HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA -- Led by one of the nation's deepest teams, the MileSplit50 No. 3 ranked Niwot (CO) girls claimed their first national title on Saturday at the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships, following up the team's performance last year and culminating a season that saw the Colorado team devastate opponents across various performances in 2021.
All seven Cougars covered the 5K distance at John Hunt Park in under 18 minutes, including seventh-place finish Eva Klingbeil, the reigning CHSA Class 4A champion.
Klingbeil finished in the top 10, securing an overall time of 16:44.69.
Meanwhile, Niwot scored its next four runners inside the top 73 places and saw an overall compression of just 57 seconds.
Hear from the Boulder-area girls as they discuss their win on Saturday.
| rank | name | time |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Eva Klingbeil | 16:44.69 |
| 41 | Madison Shults | 17:23.83 |
| 45 | Bella Nelson | 17:26.28 |
| 54 | Stella Vieth | 17:34.55 |
| 73 | Sierra Parks | 17:41.20 |
| 77 | Mia Prok | 17:42.02 |
| 93 | Olivia Alessandrini | 17:48.38 |
Team Scores
| TEAM SCORES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | |||
| 1 | Niwot High School | 111 | 5+20+23+27+36 (39+50) | 0:56 1-5 Split | 17:22 Avg | |||
| 2 | Buchanan (CS) | 139 | 12+24+31+34+38 (79+99) | 0:41 1-5 Split | 17:29 Avg | |||
| 3 | Arapahoe High School | 208 | 9+22+47+56+74 (91+145) | 1:10 1-5 Split | 17:36 Avg | |||
| 4 | York High School | 210 | 28+30+41+43+68 (81+155) | 0:25 1-5 Split | 17:44 Avg | |||
| 5 | Cherry Creek High School | 232 | 2+37+62+64+67 (117+161) | 1:31 1-5 Split | 17:37 Avg | |||
