Thompson Valley’s boys cross country team has made significant strides over the past two seasons, led by a class of juniors that recently finished third as a team in a loaded field at the Class 4A state meet.
While the Eagles have gotten important contributions from multiple runners on the team, one was the most consistent this season, eventually capping his junior year with a 13th-place finish at state.
Thompson Valley cross country coach Kris Christensen knew his boys team was capable of a top-three finish at this year's state meet way back in the summer.
Saturday morning at the Norris Penrose Event Center, the Eagles proved their coach right.
With regional meets a week and half away, several local cross country teams and runners came home with some hardware over the weekend at their respective league meets.
BERTHOUD — Led by Thompson Valley’s pair of runner-up team finishes, local cross country squads had a strong start to the season Saturday at the Berthoud XC Festival. Both Eagles teams finished second behind The Classical Academy, the top-ranked team in Class 3A, in their first meet of the season. On the boys side, the […]
The bigger picture is coming into focus for Berthoud as several of its top runners are nearing the finish line of their high school cross country careers.