Glazier caps off Kanab High School Cross Country career with bookend State Champ titles

Last Tuesday, October 28, the Kanab High girls cross country team traveled up to the UHSAA State Championships held at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Left to right, photos by Samantha LeFevre:

• Kenidee Glazier cresting the top of the infamous Sugarhouse Hill on the State Cross Country course as the rest of the field traverses the alleyway of spectators.

• Sisters Karter and Kenidee Glazier lead the pack out of the starting chute to begin the girls 2A race.

• Danika Davis (1687) stays mentally locked in during the grueling climb of the Sugarhouse hill.

• Freshman Prim Aiken gives everything she has left as she races to the finish.

This was the fourth con­secutive time that Senior captain, Kenidee Glazier had competed at the State meet, but the first time she did so with a full team by her side.

The girls Varsity team, comprised of Prim Aiken, Charity Bowman, Danika Davis, Kenidee and Karter Glazier, Silver Henderson and Mikkel Jones took to the course amongst other 2A teams from all over the state. Glazier won the state title back in 2022 as a freshman and was the runner-up in both 2023 and 2024.

As the gun went off, the girls from Kanab wasted no time as­serting themselves as contenders in a very talented field of run­ners. It came as no surprise to anyone in attendance that it was Kenidee who broke to the front of the pack and took charge of the race with almost 100 runners trying to chase her down.

As she crossed the finish line in a time of 18:51.11, the relief and joy were palpable from the Senior. “This title definitely means a lot more to me and feels more earned. I barely even knew what be­ing a state champion meant my Freshman year and now I know that crossing the line first is never a given,” said Glazier. When asked what a highlight of her stellar cross country career would be, Kenidee said, “It would have to be over­coming setbacks that I never expected to have to experience and being able to find my love for running once again!” Glazier plans to finish out her senior year with basketball and then see what she can achieve in her last track season.

Another first for Gla­zier was turning to cheer on the rest of her team after crossing the finish line. Younger sister, Karter Glazier was the next Lady Cowboy across the line, followed by Prim Aiken and Danika Da­vis, with Davis’s time of 22:14.50 being an all-time best for the Junior. Silver Hen­derson was the final scoring runner for the Lady Cowboys with Charity Bowman and Mikkel Jones filling in the tiebreaker spots. Jones capped of her four-year cross-country career with an all-time of 26:28.99 at the state meet.

The third place girls Cross Country team from Kanab High School from left to right: Mikkel Jones, Charity Bowman, Silver Henderson, Danika Davis, Prim Aiken, Karter Glazier and Kenidee Glazier. Photo by Brooke Glazier.

The Kanab Girls collective score of 92 points was enough to earn them a third place state finish, which is the highest in school history for either a boys or a girls team. Head Coach Levi LeFevre has this to say about his team, “I couldn’t be more proud of these girls and how they performed at the state meet. Kenidee winning put an excla­mation point on her incredible high school career. Then to have that followed up with the highest placing for a KHS team is just the cherry on top! Karter and Prim have bright futures as Freshman and is was fun to see Danika, Silver and Charity figure some things out this season and be able to push themselves. I am so proud of Mikkel and how hard she has worked to be able to run at state and finish with a new PR.”

The KHS Top Ten Records board will need some updating after this weekend. While Kenidee will retain her spot at num­ber one, Karter Glazier (number four), Prim Aiken (number seven), and Danika Davis (number eight) all solidified their spot in KHS history as well. Congratulations to the entire KHS girls team, way to go ladies, you made history!