Personal bubbles are routinely burst on the Liberty Bell start line. Swapping sweat is the norm. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
Personal bubbles are routinely burst on the Liberty Bell start line. Swapping sweat is the norm. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
The starting line setting at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs is among the very best in the state.
At a quarter mile in, the St. Vrain Invitational is still one massive herd of humanity. It's takes either nerves of steel or a lack of familiarity with the race to take the lead this early.
"Cross country race coming through. Clear the path or I'll pierce your eardrums with this here whistle!"
John O'Malley and Cooper Brown very nearly led Centaurus to an upset of epic proportions on Saturday. Photos by Ashley Green.
Colton Stice won yesterday's inaugural edition of the Devil's Thumb Hill Climb in 22:36. You read that correctly. File Photo.
Rampart's boys were neither challenged nor made to feel that way.
Determined to get out on time for an alternate sporting event, it was the Great Wall of Pueblo West Varsity early in the girls open race.
Chris Theodore ran the top time, any way you slice it, but how does the team scoring go when you put all the pieces together? File photo by Joel Hawkins.
Ponderosa's own Baylie Koonce posted the top overall time at last night's Ponderosa Mustang Stampede. File photo.
Find out who you'll be racing against this weekend right here!
Chase Dornbusch came up with the win at Cherry Creek. Can he make it a twofer at Arapahoe?
Hannah McReavy puts her win at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede up against the test of a sterner field on Friday.
Erin Kraus was fifth at this meet last year; can she make the move to first this year?
Joshua Simpson has already begun his impact on Montrose High School cross country fortunes.
Drew Seidel raised some eyebrows last week at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede. What will Seidel bring this week?
Holy Family's Alyssa Wells made what was perhaps the biggest 3A freshman splash of the weekend.
Ashlyn Alvey added some immediate scoring punch for the Rocky Ford girls in her first high school meet.
Lukas Haug had a nice freshman debut for Boulder on Friday.
Keeping you up-to-date on the world of high school cross country here in Colorado.
For those in the know, the first half mile at Centaurus is a bit of a rush to get to the sidewalk section before the masses.
The Stampede was a bit slower this year than last, but why?
Chloe Veilleux and Sarah Wagler make an early break from the masses at the Basalt Longhorn Invitational on Saturday.
If you were anxious to see how Marlena Preigh and her Fairview teammates were going to open the season, you'll have to wait for this weekend. The same story holds for a few other teams as well.
Buena Vista's Rossten Sherlock is one of an impressive array of freshmen already making a difference for their teams.
It's a good idea for all coaches to be up-to-date on our reading of what the cross country officials are saying about rules within our sport.
One of the iconic images from Colorado high school cross country is the field cresting the rise just off the start of the Cherry Creek Invitational.
Thomas Chaston works to fend off a late challenge from Cal Banta in the 4A Boys Race.