Niwot's Samrawit Dishon dropped 2:58 from 2017 to 2018.
It's of note that there were nearly two runners to improve by over three minutes this year. Because Niwot's Samrawit Dishon was just two-seconds shy of rewriting that stat on the previous page.
Dishon's 2:58 jump was the second largest leap this season.
A year ago she held a 20:23 personal best, which was the 408th fastest time of the 2017 season.
This year she went from being a solid runner to a national-caliber athlete, running 17:24, which is the second fastest time by a Colorado girl this season.
The third runner to break the two-minute improvement barrier was Peak to Peak's Allison Beasley.
A year ago she was a 20:11 5ker, which was the 355th fastest time of the season. This year she jumped 2:01, landing at 18:10 - the 26th fastest time of 2018.
Additional Honorable Mentions Include:
Layla Roebke - 1:46 improvement.
Audrynn Street - 1:39 improvement.
Baylie Koonce - 1:28 improvement.
| Athlete | 2018 | 2017 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn McConnell | 17:00.10 | 17:29.00 | ( 28.90 ) |
| Samrawit Dishon | 17:24.80 | 20:23.00 | ( 2:58.20 ) |
| Joslin Blair | 17:25.40 | 17:53.78 | ( 28.38 ) |
| Jenna Fitzsimmons | 17:29.10 | 17:20.00 | 9.10 |
| Tatum Miller | 17:46.40 | 17:44.80 | 1.60 |
| Madison Reed | 17:49.40 | 18:19.00 | ( 29.60 ) |
| Taylor James | 17:49.50 | 18:07.40 | ( 17.90 ) |
| Anna Shults | 17:49.50 | 17:19.00 | 30.50 |
| Caroline Eck | 17:51.10 | 17:49.00 | 2.10 |
| Sarah O'Sullivan | 17:51.60 | 17:53.00 | ( 1.40 ) |
| Keely Jones | 17:53.00 | 18:18.60 | ( 25.60 ) |
| Avery Doan | 17:55.50 | 18:53.11 | ( 57.61 ) |
| Sydney Swanker | 17:57.27 | 18:18.20 | ( 20.93 ) |
| Naomi Harding | 18:01.37 | 17:57.37 | 4.00 |
| Kasey Klocek | 18:02.00 | 18:33.30 | ( 31.30 ) |
| Madeleine Burns | 18:04.90 | 17:52.30 | 12.60 |
| Caitlin McConnell | 18:05.40 | 18:16.30 | ( 10.90 ) |
| Baylie Koonce | 18:06.40 | 19:35.30 | ( 1:28.90 ) |
| Isalina Colsman | 18:07.00 | 18:27.50 | ( 20.50 ) |
| Maggie Smith | 18:09.80 | 18:43.40 | ( 33.60 ) |
| Allison Beasley | 18:10.00 | 20:11.00 | ( 2:01.00 ) |
| Paige Embaugh | 18:10.06 | 18:00.30 | 9.76 |
| Morgan Hykes | 18:10.10 | 18:04.00 | 6.10 |
| Kenadi Krueger | 18:11.00 | 18:10.00 | 1.00 |
| Maggi Congdon | 18:11.30 | 18:36.60 | ( 25.30 ) |
| Grace Johnson | 18:12.02 | 18:31.00 | ( 18.98 ) |
| Tiya Chamberlin | 18:12.96 | 18:29.00 | ( 16.04 ) |
| Kiran Green | 18:17.30 | 18:28.40 | ( 11.10 ) |
| Kathryn Hibbard | 18:18.10 | 18:50.00 | ( 31.90 ) |
