Okay, it was only a matter of time until we could resist talking about 4A girls no longer. This one could become a showdown of major proportions. Clearly, there are two teams in the hunt. We may end up with more than two in time for the state meet, but nobody will argue much with the top two as listed.
We haven't seen Elise Cranny yet in the outdoor season, but it's clear that Niwot is a contender even without Cranny (and I'm not for a second suggesting they will be without her at state). There's an almost endless number of ways Niwot can hurt you--starting with Cranny, Christa Boettiger, Jenna Edwards, and Jenna McCaffrey in the distance events, moving the Rachel Sharpe, Lauren Sharpe, and Niki Marshall in the long sprints, to Kela Fetters in the hurdles, to Gabrielle Casey in the hurdles, pole vault, and long jump, to utility infielder Dana Maydew, to Amber Liu, Rachel Sharpe, and Anna Ifft in the horizontal jumps. They keep coming at you, and I'm doubtless...