Faith Lutheran High School runner Brady Anderson (804) nears the finish to take first place in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Somerset Academy Skye Point High School runner Aislin McMahon (1269) leads halfway in the race with Hurricane's Arya Armstrong (960) on her heels during the Variety A Girls competition at the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Runners warm up as the sun rises before the first race starts at the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Varsity A Boys competitors warm up around the lake during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Las Vegas High School runners David Dollman (968) and Owen Miller (970) warm up around the lake before their Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Varsity A Boys competitors blast from the start line as one runner goes down in the pack during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Varsity A Boys competitors merge into a tighter formation away from the start line during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Varsity A Boys competitors merge into a tighter formation at the make the first turn during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The crowd lines the course in supports as the Varsity A Boys competitors stream by during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Centennial high school runner Calvin Rivera (611) holds the third position in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Somerset Academy Skye Point High runner Sawyer Hutton (1291) holds the fourth position in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Faith Lutheran High School runner Brady Anderson (804) celebrates at the finish taking first place in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Somerset Academy Skye Point High School runner Carter Prater (1299) nears the finish to take second place in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Centennial high school runner Calvin Rivera (611) nears the finish to take third place in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Green Valley High School runner Reese Leoncavallo (882) leads Somerset Academy Skye Point High runner Sawyer Hutton (1291) as they near the finish line to take fourth and fifth place positions in the Varsity A Boys race during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Variety A Girls competitors blast from the start line during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Variety A Girls competitors begin to merge away from the start line during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Variety A Girls competitors make the first turn onto the dirt during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Variety A Girls competitors at the front of the race group navigate around the lake during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The crowd cheers for racers as the Variety A Girls navigate around the lake during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The crowd cheers for racers as the Variety A Girls navigate around the lake during the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Somerset Academy Skye Point High School runner Aislin McMahon (1269) nears the finish line to take first place during the Variety A Girls competition at the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Coronado High School runner Brooke-Lynn Miller (686) nears the finish line to take second place during the Variety A Girls competition at the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow Ridge High School runner Elynn Okuda (1179) makes the finish line to take third place during the Variety A Girls competition at the 55th Annual Las Vegas/Larry Burgess Invitational Cross Country Meet at Sunset Park on Saturday, Sept. 06, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The top high school cross country runners from Southern Nevada competed at the 55th Larry Burgess Las Vegas Invitational at Sunset Park on Saturday morning.
Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson won the boys Varsity A race with a time of 14 minutes, 56.7 seconds. Anderson’s time is a new meet record, beating the previous mark set by Desert Oasis’ Kenan Dagge (14:58.1) last year.
Sky Pointe’s Carter Prater finished second (15:23.60) and Centennial’s Calvin Rivera was third (15:30.60). Green Valley’s Reese Leoncavallo came in fourth (15:44.80) and Sky Pointe’s Sawyer Hutton finished fifth (15:47).
Sky Pointe’s Aislin McMahon (18:02.50) took first place in the girls Varsity A race over Coronado’s Brooke-Lynn Miller (18:09.80). McMahon broke her own meet record by more than 33 seconds (18:36.3) that she set last year.
Shadow Ridge’s Elynn Okuda (18:11) was third, Faith Lutheran’s Sophia Weisz finished fourth (18:14.50) and Sky Pointe’s Lacy Tippets was fifth (18:19.50).
In other races, Shadow Ridge’s Lincoln Hooge won the boys Varsity B race (17:32.60) and Shadow Ridge’s Mandi Abney won the girls Varsity B race (20:48.70).
In the freshman and sophomores races, Shadow Ridge’s Max Rook won the boys race (17:14.10) and Shadow Ridge’s Macee Okuda won the girls race (21:04.30).
