The 2020 cross country regional fields will be determined, in part, by a coaches poll within each region.

The official vote will be held this coming weekend. The coaches held a trial vote last weekend, and the results of that vote is below.

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Heritage Christian	123
2	Lyons	107
3	Yuma	90
4	Wiggins	73
5	Lake Couty	56
6	Byers	53
7	Twin Peaks Charter	52
8	Clear Creek	51
9	Front Range Christian	41
10	Dawson School	40
11	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	33
12	Strasburg	31
13	Merino	24
14	Shining Mountain	22
15	Nederland	19
16	Aurora West College Prep	14
17	Highland	12
18	Front Range Baptist	11

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Heritage Christian	108
2	Lyons	82
3	Lake Couty	81
4	Yuma	73
5	Clear Creek	64
5	Strasburg	64
7	Shining Mountain	51
8	Merino	40
9	Byers	39
10	Wiggins	34
11	Aurora West College Prep	28
12	Nederland	22
13	Dawson School	20
14	Highland	16
14	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	16
16	Front Range Baptist	14
16	Front Range Christian	14
18	Twin Peaks Charter	11

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Golden View Classical Academy	80
2	Peyton	78
3	Lotus School for Excellence	71
4	Wray	57
5	Vanguard	51
6	Colorado Springs Christian	46
7	Limon	41
8	Ellicott	40
9	Dolores Huerta	20
10	Addenbrooke Classical	16
11	Colorado Springs School	14
12	Denver Christian	8
13	Denver Academy	5
14	Fountain Valley	4
15	CIVA Charter	3
16	Two Roads Charter	2
17	Pikes Peak Christian	1
18	Denver Academy of Torah	0
18	Stratton/Liberty	0

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Wray	82
2	Golden View Classical Academy	76
3	Colorado Springs Christian	71
4	Peyton	60
4	Vanguard	60
6	Ellicott	48
7	Limon	41
8	Denver Christian	35
9	Colorado Springs School	26
10	Stratton/Liberty	14
11	Lotus School for Excellence	10
12	Addenbrooke Classical	3
12	Fountain Valley	3
12	Pikes Peak Christian	3
15	Denver Academy of Torah	2
16	CIVA Charter	0
16	Denver Academy	0
16	Dolores Huerta	0
16	Two Roads Charter	0

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Rocky Ford	68
2	Buena Vista	67
3	Thomas MacLaren	59
4	St. Mary’s	57
5	Centauri	56
6	Sargent	43
7	Platte Canyon	31
8	Custer County	29
9	Rye	27
10	Antonito	24
11	Monte Vista	19
12	Center	14
13	Sierra Grande	13
14	Centennial	9
15	Kim	8
16	Cripple Creek-Victor	7
17	Del Norte	5
18	Moffat	3
19	Primero	1

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Buena Vista	48
2	Centauri	44
3	Rocky Ford	40
4	Rye	36
5	Platte Canyon	30
6	Custer County	24
7	Thomas MacLaren	20
8	St. Mary’s	18
8	Springfield	18
10	Antonito	12
11	Del Norte	4
11	Sierra Grande	4
13	Kim	3
13	Moffat	3
15	Sargent	2
16	Center	1
17	Centennial	0
17	Cripple Creek-Victor	0
17	Monte Vista	0

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Caprock Academy	154
2	Meeker	130
3	Grand Valley	129
4	Ouray	119
5	Olathe	107
6	Paonia	99
7	Crested Butte Community	77
8	Colorado Rocky Mountain School	68
8	West Grand	68
10	Rangely	34
11	Soroco	28
12	Dolores	23
13	Mancos	17
14	Ignacio	12
15	Telluride	11
16	Hotchkiss	10
17	DeBeque	5
18	Lake City	1

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Ignacio	159
2	West Grand	149
3	Soroco	138
4	Meeker	120
5	Caprock Academy	119
6	Hotchkiss	116
7	Paonia	87
8	Colorado Rocky Mountain School	84
9	Telluride	52
10	Crested Butte Community	49
11	Mancos	45
12	Rangely	31
13	Ouray	15
14	Olathe	4
15	Dolores	1
15	Grand Valley	1
17	DeBeque	0
17	Lake City	0

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Alamosa	47
2	Aspen	39
2	Gunnison	39
4	Moffat County	28
5	Basalt	25
5	Coal Ridge	25
7	Rifle	24
8	Pagosa Springs	18
9	Delta	13
10	Bayfield	12
11	Montezuma-Cortez	4
12	Middle Park	1

