The Mancos boys cross-country team, and girls runner Kristin Adams, will be traveling to Colorado Springs this weekend to compete in the Colorado High School Activities Association 2A Cross-Country State Championships.
This is really exciting, said Justin Burton.
Burton and the rest of the team will be practicing this week to get ready for the stiff competition in Colorado Springs.
The boys team consists of Burton, Brandon McKie, Zane Willburn, Ro Paschal, Asa Kearns, Nic Archuleta and Vincent Grego. Kristin Adams is the lone Lady Bluejay representing Mancos High School.
The bus carrying the team will leave Friday morning and the whole school will come out to cheer them on their way.
Most of the races the athletes run are about three miles in length, or a 5-Kilometer, which is 3.2 miles.
Their preparation for a state meet, they said, is not much different than for any other meet. Other than drinking lots of water to make sure I stay hydrated, said Burton.
Mancos head coach Brady Archer is thrilled for his teams opportunity.
Im really proud of these kids, Archer said. Theyve worked really hard for this.
The girls will race Saturday at 9:30 a.m., and the boys will race at 11:30 at the Norris Penrose Event Center.
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