We're missing results from a lot of last weekend's meets, but we'll do a brief dissection of the highlights of the meets for which we do have results. Fasten your seatbelts, and here we go...
Albuquerque High School XC Invitational
Carisma Lovato and Austin Anaya take the individual titles. Moriarty's Anaya is already something of a known quantity. It's probably safe to say we're about to learn a good deal more about Valencia's Lovato in the next few weeks.
It's worth noting that the Clovis girls made the trip and took some extra hardware home with them to offset to weight of the gas burned along the way. Sandia ran away with boys honors.
Boys Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Austin Anaya (Moriarty High School) 16:20.00; Devin Montoya (Sandia High School) 16:24.00;
Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational
Albuquerque Academy was the lone New Mexico representative at this storied meet this season. The Chargers fared well, but didn't extend their list of winnings at this meet, finishing fifth among boys and 10th among girls in the Division 1 races.
Sporting bib #1 (definitely something to be stored and away and saved) from this meet, Claire Archibeck ran 18:49 on a speed-enhanced 5K to finish 14th. Blaise Mariner made a bit of a splash on the scene by finishing first among AA boys with a time of 16:18. As you try to digest these times, remind yourselves that there is no sand to negotiate on the Liberty Bell course. It is truly more of a road race than a cross country race.
On-Site Coverage
What to Make of Liberty Bell?
In my experience, Tucker Hamilton is not a run-from-the-front kind of guy, but it may be that Liberty Bell plays differently in some runners' psyches than other meets. Photo by Mark Weeks.
Colter's Run
Everything pointed to a great afternoon racing at Liberty Bell, but nobody could have predicted Jordyn Colter crushing the course record with a 17:01. Photo by Lyle Knudson.
XC Wknd Highlights: Battle of the Jacobs | Arcadia is back! | Flanagan fastest ever at Detweiller!
Jacob Thomson lets it out as he crosses the line well ahead of Jacob Burcham in KY! Arcadia is back and looking very solid while Kaylee Flanagan looks scary good in IL! (Photo by Jonathan Grooms)
Liberty Bell 2012 Preview
While the Liberty Bell course qualifies as tame on just about every count, things are never tame from the report of the starter's pistol to the finish of the race. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
Photos: Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational by Drovers96
Photos: Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational by Noto
Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Jordyn Colter (Cherry Creek High School) 17:00.60 SB; Heather Bates (Pine Creek High School) 17:38.30 SB; Alaina Anderson (Pomona High School) 18:00.20 SB; Alison Deitsch (Palmer Ridge High School) 18:31.70 SB; Kelsi Lasota (Estes Park High School) 18:39.40 SB; Kiri Michell (Fort Collins High School) 19:06.70 SB; Erin Hooker (Fort Collins High School) 17:37.80 SB; Kaleigh Kroeker (Pine Creek High School) 18:29.10 SB; Mandy Ortiz (Battle Mountain High School) 18:38.20 SB; Kiah Leonard (Berthoud High School) 18:46.40 SB; Heather Holt (Fort Collins High School) 19:20.90 SB; Isabelle Kennedy (Fairview High School) 17:39.20 SB; Gabrielle Sered (Pine Creek High School) 18:32.50 SB; Molly Morrison (Frontier Academy) 18:50.20 SB; Samantha Skold (Evergreen High School) 18:58.50 SB; Melina Harris (Cheyenne Central High School) 19:24.40 SB; Rachael Chacko (Smoky Hill High School) 17:48.70 SB; Megan Irvine (Thompson Valley High School) 18:33.50 SB; Kinsey Cichowitz (Buena Vista High School) 19:06.80 SB; Valerie Constien (Battle Mountain High School) 19:11.30 SB; Anna Hogan (Monarch High School) 19:43.70 SB; Emma Gee (Legacy High School) 17:49.60 SB; Katie Lyons (Greeley West High School) 18:34.50 SB; Jessy Sweet (Vanguard School, The) 19:13.00 SB; Lina Arista (Vista Ridge High School) 19:13.70 SB; Erin Norton (Grandview High School) 17:57.30 SB; Katherine Sered (Pine Creek High School) 18:37.60 