COROS MileSplit50 Preseason Girls Team XC Rankings


No. 2: Mountain Vista (CO)

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Analysis: The Mountain Vista girls cross country team enters the 2024 season with a renewed sense of purpose after a standout performance at the 2023 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN). After finishing third at the Nike Cross Southwest Regionals, the Golden Eagles were uncertain if they'd receive an at-large bid to compete at nationals. When the call came, they seized the opportunity, traveling to Portland, Oregon, to compete against the nation's best.

Despite being ranked outside the top 10 going into the event, Mountain Vista defied expectations by finishing third, marking a historic moment as Colorado swept the top three spots. This strong national showing was a vindication for the team, especially after a disappointing fifth-place finish at the Class 5A state championship.

With their entire top six from Nike Cross Nationals returning, including junior Peyton Adams, Second-Team All-State runners Zoe Brandt and Claire Guiberson, the return of Keeghan Edwards-who finished 3rd in the 2022 Colorado 5A state championships and owns a 5K PR of 16:58-and Juliet Frum, who finished 34th at Nike Cross Nationals, Mountain Vista is set for a revenge tour in 2024. The experience at NXN has solidified their status as a national powerhouse, and they are determined to bring another state title back to Highlands Ranch.

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PRESEASON GIRLS TEAM RANKINGS

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RANK

Team

25Champlain Valley Union (Vt.)
24Wayzata (Minn.)
23Flower Mound (Tex.)
22Saratoga Springs (N.Y.)
21Timpview (Utah)
20Jesuit Portland (Ore.)
19East Aurora (N.Y.)
18Brentwood (Tenn.)
17Lincoln (Ore.)
16Downers Grove North (Ill.)
15Webb School (Knoxville, Tenn.)
14Union Catholic Reg (N.J.)
13Barrington (Ill.)
12Romeo (Mich.)
11Ventura (Calif.)
10Lone Peak (Utah)
9Bethlehem (N.Y.)
8Santiago Corona (Calif.)
7Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.)
6JSerra Catholic (Calif.)
5Trabuco Hills (Calif.)
4Niwot (Colo.)
3Buchanan (Calif.)
2Mountain Vista (Colo.)
1Air Academy (Colo.)
 
Honorable Mentions: Oyster River (NH), Prospect (IL), Chaparral (CO), Assumption (KY), & North Allegheny (KY)


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