Boys Cross Country: Two Course Records Fell at State Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS – Cheyenne Mountain’s Aiden Le Roux got the day started fast at the 2024 Cross Country State Championships, setting a new all-classification record by winning the 4A race in 15:02.1 at Norris Penrose Event Center. Mountain Vista’s Benjamin Anderson then ended the day with a new 5A classification course record, winning in 15:10.4. 

Throughout the day, all four team champions were crowned, including Thompson Valley – which won its first-ever cross country state title – and Niwot – which won the state title in its first year competing in 5A.

Team Champions

5A Boys: Niwot (first overall 5A, second-straight)
4A Boys: Thompson Valley (first overall)
3A Boys: Salida (second overall, first since 2009)
2A Boys: Golden View Classical Academy (second overall, second straight)

Individual Champions

5A Boys: Benjamin Anderson, Mountain Vista (15:10.4*)
4A Boys: Aiden Le Roux, Cheyenne Mountain (15:02.1*^)
3A Boys: Jackson Fagerlin, Resurrection Christian (16:05.3)
2A Boys: Andrew Bel, Colorado Springs Christian (15:57.7)
* – denotes classification course record
^- denotes all-classification course record

Race Recaps

• 5A boys: Mountain Vista’s Anderson sets course record at 5A boys cross country; Niwot handles move up in dominant fashion
• 4A boys: Thompson Valley wins 4A boys’ cross country state title; Cheyenne Mountain’s Le Roux wins solo crown
• 3A boys: Salida, Fagerlin get long-awaited chances to hoist hardware after 3A boys state championship race
• 2A boys: Golden View Classical Academy wins 2A boys cross country; Colorado Springs Christian’s Bel repeats as solo champ

Final Results

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