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Oliver Horton, a junior at Coronado High School, shattered the Colorado 5K state record while leading the Cougars to their first state championship since 2012.

Horton clocked a time of 14 minutes, 48.4 seconds, becoming the first runner to post a sub-15 time on the course. The previous record of 15 minutes, 2.1 seconds was set in 2024 by a runner from Cheyenne Mountain.

"It was really exciting. I definitely had that in the back of my mind. The whole year I wanted to be the first person to break 15 on that course and I think I smiled a bit when I came into the stadium because I knew I had it. I knew I was going to break 15 and it was really reward

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