FCHS Scores two team wins again in Colorado against top teams in SW Region!
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.
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: 5:00 pm. This race featured another showdown between the top
Colorado team (Fairview- #5 SW), 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!
Results: 1st Fort Collins High School - 69
Ind. 1st Katie Follett, Fort Collins, 18:15
nd
2 Fairview High School -73
2nd Katelyn Vanatta, Ralston Valley 18:21
rd
3 Cherry Creek High School- 121
3rd. Meredith MacGregor, Fairview, 18:22
Boys (Paul Brown , Noah Shannon, Will Everett, Jon Kittell, and Tyler Abbey.) Team champions of the
Cherry Creek Invitational in Denver, Colorado.
Boys Varsity race: 4:50 pm. 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)!
Results: 1st Fort Collins High School - 45
Ind. 1st ind. Matt Herzel, Heritage 15:51
nd
2 Cherry Creek High School- 104
2nd ind. Noah Shannon, Fort Collins, 16:02
rd
3 Heritage High School 154
3rd ind. Steve Weeks, Arvada, 16:03