of other teams bringing quality groups of girls into the fold.
And yet, even in a bolstered field, the Pumas of Peak to Peak stand out.
“It’s really exciting how many teams came down to 3A from 4A this year,” Quinn McConnell said. “There’s definitely a lot more competition this season and I think it’ll be a bigger challenge. We’re ready for that to help us achieve our goals.”
In returning a pair of sophomores with state title credentials — McConnell in cross country and the 800-meter run in track, and Anna Shults in the 1,600 — Peak to Peak has considerable talent at the top.
“They’ve been able to complement each other in their training given their different strengths,” said Kim McConnell, the mother of Quinn and third-year head cross country coach at Peak to Peak. “There hasn’t been what you would call a rivalry. There’s much more of a sense of working together to get better.”
(Courtesy of Kim McConnell) Tiana Bradfield, seventh place at the state track meet in the 1,600 as a freshman and 26th in cross country, also returns. Elle Triem, Jenna Howard and Jillian Ries all broke six minutes in the 1,600 as first-years, as well. Rachael Metzler, a veteran among the youthful Pumas, placed 21st at the state cross country meet a season ago as a junior.
Peak to Peak is loaded, so much so that they are arguably the preseason favorites to win their first-ever state championship in girls cross country after finishing as the runner-up in 2015 to Salida by a slim six-point margin.
But, for all the excitement surrounding this group of young ladies, the Pumas have a program built on the idea that end results are only a part of the equation.
“We don’t at all focus on results,” the elder McConnell admitted. “We just keep focusing on the process. We focus on becoming excellent human beings and excellent athletes. There are a lot of things you can’t control at a big meet.”
For a school with an already rich distance running tradition since its doors opened in Lafayette in 1999 — second place at the 3A girls state cross country meet in 2007 and third in 2008, with seven total top-10 team finishes since 2006 — Peak to Peak nearly broke through for title No. 1 in the sport a season ago as McConnell and Shults finished clear of all other individuals.
In winning their second championship in three years, Salida had a mere 58-second difference between their first and fifth finishers.
“Salida did an incredibly great job packing up and I sent their coach a letter telling him they were amazing and they deserved to win,” Kim McConnell said. “We didn’t like missing by just six points, but when you look back at the season as a whole we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”
Quinn said the Pumas are intent on lessening the gap in their lineup from first to fifth, something that would make a rising power even more formidable. Even though lofty aspirations are on the conscience, the sophomore has the wisdom to know there is more to it than just winning.
“We’re close-knit and our main goal this season is to have fun,” she said. “We do have big goals, but we’re just trying to keep it in perspective. Our coach does a really great job of putting into perspective that running is not the biggest thing in our lives.”
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Girls
Class 5A
- Defending champion: Broomfield
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Maya Browning, Fairview, junior; Claudia Burgess, Boulder, junior; Allie Chipman, Mountain Vista, junior; Caroline Eck, Mountain Vista, sophomore; Lauren Gregory, Fort Collins, senior; Brie Oakley, Grandview, senior.
Class 4A
- Defending champion: Air Academy
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Paige Embaugh, Air Academy, sophomore; Lauren Offerman, Mountain View, senior.
Class 3A
- Defending champion: Salida
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Chantae Steele, Classical Academy, sophomore; Kayla Young, Denver North, senior; Madelynn Gerritsen, Platte Canyon, sophomore; Quinn McConnell, Peak to Peak, sophomore; Hannah McReavy, St. Mary’s, junior; Anna Ponzio, Colorado Academy, junior; Anna Shults, Peak to Peak, sophomore; Lily Tomasula-Martin, Estes Park, senior; Cassie Unruh, Skyview Academy, senior.
Class 2A
- Defending champion: Telluride
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Soleil Gaylord, Telluride, junior; Kyra Hanson, Resurrection Christian, senior; Chloe Veilleux, Soroco, sophomore.
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Boys
Class 5A
- Defending champion: Mountain Vista
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Isaac Green, Monarch, senior; Kyle Moran, Cherry Creek, senior; Joshua Romine, Mountain Vista, senior.
Class 4A
- Defending champion: Durango
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Maximilliano Martinez, Widefield, senior; Ian Meek, Montrose, senior; Brandon Swenson, Evergreen, senior.
Class 3A
- Defending champion: Alamosa
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Tanner Norman, Classical Academy, senior; Isaiah DeLaCerda, Alamosa, senior; Caleb Palmer, Alamosa, senior.
Class 2A
- Defending champion: Lyons
- Season begins: August 25
- Regionals begin: October 20
- State Meet: October 29 at Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs
- Returning all-state runners: Cody Danley, Rocky Ford, junior; Jake Murphy, Lake City Community, senior.
