The prep cross country season in the Cowboy State is in Week 5. We’re one month away from the 2026 state championships in Cheyenne. The week begins Thursday with five teams competing outside of Wyoming's borders. Evanston, Glenrock, Saratoga, and Worland host in-state races on Friday. A few teams will be in Colorado and Idaho on Friday and Saturday, respectively. A couple of other teams are not competing this week.

WYOPREPS WEEK 5 HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE 2026

This is the Week 5 cross country schedule. All schedules are subject to change.

Thursday, Sept. 24:

Out-of-State Events:

Gordon-Rushville Invitational in Gordon, NE – Lusk.

Hazel Gaukel was 9th in the girls' race.

Rapid City Invitational in Rapid City, SD – Campbell County, Newcastle, Thunder Basin.

Thunder Basin finished 3rd in the girls' team standings. Campbell County was 15th, and Newcastle was 17th. On the boys' side, TB was 3rd, Campbell County placed 7th, and Newcastle finished 17th. Karsyn Phipps from TBHS was the top Wyoming girl in 12th place. Chase Erickson from TBHS took 10th in the boys' race.

Rexburg Classico in Rexburg, ID – Star Valley.

The Star Valley girls finished 1st with 41 points. They were led by Tylita Bond, who came in 4th place. The boys placed 2nd in the team standings and were led by Luke Harris. He also finished in 4th place.

 

Friday, Sept. 25:

Evanston XC Invite at Purple Sage G.C. – Evanston, Lyman, Mountain View; out-of-state = Manila, UT.

Girls Team Scores = Mountain View 27, Evanston 31, Manila 93, Lyman 94.

Boys Team Scores = Evanston 32, Mountain View 34, Lyman 119, Manila 150.

McKynly Stephens and Colt Madsen from Mountain View were the race winners.

Glenrock XC Invitational at Glenrock G.C. – Casper Christian, Glenrock, Hulett, Kelly Walsh, Lander, Moorcroft, Sundance, Torrington, Wheatland, Wright.

The girls' race winner was Rylee Tromble of Kelly Walsh. Her margin of victory was 32 seconds. Tobyn Teigen of Wright was the boys' race winner by 20 seconds. Kelly Walsh swept the team crowns.

Shana Ward Memorial XC Invite at Saratoga Inn G.C. – Arapaho Charter, Cheyenne South, Ft. Washakie, Green River, Natrona County, Pine Bluffs/Burns, Rawlins, Rock River, Saratoga.

Girls Team Scores = Natrona County 52, Rock Springs 53, Rawlins 70, Saratoga 88, Green River 92, Pine Bluffs 128.

Boys Team Scores = Natrona County 34, Rawlins 64, Green River 71, Rock Springs 93, South 103, Saratoga 133, Pine Bluffs 178.

Alexis Teschendorf and Brendan Hargraves from Natrona County won the two races.

Warrior XC Invitational at Green Hills G.C. in Worland – Buffalo, Burlington, Cody, Douglas, Lovell, Powell, Riverton, Rocky Mountain, Sheridan, St. Stephens, Thermopolis, Tongue River, Wind River, Worland, Wyoming Indian.

Karee Cooley of Powell ran to victory in the girls' race. Kellen Winters of Burlington took 1st in the boys' race. Powell won the girls' team title, and Buffalo edged the host Worland by 2 points to win the boys' team title.

Out-of-State Events:

Legacy Lightning Invitational in Broomfield, CO – Laramie.

Laramie's Dorothy Jensen won the girls' race by 22 seconds. She led Laramie to a first-place finish in the team standings. Cole Zimmerman placed 9th as the top Laramie boy. They placed 3rd in the standings.

 

Saturday, Sept. 26:

Out-of-State Events:

Nike Bob Firman Invitational in Boise, ID – Jackson.

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