Cherry Creek Invitational
September 9th, 2005
Denver, CO

By Regional Editor Mike Elder


Course and conditions:  Warm, overcast, 80s.  Course 3.1 miles,  One large loop on gravel and cement bike trail around Cherry Creek Reservior.

Girls Varsity race: This race featured  another showdown between the top Colorado team, SW#5 Fairview, and Fort Collins High School.  Fort Collins High School, who beat Fairview the week before in Boulder, beat them again by a slim 4 point margin. The Lambkins were led by a 1st place finish in Katie Follett, and a new freshman, Miranda Benzel in 16th.  However, the low pack-time of FCHS proved too much for Fairview as their 2nd through 6th runners ran a pack time of 28 seconds!

Fort Collins High School Girls (Katelyn Keating, Maddie Dengler, Alicia Holt,  Katie Follett,, Miranda Benzel, Tati Ogan, and Kelsey Follett)  Team champions of the Cherry Creek Invitational in Denver, Colorado. 

Girls Team Results: 

1st Fort Collins High School  - 69  
2nd  Fairview High School - 73            
3rd  Cherry Creek High School - 121       

Individual Results:

1.  Katie Follett, Fort Collins, 18:15
2. Katelyn Vanatta, Ralston Valley,  18:21
3. Meredith MacGregor, Fairview, 18:22
4. Alexis Skarda, Fairview, 19:03
5. Johnstone, Cherry Creek, 19:13

Boys Varsity race: This race featured the top two teams in the State of Colorado,  #1 Fort Collins High School and #2 Cherry Creek High School (#5 SW).  Fort Collins High School was led by a 2nd place finish in Noah Shannon (Matt Herzal of Heritage won individual honors).  The Lambkins put three runners in the top ten as Tyler Abbey finished 5th and Will Everett finished 9th , and their one through five pack time was only 58 seconds!   This team performance (45 points) put their first place team finish 59 points ahead of second place Cherry Creek High School (104 points)!

Boys (Paul Brown , Noah Shannon, Will Everett, Jon Kittell, and Tyler Abbey.)  Team champions of the Cherry Creek Invitational in Denver, Colorado. 

Boys Team Results:  

1. Fort Collins High School  -  45     
2. Cherry Creek High School - 104         
3. Heritage High School - 154           
4. Columbine High School - 156
5. Fairview High School - 168

Boys Individual Results:

1. Matt Herzel, Heritage  15:51
2. Noah Shannon, Fort Collins, 16:02
3. Steve Weeks, Arvada, 16:03
4. Heimy, Wheat Ridge, 16:10
5. Abbey, Fort Collins, 16:11

 

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