{"id":44832,"date":"2021-09-06T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T01:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-finishes-fifth-at-stampedes-sneak-preview-of-cross-country-talent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:21:59","slug":"mancos-finishes-fifth-at-stampedes-sneak-preview-of-cross-country-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-finishes-fifth-at-stampedes-sneak-preview-of-cross-country-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos finishes fifth at Stampede\u2019s sneak preview of cross-country talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mancos\u2019
Mancos\u2019 Teagan Archer (576) glances up while approaching the 2-mile marker during the 2021 Cheyenne Mountain Stampede Friday afternoon, Sept. 3, in Colorado Springs. (Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal)<\/span>Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Mancos\u2019 girls cross-country team might have gained some mental motivation as a small formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons flew overhead during a pre-race walk-through of the challenging Norris-Penrose Event Center\/Bear Creek Park cross-country course on Friday.<\/p>\n

And as one of only two Class 2A crews representing Southwest Colorado at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede Friday, Mancos set their postseason hopes high with a strong fifth-place performance on the CHSAA State Championship route.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty crazy being on the state course without actually making it to state \u2013 it\u2019s a weird, like, psych thing,\u201d said Madilynn Ritter, who finished the Stampede\u2019s 2A Girls\u2019 feature 34th overall in 25 minutes, 41.3 seconds. \u201cBut the hills, they\u2019re interesting\u2014there\u2019s some steep ones \u2013 but it\u2019s a nice course, some nice shaded areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nerve-wracking, a little,\u201d agreed Teagan Archer, who paced the squad with her 12th-place 23:47.9. \u201cIt was really hot, but the course \u2026 I\u2019m pretty used to having a lot of hills, so it was all right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m getting faster every week, definitely; I feel strong,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m just going to work harder, make sure that I\u2019m putting in the training to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mancos\u2019 Chloe Endres (578) approaches the 2-mile marker during the 2021 Cheyenne Mountain Stampede Friday afternoon, Sept. 3, in Colorado Springs. (Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal)<\/span>Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

All told, the Bluejays finished with an adjusted (non-scoring individuals were excluded from the figuring) score-4 total of 109 points \u2013 bettering San Juan Basin League rivals Ignacio by one point in cracking the standings\u2019 top 5 \u2013 while Colorado Springs Christian earned the team title with a meet-low 28.<\/p>\n

Despite a four-runner pack finishing 26th through 29th individually, Buena Vista settled for second with 38 points, and Fort Collins Heritage Christian Academy, also tallying 38, ranked third because of a lower-placing No. 5 runner.<\/p>\n

Individually, Buena Vista\u2019s Zaila Smith won in 20:14.4, and Golden View Classical Academy\u2019s Eliana Caucutt finished second in 20:40.2. Third place went to ColoradoSprings Christian\u2019s Elle Stevens (20:57.6); and fourth, to Crested Butte\u2019s Ruby Pendy (21:30.4).<\/p>\n

For Mancos, Chloe Endres finished 43rd in 26:39.1. Adaline Kearns took 51st in 27:15.1 and Sarah Knezek 70th in 30:36.2. Aspen Bumgarner was right behind in 71st, clocking 31:08.3.<\/p>\n

Up next, the Mancos girls team will compete Sept. 11, in Alamosa at the Joe I. Vigil Invitational at Cattails Golf Course. And with the Bayfield Invitational slated for the following weekend, Ritter expressed a simple group philosophy for the rest of the 2021 season:<\/p>\n

\u201cPush every week in practice, and at each meet just try to be better every time,\u201d she said. \u201cNo matter how much it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mancos\u2019 Adaline Kearns (579) runs alongside a Wiggins entrant during the 2021 Cheyenne Mountain Stampede Friday afternoon, Sept. 3, in Colorado Springs. (Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal)<\/span>Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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