O'Fallon senior Dorrian Gordon spent plenty of his cross country career in the background. Not by choice, but simply because there was always someone else on the team that was a little bit better.

Metro League 2014 all-conference girls cross country:

Metro League 2014 all-conference boys cross country:

JEFFERSON CITY • How impressive were the Lafayette Lancers in winning the first state cross country team championship in program history Saturday?

JEFFERSON CITY • It wasn't entirely clear early Saturday afternoon which was the hardest task for Festus cross country coach Bryant Wright.

JEFFERSON CITY • Four schools from the St. Louis area won't seek a first state cross country team title ever again.