Boys Cross Country: All-State Teams Released for 2025 Season

AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association announced today the 2025 Boys Cross Country All-State Teams, which are presented by CHSAANow.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state championships. The top seven individual finishers were named to the all-state first team, the next seven were named to the second team, and the rest of the top 50 earned honorable mention.

The athletes who won championships at their classification were named Runner of the Year, while the head coaches of each state championship team were named Coach of the Year.

Class 5A

Runner of the Year: Benjamin Adams, Mountain Vista

Coach of the Year: Kelly Christensen, Niwot

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

• Nico Anderson, Mountain Vista High School, SR
• Micah Anderson, Erie High School, JR
• Nathaniel Bartunek, Castle View High School, SR
• Zach Bean, Fairview High School, SO
• Chase Beebe, Mountain Vista High School, JR
• Henry Bennett, Denver East High School, SR
• Samuel Boedeker, Douglas County High School, SR
• Rocco Culpepper, Niwot High School, SR
• Wyatt Dann, Castle View High School, SO
• Evan Dann, Castle View High School, SO
• Cooper Draves, Boulder High School, SR
• Liam Folk, Heritage High School, JR
• Ty Forbes, Centaurus High School, SR
• Tommy Gamlin, Chaparral High School, JR
• Colton Goucher, Fairview High School, FR
• Joseph Hatton, Fountain-Fort Carson High School, SR
• Owen Hobson, Golden High School, SO
• Ryder Jay, ThunderRidge High School, SR
• Will Johns, Fort Collins High School, SO
• Kaleb Kolbe, Castle View High School, JR
• Thomas Marchand, Legend High School, JR
• Brett Michalski, Erie High School, JR
• Caden Muller, Heritage High School, SO
• Tristan Persons, Pueblo West High School, SR
• Lucas Preedom, Legend High School, JR
• Jack Rhodes, Boulder High School, JR
• Ryan Ruffer, Fossil Ridge High School, SR
• Lucas Santos, Valor Christian High School, SO
• Garrett Sherrard, Niwot High School, JR
• Dylan Smith, Cherokee Trail High School, SR
• Sam Snyder, Erie High School, SO
• Gunnar Sulzen, Rock Canyon High School, SR
• Aidan Teran, Air Academy High School, JR
• Nolan Thackwell, Air Academy High School, SR
• Case Thomas, Broomfield High School, SR
• Colter Thompson, Rock Canyon High School, SR

Class 4A

Runner of the Year: Oliver Horton, Coronado

Coach of the Year: Lisa Rainsberger, Coronado

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

• Kiptoo Barmasai, Mesa Ridge High School, SO
• Nixon Bilbrey, Lewis-Palmer High School, SO
• Tyler Blair, Eagle Valley High School, SR
• Kyler Boymel, Conifer High School, SR
• Henrik Chojnacki, Littleton High School, SR
• David Cooper, Lewis-Palmer High School, SR
• Gabriel De la Lama, Silver Creek High School, JR
• Hyrum Deford, Palisade High School, SR
• Tobin Deutsch, Mead High School, SR
• Owen Fallon, Summit High School, JR
• Chase Folchert, Ponderosa High School, SR
• Jack French, Longmont High School, JR
• James Grothe, Holy Family High School, SR
• Camden Johnson, Lutheran High School, SR
• Roddick Klopenstine, Widefield High School, SR
• Jackson Krieger, Lutheran High School, SR
• Jayden Mandile, Thompson Valley High School, JR
• Jackson Marshall, Discovery Canyon High School, SR
• John McDonald, Summit High School, JR
• Walker Nelson, Lutheran High School, JR
• Carter Niemkiewicz, Summit High School, SR
• Benjamin Olds, Palmer Ridge High School, SO
• Cooper Osmus, University High School, SR
• Asher Parsons, Mead High School, JR
• George Paulson, Palmer Ridge High School, FR
• Rylan Preble, Ponderosa High School, SR
• David Roberts, Roosevelt High School, SO
• Levi Russell, Pomona High School, SR
• Eli Salazar, Coronado High School, JR
• Isaac Sanchez, Coronado High School, SR
• Levi Smela, Thompson Valley High School, JR
• Cain Steinweg, Summit High School, SR
• Hudson Stoll, Holy Family High School, SO
• Chance Sundermeyer, Lutheran High School, SR
• Isaac Vasquez, Thompson Valley High School, SR
• Brendyn Watts, Central Grand Junction High Scho, JR

