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.
