After Darren Fahy ran the fastest time of the day to capture the Team Sweepstakes race at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, La Costa Canyon High coach Bill Vice was asked if Fahy was the best runner in the state.

El Capitan High cross country runner Daniel Gomez knows his mother can’t attend many of his races. He needs only to come home, see her and their proudly decorated house to know she cares.

La Costa Canyon senior striving to combine his talent with toughness

Runners in cross country often look like they aren’t having a lot of fun either during the race or afterward.

Call it the changing of the guard.