Colorado 1A Girls Decade Meet


Ginger Hutton dominated a lot of distance events in her day, including lapping most of the field.

It's now time to turn our attention to 1A Girls. 

We're taking only in-state marks from the CHSAA-sanctioned season. Only wind legal marks for the 100, 200, 100H, LJ, and TJ. Marks are included for all teams currently listed in the Colorado 1A classification, regardless of whether those teams were 1A for the entire decade (most, but not all, were). 

There have been a handful of very good teams in the last decade, and several teams that have had a considerable run of star athletes. Who, then, takes the prize as the top team of the decade based on a virtual meet of all performances spanning the entire decade?

Well, here's you window into the answer to that question...


                    Varsity Girls 100 Meter Dash                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Marissa Storey           Sangre de Cristo        12.40    NWI    10
  2 Kayla Zink               Caliche                 12.51    NWI     8
  3 Zariah Mason             Kim                     12.52    NWI     6
  4 Alexis Seifert           Otis                    12.58    NWI     5
  5 Allyson Vasquez          Akron                   12.64    NWI     4
  6 Kathryn New              Sangre de Cristo        12.68    NWI     3
  7 Ashley Atkin             Fleming                 12.78    NWI     2
  8 Railey Largent           DeBeque                 12.85    NWI     1

                     Varsity Girls 200 Meter Dash                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Allyson Vasquez          Akron                   25.69    NWI    10
  2 Zariah Mason             Kim                     25.81    NWI     8
  3 Marissa Storey           Sangre de Cristo        25.84    NWI     6
  4 Kayla Zink               Caliche                 25.87    NWI   4.5
  4 Kathryn New              Sangre de Cristo        25.87    NWI   4.5
  6 Kiara Guy                Akron                   26.10    NWI     3
  7 Ashley Atkin             Fleming                 26.20    NWI     2
  8 Alexis Seifert           Otis                    26.28    NWI     1

                  Varsity Girls 400 Meter Dash                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Kathryn New              Sangre de Cristo        56.94     10
  2 Sydney Clarkson          Akron                   57.84      8
  3 Ginger Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal    57.89      6
  4 Sydni Riley              Cripple Creek-Victor    58.31      5
  5 Melanie Deering          Kiowa                   58.59      4
  6 Ashley Atkin             Fleming                 58.68      3
  7 Allyson Vasquez          Akron                   59.18      2
  8 Beth Campbell            Kiowa                   59.29      1

                   Varsity Girls 800 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Ginger Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal  2:12.80     10
  2 Birdie Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal  2:17.60      8
  3 Ashley Atkin             Fleming               2:22.00      6
  4 Kelly Lamb               Creede                2:22.20      5
  5 Melanie Deering          Kiowa                 2:22.60      4
  6 Benisa Ellis             Springfield           2:23.10      3
  7 Shelby Guy               Akron                 2:23.90      2
  8 Rebekah Rairdon          Heritage Christian A  2:24.00      1

                  Varsity Girls 1600 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Birdie Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal  5:03.80     10
  2 Ginger Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal  5:13.90      8
  3 Kelly Lamb               Creede                5:22.60      6
  4 Rachel Rairdon           Heritage Christian A  5:25.10      5
  5 Emma Schaefer            Shining Mountain Wal  5:29.50      4
  6 Bailey Walser            Merino                5:30.70      3
  7 Rebekah Rairdon          Heritage Christian A  5:32.90      2
  8 Paisley Sheehan          Shining Mountain Wal  5:33.10      1

                  Varsity Girls 3200 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Birdie Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal 11:18.60     10
  2 Ginger Hutton            Shining Mountain Wal 11:28.08      8
  3 Kelly Lamb               Creede               11:54.30      6
  4 Emma Schaefer            Shining Mountain Wal 11:57.00      5
  5 Rachel Rairdon           Heritage Christian A 11:59.70      4
  6 Bailey Walser            Merino               12:12.40      3
  7 Rebekah Rairdon          Heritage Christian A 12:13.00      2
  8 Melanie Burton           Bethune              12:14.70      1

                    Varsity Girls 100 Meter Hurdles                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Lindsey Stindt           Norwood                 15.47    NWI    10
  2 Faith Novess             DeBeque                 15.48    NWI     8
  3 Logan Franek             Elbert                  15.87    NWI     6
  4 Sidney Merrill           Akron                   16.02    NWI     5
  5 Jaedyn Lambrecht         Caliche                 16.33    NWI     4
  6 Kira Wendrych            Kiowa                   16.48    NWI     3
  7 Corissa Guynes           Dove Creek              16.49    NWI     2
  8 Bailey Dodson            Wiley                   16.54    NWI     1

