Nike Desert Twilight Festival
The Desert Twilight XC Festival saw sparks on Friday night in Casa Grande, Arizona. Valor Christian High School's Cole Sprout took the win against the loaded field in the sweepstakes boys race. Sprout took home the victory in 14:32.90, which is a new US No. 1 time for 5K this year. Sprout beat MileSplit50 No. 21 Kashon Harrison, who last year got him just at the line in the same race. Harrison would end up finishing third behind Niwot High School's Cruz Culpepper; the two ran 14:43.60 and 14:49.50. The guys from El Paso Eastwood (TX) took the team win by one point 112 to 113 over Niwot High School (CO).
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Sprout | 11 | Valor Christian High School | 14:32.90 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Cruz Culpepper | 11 | Niwot High School | 14:43.60 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Kashon Harrison | 12 | Kirtland Central High School | 14:49.50 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Michael Abeyta | 11 | El Paso Hanks | 14:50.10 | 3 | ||
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Eastwood | 112 | 16+17+20+22+37 (53+55) | 0:22 1-5 Split | 15:44 Avg | |||
| 2 | Niwot High School | 113 | 1+5+26+38+43 (93+109) | 1:18 1-5 Split | 15:30 Avg | |||
| 3 | Durango High School | 167 | 6+18+28+48+67 (71+101) | 1:16 1-5 Split | 15:48 Avg | |||
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