3A State Previews

Colorado State Championships

Jeff Bliven

Oct 25, 2017

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Hannah Ellis won huge at her regional last week and now faces bigger obstacles at State.

3A Girls State Preview

Top Teams in the Hunt: Peak to Peak, Steamboat Springs, The Classical Academy, D'Evelyn, Frontier Academy

What Does Each Team Need?

Peak to Peak - The prohibitive favorite, and defending champs, bring virtually the same exact line-up as last year to Norris Penrose. Led by nationally-ranked Quinn McConnell, along with Anna Shults and Tiana Bradfield, Peak to Peak lines up the best 1-2-3 punch in 3A. McConnell is the individual favorite, and given that cooler conditions are forecast for Saturday, it's likely that she won't wilt in the heat as she did with a big lead last year. In 2016, she still managed to finish second, followed closely by the formidable Shults. On any given day, Shults is a threat for the title as well. Thus, if McConnell and Shults race as they're capable of and Bradfield is somewhere near t...