Many results went according to form at Liberty Bell. A few did not.

Nobody was especially surprised by Albuquerque Academy taking first in the Division I boys race. And, Fort Collins showed that they've come a long way down the road of maturity as team in the last year by finishing a solid second. Los Alamos was third and, only a point behind them, was Smoky Hill. For those keeping track, this marks the seventh time in the last nine years that Albuquerque Academy has won this meet. All seven Chargers went under 16:30, making their challenge a little difficult to answer.

One surprise, though perhaps not a huge one, in the Division I boys race was Chaparral's Keegan Vargo running away with the individual title. On a day when heat made a difference, Vargo deatl with the heat better than the rest to win in 15:35, three seconds ahead of Caleb Rubalcaba of Rio Rancho (New Mexico).

In Division I girls, Fort Collins dealt a stunning blow to the state championship hopes of a lot of teams. Unleashing Erin Hooker and Marci Witczak, and getting solid support from a solid group of younger team members, the Lambkins blistered the field, leaving second-place Cherry Creek 49 points in arrears. Third-place Boulder was another three points back. Nobody had an answer for Fort Collins in this race (although Monarch still appears to have an answer, based on their performance in the Division II race). True to pre-race prognostications, New Mexico's Julia Foster ran away with the individual title.