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2017 Silverado Boys Cross Country Capsule

SILVERADO

League: Class 4A Southeast

Head coach: Brian Whitaker, 24th season

Returning lettermen: Ten

Top athletes: Omar Aguilar-Espinoza (Sr.), Connor Mikita (Sr.), Thomas Kirchner (Sr.), Ryan Wurtz (Jr.), Bryson Christensen (Sr.)

Outlook: Aguilar-Espinoza was the runner-up in the 2016 Sunrise Region meet. In all, the Skyhawks bring back five of their seven runners from last year’s region meet.

“SIlverado will be looking to improve on a seventh-place finish (in the region),” Whitaker said. “The Skyhawks will have a veteran group with a team goal of qualifying for the state meet.”

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