Cross Country: Girls capture 8th place at state; boys take 14th

On Oct. 29, the Niwot boys and girls cross country teams squared off against 19 schools from around the state for the 2016 4A cross country championship meet at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs.

“It was an exciting day, for sure,” Head Coach Kelly Christensen remarked. “But we wanted more.”

The Niwot girls finished eighth overall, while the boys team took 14th. Coach...