Oct 14, 2019

Schrödinger's cat is out of the bag.

Or is it?

I think we can (almost) say that we've seen (almost) everyone's cards by now. Maybe. Maybe not. It's been a season full of misdirection, a season of racing at half-strength one week, maybe sitting someone out the next, or racing in another state, or simply just getting better every week.

Needless to say it gives a nice challenging twist to analysis.

So, for this week's edition of the Week In Review, let's go back to that Cats-Out-Of-The-Bag (or is it?) line...

The JeffCo League Meet was revealing in many ways. Let's zero in on the freshmen: Valor Christian's Brooke Wilson took her fist big win over a stellar field - in a course record, and Pomona's Emma Stutzman went stride-for-stride with the best in the state for the first time, and nearly hung on for that final kick...

Cat out of the bag: Wilson and Stutzman are Legit.

Cat still in the bag: Were Wilson and teammate Taylor Whitfield racing at full strength?

Perhaps we'll know in a few weeks...

And how about the Golden Girls going 1-2 in the 4A race - Rachel Goodrich and Lily Mourer.

We won't have to pose any question for Valor's Cole Sprout, because we (sort of) already know the answer, which makes his 15:13 course record at the Stony Creek Golf Course (Previous record: 16:25) all the more impressive (he wasn't racing at full-strength.)

Editor's Note: Shoutout to Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos, Colin Szuch, and Bryce Reeburgh for breaking the course record a half hour earlier.

Likewise, Dakota Ridge's Connor Ohlson was just 17 seconds behind Sprout, and look at Cole Nash - eight seconds behind Ohlson...

Cat out of the bag: Nash is ready to Smash

Cat still in the bag: Was Ohlson racing at full-strength? Was Nash?

On the topic of Schrödinger's cat: Mountain Vista at the Continental League Finals.

Jenna Fitzsimmons and Sarah O'Sullivan go 1-2 in 19:25 and 19:38, team title with ease.

Cat out of the bag: Fitzsimmons is (fully) back!

Cat still in the bag: Were Fitzsimmons and O'Sullivan cruisin'?

And on the boy's side, we've got to put a spotlight on the Kick Of the Week, because it was great (click on the link) - Jack O'Sullivan over Cory Kennedy by fractions of a second for the title. Meanwhile Wesley Beckham and Derek Fearon were just a few seconds back - that had to be one intense final mile...

At the other C-Named League Meet (Centennial League), Arapahoe freshman Ava Escorcia claimed her first high school league title in 18:55, while Grant Bradley claimed win No. 4 of his season in 16:27.

Meanwhile Broomfield's Sydney Swanker downed the Fort Collins freshmen-phenom Ella Johns at the Front Range League Meet, while Poudre's John Houdeshell took a slim victory in the boy's race.

Clearly Isaac Roberts is ready to roll - he blitzed the field at the Mile High League Meet in 16:30, which is 23 seconds faster than he ran here a year ago.

Likewise, The Classical Academy's Mason Norman dropped a solo 16:24 at CSML, which was a 1:18 victory.

You decide: Cat in, or out of the bag?

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Jefferson County 4A/5A League Championship

Stony Creek Golf Course Arvada, CO

Oct 11, 2019

Girls (9)
5000m	F 1 1st	18:20.00	Brooke Wilson	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	18:24.00	Taylor Whitfield	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 1st	18:28.00	Lanie Szuch	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	18:34.00	Emma Stutzman	Pomona High School
5000m	F 1 4th	18:38.00	Elizabeth Schweiker	Ralston Valley High School
5000m	F 1 1st	18:56.00	Rachel Goodrich	Golden High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	19:13.00	Isabella Prosceno	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	19:16.00	Lily Mourer	Golden High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	19:18.00	Eliana Thompson	D'Evelyn High School
Boys (11)
5000m	F 1 1st	15:13.00	Cole Sprout	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	15:30.00	Connor Ohlson	Dakota Ridge High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	15:38.00	Cole Nash	Chatfield High School
5000m	F 1 4th	15:47.00	Luke Sundberg	Valor Christian High School
5000m	F 1 1st	15:49.00	Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos	Green Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	15:52.00	Colin Szuch	Evergreen High School
5000m	F 1 5th	15:52.00	Jacob White	Dakota Ridge High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	15:57.00	Bryce Reeburgh	Golden High School
5000m	F 1 6th	15:57.00	Ben Morrin	Dakota Ridge High School
5000m	F 1 7th	16:23.00	Benjamin Piegat	Dakota Ridge High School
5000m	F 1 8th	16:23.00	James Ramey	Ralston Valley High School

Boys (4)
5000m	F 1 1st	16:24.00	Jack O'Sullivan	Mountain Vista High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	16:24.00	Cory Kennedy	Heritage High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	16:26.00	Wesley Beckham	Rock Canyon High School
5000m	F 1 4th	16:28.00	Derek Fearon	Rock Canyon High School

Girls (2)
5000m	F 1 1st	18:52.00	Sydney Swanker	Broomfield High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	19:03.00	Ella Johns	Fort Collins High School
Boys (4)
5000m	F 1 1st	16:15.00	John Houdeshell	Poudre High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	16:17.00	Calbert Guest	Fort Collins High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	16:19.00	Dalton Kaines	Rocky Mountain High School
5000m	F 1 4th	16:29.00	James Thomas	Broomfield High School

Girls (3)
5000m	F 1 1st	18:55.00	Ava Escorcia	Arapahoe High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	19:04.00	Anna Swanson	Grandview High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	19:20.00	Ava Mitchell	Arapahoe High School
Boys (1)
5000m	F 1 1st	16:27.00	Grant Bradley	Overland High School

Girls (3)
5000m	F 1 1st	18:57.19	Ella Johnson	Glenwood Springs High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	19:09.19	Maggi Congdon	Steamboat Springs High School
5000m	F 1 3rd	19:13.11	Grace Staberg	Summit High School
Boys (2)
5000m	F 1 1st	16:20.46	Wyatt Mortenson	Moffat County High School
5000m	F 1 2nd	16:27.86	Jaydon Fryer	Steamboat Springs High School