The 2014 state cross county championships will be held Saturday at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Here is a look at the time schedule and the local runners to watch in each classification.
CLASS 5A
Where: Norris-Penrose Event Center
When: Boys race 1 p.m.; Girls race 11 a.m.
Local boys entrants: Boulder — Satchel Caldwell, Sean Riedel, David Rieder, Tristan Santos, Evan Westman, Zach Wetsman, Luke Zacharias; Broomfield — Daniel Alvarez-Chao, Jared Durney, Kian Hartley, Blake Mino, Jake Mitchem, Josh Schoep, Brandon Tyson; Fairview — Preston Cates, Emil Graf, Adam Lund, Greg Lund, Zach Morrisey, Jacob Naber, Omar Ridinger; Monarch — Fred Austin, Will Dixon, Isaac Green, Greg Hibl, Ben Hogan, Charlie Perry, Declan Stone-Murphy.
Local girls entrants: Boulder — Claudia Burgess, Lauren Jortberg, Lauren Meugeboren, Ali O’Donnell, Alysa Rogers, Kristen Thomas, Amanda Worthy; Broomfield — Ivy Gonzales, Vanessa Kort, Emily Mitchem, Katelyn Mitchem, Laura Thompson, Regan VanDePol, Ellie Webber; Fairview — Katia Beggan, Maya Browning, Sadie Cotton, Sarah King, Haley Leader, Zetta Mason, Josie Russell; Legacy — Abby Cohen, Emma Connely, Emma Gee, Rachel Gonzales, Brittney Kocman, Mayzie Moore, Cheney Singer; Monarch — Holly Bent, Daisy Fuchs, Abby Hein, Liz Hogan, Audrey Lookner, Elissa Mann, Karina Mann.
Notes: There are 382 total entrants in the 5A meet, and 63 will be running as representatives of BoCoPreps.com schools … The Monarch girls are attempting to defend their state championship of 2013, but all five girls teams could score very well … With 2013 individual placings in mind, look for Browning (fourth place last year), Gee (11th), Bent (13th) and Lookner (24th) to be near the top … VanDePol finished 40th in the 4A race last year for Broomfield, which moved up to 5A this year … On the boys side, Green and Caldwell should finish considerably better than last year. Green placed 41st as a freshman and has been running stellar this year, and Caldwell learned valuable lessons after finishing 47th … Rieder finished 33rd for the Panthers last year … Green has run 15:24 this year, Caldwell 15:28 on two ocassions … Bent, Gee and Burgess finished 1-2-3 at regionals, with Burgess falling just .4 of a second behind Gee at the end … Karina and Elissa Mann finished fifth and seventh, respectively, at regionals, too … Jake Mitchem and Alvarez-Chao finished secnd and fourth in Region 4, with Mitchem clocking 16:01 … Emily Mitchem placed third on the girls side running 18:18.
CLASS 4A
Where: Norris-Penrose Event Center
When: Boys race 10:30 a.m.; Girls race 12:30 p.m.
Local boys entrants: Centaurus — Caio Gajdys, Jr.; Jake Link, Sr.; Brooks Macdonald, Jr.; David McGill, So.; Ben Patzer, Sr.; Brady Tobin, Sr.; Nathan Weston, Jr.; Erie — Sean Fitzgerald, Sr.; Taylor Johnson, Jr.; Kyle Leahy, Sr.; Shane Mathis, Sr.; Matthew Sease, Jr.; Anthony Wilbert, Jr.; Andrew Yurko, Sr.; Holy Family — Ryan Wells, Jr.; Longmont — Cade Bickmore, Jr.; Taylor Chouinard, Sr.; Nathaniel Eiffert, Sr.; Sean Kilcullen, So.; Patrick Salazar, Jr.; Nico Urrego, Jr.; Jared Wells, Sr.; Niwot — Pierce Finley, Sr.; Jake Fisk, Sr.; Isaac Flores, Jr.; Elliot Minor, Sr.; Joe Plunkett, Sr.; Niels Snow, Sr.; Silver Creek — Brock Dykema, Fr.; James Lee, Fr.
Local girls entrants: Centaurus — Meghan Davinroy, So.; Mariah Gallogly, Jr.; Maggie Moline, Jr.; Olivia Rogers, Jr.; Nicole Rosen, Sr.; Sabrina Stern, So.; Emma Wagner, Fr.; Holy Family — Olivia Bartoletti, Jr.; Emily Campbell, So.; Isabelle Hren, Fr.; Amanda Medearis, Jr.; Eva Napierkowski, Jr.; Emma Stokes, Jr.; Mead — Sierra Bell, So.; Christina Burrow, So.; Molly Gehringer, Sr.; Camilla Lee, So.; Sophia Maeda, Fr.; Makayla McDaniel, Jr.; Madison Polson, So.; Niwot — Christa Boettiger, Sr.; Emily Cranny, Sr.; Kela Fetters, Jr.; Claire Gillett, So.; Niki Marshall, Jr.; Jenna McCaffrey, So.; Louise Vandenberghe, Sr.; Silver Creek — McKinley Coppock, So.; Darah Gaffney, So.; Mikayla Gaffney, So.; Maiya Jazwierska, Jr.; Sage Madden, Jr.; Brissa Ramirez, So.; Taylor Stinson, Jr.
