Ali Upshaw is ranked #2 among Division 4 girls and and will contend for the Division 4 State title at Cave Creek on Saturday. We caught up with her about her day to day life in Saint Michaels.
Here is part 2 of our recap of the many highlights that went down at Desert Twilight.
Check out major results from this weekend in this edition of the rundown
Rio Rico's Samantha Schadler (Jr.) showed what she was really capable of when she tactically took down the Girls Sweepstakes field at the Desert Twilight Festival in Casa Grande earning another individual title for the Schadler household.
The Desert Twilight XC Festival came down to the final 100m stretch between Kirtland Central High School's (NM) Kashon Harrison and Valor Christian High School's (CO) Cole Sprout. The two were neck and neck all the way to the line, but it was Harrison who would lean at the line for the .07-second victory over Sprout. Check out the race above and more from the Desert Twilight XC Festival below. Related Links:Results Videos Photos Articles BOYS 5,000 METER RUN FINALSPLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTPOINTS1Kashon Harrison11 Kirtland Central High School14:48.4712Cole Sprout10 Valor Christian High School14:48.54--3Brock Dykema12 Silver Creek High School15:05.0024James Lee12 Silver Creek High School15:07.003
Photos from the Boys Frosh Small School Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight XC Festival
Photos from the Girls Frosh Small School Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight XC Festival
Photos from the Boys Freshman Large School Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Girls Freshman Large School and Jr High Girls Races at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Sole Sports Girls Sweepstakes Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Sole Sports Boys Sweepstakes Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Boys Championship Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Girls Championship Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Jr High Boys Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Girls Large School Varsity Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Boys Small School Varsity Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Boys Small School Open Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Girls Small School Open Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Boys Large School Open Races at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Girls Large School Open Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Girls Small School Varsity Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Photos from the Boys Large School Varsity Race at the 2017 Desert Twilight
Salpointe Catholic return Ana Alvarez Tostado & Zoey Delgado as D3's strongest 1-2 punch. MileSplit AZ has the Lady Lancer's Scouting Report.
Both the Chandler Prep boys and girls teams have set some lofty goals this season. Read the Scouting Report with the Titans here.
Xavier are set to return with some fresh new faces that will make them some heavy contenders for the Division 1 girls' team title. Arizona MileSplit has the Gators' Scouting Report.
The Deer Vallley Skyhawks return as a matured but still developing squad ready to compete with the best in Division 2. Arizona MileSplit has the Scouting Report.
The Desert Vista boys look to pursue their four-peat State Championship title this fall. Arizona MileSplit has the Scouting Report.
Chandler Girls return with a matured squad since 2015 when they claimed their State Title. Arizona MileSplit has the Scouting Report here.
We caught up with Carson Klepinger of Mesa Mountain View this week coming off a win at the Chandler Invitational season opener.
Have a look at our meet preview of tonight's Championship Races at Desert Twilight!
We caught up with Desert Mountain H.S. for some 1K repeats at Stonegate Equestrian Park.
Desert Twilight is gonna' be lit! Click here to read Josh Tucker give a rundown of the Boys Sweepstakes Race!
Eastwood Coach Mike McLain believes his team will run well at Desert Twilight.
Click here to read Andy Gutierrez's rundown of the Girls Sweepstakes race at Desert Twilight.
Rio Rico's Samantha Schadler (Jr.) showed what she was really capable of when she tactically took down the Girls Sweepstakes field. Watch this and more race videos from Friday night's race.
You'd expect a grand spectacle in the desert to tell you something. And it did.
Here is part 1 of our overall meet recap of the Desert Twilight XC Festival.
Check out the current XC team scores rankings for Arizona boys as of October 3rd.
Check out the current XC team scores rankings for Arizona girls as of October 3rd.
Have a look at the all-time best female 5K performers of Desert Twilight.
Have a look at the all-time best male 5K performers of Desert Twilight.
We caught up with the Desert Vista Boys for this week's Workout Wednesday, for what they call a "combo workout" just a few mornings before Desert Twilight.
Of the Colorado girls who ran both Liberty Bell and Desert Twilight, Taylor James was fastest in the desert.
Cole Sprout ran 36 seconds faster this year at Desert Twilight than at Liberty Bell. As it turns out, that about average for all 28 boys who ran both races.
We caught up with Boulder Creek school-record holder Jacob Lewis for a Q&A interview about favorite workouts, jamming to pre-race metal, and his hobbies as a history buff.
We caught up with Highland super-sophomore, Caroline McLeskey for a Q&A interview about building physical and mental strength, and balancing between cross country and band practice.
We caught up with the Daschbach Brothers of the Highland Hawks in our latest Q&A Interview.
Drew Burns reflects on his running career for the Brophy Broncos, as he turns his focus to Santa Clara, California.
We caught up with Jake Smith, recent graduate of Cibola High School, about his career for the Raiders and future at the University of Texas San Antonio.