Alamosa's Tara Sowards moves way up from 25th place at last year's middle school state meet to second on the list of 3A freshman rankings. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.
It's still a little early in the season and not every school has had a decent opportunity to run on a fast course under good conditions, but we'll take a look nevertheless at the top freshman times turned in across the state. And we'll update this list a little later in the year when the opportunities to log nice times have been more widely distributed. Also, please note that any times logged out-of-state will not show up on this list, so there could be a few young women waiting for more in-state opportunity as well.
If you've followed Colorado cross country for a while, you'll note several familiar-sounding names on this list. You will note names of younger siblings on this list. You will note a few high finishers from last year's middle school state championship meet. And, perhaps a bit ...