Southern Nevada high school cross country runners have rarely fared well at the course at Reno’s Rancho San Rafael Park in the state meet.

That wasn’t the case for Sky Pointe boys runner Carter Prater or the Faith Lutheran girls team.

Prater won the Class 5A boys individual state title at the 5-kilometer course with a time of 15 minutes, 42 seconds. Sky Pointe finished second as a team with 57 points. Northern Region champion Galena (51 points) won the 5A boys team state title.

“It feels good. It’s nice to show them I could do this in the toughest division,” said Prater, who recently committed to the University of Colorado. “It was great weather. It was perfect for running and I felt really good. I stayed relaxed and was able to push through the last mile.”

The Faith Lutheran girls ear

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