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Sanford’s Chance Canty named 2016 boys Steinmark Award winner
Sanford’s Chance Canty (21) holds up the 2A boys basketball championship trophy in March. (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com) Sanford’s Chance Canty certainly was amazed when notified that he had won the 2016 CHSCA Freddie Steinmark Award.
“This is amazing. I had no idea that I would win it and I just don’t seem to have the words right now to express my appreciation.”
Canty is the 47th winner of the Steinmark Award since it was established in 1971 and he is certainly deserving. There were two winners in 1976 and 1979.
“The award certainly adds to our family values as we have had cancer hit our home,” said Canty. “This award does not define who we are going to be. To be number 47 is just amazing. I feel more blessed than I can imagine. I’m also just great full to be a part of the Sanford community and for their support.”
The Steinmark Award honors Freddie Steinmark, who excelled in football, basketball and baseball while attending Wheat Ridge High School in the 1960s. He was also an outstanding student and was active in several school and community-oriented endeavors before attending the University of Texas, where he helped the Longhorns to the national football title in 1969. He died from cancer in 1971 at the age of 22.
“The Steinmark Award means so much more than just a recognition in honor of a superior athlete,” wrote Canty in his nomination letter. “It is an extreme honor to be nominated for the Steinmark. I have worked hard to get to where I and today. I will also continue to strive to be the best I can be in everything I do. I will continue to strive to be the best I can be in everything I do.”
Canty graduated from Sanford High School as the Valedictorian. And, he certainly was as successful in his sport participation. His honors are too much to be presented in this article, but here is a summary:
- He was named first-team all-conference all four years in basketball, all-state all four years while helping lead his team to three state championships. He was the Southern Peaks player of the year twice and helped lead Sanford to 73 consecutive wins, and an overall record of 103-5 in his prep career. During that period on the courts, he averaged 21.4 points a game and 11.8 rebounds.
- He was all-conference in cross county, twice, and helped lead his team to two, top five team finishes both years in state.
- He also excelled on the track. Canty was a state qualifier three years, earning all-league honors in the high jump, 110-hurdles and 300 hurdles and as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team.
Chance Canty. (Jeff Tucker/jefferywtucker.zenfolio.com) Citizenship is also an important part of the Steinmark Award winners in school and in their communities. Again, his honors and participation are extreme.
His honors are highly appreciated by his teachers and coaches at Sanford. And, those honors were high expressed by Canty’s English/Composition and Journalism teacher, Krista Bond, and coaches Rhett Larsen and Corey Crowther.
“Throughout his high school career he has received a plethora of academic and extracurricular awards for his stellar grades and participation,” wrote Bond. “He has taken rigorous academic courses throughout his high school career and is currently enrolled in three college-level and/or Advanced Placement courses. He is extremely concerned about his work and getting it in on time and doing it to the best of his ability.”
“In this day and age it is very difficult for young people to look to their future and stay focused,” said Larsen. “Chance has a maturity about him that allows him to see into the future and realize the acts he does now will have a large impact on that future.”
“Chance is a leader, whether on the court or off the court and other players and students looked to him for his leadership,” added Crowther. “He leads by example and nobody will work harder or care more about those around him.”
Canty is currently undecided on a college. He is going to serve a two-year LDS Mission beginning this month in Birmingham, Ala.
“I have seen the impact one can have on others, and I always want to impact other positively,” said Canty.
The trophies will be presented to the Steinmark winners, June 10, 2016 at Adams State University in Alamosa. Canty will be joined by Yuma’s Tara Traphagan, who will receive the Steinmark for the girls.
Freddie Steinmark had the ability to motivate his peers on and off the field, always giving more of himself than was necessary. And, he played the game of life harder than anything else.
As noted, the trophies, are for both boys and girls, and they must be seniors who participated in at least two varsity sports. And, the overall criteria for receiving the award is high. The recipient must be of high moral character, a school and community leader, be willing to give more of himself to others, and, of course be that top athlete.
Dave Logan of Wheat Ridge High School, and now the extremely well known sports announcer for the Denver Broncos and other sports endeavors, was the first winner of the award in 1972. The initial presentation was made May 22, 1972.
James Willis of Lutheran won the boys Steinmark last year and Jordan Baer of Akron was the winner for the girls.