Notes: The Longmont High boys qualified as a team this year for the first time since 2006 … The Mead High girls team qualified this year for the first time in school history … With since-graduated BoCoPreps.com Runner of the Year Elise Cranny at the helm, the Niwot High girls took second place last season … The Holy Family teams will be competing in the Class 4A race this season after the girls took third and the boys took 15th in 3A last year … Niwot’s Christa Boettiger is the highest-placing girls returning state qualifier after taking 12th in 2013 … Niwot sophomore Jenna McCaffrey looks to be a top finisher after placing second (18:54) at the 4A Region 3 meet … Centaurus senior Jake Link (16:16) won the individual title at the 4A Region 3 meet last week. Niwot’s Jake Fisk (16:20) was second and Erie’s Shane Mathis (16:31) was third … Skyline’s Sydney Richards, who ran at state last season, was battling illness and did not finish the race at the 4A Region 4 meet and did not qualify … Silver Creek’s Mikayla Gaffney placed fifth (20:31) at the 4A Region 4 meet.
CLASS 3A
Where: Norris-Penrose Event Center
When: Boys race 10 a.m.; Girls race noon
Local boys entrants:
Jefferson Academy — Damian Brown, Jr.; Ryan Lehmuth, Fr.; Brendan Lynch, Jr.; Nathan Moore, So.; Joe Raff, Sr.; Josiah Raso-Valdez, Jr.; Christian Van Cleave, So.; Peak to Peak — Michael Carrannante, Sr.; Benjamin Deyoung, Sr.; Nathan Kuykendall, Jr.; Alex Mowery, Jr.; Brandon Ries, So.; Calvin Riss, Sr.; Isaac Ruble, Jr.
Local girls entrants:
Jefferson Academy — Mariah Archuleta, Jr.; Fiona Cavanaugh, Sr.; Jenny Hesser, Sr.; Samantha Holland, Jr.; Tara Nelke, Jr.; Selma Richter, Jr.; Rachel Schlagel, Fr.; Peak to Peak — Madelyn Clemans, Sr.; Dallas Frisbie, Sr.; Christina Hamerly, Jr.; Rachael Metzler, So.; Natalie Mitchell, So.; Alice Oveson, Jr.; Cambria Pilger, So.
Notes: The Peak to Peak boys took fourth at the Class 3A state meet last season. The Pumas girls team, which returns top-20 placer Dallas Frisbie, took ninth … The Peak to Peak boys team took second at the 3A Region 3 meet last week. Junior Isaac Ruble placed fourth (17:35), senior Calvin Riss placed seventh (17:42) and junior Alexander Mowery placed eighth (17:43) … Jefferson Academy junior Mariah Archuleta placed 44th at the 3A state meet last season … Of the Jefferson Academy boys’ seven runners, none of them ran at the state meet last year.
CLASS 2A
Where: Norris-Penrose Event Center
When: Boys race 11:30 a.m.; Girls race 9:20 a.m.
Local boys entrants: Dawson School — Eddie Altman, Diego Gonzalez, Conner O’Grady, Jack Shams, Chris Slade, Alec Timpe; Lyons — Adam Crowl, Matt Dillon, Owen George, Landon Milbrath, Paul Roberts, Joel Such; Nederland — Michael Airola, James McNamara; Shining Mountain — Jordan Cherin; Twin Peaks Charter — Kaelin Blair.
Local girls entrants: Dawson School — Maggie Berry; Lyons — Jenna Anderson, Kate Berreman, Faith Myers, Sarah Roberts, Sierra Tucker, Ceann Udovich; Nederland — Sarah Davidson, Sophia Lindenberger, Mackenzie Radandt; Shining Mountain — Ella Baca, Sarrah Claman, Ginger Hutton, Emma Schaefer, Paisley Sheehan, Carla Theiner.
Notes: There is reason to be quite excited about the 2A meet if you are Lyons, but all the teams who get a chance to score should do well … Behind Paul Roberts, Joel Such and Matt Dillon, the Lions boys are poised to defend their 2013 title … The LHS girls have several runners with experience on the course, including Tucker and Anderson, but Udovich could end up surprising people as one of the newer runners … Shining Mountain’s girls also have a chance to improve on an eighth-place standing from 2013. Hutton finished sixth last year (21:16) and is coming off a regional championship, and Sheehan and Baca both return more experienced … Lindenberger finished 16th for Nederland at state … Blair ran 19:06 and finished 20th in Region 1 to qualify for Twin Peaks. Cherin ran an impressive 18:13, good for seventh in Region 1, for Shining Mountain’s boys … McNamara appears ready to best his 46th-place effort at state from a year ago, and the Panthers have a good 1-2 punch with Airola, a first time qualifier.
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