Kerby Depenbusch

Two great girls teams loaded with talent and grit will fight it out for the third straight week. This time, it's for the Class 5A state championship.

If regional races are any indication, Kansas' cross country runners are certainly ready to put on a great show at next week's state championships.

There was plenty of excitement as league champions were crowned all around Kansas

League championships are on tap all around Kansas this week.

Kansas runners and teams went through a final dress rehearsal before the post-season begins next week.

Cailie Logue and Molly Born have proudly taken the flag and shown current and future generations that Kansas girls can be pretty tough, too.

Here's our look at some of the surprise performances during Week 1 of the 2016 cross country season.

Check out the 21 top freshmen boys XC performers nationally from the month of October below split into a first, second, and third team of Future Stars. Presented by Hoka One One.