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Vanguard H.S. boys cross country team captures school's first state title

2016-10-29T23:22:52.866Z

Vanguard coach Adam Rich, and runners Harley Morgan, Nick Lovato and Grant Hughes talk about winning the Boys Class 2A Colorado State Cross Country Championship. Hughes was the team's stop scorere, finishing third overall with a time of 17 minutes, .6 seconds. Morgan and Lovato were close behind in fifth and seventh places respectively. Class 2A scores only the top three. The other team members, Aj Briar and Kaleb Bjorkman placed ninth and 41st.

Katie Rainsberger wins long-awaited state cross country championship

2014-10-26T00:42:33.448Z

After two narrow misses, Air Academy High School junior Katie Rainsberger captured the Class 4A State Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Bear Creek Park in Colorado Springs.
Rainsberger clocked 18 minutes, 50.3 seconds, the fastest time among all the girls at the state meet, and averaged 6:04 per mile on a hot and hilly course.
One of the top cross country runners in the U.S., Rainsberger finished second at the state meet as a freshman and sophomore to Niwot High School's Elise Cranny, a high school national champion now running at Stanford University.
In one of the most competitive races in recent memory, Cranny caught and passed Rainsberger in the last second to win in 2012. Rainsberger said she checks behind her now at the finish of every race.

Start of the Class 4A girls state cross country race

2012-10-27T22:20:20.887Z

The Class 4A girls pack charged through the trees in Bear Creek Park on Saturday at the state cross country championships. Air Academy's Katie Rainsberger, who was leading for much of the race, finished second after being passed by Niwot's Elise Cranny at the finish line. Cranny clocked 18:41.3 on the hilly 5K course with Rainsberger .1 seconds behind.

Pine Creek's Heather Bates talks about winning the Class 5A girls cross country championship

2012-10-27T21:30:36.667Z

Pine Creek senior Heather Bates said she never dreamed of winning the Class 5A cross country championship. She wasn't alone. When she crossed Bear Creek with 800 meters to run, the crowd that gathered did make an audible "gasp."
"I could hear people along the way saying things like, 'oh' my gosh, I can't believe she is so far ahead.' And honestly, I couldn't believe it either."
She covered the hilly 5K course in 18:16.5, easily the fasted time of all the girls in all classes at the state meet.
The win marked Bates' first cross country title. She is a two-time track and field champion in the 3,200-meter run.

Michele Suszek: Former Go-Go Dancer wins Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race 25K

2012-04-28T23:13:01.481Z

Michele Suszek of Lone Tree has given up the spotlight of Go-Go Dancing and is focused on running. She pulled away from a tough lead group on Saturday to win the Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race 25K at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Suszek clocked 1:58:19 over the rolling foothills trails. Brandi Erholtz of Evergreen placed second in 2:02:04, followed by Amy Friedman of Lafayette in 2:03:28.
Suszek danced in clubs for years and also competed in Figure (simlar to bodybuilding) competitor. She said she loved both, but running comes first.