Class 3A

Runner of the Year: Max Miller, The Vanguard School

Coach of the Year: Matt Norton, The Classical Academy

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

• Cooper Allen, STEM High School, SR
• Luke Aragon, The Classical Academy, SO
• Rylan Ash, Pagosa Springs High School, FR
• Lincoln Bagwell, Centauri High School, SO
• Orion Baxter, Salida High School, SR
• Lincoln Baxter, Salida High School, SO
• Brody Bender, Prospect Ridge Academy, SR
• Charlie Boyle, Salida High School, SO
• Ethan Brill, D’Evelyn High School, SO
• Grayson Brown, Salida High School, JR
• Cael Canaan, Alamosa High School, JR
• Jake Curt, Coal Ridge High School, SR
• Jeremiah Delacerda, Alamosa High School, SR
• Drake Deschler, DSST Cedar High School, JR
• Jack Diaz, Aspen High School, JR
• Noah Dobransky, Strasburg High School, JR
• Grant Fleenor, The Classical Academy, SR
• Case Gray, Banning Lewis Preparatory Academ, JR
• Dawit James, Strasburg High School, SR
• Israel James, Strasburg High School, SR
• Dominic Lampert, D’Evelyn High School, SO
• Jonah Morris, Resurrection Christian High Scho, SR
• Myles Northrup, Lamar High School, SO
• Daniel Parker, Manitou Springs High School, SR
• Jonas Pressgrove, Moffat County High School, FR
• Michael Reed, Manitou Springs High School, SO
• Teigon Schwartz, The Academy of Charter Schools, SR
• Micah Shoemaker, Liberty Common High School, SO
• Jackson Shomion, Salida High School, SO
• Titus Swan, Woodland Park High School, FR
• Wil Swenson, DSST Cedar High School, JR
• Asher Taylor, Banning Lewis Preparatory Academ, SR
• Lucas Von, Coal Ridge High School, SO
• Carson Wangnild, Liberty Common High School, SO
• Joaquin Wilcox, Salida High School, SO
• Judah Wilson, Jefferson Academy, JR

Class 2A

Runner of the Year: Ethan Kiptui, St. Mary’s

Coach of the Year: Amanda Gilmore, Golden View Classical Academy

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention

• Parker Arbuthnot, Springfield High School, JR
• Connor Atkins, Forge Christian High School, SO
• Gavin Behrens, Liberty Tree Academy High School, SR
• Korbin Church, Caprock Academy High School, JR
• Trace Crane, Ignacio High School, SR
• Lucas Delorme, Heritage Christian Academy, SO
• Mason Forsha, Wiggins High School, SR
• Wyatt Freedman, Golden View Classical Academy, JR
• Timothy Gabrielson, Twin Peaks Charter Academy High, FR
• Owen Gonzales, Forge Christian High School, SO
• Joshua Hamm, Pikes Peak Christian, JR
• McKade Hartvigsen, Golden View Classical Academy, SR
• Caleb Hunter, Ellicott High School, SR
• Micah Hunter, Ellicott High School, SO
• Kamal Khalif, Lotus School for Excellence High, JR
• Mads Kreutzer, Del Norte High School, JR
• Teagan Martin, Fleming High School, SR
• Cruz Matta, Del Norte High School, JR
• Keason McClellan, Wiggins High School, SO
• Louie Medina, Rocky Ford High School, JR
• Chase Minihane, Colorado Springs Christian Schoo, JR
• Ian Molgaard, Heritage Christian Academy, SR
• James Newell, Lyons High School, SR
• Leo Nudge, Buena Vista High School, JR
• Joseph Padilla, Dolores High School, SO
• Jude Peters, Lake County High School, JR
• Luke Price, Denver Christian High School, SO
• Logan Reitz, Lyons High School, SR
• Zephyrus Schuessler, Clear Creek High School, SR
• Judah Shaw, Peyton High School, JR
• Henry Stettner, Denver Academy, SR
• Max Sullivan, Crested Butte Community School, SR
• Jack Thompson, Forge Christian High School, JR
• Hank Thompson, Clear Creek High School, FR
• Benjamin Weber, Nederland High School, SR
• Thunder Windy Boy, Ignacio High School, JR