                 Varsity Girls 300 Meter Hurdles                 
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Faith Novess             DeBeque                 45.00     10
  2 Lindsey Stindt           Norwood                 45.84      8
  3 Corissa Guynes           Dove Creek              47.10      6
  4 Kira Wendrych            Kiowa                   48.02      5
  5 Logan Franek             Elbert                  48.10      4
  6 Danielle Rinaldo         Merino                  48.23      3
  7 Kendyl Pearce            Cheraw                  48.32      2
  8 Rebekah Rairdon          Heritage Christian A    48.35      1

              Varsity Girls 4x100 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Akron A                                     50.13     10
  2 DeBeque A                                   51.35      8
  3 Caliche A                                   51.53      6
  4 Simla A                                     51.88      5
  5 Otis A                                      52.12      4
  6 Dove Creek A                                52.16      3
  7 Eads A                                      52.23      2
  8 Heritage Christian Academy A                52.41      1

              Varsity Girls 4x200 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Akron A                                   1:45.10     10
  2 Springfield A                             1:48.30      8
  3 Simla A                                   1:48.90      6
  4 DeBeque A                                 1:49.20      5
  5 Idalia A                                  1:49.70      4
  6 Merino A                                  1:51.00      3
  7 Elbert A                                  1:51.50      2
  8 Fleming A                                 1:51.90      1

              Varsity Girls 4x400 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Akron A                                   4:02.10     10
  2 DeBeque A                                 4:11.60      8
  3 Kim A                                     4:13.20      6
  4 Merino A                                  4:13.60      5
  5 Idalia A                                  4:18.30      4
  6 Springfield A                             4:18.80      3
  7 Fleming A                                 4:19.30      2
  8 Elbert A                                  4:19.50      1

              Varsity Girls 4x800 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Heritage Christian Academy A              9:52.00     10
  2 Akron A                                   9:59.30      8
  3 Shining Mountain Waldorf A               10:01.80      6
  4 Merino A                                 10:23.80      5
  5 Eads A                                   10:27.70      4
  6 Bethune A                                10:31.40      3
  7 Cotopaxi A                               10:31.90      2
  8 Hanover A                                10:33.30      1

        Varsity Girls 800 Meter Sprint Medley Relay         
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Akron A                                   1:49.50     10
  2 Springfield A                             1:53.10      8
  3 Kim A                                     1:53.80      6
  4 Sangre de Cristo A                        1:54.20      5
  5 Merino A                                  1:54.50      4
  5 Wiley A                                   1:54.50    3.5
  7 DeBeque A                                 1:54.60      2
  7 Elbert A                                  1:54.60    1.5

                     Varsity Girls High Jump                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Faith Novess             DeBeque               5-07.00     10
  2 Morgan Howard            Cheyenne Wells        5-05.00      7
  2 Kathryn New              Sangre de Cristo      5-05.00      7
  4 Jerraldawn Rector        Simla                 5-02.00      3
  4 Audrey Poteet            Wiley                 5-02.00      3
  4 Nicole Aranci            Bethune               5-02.00      3
  4 Nicole Carpenter         Peetz                 5-02.00      3
  4 Jordan Lanning           Cripple Creek-Victor  5-02.00      3

                    Varsity Girls Pole Vault                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Sidney Merrill           Akron                10-07.00     10
  2 Kyler Sweat              Pikes Peak Christian 10-03.00      8
  3 Marina Flandrick         Shining Mountain Wal  9-10.00    5.5
  3 Antonya Schaffert        Otis                  9-10.00    5.5
  5 Alex Weyerman            Idalia                9-08.00      4
  6 Lamya Kuntz              Lone Star             9-06.00    2.5
  6 Alivia Weathers          Lone Star             9-06.00    2.5
  8 Karli Christensen        Akron                 9-04.00      1

                        Varsity Girls Long Jump                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Sarah Storey             Sangre de Cristo     17-11.00    NWI    10
  2 Katie Tapia              Cripple Creek-Victor 17-03.25    NWI     8
  3 Avery Palmgren           Sangre de Cristo     17-03.00    NWI     6
  4 Rebecca Kaiser           Prairie              17-01.00    NWI     5
  5 Emily Kaiser             Prairie              16-11.50    NWI     4
  6 Faith Novess             DeBeque              16-11.25    NWI     3
  7 Jerraldawn Rector        Simla                16-09.50    NWI     2
  8 Heidi Cogburn            Walsh                16-08.00    NWI     1

