American Fork senior cross country star Casey Clinger has proven to be one of the fastest high school runners in the nation.

SUGARHOUSE Tuesday was a good news, bad news, good news day for Jody Benson and the Timpanogos cross country program.

Just how big is the trophy case at American Fork High School?

Just how high should hopes be for Utah Valley high school teams in Wednesday's state cross country meet at Sugarhouse Park?

Several Valley programs won their first-ever state titles during the 2015-16 school year, but the overall number of gold trophies claimed by area teams fell to 22, five fewer than last year.

A number of Utah County s outstanding cross country and track athletes signed National Letters of Intent in April to continue their athletic endeavors at the next level.

The first time Bailey Nixon attended Camp U, she was a junior at Pleasant Grove High School and she believes it was no coincidence that the Viking volleyball team won the state 5A championship in 2014.

Here are the area athletes who qualified for Academic All-State for the fall 2015 season.

Here are the area athletes who qualified for Academic All-State for the fall 2015 season.