AURORA | The Grandview boys cross country team continued its outstanding season with another strong performance at the Centennial League Championship meet Oct. 5 at the Aurora Sports Park.
Coach Brian Manley’s Wolves had four top-seven finishers (which earn all-league first team honors) in junior Colton White (3rd), senior Lucas Blevins (5th), junior Evan Valencia (6th) and senior Owen Zitek (7th) — plus senior Danek Colson in 11th place — on their way to a score of 32 points, which put them in front of Cherokee Trail, which was second with 56.
The Cougars had an all-league first teamer in fourth-place finisher Brady Smith, while Dylan Smith (9th) and McKay Larsen (10th) made the all-league second team to help Cherokee Trail top Cherry Creek for second place.
Eaglecrest placed fifth, Smoky Hill seventh and host Overland eighth.
White was the first local runner to cross the finish line with a time of 16 minutes, 14 seconds, which brought him behind winner Jacob Sushinsky of Mullen (15:33.55) and runner-up Daniel Hruska of Cherry Creek (16:10.5).
The Centennial League Championship meet moved back to the Aurora Sports Park after it has recently been run at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds.
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports
2023 CENTENNIAL LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (BOYS)
Oct. 5 at Aurora Sports Park
Boys team scores: 1. GRANDVIEW 32 points; 2. CHEROKEE TRAIL 56; 3. Cherry Creek 70; 4. Arapahoe 104; 5. EAGLECREST 144; 6. Mullen 154; 7. SMOKY HILL 162; 8. OVERLAND 228
Top 13 individuals: 1. Jacob Sushinsky (Mullen), 15 minutes, 33.55 seconds; 2. Daniel Hruska (Cherry Creek), 16:10.5;3. COLTON WHITE (GRANDVIEW), 16:14.0; 4. BRADY SMITH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 16:18.0; 5. LUCAS BLEVINS (GRANDVIEW), 16:25.5; 6. EVAN VALENCIA (GRANDVIEW), 16:26.5; 7. OWEN ZITEK (GRANDVIEW), 16:27.8; 8. Jackson Turner (Arapahoe), 16:32.7; 9. DYLAN SMITH (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 16:42.3; 10. MCKAY LARSEN (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 16:47.8; 11. DANEK COLSON (GRANDVIEW), 16:49.0; 12. Alexander Gilbert (Cherry Creek), 16:51.3; 13. Kyle Kato (Arapahoe), 16:52.9
— Full 2023 Centennial League Championship boys cross country results, here
