
Colorado State High School Cross Country Championships
All photos by Derek Griffiths 27 October 2007 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Runner
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Evan Appel of Dakota Ridge leads the pack on his way to the 5A
Boys state title. Evan's winning time was 15:54. Also pictured
are (front to back): Bobby Nicolls of Regis Jesuit (4th,
16:24), Dey Tuach of Thornton (DNF), Charles White of Cherry
Creek
(2nd, 16:10), and Martin Medina of Grand Junction (3rd, 16:18).
Wheat
Ridge won the team title, scoring 100 points to beat Arapahoe
(132) and Cherry Creek (148).
Dakota Ridge teammates Alexa Rogers (left) and Kaitie Vanatta
lead the 5A Girls race just past the two mile marker. Alexa
would pull away in the final 200 meters to help Dakota Ridge to
the most dominating performance of the day. Alexa's winning
time was 18:41, the fastest of the day. Kaitie finished second
in 18:48. Dakota's next three runners finished in fourth, ninth
and 12th, helping them to a huge upset over top ranked Fort
Collins (28 to 87).
Kevin Williams of D'Evelyn ran away from the 4A boys field,
running 15:43, the fastest time of the day. Battle Mountain
(Vail) eaisly won the team title (55 points), placing two
runners in the top five. Liberty finished second and Niwot was
third.
Erica Hinchcliffe of Greeley West helped propel her team to the
title in the 4A girls division. Hinchcliffe was the individual
champion, running 19:13.
Andrew Roberts of Lyons leads a pack of runners in the 3A boys
race. Roberts was the individual champion, running 16:37.
Victor Montoya (1072) of Rocky Ford finished second in 16:49,
helping his team edge out Lyons for the team title, 75 to 87.
Sophomore Kaitlin Hanenburg from The Classical Academy had the
largest margin of victory, winning the small school (3A)
division by 55 seconds. Her 18:42 was betered only by Alexa
Rogers in class 5A. The Classical Academy's team scorched the
competition, scoring only 22 points (1st, 3rd, 5th, and 13th -
3A only scores four runners, but thier fifth was 17th). Peak to
Peak was second with 77 points.
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