The Year in Articles: Looking Back at 2017



One last retrospective before the turn of the year. Below are twelve of our most-read articles from 2017, one from each month. Sometimes it's interesting to look back on things like meet previews and preseason rankings, to see how well we anticipated the upcoming performances. Likewise, it's fun to read through older meet recaps and other features, because it reveals how much our perspective has changed over the course of a few months. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the sport in 2017, and we plan to keep getting better in 2018! Happy new year!


January: Interview with Olivia O'Keeffe

February: Winter Championships Preview

March: Eye-Popping Early Marks from California's Next Batch of National Stars

April: Shae Anderson Dishes on Her Huge Season

May: CIF State Meet Preview - Running Events

June: A State Meet for the Ages

July: Unofficial Mile World Record for 12-Year-Old Boys

August: #CountdownToXC

September: An Imbalance of Power - Southern Section Season Preview

October: CA Coaching Legends

November: CIF State Championship Takeaways

December: Examining the Best Overall XC Programs in CA History