PHOTO CREDIT: MEGAN SANDERS
A number of weeks into the cross country season and the national picture is sharpening fast. California ran under a full moon and produced two national No. 1 three-mile marks in the same night, with the girls race decided by one-tenth of a second. An Ohio meet with a six-year history moved to a new venue and opened its first chapter at the SPIRE Institute. A Carmel senior ran the first sub-17 in school history. And Brooks signed three Colorado Buffs to NIL deals - three athletes whose combined high school résumés include five state championships, two Gatorade Players of the Year, a Foot Locker top-three finish, and a transfer from Tennessee. Here is the week.
