2A Girls XC By Rankings


Sydney Petersen is half of a powerful duo at Crested Butte. If the Titans find or develop a third, there could be trouble brewing within the 2A ranks.


You probably know last year's story here. Telluride overcame the loss of a couple of projected team members last fall and won another state title. Can they make it three in a row this fall?

Well, one way of getting at an answer to that question is to delve into the rankings of returning runners. We do that three different ways here. We look at last fall's rankings of returning runners, this spring's rankings of returning 1600 runners, and then this spring's rankings of 3200 runners. Each method has its associated benefits and problems, but, together, they give us a pretty decent look at what to expect for this fall, minus any glance at the impact of incoming freshmen. 

So, we begin with a glance at the team scoring of the rankings of returning runners from last fall, 15 teams deep:

By Fall, 2016, Cross Country Times

1Telluride High School (CO)44
1) Soleil Gaylord18:51.902
2) Maya Ordonez19:27.544
3) Lydia Hagan22:23.7038
Average Time: 20:14.38 Total Time: 1:00:43.14 1-3 Split: 3:31.80
4) Isabelle Bennett22:28.9042
5) Lucy Wesson22:55.6748
6) Lucy Klempen24:03.9065
2Paonia High School (CO)47
1) Brooke Hillman21:00.1213
2) Nora Dransfield21:08.3716
3) Alexandra Eaton21:32.9518
Average Time: 21:13.81 Total Time: 1:03:41.44 1-3 Split: 32.83
4) Katya Schwieterman22:30.7444
5) Mariah Griffith23:55.7963
6) Sophia Cox27:31.41125
7) Mercedes Norris33:06.00157
3Heritage Christian Academy (CO)48
1) Leeann Wagner20:42.808
2) Ryleigh Carr20:56.0012
3) Megan Wagner21:55.0028
Average Time: 21:11.27 Total Time: 1:03:33.80 1-3 Split: 1:12.20
4) Lizzy Gueck22:23.0036
5) Kaitlyn Pallotto22:23.0037
6) Ansley Davis23:33.8059
4Lyons High School (CO)68
1) Georgia Barone20:53.0011
2) Kylee Udovich21:50.0026
3) Katie Fankhouser22:08.0031
Average Time: 21:37.00 Total Time: 1:04:51.00 1-3 Split: 1:15.00
4) Alora Cross22:19.0035
5) Sarah Roberts22:43.0047
6) Madeline Watts23:06.0049
7) Jewel Thomas23:28.0055
5Nederland High School (CO)73
1) Sarah Davidson20:44.119
2) Helen Cross20:46.0910
3) Anna Neher23:19.1054
Average Time: 21:36.43 Total Time: 1:04:49.30 1-3 Split: 2:34.99
4) Meg Feeley24:39.4080
5) Alex Sorokach25:09.9596
6Vanguard School, The (CO)80
1) Bria Johnson21:08.0015
2) Sophia Conde21:39.0022
3) Korey Winter22:29.0043
Average Time: 21:45.33 Total Time: 1:05:16.00 1-3 Split: 1:21.00
4) Ella Dallin23:47.0060
5) Isabella Grizales24:21.4070
6) Morgan Wilklow24:25.0073
7) Marianna Jackson24:36.0078
7Peyton High School (CO)85
1) Kaylee Kearse21:33.0019
2) Shian Hanks21:37.0021
3) Mikhala Miller22:31.0045
Average Time: 21:53.67 Total Time: 1:05:41.00 1-3 Split: 58.00
4) Kayliegh Mannering23:07.0051
5) Mikhala Lucky23:29.0056
6) Brynna Coover24:54.0091
7) Kylie Phelps26:08.00110
8Crested Butte Community School (CO)90
1) Maria O'Neal19:17.903
2) Sydney Petersen19:28.105
3) Emelie Elkins24:41.5082
Average Time: 21:09.17 Total Time: 1:03:27.50 1-3 Split: 5:23.60
4) Sierra D'Aquila25:57.80107
5) Linda Horne25:59.80108
6) Kelly Sherman26:09.30111
9Rocky Ford High School (CO)91
1) Jacklynn Snyder21:31.0017
2) Jacquelin Alvey22:14.8034
3) Emily Gauna22:24.6040
Average Time: 22:03.47 Total Time: 1:06:10.40 1-3 Split: 53.60
4) Danielle Lucero27:49.20128
10Center High School (CO)119
1) Camille Ruggles21:39.6023
2) Ashley Carter22:24.5639
3) Dolores Estrada23:29.6057
Average Time: 22:31.25 Total Time: 1:07:33.76 1-3 Split: 1:50.00
4) Shania Aguilar24:54.4192
11Hotchkiss High School (CO)127
1) Kaiya Firor19:47.487
2) Hannah Hatheway22:27.9441
3) Grace Hatheway24:39.2079
Average Time: 22:18.21 Total Time: 1:06:54.62 1-3 Split: 4:51.72
12Shining Mountain Waldorf High School (CO)137
1) Emma Schaefer19:44.506
2) Abby Leuchten21:50.0025
3) Marina Flandrick25:55.00106
Average Time: 22:29.83 Total Time: 1:07:29.50 1-3 Split: 6:10.50
4) Lola Skye Conaway27:30.00124
13Clear Creek High School (CO)163
1) Samantha O'Brien21:01.0014
2) Adly Nadeau24:29.0074
3) Gracie Werlin24:30.0075
Average Time: 23:20.00 Total Time: 1:10:00.00 1-3 Split: 3:29.00
4) Marysol Gahlke24:32.2077
5) Sydney Zabel24:44.9086
6) Samantha Smith25:08.1095
7) Lena Warren25:10.0097
14Yuma High School (CO)164
1) Maddie Soehner21:35.9020
2) Ashley Danforth24:13.0068
3) Alicia Smith24:31.8076
Average Time: 23:26.90 Total Time: 1:10:20.70 1-3 Split: 2:55.90
4) Caleigh Daugherty24:49.2088
5) Lucy Day26:05.00109
6) Staci Higgins27:23.60121
15Buena Vista High School (CO)166
1) Lynzi Doke23:07.0050
2) Anna Bearss23:09.0052
3) Mirabelle Riley24:03.2064
Average Time: 23:26.40 Total Time: 1:10:19.20 1-3 Split: 56.20
4) Halley Dewalt27:27.00122
5) Hanah Liardon27:30.00123
6) Maddie Salazar28:01.50130
7) Lairdon Hanah30:34.00144


The graduation of #3 Alyssa Pack for Telluride seems to tighten up the pack of teams behind Telluride. Most especially, Paonia and Heritage Christian Academy are breathing right down the backs of the Miners.

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