The moment that Utah's elite prep cross country runners have been waiting for is almost here.
On Wednesday, the state's top runners and teams will square off against one another in the prep cross country state championships at Sugarhouse Park. The first race — 1A girls — will be at 11:30 a.m., with races to follow throughout the day, culminating with the 5A boys race at 4 p.m.
Heading into those all-important showdowns, here's a breakdown of what to expect from each classification:
CLASS 5A: Alta hopes to win its first boys cross country title in school history but will face stiff competition from American Fork and defending 5A champ Davis.
After powering to a dominating win at the Murray Invite a month ago, the Hawks, who have very good depth, looked to be untouchable in Class 5A. However, American Fork has since demonstrated it could have the horses to beat Alta, evidenced by the fact that the Cavemen recently defeated 4A defending champ Timpview at the Nebo Invitational. And then there's Davis, which has steadily improved this season and is led by individual favorite Seth Gutzwiller.
On the girls side, Davis is expected to roll. The Darts got star Candace Eddy back from injury, and they have the best set of five runners in the state — boys or girls.
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Individually, one of the best races of the day should be in 5A between Skyline's Shalaya Kipp, last year's runner-up, and Jordan's Danielle Menlove, the freshman phenom.
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