| Tiana Bradfield | 18:19.20 | 18:22.00 | ( 2.80 ) |
| Kaylee Thompson | 18:19.20 | 18:25.00 | ( 5.80 ) |
| Elliot Pribramsky | 18:23.05 | 21:59.80 | ( 3:36.75 ) |
| Taylor Whitfield | 18:25.00 | 18:19.20 | 5.80 |
| Lizzy Harding | 18:25.11 | 17:54.00 | 31.11 |
| Marlena Preigh | 18:27.00 | 18:25.00 | 2.00 |
| Katie Hooten | 18:28.00 | 18:22.00 | 6.00 |
| Shae Henley | 18:29.17 | 18:00.70 | 28.47 |
| Layla Roebke | 18:29.30 | 20:15.30 | ( 1:46.00 ) |
| Liberty Ricca | 18:29.43 | 17:57.10 | 32.33 |
| Soonhee Han | 18:29.80 | 19:15.60 | ( 45.80 ) |
| Tarikwa Woldemariam | 18:32.10 | 19:06.50 | ( 34.40 ) |
| Carley Bennett | 18:32.12 | 18:03.00 | 29.12 |
| Anna Wexler | 18:32.83 | 19:45.00 | ( 1:12.17 ) |
| Nina St John | 18:33.50 | 18:43.00 | ( 9.50 ) |
| Elizabeth Schweiker | 18:35.00 | 18:54.60 | ( 19.60 ) |
| Riley Geldean | 18:36.00 | 18:11.00 | 25.00 |
| Erin Smith | 18:37.20 | 19:11.00 | ( 33.80 ) |
| Molly Maksin | 18:38.00 | 19:21.00 | ( 43.00 ) |
| Madi Kenyon | 18:38.50 | 18:23.00 | 15.50 |
| Joelle McDonald | 18:40.10 | 18:55.00 | ( 14.90 ) |
| Lucy Hart | 18:41.30 | 19:05.00 | ( 23.70 ) |
| Rachel Ingram | 18:43.40 | 19:06.30 | ( 22.90 ) |
| Lauren Felknor | 18:43.76 | 19:34.40 | ( 50.64 ) |
| Sophia Abernethy | 18:44.00 | 19:34.00 | ( 50.00 ) |
| Makenna Anderson | 18:44.40 | 18:35.00 | 9.40 |
| Winter Boese | 18:44.90 | 18:43.00 | 1.90 |
| Shantell Hafner | 18:45.00 | 19:34.00 | ( 49.00 ) |
| Alexandra Emerson | 18:45.00 | 19:09.00 | ( 24.00 ) |
| Audrynn Street | 18:45.70 | 20:25.00 | ( 1:39.30 ) |
| Abby Jones | 18:47.00 | 19:13.00 | ( 26.00 ) |
| Julia Mainland | 18:47.21 | 19:06.00 | ( 18.79 ) |
| Claire Rusovick | 18:51.71 | 18:55.60 | ( 3.89 ) |
| Chloe Veilleux | 18:53.87 | 19:30.10 | ( 36.23 ) |
| Brogan Murray | 18:55.91 | 19:11.00 | ( 15.09 ) |
| Rachel Goodrich | 18:56.00 | 18:52.00 | 4.00 |
| Madeline Morland | 18:57.09 | 19:53.64 | ( 56.55 ) |
| Campbell Faust | 18:57.70 | 19:16.80 | ( 19.10 ) |
| Julia Schlepp | 18:57.70 | 18:11.10 | 46.60 |
| Mackenzie Moss | 18:57.90 | 18:53.80 | 4.10 |
| Emma Reeder | 18:58.20 | 19:22.00 | ( 23.80 ) |
| Lauren Lapporte | 18:58.60 | 19:30.80 | ( 32.20 ) |
| Emily Condon | 18:59.30 | 19:56.00 | ( 56.70 ) |
| Lucca Fulkerson | 19:01.50 | 19:41.00 | ( 39.50 ) |
| Chloe Smith | 19:02.40 | 19:26.00 | ( 23.60 ) |
| Katie Flaherty | 19:02.60 | 18:40.00 | 22.60 |
| Kinsey Hall | 19:03.00 | 19:41.00 | ( 38.00 ) |
| Kylie Simshauser | 19:03.00 | 19:47.00 | ( 44.00 ) |
| Izzy Heart | 19:03.38 | 19:56.00 | ( 52.62 ) |