Region 4, 3A Championships, Lyons, CO The girls’ team won the regional championships with five athletes in the top 10. Kim Hansen, 2nd, 19:53; Chelsea Weitzel, 5th, 20:10; Hannah Koschnitzke, 6th, 20:22; Hanna Steadman, 7th, 20:33; Michelle McQuinn, 10th, 20:43; Carmen Laing, 15th, 21:08. The boys team finished 9th. Ian McLain, 8th, 17:49; Peter Butler, 26th, 18:40; David Gamble, 42nd, 19:17; Walker Calden, 44th, 19:24; Peter VanHorn, 65th, 21:26; Harrison Kenney, 74th, 29:00
Patriot League Championships, Brush, CO The girls’ team took 1st place with four top 10 finishers. Kimmy Hansen won the league meet with a time of 19:22; Chelsea Weitzel, 6, 20:10, Hannah Koschnitzke, 8, 20:52; Sara Speedlin, 9, 20:54; Michelle McQuinn, 11, 21:11; Molly Swanson, 18, 21:22; Carmen Laing, 19, 21:31; Beverly Mninard, 47th, 23:42. The boys’ team finished 8th at the League meet. Ian McLain, 16th, 18:23; David Gamble, 47th, 19:36; Walker Calden, 57th, 20:03; Peter VanHorn, 82nd, 22:25; Harrison Kenney, 92nd 33:23.
3A State Championships, Fossil Ridge High School Fort Collins The State meet took place November 7th due to a week long postponement due to more than a foot of snow falling the night before the state meet. The girls took a 2nd place finish at the state championships. Kim Hansen, 11th, 20:02.30; Hannah Kischnitzke 22nd, 20:44.1; Hanna Steadman 26th, 20:53.8; Sara Speedlin, 32nd, 21:10.20; Michelle McQuinn, 38th, 21:22.00; Chelsea Weitzel, 65th, 22:08.10. Ian McLain qualified for the state meet individually and finished 34th as a freshman with a time of 17:46.6.