SB; Eryn Leonard (Moffat County High School) 19:17.10 SB; Dallas Frisbie (Peak to Peak Charter School) 19:18.70 SB; Devynn Miller (Fort Collins High School) 18:08.50 SB; Kendra Larson (Thompson Valley High School) 18:47.40 SB; Sydney Richards (Skyline High School) 19:18.60 SB; Abbie Topper (Colorado Springs Christian School) 19:23.90 SB; Erin McLaughlin (Boulder High School) 18:15.30 SB; Emily Waters (ThunderRidge High School) 18:59.70 SB; Abrah Masterson (Middle Park High School) 19:26.60 SB; Cassidy Meade (Laramie High School) 19:32.10 SB; Claire Green (Monarch High School) 18:21.30 SB; Amy Penn (Liberty High School) 19:05.50 SB; Tabor Scholl (Middle Park High School) 19:28.70 SB; Taylor Muncie (Scottsbluff High School) 19:33.20 SB; Emily Wolff (Arapahoe High School) 18:24.50 SB; Greta Sloan (Cheyenne Mountain High School) 19:07.30 SB; Lindsey Chavez (Holy Family High School) 19:30.10 SB; Sydney Gaylord (Battle Mountain High School) 19:37.30 SB; Kaitlyn Benner (Monarch High School) 18:33.80 SB; Kailie Hartman (Loveland High School) 19:09.20 SB; Danielle Medearis (Holy Family High School) 19:32.60 SB; Kelsey Wood (Centaurus High School) 19:42.30 SB; Ashley Litoff (Monarch High School) 18:42.40 SB; Layne Hammer (Greeley West High School) 19:09.90 SB; Katie Chavez (Holy Family High School) 19:37.30 SB; Erin Twaddell (Centaurus High School) 19:43.30 SB; Tabitha Simmons (Campbell County High School) 18:46.50 SB; Veronica Carriedo (Pine Creek High School) 19:10.70 SB; Jen Lehr (Kent Denver School) 19:42.90 SB; Heather Gentry (Palmer Ridge High School) 19:43.50 SB; Claire Archibeck (Albuquerque Academy) 18:48.40 SB; Taylor Fogg (Pine Creek High School) 19:10.90 SB; Caroline Kawula (Kent Denver School) 19:43.30 SB; Selina Ramsey (Rock Springs High School) 18:48.80 SB; Macy Kreutz (Highlands Ranch High School) 19:19.50 SB; Hannah Struttman (Colorado Springs Christian School) 19:43.60 SB; Kari VanZyl (Fort Collins High School) 18:49.00 SB; Lauren Linscott (Heritage High School) 19:20.90 SB; Kacey Doner (Rocky Mountain High School) 18:52.10 SB; Kamryn Hart (ThunderRidge High School) 19:22.70 SB; Shannan Conlon (Fort Collins High School) 18:53.10 SB; Abby Stewart (Loveland High School) 19:31.00 SB; Karina Mann (Monarch High School) 18:57.20 SB; Hayley Berg (Thompson Valley High School) 19:31.30 SB; Samantha Muller (Fort Collins High School) 18:57.40 SB; Annie Parchinski (Liberty High School) 19:32.50 SB; Audrey Oweimrin (Fort Collins High School) 18:59.00 SB; Lauren Shubin (ThunderRidge High School) 19:35.70 SB; Taylor Floming (Monarch High School) 18:59.60 SB; Sophia Fernald (Wheat Ridge High School) 19:38.30 SB; Karly Piaia (Rock Springs High School) 19:00.20 SB; Claire Rachwitz (Rampart High School) 19:39.10 SB; Melanie Nun (Legacy High School) 19:02.80 SB; Emily Barnes (Fairview High School) 19:08.10 SB; Elissa Mann (Monarch High School) 19:09.30 SB; Kelsey Alexander (Rocky Mountain High School) 19:09.60 SB; McKenna Payes (Fairview High School) 19:09.90 SB; Amanda Worthy (Boulder High School) 19:10.20 SB; Alyssa Reese (Monarch High School) 19:10.60 SB; Brooke Genovese (Grandview High School) 19:13.10 SB; Erica Petersen (Arapahoe High School) 19:15.60 SB; Katie Plomondon (Cherry Creek High School) 19:18.60 SB; Abbey Ervin (Fort Collins High School) 19:18.80 SB; Merrit Miller (Fossil Ridge High School) 19:20.50 SB; Solana Quistorff (Douglas County High School) 19:20.70 SB; Chloe Andrie (Smoky Hill High School) 19:23.10 SB; Jenny Biesert (Fossil Ridge High School) 19:25.20 SB; Lauren Lipski (Arapahoe High School) 19:27.00; Sadie Baker (Doherty High School) 19:30.40 SB; Abby Phillips (Campbell County High School) 19:30.80 SB; Devan Foster (Arapahoe High School) 19:32.50 SB; Melanie Jenkins (Grandview High School) 19:33.40 SB; Laura Nyiro (Chaparral High School) 19:34.20 SB; Marisa Campain (Fossil Ridge High School) 19:36.20 SB; Sami Bremner (Cherry Creek High School) 19:37.00 SB; Carys McAulay (Fairview High School) 19:37.90 SB; Emily Weber (Fossil Ridge High School) 19:39.90 SB; Cambria Magnuson (Rocky Mountain High School) 19:42.20 SB;
