Jeffco 5A Girls Preview: Dakota Ridge Takes Aim at a Title

Dakota Ridge figures as the top Jeffco 5A team heading into the season, and Mia Valerio is one of the bigger reasons for that. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Virtual Meet Results Based on Returning Runners from last Fall

Virtual Meet Results Based on 1600 Times from this Spring

Virtual Meet Results Based on 3200 Times from this Spring

Dakota Ridge - Although I'm pretty sure Mark Stenbeck would prefer not to see the Dakota Ridge girls at the top of the list, it's difficult to make the case for them being anywhere else. If Mia Valerio and Cayli Hume stay healthy this fall, the Eagles bring a very solid 1-2 to the season's equation and enough depth to bring it all home. It's hard to miss the fact that Natalie Gonzalez, Michelle Renner, and Skylar Lodice were all sub-5:45 types this spring in track. Barring the unknowns of incoming freshman, nobody in the league matches up top to bottom with Dakota Ridge at this point. And, Sydney Hoffman is a potential impact freshman in the Dakota Ridge camp.

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