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Basalt	39
2	Aspen	35
3	Alamosa	34
4	Moffat County	25
5	Delta	23
6	Gunnison	20
7	Pagosa Springs	17
8	Coal Ridge	12
9	Middle Park	6
10	Montezuma-Cortez	4
10	Rifle	4
12	Bayfield	1

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	The Classical Academy	80
2	Salida	68
3	Lutheran	59
4	Woodland Park	55
5	Elizabeth	45
6	Manitou Springs	42
7	Harrison	26
8	Lamar	23
9	Banning Lewis Prep	15
10	La Junta	12
11	James Irwin	8
12	Sierra	4
13	Florence	3

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	The Classical Academy	60
2	Elizabeth	53
3	Salida	49
4	Lutheran	40
5	Woodland Park	30
6	Lamar	26
7	Manitou Springs	22
8	James Irwin	17
9	Florence	13
10	Sierra	8
11	Banning Lewis Prep	6
11	Harrison	6

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Holy Family	100
2	Jefferson Academy	89
3	Peak to Peak	80
4	Prospect Ridge	68
5	Stargate	59
6	DSST: Conservatory Green	49
7	The Academy	41
8	Arvada	35
9	Arrupe Jesuit	31
10	DSST: Montview	25
11	The Pinnacle	14
12	DSST: Green Valley Ranch	6
13	Denver West	5
14	Lincoln	3

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Holy Family	85
2	Jefferson Academy	71
3	Peak to Peak	63
4	Prospect Ridge	54
5	Stargate	53
6	The Academy	42
7	DSST: Montview	38
8	The Pinnacle	23
9	Arrupe Jesuit	21
10	Denver West	20
11	Arvada	16
12	DSST: Green Valley Ranch	4
13	Lincoln	3
14	DSST: Conservatory Green	2

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Frontier Academy	119
2	Liberty Common	109
3	Berthoud	86
4	Northridge	80
5	Brush	69
6	Eaton	56
7	Estes Park	52
8	University	38
9	Resurrection Christian	26
10	Severance	13
11	Valley	11
12	Platte Valley	1

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Berthoud	104
2	Liberty Common	102
3	Frontier Academy	86
4	University	69
5	Northridge	68
6	Brush	54
7	Estes Park	49
8	Resurrection Christian	33
9	Eaton	24
10	Severance	14
11	Platte Valley	2

Region 5 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Faith Christian	54
2	Colorado Academy	47
3	D’Evelyn	43
4	Kent Denver	39
5	SkyView Academy	38
6	Machebeuf	33
7	Ridge View Academy	17
8	DSST: Byers	13
8	Englewood	13
10	DSST: College View	12
11	Jefferson	8
11	Sheridan	8
13	Englewood/St. Mary’s Academy	3
14	KIPP Denver Collegiate	1
14	STRIVE Prep – Smart	1

Region 5 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	D’Evelyn	27
2	Faith Christian	25
3	Colorado Academy	23
4	Machebeuf	21
5	Englewood/St. Mary’s Academy	16
6	Kent Denver	12
7	Sheridan	9
8	Jefferson	7
9	Ridge View Academy	6
9	SkyView Academy	6
11	Englewood	5
12	DSST: Byers	3
12	KIPP Denver Collegiate	3
14	DSST: College View	2

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Battle Mountain	74
2	Conifer	73
3	Grand Junction Central	70
4	Eagle Valley	57
5	Green Mountain	52
6	Mullen	46
7	Golden	30
8	Evergreen	26
9	Grand Junction	20
10	Summit	18
11	Steamboat Springs	14
12	Palisade	9
13	Glenwood Springs	6

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Battle Mountain	69
2	Eagle Valley	47
2	Golden	47
4	Glenwood Springs	41
5	Evergreen	33
6	Palisade	32
7	Green Mountain	25
8	Mullen	24
9	Grand Junction Central	19
10	Grand Junction	18
11	Summit	14
12	Conifer	9
13	Steamboat Springs	7

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Air Academy	74
2	Palmer Ridge	70
3	Palmer	57
4	Lewis-Palmer	55
5	Coronado	46
5	Littleton	46
7	Falcon	39
8	Discovery Canyon	34
9	Ponderosa	23
9	Wheat Ridge	23
11	Aurora Central	12
12	Sand Creek	10
13	Gateway	6

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Air Academy	89
2	Palmer Ridge	69
3	Discovery Canyon	62
4	Lewis-Palmer	58
5	Coronado	50
6	Littleton	37
6	Palmer	37
8	Falcon	21
9	Ponderosa	20
10	Wheat Ridge	19
11	Aurora Central	14
12	Gateway	10
13	Sand Creek	9