                       Varsity Girls Triple Jump                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Sarah Storey             Sangre de Cristo     35-07.00    NWI    10
  2 Rebecca Kaiser           Prairie              34-10.00    NWI     8
  3 Emily Kaiser             Prairie              34-08.50    NWI     6
  4 Alivia Weathers          Lone Star            34-08.25    NWI     5
  5 Taysa Conger             Merino               34-07.50    NWI     4
  6 Haley Dietz              Arickaree/Woodlin    34-05.00    NWI     3
  7 Jaedyn Lambrecht         Caliche              34-04.00    NWI     2
  8 Jessica George           Simla                34-03.50    NWI     1

                     Varsity Girls Shot Put                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Jenna McKinley           Sangre de Cristo     42-11.00     10
  2 Eboni Nash               Eads                 42-05.00      8
  3 Brittney Graham          Genoa-Hugo           41-02.00      6
  4 Heather Graham           Genoa-Hugo           40-11.50      5
  5 Ryely Smartt             Genoa-Hugo           39-05.50      4
  6 Tess Hornung             Kit Carson           38-02.75      3
  7 Lori Weirich             Eads                 37-09.75      2
  8 Nicole Smith             Eads                 37-07.25      1

                   Varsity Girls Discus Throw                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Heather Graham           Genoa-Hugo             138-01     10
  2 Jenna McKinley           Sangre de Cristo       137-07      8
  3 Mariah Smith             Eads                   133-08      6
  4 Lori Weirich             Eads                   133-03      5
  5 Brittney Graham          Genoa-Hugo             132-00      4
  6 Brooke Lenox             Eads                   127-06      3
  7 Callie Dickerson         Haxtun                 126-06      2
  8 Mollie Lane              Norwood                125-07      1


          Varsity Girls Team Scores (19 Events Scored)           
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Akron                       93     27    2    5   48    0   11    0  
  2 Sangre de Cristo           89.5   33.5   0    0    5   18   33    0  
  3 Shining Mountain Waldorf   81.5     6   64    0    6    0   5.5   0  
  4 DeBeque                     55      1    0   18   23    0   13    0  
  5 Eads                        31      0    0    0    6   25    0    0  
  6 Merino                      30      0    6    3   17    0    4    0  
  7 Genoa-Hugo                  29      0    0    0    0   29    0    0  
  8 Kim                         26     14    0    0   12    0    0    0  
  8 Heritage Christian Academ   26      0   14    1   11    0    0    0  
 10 Caliche                    24.5   12.5   0    4    6    0    2    0  
 11 Prairie                     23      0    0    0    0    0   23    0  
 12 Springfield                 22      0    3    0   19    0    0    0  
 13 Norwood                     19      0    0   18    0    1    0    0  
 14 Kiowa                       17      5    4    8    0    0    0    0  
 14 Creede                      17      0   17    0    0    0    0    0  
 14 Simla                       17      0    0    0   11    0    6    0  
 17 Fleming                     16      7    6    0    3    0    0    0  
 17 Cripple Creek-Victor        16      5    0    0    0    0   11    0  
 19 Otis                       15.5     6    0    0    4    0   5.5   0  
 20 Elbert                     14.5     0    0   10   4.5   0    0    0  
 21 Idalia                      12      0    0    0    8    0    4    0  
 22 Dove Creek                  11      0    0    8    3    0    0    0
 23 Lone Star                   10      0    0    0    0    0   10    0  
 24 Pikes Peak Christian         8      0    0    0    0    0    8    0  
 25 Wiley                       7.5     0    0    1   3.5   0    3    0  
 26 Bethune                      7      0    1    0    3    0    3    0  
 26 Cheyenne Wells               7      0    0    0    0    0    7    0  
 28 Peetz                        3      0    0    0    0    0    3    0  
 28 Arickaree/Woodlin            3      0    0    0    0    0    3    0  
 28 Kit Carson                   3      0    0    0    0    3    0    0  
 31 Cheraw                       2      0    0    2    0    0    0    0  
 31 Cotopaxi                     2      0    0    0    2    0    0    0  
 31 Haxtun                       2      0    0    0    0    2    0    0  
 34 Hanover                      1      0    0    0    1    0    0    0  
 34 Walsh                        1      0    0    0    0    0    1    0 


The overall title goes to Akron, a team that was dominant early in the decade but was mostly quiet the last few years of the decade. Overall, the Rams managed to just outpace Sangre de Cristo, a team with plenty of individual star power, but never quite enough in the tank in a single year to make a state title run. Shining Mountain Waldorf, buoyed by an impressive number of distance performances, ran a close third.