Wyoming Cross Country Runners Earn 60 All-State Honors
Six students secured the distinction of making the team in all four years of high school, according to the Wyoming Coaches Association.
By Camila Herrera ·
Sixty runners received all-state certificates for the 2026 Wyoming high school cross country season. The Wyoming Coaches Association announced the list on Thursday. The awards recognize the top 10 finishers in each of the state's three classes. There is no voting process for these honors. Certificates were handed out at last Saturday's state championships.
The state championships took place over the weekend. Individual titles went to Lyla Marney, Karee Cooley, and Adalyn Racines among the girls. Kellen Winters, Colt Madsen, and Eli Balkenbush took the boys' individual titles. Team victories went to Big Horn, Powell, and Laramie for the girls. Wyoming Indian, Mountain View, and Sheridan claimed the boys' team titles.
Six runners made all-state in every year of their prep career. Connor Hoyt and Tobyn Teigen are boys. Maya Hall, Ava Tapia, Maggie Madsen, and Lexi Longhurst are girls. Each of these six athletes earned the honor in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Nine other runners collected their third all-state award this season. Fifteen runners earned their second award. The remaining 30 runners are first-time honorees. The list breaks down by class and gender.
In Class 2A girls, Big Horn placed three runners on the list. Those include Teagan Butler, Elsie Heinrich, and Ella Marney. Lyla Marney from Big Horn also made the list. Lusk sent Maci Lyons. Saratoga contributed Kelsea Raymer and Sihauna Sanchez. Sundance had Tess Dailey. Thermopolis had Jakae Elder. Wyoming Indian had Dai'Onna Posey.
For Class 2A boys, Big Horn had Brendan Mogen. Burlington sent Connor Hoyt and Kellen Winters. Hulett contributed Haydon Ritchie. Saratoga had Jaxon Owen. Thermopolis had Ammon Gevas. Wind River had Glorian Blackbear. Wright had Tobyn Teigen. Wyoming Indian had Kaiden Moss and Landynn Sounding Sides.
Class 3A girls saw Buffalo place two runners, Ellie Farris and Maya Hall. Lander had Abigail Jubber. Mountain View had Mckynly Stephens. Newcastle had Lillyan James. Powell had Karee Cooley and Anyston Keller. Rawlins had Jamie Dirck and Lauren Linn. Worland had Ava Tapia.
In Class 3A boys, Buffalo placed three runners, TC Irish, Landon Pierson, and Jace Townsend. Douglas had Bodey Kejr. Glenrock had Rowan Hibbs. Mountain View had Colt Madsen, Brent Erickson, and James Schnackenberg. Rawlins had Noah Blasi. Worland had Kade Garcia.
Class 4A girls included Adalyn Racines and Sofia Rose from Cheyenne Central. Cheyenne East had Maggie Madsen. Cody had Raina Wachob. Kelly Walsh had Lexi Longhurst and Melissa McCrave. Laramie had Flora Caputo-Wilkowski, Keiran Giraldo, and Dorothy Jensen. Natrona County had Alexis Teschendorf.
Class 4A boys featured Cal Bibbey from Cheyenne Central. Jackson had Sergio Anderson. Kelly Walsh had Jackson Webster. Natrona County had Brendan Hargraves and Jayce Sanders. Sheridan placed five runners, Eli Balkenbush, Joseph Gonda, Aadan Luna, Grayson Moore, and Wyatt Veal.