Following is the list of the other boys who were nominated for the Steinmark: Adam Buchmann, Faith Christian; Owen Burke, D’Evelyn; Colton Cline, Elizabeth; Nate Fedel, Ouray; Gabriel Hegarty, Faith Christian; Chris Helbig, Holy Family; Brandon Hinkle, Yuma; Alec Hornecker, Golden; Parker Joens, Platte Valley; Benjamin Lachelt, Durango; Seamus Millett, Durango; David Moenning, Durango; Landon Schmidt, Windsor; Benjamin Waters, Valor Christian; Keegan Wentz, Buena Vista; Ben West, Poudre.
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Niwot names Palmer Ridge’s Kelly Christensen new cross country coach
Niwot has hired a rising star in the cross country coaching ranks, tabbing Palmer Ridge’s Kelly Christensen to lead both its boys and girls programs.
Cougars athletic director Chase McBride announced the hire late Monday night.
Christensen has been the head boys and girls coach at Palmer Ridge for the past two seasons, leading the boys to a Class 4A championship in 2014, and a runner-up finish in 2015. He also headed the Bears boys track teams, and coached them to back-to-back championships in 2014 and 2015.
He was also an assistant at Thompson Valley, where he helped the girls track team win a 4A championship in 2012.
“Obviously, coach Christensen brings a wealth of knowledge, and running experience as former collegiate All-American with him, but what impresses me most is his want to develop a student-athlete,” said Niwot athletic director Chase McBride. “He prides himself on helping young men and women to use athletics to learn life lessons. He is a once-in-a-life-time type coach.”
Christensen will also be an assistant with Niwot’s track teams in the spring, specializing in distance. The Cougars’ girls teams won back-to-back 4A championships in 2014 and 2015.
Christensen will also become a counselor at Niwot.
“He was a hands down favorite in our candidate pool of counselors — his student-first approach is clearly genuine,” McBride said. “He will be an amazing addition to our coaching staff, counseling department, and community. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him on board.”
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Lyons’ Paul Roberts named Colorado’s boys cross country runner of the year by Gatorade
Lyons’ Paul Roberts. (Alan Versaw/Colorado Track XC) Lyons senior Paul Roberts was named the boys cross country runner of the year in Colorado by Gatorade on Friday morning.
Roberts, who won the Class 2A championship in the fall in a course record of 15:33.7, was the 2A runner of the year on the all-state team in November. He helped lead his team to the 2A title, as well.
After the high school season, Roberts was fifth at the National Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, and 11th in the Nike Cross Nationals. He also placed third at the NXN Midwest Regional.
“Paul’s accomplishments are really just the tip of the iceberg,” Lyons assistant coach Jeff Boele said in a statement. “I consider myself fortunate to get to work with such a unique and gifted athlete. Even as a freshman, he responded brilliantly to the added pressures of being the top runner on the team, and he has continued to build on that foundation as a great role model the past three years.”
Roberts has signed with CSU-Pueblo for next season.
He is the first athlete from Lyons to win the cross country honor.
On Thursday, Air Academy’s Katie Rainsberger was named the national girls cross country runner of the year by Gatorade.
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All-state boys cross country teams for 2015 season
The 2015 all-state boys cross country teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.
The athletes who won championships at their classification were named runner of the year.
Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.
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Runner of the year: Isaac Green, Monarch
Coach of the year: Jonathan Dalby, Mountain VistaFirst team Name Year School Steven Goldy Senior Arapahoe Isaac Green Junior Monarch Jake Mitchem Senior Broomfield Kyle Moran Junior Cherry Creek Henry Raymond Senior Poudre Joshua Romine Junior Mountain Vista Paxton Smith Senior Mountain Vista Class 4A
Runner of the year: Tanner Norman, The Classical Academy
Coach of the year: David McMillan, DurangoFirst team Name Year School Alec Hornecker Senior Golden Benjamin Lachelt Senior Durango Maximilliano Martinez Junior Widefield Ian Meek Sophomore Montrose Tanner Norman Junior The Classical Academy Brandon Swenson Junior Evergreen Jarrett Thollot Senior Thompson Valley Class 3A
Runner of the year: Ben Butler, SkyView Academy
Coach of the year: Larry Zaragoza, AlamosaFirst team Name Year School Ben Butler Senior SkyView Academy Kaleb Crum Senior Lamar Josiah Davis Senior Frontier Academy Isaiah DeLaCerda Junior Alamosa Caleb Palmer Junior Alamosa Taylor Stack Senior Salida Cooper Wiens Senior Gunnison Class 2A
Runner of the year: Paul Roberts, Lyons
Coach of the year: Mark Roberts, LyonsFirst team Name Year School Cody Danley Sophomore Rocky Ford Jake Murphy Junior Lake City Community Ro Paschal Senior Mancos Jack Plantz Senior Telluride Paul Roberts Senior Lyons Joel Such Senior Lyons