Consider all the things Utah Valley high school athletes have to deal with:

As Timpview senior runner Aidan Troutner prepared for his first national competition at Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon, on Dec. 2, he had a secret weapon.

Cross-country runners always face grueling courses, tough competition and mental and physical exhaustion.

Timpview senior runner Aiden Troutner proved to be one of the top runners in Utah when he came in first at the 5A state cross country meet at Sugarhouse Park in October.

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SALT LAKE CITY — A rebuilding American Fork boys cross-country team lost two invitational meets this year — rare for such a historically great program — and head coach Timo Mostert didn t let his athletes forget it.

Most high school sports start a new season when the state playoffs roll around. Win and advance, lose and wrap up the season.

During his career, Timpanogos High School head cross country coach Jody Benson has watched his athletes cross the finish line thousands of times.

The Maple Mountain Girls finished first, with a time of 1:02:55.5, in the 2017 Grass Relays cross country event that was hosted by Westlake High School for the first time on Saturday in Saratoga Springs.

The Daily Herald is proud of all of the athletes from Utah Valley who achieved their dreams of competing at the collegiate level and loves hearing about their successes. During the next few days, we will list as many of