Three defending champions head the preseason boys cross country polls released on Tuesday.
Mountain Vista (5A), Coronado (4A) and Lyons (2A) won championships in their respective classifications last season and opened 2013 at the top spot in the Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com boys cross country rankings.
Frontier Academy is the top-ranked team in 3A.
Colorado Track XC/CHSAANow.com Boys Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Mountain Vista (6) | 75 | - |
| 2 | Boulder (1) | 65 | - |
| 3 | Fort Collins | 61 | - |
| 4 | Cherry Creek (1) | 50 | - |
| 5 | Thornton | 48 | - |
| 6 | Monarch | 46 | - |
| 7 | Arapahoe | 35 | - |
| 8 | Rock Canyon | 29 | - |
| 9 | Dakota Ridge | 13 | - |
| 10 | Heritage | 7 | - |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| ThunderRidge 5, Pomona 3, Fossil Ridge 2, Rampart 1. | |||
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Coronado (5) | 77 | - |
| 2 | Pueblo West (2) | 65 | - |
| 3 | The Classical Academy (1) | 61 | - |
| 4 | Thompson Valley | 44 | - |
| 5 | Durango | 42 | - |
| 6 | Air Academy | 36 | - |
| 7 | Cheyenne Mountain | 32 | - |
| 8 | Broomfield | 31 | - |
| 9 | Palmer Ridge | 30 | - |
| 10 | Centaurus | 10 | - |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Eagle Valley 6, Battle Mountain 5, Evergreen 1. | |||
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Frontier Academy (4) | 56 | - |
| 2 | Salida | 52 | - |
| 3 | Lamar (2) | 38 | - |
| 4 | Estes Park | 37 | - |
| 5 | Holy Family | 33 | - |
| 6 | Faith Christian | 32 | - |
| 7 | Peak to Peak | 23 | - |
| 8 | Pagosa Springs | 17 | - |
| 9 | Bayfield | 13 | - |
| 10 | Alamosa | 12 | - |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Sterling 6, Buena Vista 4, Aspen 2, Brush 2, Platte Canyon 2, Gunnison 1. | |||
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Lyons (7) | 70 | - |
| 2 | Crested Butte | 63 | - |
| 3 | Vanguard | 52 | - |
| 4 | Telluride | 43 | - |
| 5 | Hotchkiss | 39 | - |
| 6 | Rocky Ford | 33 | - |
| 7 | Mancos | 23 | - |
| 8 | Wiggins | 15 | - |
| 9 | Alexander Dawson | 14 | - |
| 10 | Custer County | 13 | - |
| Others receiving votes: | |||
| Skyview Academy 7, Resurrection Christian 6, Del Norte 3, Antonito 2, Rye 2. | |||