Deak, Kaltenbach, Denver West boys,
and Smoky Hill girls win again

Smoky Hill CO aces Ryan Deak and Katelyn Kaltenbach swept to victory again. Florida transfer Deak won in 14:59, taking 7 seconds off the course record set in 1994 by Adam Goucher, the standard for Colorado prep runners. Kaltenbach 17:43 won by 44 seconds. US#13 Denver West boys outdistanced Cherry Creek, 78-102. Cherry Creek was also second in the girls race, running 28 points behind Smoky Hill's 40.

left, Deak and Harkrader shake hands after great race. Kaltenbach finishes (girls and boys run same race)

Deak was pushed to the record by Thornton sr Bradley Harkrader, who stuck with Deak's hard early pace and took a 20-meter lead after 2 miles. Deak answered the challenge with his own surge at the end. "That guy made my race," Deak told the Rocky Mountain News. "(Without Harkrader's push) I don't think I would have broken the record." Harkrader couldn't match Deak's finishing spurt. "I tried to go and my legs wouldn't," said Harkrader, who nevertheless got a PR at 15:10.

Mohamed Ige 15:48 finished third to pace Denver West.

Smoky Hill had two more girls under 19 minutes (Morgan Schulz and Leah Avila), and coach Greg Weich staked a claim to moving up from #4 in The Harrier national rankings. "There's no other team in the country that can do that up here (at altitude)," Weich told the Denver Post. "They're scary."

Smoky Hill coach Brian Manley said Kaltenbach's easy win was no surprise "after seeing and feeling the speed of Katelyn workouts." Smoky Hill's victory was completed by Morgan Schulz 3rd in 18:29, Leah Avila 5th in 18:41, Erin Stratton 11th in 19:17, and Michelle Wenino 20th in 19:44. Their sixth and seventh runners were Renee Mayer 20:41 and Haylee Jaquez 20:52.

Smoky Hill's US#4 girls team

Division 1 results

| Boys | Girls |

Boys

1. Denver West 78
2. Cherry Creek 102
3. Palmer 118
4. Fort Collins 130
5. Thornton 149
6. Fairview 154
7. Albuquerque (N.M.) Academy 160
8. Smoky Hill 171
9. Rocky Mountain 177
10. Eaglecrest 218.

Individuals

1. Ryan Deak. Smoky Hill. 14:58.4
2. Bradley Harkrader. Thornton. 15:10.1
3. Mohamed Ige. Denver West. 15:47.9
4. Mike Greenwood. Palmer. 15:48.9
5. Curtis Larimer. Palmer. 15:53.7
6. Steve Curtis. Eaglecrest. 15:54.7
7. Yusof Ahmed. Denver West. 15:55.2
8. Wil Buchanan. Rocky Mountain. 16:03.0
9. Daniel Tjosvold. Highlands Ranch. 16:03.4
10. Jason Holt. Fort Collins. 16:06.5.

Girls

1. Smoky Hill 40
2. Cherry Creek 68
3. Rocky Mountain 108
4. Albuquerque (N.M.) Academy 110
5. Heritage 111
6. Fort Collins 135
7. Fairview 152
8. Boulder 229
9. Palmer 245
10. Bear Creek 327.

Individuals

1. Katelyn Kaltenbach. Smoky Hill. 17:42.2
2. Katie Follett. Fort Collins. 18:27.2
3. Morgan Schulz. Smoky Hill. 18:29.3
4. Maddie McKeever. Heritage. 18:31.6
5. Leah Avila. Smoky Hill. 18:41.4
6. Lisa Johnston. Cherry Creek. 18:57.3
7. Kristin Johansen. Cherry Creek. 19:05.1
8. Dani Parry. Rocky Mountain. 19:12.5
9. Leslie Lung. Albuquerque (N.M.) Academy. 19:12.9
10. Gillian Allen. Fort Collins. 19:13.5.

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