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Centaurus	52
2	Niwot	49
3	Denver South	43
4	George Washington	39
5	Denver North	31
6	Northfield	25
6	Standley Lake	25
8	Thomas Jefferson	21
9	Vista Peak	17
10	Regis Groff	11
10	Skyview	11
12	Alameda	6

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Niwot	70
2	George Washington	59
3	Centaurus	56
3	Northfield	56
5	Denver South	47
6	Standley Lake	37
7	Denver North	34
8	Thomas Jefferson	25
9	Vista Peak	23
10	Regis Groff	15
11	Skyview	11
12	Alameda	7

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Thompson Valley	108
2	Mead	107
3	Longmont	94
4	Mountain View	77
5	Erie	65
6	Thornton	57
7	Riverdale Ridge	41
8	Silver Creek	40
9	Roosevelt	29
10	Greeley Central	18
11	Fort Morgan	11
12	Frederick	6
13	Windsor	5
14	Skyline	2

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Silver Creek	127
2	Thompson Valley	115
3	Roosevelt	91
4	Erie	87
5	Mead	82
6	Longmont	64
7	Mountain View	58
8	Riverdale Ridge	31
9	Fort Morgan	28
10	Windsor	17
11	Frederick	6
11	Skyline	6
13	Greeley Central	2
14	Thornton	1

Region 5 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Cheyenne Mountain	70
2	Durango	62
3	Montrose	47
4	Mesa Ridge	45
5	Widefield	41
6	Pueblo South	38
7	Pueblo West	35
8	Canon City	16
8	Pueblo County	16
10	Pueblo Centennial	9
11	Pueblo East	5
12	Mitchell	1

Region 5 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Durango	66
2	Cheyenne Mountain	61
3	Pueblo West	56
4	Montrose	43
5	Mesa Ridge	34
6	Pueblo County	32
7	Pueblo South	29
8	Widefield	28
9	Canon City	23
10	Pueblo Centennial	6
10	Pueblo East	6
12	Mitchell	1

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Region 1 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Cherokee Trail	83
2	Cherry Creek	81
3	Arapahoe	70
4	Grandview	69
5	Regis Jesuit	45
5	Smoky Hill	45
7	Eaglecrest	43
8	Overland	25
9	Rangeview	23
10	Hinkley	11

Region 1 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Cherry Creek	83
2	Arapahoe	81
3	Cherokee Trail	76
4	Regis Jesuit	62
5	Grandview	55
6	Smoky Hill	41
7	Eaglecrest	40
8	Rangeview	27
9	Hinkley	17
10	Overland	13

Region 2 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Mountain Vista	30
2	Dakota Ridge	26
3	Heritage	25
4	Valor Christian	21
5	Arvada West	16
6	Fruita Monument	15
7	Highlands Ranch	11
8	Chatfield	8
9	ThunderRidge	7
10	Lakewood	5
11	Columbine	1

Region 2 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Valor Christian	60
2	Mountain Vista	55
3	Heritage	47
4	Chatfield	46
5	Dakota Ridge	42
6	Fruita Monument	41
7	Columbine	31
8	ThunderRidge	22
9	Arvada West	16
10	Lakewood	13
11	Highlands Ranch	7
12	Bear Creek	5

Region 3 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Boulder	69
1	Ralston Valley	69
3	Fairview	67
4	Legacy	57
5	Broomfield	52
6	Denver East	41
7	Monarch	33
8	Pomona	28
9	Northglenn	10
10	Adams City	7
10	Westminster	7

Region 3 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Broomfield	70
1	Fairview	70
3	Denver East	58
4	Boulder	54
5	Monarch	53
6	Legacy	37
7	Pomona	36
8	Ralston Valley	33
9	Northglenn	14
10	Westminster	9
11	Adams City	6

Region 4 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Fossil Ridge	68
2	Rocky Mountain	64
3	Poudre	51
4	Horizon	49
5	Fort Collins	46
6	Loveland	36
7	Mountain Range	27
8	Brighton	22
9	Greeley West	11
10	Prairie View	9
11	Far Northeast	2

Region 4 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Loveland	69
2	Fossil Ridge	64
3	Rocky Mountain	54
4	Fort Collins	45
5	Brighton	40
6	Horizon	34
7	Poudre	33
8	Mountain Range	20
9	Greeley West	14
10	Prairie View	10
11	Far Northeast	2

