2022 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Race Review

The girls raced extremely well. For a young team that hasn’t been to State you handled the pressure and excitement with resolve. Many of you moved up during the race and all of you finished strong. 

The boys were equally dedicated but were racing banged up. Six of seven had illness or injuries. I know you are disappointed but you should be equally proud of your work and effort. The three teams you tied or beat at regions placed third, fourth and fifth. Zach gave it a great try but couldn’t finish. Even with Zach unable to finish and most of you not at 100%, you finished 10th at State which you should be very proud of. 

You gave it a great effort and more importantly trained consistently and seriously since the summer. You showed great commitment and dedication all summer and fall. Your hard work showed in the strength in which you ran. 

XC is very much a Team Sport and our team has gotten so much stronger this year because of the effort of all of you. This group of runners have built a great program. It’s not easy to toil out of the limelight, but you have worked hard top to bottom and are starting to see the fruits of your labor. Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. You are creating wonderful people of character.

Press

Summit Daily: Ella Hagen first female Summit High School student in 18 years to win state cross-country race

On the boys' side, Summit High senior Dom Remeikis places 18th, teams place 6th and 10th

CHSAA 4A boys cross country: Cheyenne Mountain goes back-to-back, Mead's Hoffman takes individual crown

CHSAA 4A girls cross country: Niwot continues dominant run, Summit's Hagen wins individually

MileSplit: The 4A Colorado State Recap: Ella Hagen Outlasts Niwot

Colorado High School Sports: The 2022 4A State Story

MileSplit: The State Power Merge

Vail Daily: Battle Mountain girls take second as a team at state cross-country meet for fifth-straight season

Vail Daily: Devils and Huskies shine in epic 4A boys state cross-country meet

Photos

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Results

Team Scores

SHS Results

Top Individual Results

Top Freshmen

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Top Juniors

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Top SHS Times and Places in State Championship History

2022 State Championship Schedule

WHEN:  Saturday, 29 October 2022

WHERE:  Norris Penrose Events Center, Colorado Springs

The course is hilly, 100% gravel (mostly bike paths) and has one stream crossing shortly before the finish followed by two short and steep hills. 

TRANSPORTATION: 8:15 show time and 8:30 departure time. 2.5 hour drive time. Estimated return time is 7:00 p.m.

OUR RACE TIMES:

Girls 4A - 1:00 pm

Boys 5A - 2:20 pm

RESULTS: Updated live on CHSAANow.com

Live streaming of the races will be HERE.

Note: I think this will just be a stream of the finish line, with no coverage elsewhere on the course or commentary, other than what is picked up from the stadium announcers.

Box Assignments

Boys start in the middle of the starting line, with Pueblo West (not a strong team) to our left, and just two individuals from Conifer on right (it should say box 13 for them.) The top two rated teams in the State are Niwot, two to our left, and Cheyenne Mountain, two to our right. The boys should have decent room for the first 50 meters. Get out fast and you will be right up front with Niwot and Cheyenne Mountain.

The girls are starting towards the right of the starting line, like in the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede. Montrose (a fairly weak team) is to our left and 3 individuals in the box to our right. With a quick start we should be able to get in good position early. Niwot is 5 boxes to our right. You want to be mixing it up with them when you get to the right turn choke point 150 meters into the race.

State Championship Team and Individual Qualifiers/Entrants

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Top Seedings

Virtual Meet Projections

Race Strategy

This saying sounds like a joke, but when you think about it, is really concise and solid race strategy: "In the first half of the race, don't be an idiot. In the second half, don't be a wimp." We will discuss what that means and how to apply it to the State Championship.

2021 State Championship

End of 2021 Season "Preview" of 2022 State Championship 

2022 Boys State Championship

2021/11/28: MileSplit posted an article with a "Mega Merge" of all 200+ XC schools in Colorado – Top Returning Boys Cross Country Teams For 2022 (cover photo of Hunter Strand, who has trained with us) – using the times of all returning (well, at least not graduating) runners to compute rankings for next season. Of course, this is just a static snapshot based on this year's times. It doesn't/can't encompass new team members, improvements, etc. Still, it gives an idea of the strength of the (possibly) returning runners.

There are no guarantees, because we first have to train and perform, but the outlook is good! We don't graduate ANY boys. Based on our times, we are ranked 21st in the State for next season, 6th in 4A and 3rd in our region! (The strongest region in the state.)

In our region, we are behind Battle Mountain (9th in the State) and Central Grand Junction (13th). We are ranked ahead of Conifer (30th), Eagle Valley (36th), Steamboat Springs (65th) and the other 7 regional teams.

In 4A, the rankings are Niwot (2nd in State), Cheyenne Mountain (6th), Battle Mountain (9th), Central Grand Junction (13th), Mead (17th), Summit (21st), Centaurus (24th), Coronado (25th), Air Academy (26th), Erie (27th), Conifer (30th).

(P.S. Dom is ranked 13th in the State amongst returning runners!)

(Interesting aside: Mullen, who edged us out for 4th at Regionals, isn't ranked. Apparently they don't have five returnees.)

(Another aside: Battle Mountain has both Will Brunner and William Brunner in their top 5 returnees. Same guy with a name variation. Take out the second Brunner and add the scores of Battle Mountain's returning sixth runner and they drop down slightly to 11th in the state.)

2022 Girls State Championship

2021/11/30: Here is the Mega Merge for the Girls – Top Returning Girls Cross Country Teams For 2022. Same as the boys, it is only a snap shot of the non-graduating runners, not encompassing incoming 8th graders, improvements, etc. It provides insight into the strength of potential returning runners, but again, it's a look back, not a look forward. Next year's results depend on how well teams train and race next season.

Amongst this year's results, we are ranked 45th in the State, 14th in 4A and 5th in our region, quite close to the 4th and 3rd teams. 

In our region, we are behind Battle Mountain (8th in the State), Golden (29th), Mullen (33rd) and Green Mountain (36th).

In 4A, the rankings are Niwot (1st in the State), Durango (5th), Battle Mountain (8th), Air Academy (12th), Palmer (17th), Cheyenne Mountain (24th), Golden (29th), Silver Creek (31st), Mullen (33rd), Lewis-Palmer (34th), Green Mountain (36th), Thompson Valley (40th), George Washington (41st), Summit (45th), Mead (46th), Falcon (51st) of 200+ teams.

2021 State Championship Results

10/30/21 Summit Daily Article: Hagen puts freshman talent on display to place 7th at 4A state cross-country meet. Remeikis guts it out for 97th.

MileSplit Results and Story

Photos

2021 Cheyenne Mountain Stampede (Same course as State) Results and Review

2021 Photos