If you're looking for a Lutheran X factor who doesn't yet show in the virtual meet scoring in a transparent sort of way, look no further than Lauren Kelly.
Getting the caveats out of the way first:
- The team scoring below is 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1, not the 10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 used at the Colorado state meet. So, it's close as virtual meet scoring goes, but not precise.
- Every team in any sort of contention at all has decisions to make regarding event selection. Most frequently this decision bears on what events athletes who figure as relay possibilities will be doing at State. So, in some cases, the virtual meet points for a team might exceed what they can actually do at State because of event limitations.
- I don't pretend to be able to provide current information about any injury situations with these virtual meets.
- Although most athletes are "out in the open" by now, there are probably a few athletes tucked away somewhere who don't show in the analysis below, or barely show, but who wil...