Region 5 (Boys)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Chaparral	56
2	Liberty	53
3	Rock Canyon	45
4	Pine Creek	40
5	Castle View	39
6	Rampart	35
7	Douglas County	18
8	Doherty	14
8	Legend	14
10	Fountain-Fort Carson	11
11	Vista Ridge	5

Region 5 (Girls)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Pine Creek	68
2	Douglas County	50
3	Chaparral	49
4	Rock Canyon	48
5	Castle View	42
6	Rampart	39
7	Doherty	26
8	Fountain-Fort Carson	24
9	Vista Ridge	18
10	Legend	11
11	Liberty	10

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AURORA — Valor Christian’s athletic programs will reside in the Jefferson County League for the 2014-16 cycle.

The school, which is independent of a league during the current two-year cycle, had requested to join the Centennial League. And though the Centennial previously denied Valor’s request through a vote at a league meeting, there was still a chance that move would be approved at Tuesday’s Classification and League Organizing Committee (CLOC) meeting.

However, at the meeting, CLOC voted to not approve Valor’s move to the Centennial. Instead, through a 6-4 vote, it placed the Eagles in the Class 5A Jeffco League. Valor previously played in the 4A Jeffco from 2010-12. Their teams will continue to compete at the 4A level.

“That’s our job: to put them in a league. They had to be in a league,” CLOC chair Tom Arensdorf said after the meeting. “Every member has the right to be in a league after they’ve done their probationary period. They were not placed in a league two years ago … because basically their membership was in jeopardy. We felt it was best at that time not to put them in a league. No one wanted them, but the reasons for not wanting them were based on past issues that were pretty valid.

“In this past two-year cycle, Valor has done a lot of things to correct those issues. And they deserve to be placed in a league. That’s this committee’s job, to get them in a league.”

So Valor, finally, has a league for all of it’s sports — excepting football, which is still awaiting a conference. (That alignment will be finalized later in November.)

But that doesn’t mean it was easy.

Valor athletic director Rod Sherman spoke briefly at the meeting about the reasons his school sought to join the Centennial. He also said, in part, “We believe now is the time for Valor’s transition from an independent status to being a full-time member of a league. It would be an honor for us to be a member of the Centennial League; there’s much we can learn. We believe we have respected the process of being placed and we humbly request placement in the Centennial League.”

A long discussion ensued, with Centennial and Jeffco reps also speaking, and emphasizing Valor Christian’s private status. Then, CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico spoke up.

“We’ve had a public-private school discussion going on for over two years now,” Angelico said. “I’m afraid I’m to blame for that because I wanted that to be an open and above-board discussion, rather than all the back-biting that was going on behind the scenes. If I would have known that it would have turned into this bickering that will never end, I think I would have stopped it … and not allowed it to start. There’s no end to this.

“A couple of points I need to make: There is no written or unwritten policy of any sort regarding public and private schools and league placement,” Angelico continued. “Secondly, in the last 24 months, I would say to you, that since that discussion started, it’s not the private schools I’m worried about. … The private school people have heard loudly your message of discontent. Their response has been one of that I can’t complain about. Whatever it takes to be above-board and avoid issues, they’re doing. That applies to Valor doubly. They’ve hired a consultant, they’ve done everything I’ve asked. To the point that last night, in our discussions, we talked about, ‘Well Valor had four ADs show up at the (All-School) Summit.’ I said, ‘Yeah, they did. I told them to, and they did what they were told.’

“I think we have our priorities goofed up and have kind of started turning around what we’re supposed to be about,” he added. “This isn’t a public/private school issue. I hear loudly that it’s an issue about unfair advantage or differences in schools. … Frankly, I would just like to get this conversation back to what it’s about: somebody needs a home. The fact that they’re a public or private school is not the reason you place them in a conference. Nor has it ever been. Let’s talk about what’s the best fit.

“The association has certainly survived with several public and private schools together in the same league. I just want to center this. This becomes a ‘Who can win the argument?’ not, ‘What’s the best thing?’ And I think we need to go back to what are we supposed to be doing here. The committee is charged with placing a school, and they will place a school, and they’ll have to do it to somebody’s chagrin.”

Shortly after, the committee broke into a private session, and then for lunch. When they came back, the vote on Valor request to join the Centennial League was quickly called. Three CLOC members abstained, three voted in favor of the request, and seven against.

Moments later, committee member Rich Wildenhaus from Erie proposed moving Valor to the 5A Jeffco League. There was no discussion from the audience, and the vote ended with six agreeing with the move, four against it and three abstaining. The entire process was swift.

