Sierra Dinges and Emily Waters figure to be more than two faces in the crowd this year as ThunderRidge edges toward the top tier of 5A girls. Photo by Paul Jaeger.
As was the case with the boys, there is a much larger sample of girls teams who had at least five returning runners post 1600 meter times this spring. There are no surprises at the top. Monarch and Fort Collins are the established top teams, and that dominance is relfected in their 1600 times from this spring. The Classical Academy tops 4A teams, followed closely by Nwiot and Air Academy. But scroll down the list a little to see the teams poised to make moves this season.