Boys Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Ricky Faure (Rock Springs High School) 15:30.70 SB; Clayson Shumway (Liberty High School) 15:32.90 SB; Chandler Reid (Centaurus High School) 15:43.50 SB; Anthony Thomas (Brush High School) 16:09.00 SB; Eli Hemming (Ponderosa High School) 15:34.00 SB; Alec Brudzinski (Cherry Creek High School) 15:42.20 SB; Jonah Henry (Laramie High School) 15:44.10 SB; Luke Yeager (Faith Christian Academy) 16:09.70 SB; Tucker Hamilton (Rampart High School) 15:42.00 SB; Danny Vavrik (Arapahoe High School) 15:47.90 SB; Jake Link (Centaurus High School) 16:02.60 SB; Jake Erickson (Peyton High School) 16:13.00 SB; Michael Kesy (Cheyenne East High School) 15:43.00 SB; Dominic Compoz (Chaparral High School) 15:51.30 SB; Matthew Barraza (Scottsbluff High School) 16:11.80 SB; Sean Ankarlo (Holy Family High School) 16:21.30 SB; Daniel Lara (Thompson Valley High School) 15:50.60 SB; Bridger Tomlin (Fairview High School) 15:54.40 SB; Eric Hamer (Palmer Ridge High School) 16:26.20 SB; Garrett Coles (University High School) 16:26.50 SB; Caleb Ingram (Pine Creek High School) 15:51.10 SB; Jacob Lucero (Douglas County High School) 15:55.40 SB; Chris Baker (Frontier Academy) 16:28.10 SB; Joshua Fowler (Cheyenne Mountain High School) 15:52.10 SB; Cory Munsch (Fairview High School) 15:58.10 SB; Marcello Laguera (Pomona High School) 15:53.40 SB; Asher Catterall (Rock Springs High School) 16:00.30 SB; Ethan Gonzales (Broomfield High School) 15:56.80 SB; Kyle Lund (Fairview High School) 16:03.80 SB; Zachary Alhamra (Pine Creek High School) 16:00.30 SB; Shane Rhodes (Cherry Creek High School) 16:04.80 SB; Christian Martin (Heritage High School) 16:04.00 SB; Daniel Book (Cherry Creek High School) 16:11.20 SB; Zach Kuzma (Cheyenne Mountain High School) 16:06.30 SB; Kyle Lewis (Boulder High School) 16:11.40 SB; Carson Hume (Dakota Ridge High School) 16:08.20 SB; Dylan Moore (Boulder High School) 16:11.80 SB; John May (Pomona High School) 16:10.80 SB; Ben Ervin (Fort Collins High School) 16:14.10 SB; Reid Bartels (Rampart High School) 16:14.70 SB; Jamon Rodrigues (Campbell County High School) 16:14.80 SB; Satchel Caldwell (Boulder High School) 16:15.80 SB; Lucas West (Rock Canyon High School) 16:17.10 SB; Blaise Mariner (Albuquerque Academy) 16:17.40 SB; Max Bennet (Ponderosa High School) 16:23.70 SB; David Messerli (Rocky Mountain High School) 16:19.20 SB; Sean Paiz (Thornton High School) 16:24.10 SB; Nick Keller (Fort Collins High School) 16:19.40 SB; John Lundy (Heritage High School) 16:26.00 SB; Kyle Carrozza (Albuquerque Academy) 16:19.70 SB; Ben Fox (Cheyenne Mountain High School) 16:26.20 SB; Seth Knighton (Fort Collins High School) 16:20.00 SB; Jack Robb (Littleton High School) 16:27.20 SB; Krey Ramsey (Rock Springs High School) 16:21.10 SB; Joshua Joseph (Thornton High School) 16:28.70 SB; Richard Sanchez (Fairview High School) 16:21.80 SB; Dj Dechand (Bear Creek High School) 16:22.00 SB; Parker Sitton (Monarch High School) 16:22.30 SB; Charlie Kleeman (Smoky Hill High School) 16:26.10 SB; Dan Kasberg (Smoky Hill High School) 16:26.50 SB; Rory Schulte (Fort Collins High School) 16:26.90 SB; Elliott Leonard (Fossil Ridge High School) 16:27.10 SB;
Shiprock Cross Country Invitational
On-Site Coverage
It's a big meet in a wide open piece of the countryside. Wingate's girls edged the Navajo Prep girls by a single point. Keep that result in mind as the season moves along. Shiprock's boys had no trouble dispatching the rest of the field. Individual titles to Binahni Curley of Window Rock (AZ) for the boys and Tanaya Belone of Wingate for the girls.
Meet Results
Southwest XC Challenge
Piedra Vista and Aztec both made the trip up the Animas River for this one, but it was a tough crowd awaiting them when they got to Durango. PV's Harrison Fleming managed a third-place finish and the PV boys were fourth overall, but there mostly weren't a lot of highlights to be had for the NM crowd.
Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Eva Lou Edwards (Bayfield High School) 19:11.40 SB; Shannon Maloney (Durango High School) 19:33.40;