“Honestly, that surprised me,” Arensdorf said afterward. “Over the last two days, we probably discussed this issue as a committee for three-and-a-half hours — because whatever decision was made by the committee was going to be unpopular with some schools and cause some angst within leagues. There is no perfect fit.

“We went through a process that, if the first request did not pass, we — as a committee, it’s our responsibility to come up with something before the end of the day. And different committee members had different proposals,” he continued. “I was surprised that we finished that quickly. And I was surprised there was no feedback from the floor when that proposal was made by Richie Wildenhaus. I didn’t know what to expect at that point, because, as a committee, no one felt comfortable with any solution. There were no solutions that were going to make everybody happy.

“But, in the end, it is what it is, and all these people are professionals and they’ll deal with what they have to deal with and hopefully make the best situation for all the kids that participate in those programs.”

Valor Christian did approach Jeffco about joining the league prior to the CLOC meeting. Jeffco has 5A and 4A leagues.

“Right now, the CLOC committee voted for them to be in 5A Jeffco. I think that discussion still needs to happen,” Jim Thyfault, Jefferson County’s district athletic director, and a member of CLOC, said after the meeting. “Since we do have a 4A option, I think that needs to be discussed.

“I respect Rod Sherman and the people at Valor, I really do. They were in our league before. And, you know what? We’ll all be very professional about it, and I’m sure they will be, too.”

CLOC’s actions on Tuesday still need to be confirmed by the Legislative Council in January.

More league changes

Earlier, Burlington’s request to join the Lower Platte League was denied. That league had previously voted 9-0 against allowing Burlington admittance. CLOC voted 11-2 against overruling that vote. So Burlington will stay in the Union Pacific League.

Approved league changes:

• Broomfield (Northern to Front Range)
• Canon City (South Central to Colorado Springs Metro)
• The Classical Academy (Tri-Peaks to Colorado Springs Metro)
• Clear Creek (3A Frontier to 2A Frontier)
• Ellicott (Tri-Peaks to Black Forest)
• Highland (Patriot to Mile High)
• Holy Family (Metro to Tri-Valley)
• Littleton (Continental to Jeffco)
• Lyons (Patriot to Mile High)
• Manzanola (Southeastern to High Plains)
• Northridge (Tri-Valley to Northern)
• Skyview Academy (Independent to Metro 3A)
• Swallows Charter Academy (Independent to Santa Fe)
• Twin Peaks Charter (New school, joining Mile High)
• Vanguard (Black Forest to Tri-Peaks)

New members

Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy’s request for membership was denied. The school has a unique schedule to allow its students to train on the mountain during the week — training from 8 a.m. to noon, and then attending classes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each Tuesday through Friday during the winter.

However, after a lengthy discussion, the committee said they were uneasy going down the road of adding a sports academy as a member.

“It seems so fundamentally different than what our membership is now,” said committee member Mark Kanagy, Windsor’s athletic director.

The committee did approve membership for Caprock Charter Academy in Grand Junction, as well as Denver School of Science & Technology – Green Valley Ranch, and Venture Preparatory School in Denver.

Playdowns

The overwhelming majority of playdowns were approved, save for Abraham Lincoln football (5A to 4A), Estes Park football (2A to 1A) and Palmer football (5A to 4A). Approved playdowns:

• Adams City football (5A to 4A)
• Alameda football (5A to 4A)
• Antonito football (8-man to 6-man)
• Aurora Central football (5A to 4A)
• Boulder softball (5A to 4A)
• Centaurus volleyball (4A to 3A)
• Central (Grand Junction) football (4A to 3A)
• Civa Charter boys/girls basketbal, volleyball (2A to 1A)
• Denver North football (3A to 2A)
• Dolores Huerta girls basketball (3A to 2A)
• Greeley Central softball (4A to 3A)
• Greeley West boys soccer (5A to 4A)
• Miami-Yoder football (8-man to 6-man)
• Mitchell football (4A to 3A)
• Montbello girls soccer (5A to 4A)
• Montezuma-Cortez soccer (4A to 3A)
• Montezuma-Cortez football (3A to 2A)
• Nederland football (1A to 8-man)
• Niwot football (4A to 3A)
• Rifle boys/girls soccer (4A to 3A)
• Roosevelt boys soccer (4A to 3A)
• Skyline softball (4A to 3A)
• South Park football (8-man to 6-man)

Noteable

The committee set the 1A/2A cutoff at 92 students. So schools with 92 and below will be 1A in basketball and all other sports, while those with 93-240 students will be 2A.