Lott becomes three-time state champ, Buchanan girls claim top honor in Cross Country Championships

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thousands descended connected Woodward Park for the 38th yearly CIF State Cross Country Championships and determination were section winners successful the apical division.

In boys Division-I, Conor Lott defended his authorities rubric with the 6th fastest clip successful D-I history. The Clovis North elder ran a clip of 14:43, much than 20 seconds faster than his clip of 15:05 successful 2024. "I conscionable cognize this people truly good truthful I cognize wherever to enactment it well," Lott told Action News.

Lott is the 1st repetition champ successful six years but the archetypal repetition victor to travel retired of the Central Section successful 31 years pursuing the 1993-94 D-IV titles won by McFarland's Galvin Gonzalez.

Thanks to last year's triumph successful the 1600, Lott is present a three-time authorities champ. He's committed to tally adjacent twelvemonth astatine Georgetown. "You cognize you're hurting but you cognize you person more. I felt similar that feeling wherever I consciousness similar I person conscionable a small spot much (just) spell retired determination and effort to triumph and the accelerated times come."

The Buchanan girls besides took apical honors successful D-I . The Bears won the 5th authorities rubric successful programme past and archetypal since 2022 aft finishing runner up the past 2 seasons. "This squad is beauteous special," said caput manager Brian Weaver. "One elder connected the team, batch of youth, batch of contented that they're pursuing and it's conscionable breathtaking to spot the way that they're on.

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Both Buchanan & Lott volition caput to Portland to vie connected the nationalist signifier successful the Nike Cross Country Nationals.

One of the closest finishes connected the time came successful Division-V with Blake Bay coming up conscionable abbreviated of a authorities title. The Eagles inferior finished runner up with a clip of 14:55 and was 1 of 21 runners to decorativeness sub-15 minutes connected the day.