Drew Griffith was at the bottom of his class in 2020. Now he's one of the best runners in the Nation.
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The 44th version of the longest running high school cross country championship in the U.S. takes place Saturday at Balboa Park.
San Diego Francis Parker HS senior Kenan Pala placed second in the 2021 race but where does he rank all-time among CA boys at the XC National Championships?
Kole Mathison (Carmel, IN) got the lead at the 1.5-mile split and the rest was history as the senior rolled to victory in the 43rd CHAMPS Sports XC Nationals at Morley Field in San Diego. Mathison ran the 5K layout in 14:56.6 to beat Noah Breker (15:07.5) and Samuel Hansen (15:07.7).
We have compiled all our content, pre-race information and much more ahead of the Champs Sports National Championships on Saturday.
It was all Karrie Baloga and the Northeast squad at the Champs Sports XC Championships in San Diego.
Abby Faith Cheeseman officially finished off the cross country season with an exclamation point in San Diego on Saturday.
We compiled the top 500 girls currently in the Champs Northeast region.
We predict all three Champs Sports Regions ahead of Saturday's big races.
Here are the athletes that have already earned their spots at the Champs Sports XC Championships on Dec. 10.
UPDATED Ventura soph Sadie Engelhardt and Arizona senior Lauren Ping look to earn return tickets to San Diego for Champs National Cross Country Championships.
Two high school cross country runners from California, Idaho, and Utah make up the West Region team that will compete Saturday at the Champs Sports Nationals.
The top 40 girls from each of the Champs Sports regions will head to San Diego to face Balboa Park on Saturday.
Claudia Lane of Malibu was a two-time champion but where does her fastest time rank all-time among CA girls at the XC National Championships?
Ayden Granados is mindful of the people who led him on this journey.
Which boys will steal the show in the cross country season finale at the Champs Sports XC Championships on Saturday?
cross country runner extraordinaire Tatum David is out of this weekend's national meet
Workout Wednesday shoot with Montverde Academy senior Riley Novack, who will be the lone athlete from Florida qualified to compete at the Champs XC Nationals.
The Champs Sports National Championships will arrive on the calendar on Saturday at Balboa Park.
In this clip from the latest episode of On The Line, Olivia, Cory and Ashley discuss sleeper candidates at Champs Sports.
The final high school cross country national championship is just two days away.
Six Pennsylvanians are set to compete in San Diego at the Champs Sports National Championship
MileSplit caught up with some of the athletes at Balboa Park ahead of the Champs Sports XC Nationals on Saturday.
The MileSplit team caught up with a few athletes ahead of Champs Sports Nationals on Friday.
Watch Montverde Academy senior Riley Novack compete live at the Champs Sports Cross Country Championships in San Diego, California at Balboa Park.
Breker finishes off the cross-country season with a huge Champs Nationals performance!
Kole Mathison had to withstand a few things on Saturday at Balboa Park.
Be sure to watch all the interviews from the competitors at the Champs Sports Cross Country Nationals in San Diego.
Karrie Baloga had grit on her side in the first national championship win of her career.
Montverde Academy's Riley Novack finishes 35th in his first Champs Sports Cross Country Nationals appearance in San Diego.
The final high school cross country race of the season featured, with the all the fireworks of a national championship, two all-time performances, from two all-