Katie Till

Sunday Abarca was making waves already as a freshman at Aspen.

Lauren Gregory, Tanner Norman, and Brie Oakley are a few of the highlights of the early signings, but there are more to come. Photos by Jeff McCoy.

On the final opportunity of the 2015 season, Katie Till and her sister Aubrey qualified for State together with PR marks in the 800. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Ben Highfill will be carrying much of the weight of Pueblo South's state hopes on his shoulders. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Jordyn McCurdy has been turning hard laps all summer. It's paid off with two Region 10 titles. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Sam Hitchens left with top honors among Colorado high school runners at Monday's Loveland Liberty 5K. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Ellie Enderle heads toward the finish line with a regional title in sight. Photo by Tim Hilt.

Taylor Stack adds a Coronado Cougar Classic crown to his list of conquests. Photo by Tim Hilt.

Meet Maria Mettler, the latest in a long line of Air Academy weapons. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Alana and Sandra Dillinger figure as a sister tandem at the front of Woodland Park cross country this fall. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Manitou's Taylor Finn was unstoppable all weekend, including when she left Dutch Clark with athlete-of-the-meet honors. Photo by Tim Hilt.

Competitors in the Sand Creek 3200 got to run under a full moon--if any of them bothered to notice. Photo by Alan Versaw.

When the dust had settled at the end of a breezy day, Celia Smith's 5-4 winning high jump was high on the short list of top marks for the day. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Cheyenne Mountain's girls used a pack strategy to coast to a girls regional title on Thursday. Photo by Tim Hilt.

Aubrey Till cruises to a win at her home invitational on Thursday. Photo by Joel Hawkins.

Thornton's Joshua Joseph is the top returning state finisher among the fields for Thursday's running of the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede. Colorado Track XC file photo by Paul Jaeger.

Like a lot of other folks, Veronica Brtek found herself battling for elbow room 500 meters into last year's state race, but her progression from this spring may have her running closer to the front of the field this fall. Colorado Track XC file photo by Paul Jaeger.

Gateway's Mike Ware introduced himself to the Highlands Ranch Memorial crowd with a big win in the 200 meters. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Jai'Shawn Thompson had a small lead and both spikes securely tied to start the anchor leg of the 4x100, but Mar'Keith Bailey is a tough guy to keep down. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Mariah Walker makes the final throw of the evening in an abbreviated discus competition at the Sand Creek Scorpion Invitational. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Canon City returns to Pueblo this weekend where last Saturday Katie Till wrapped a nice 400 around the track to give the Tigers a come-from-behind win in the SMR8. Photo by Paul Jaeger.