In the sprints Avery Palmgren will be eyeing the double. The Sangre de Cristo senior is the favorite in both events. She's run 13.16 in the 100 and 27.18 in the 200. She'll likely have company, however, from Kali Siemers, who is ranked No. 2 in both events. Siemers has run 13.34 in the 100, and 27.66 in the 200.
Meanwhile, Taysa Conger is nearly a full second ahead of the field in the 400. Her 1:03.15 stands as the No. 1 seed in the event.
The 800 looks like it'll be battle between Brakelle Westphal and Sophia Schuemann. Both have run under 2:36, with Westphal heading to State with the No. 1 seed of 2:34.15.
Going back to the topic of doubling: Ainsley Stanton (pictured above.)
The Heritage Christian freshman is the top seed in the 1,600, and the 3,200, though she'll likely have challengers. Stanton has run 5:49.05, which is the No. 1 time by six-seconds. Her teammate - Schuemann is the No. 2 seed with a 5:55 season best.
Meanwhile, Stanton will battle with 2019 1,600 & 3,200 state champ, Cecilia Richardson, in the 3,200. On paper this looks like it could be a hotly contested race.
Stanton heads to Jeffco with the No. 1 seed of 12:59.00. Richardson is the No. 2 seed with a 13:00.43. Additionally, Annabelle Weaver and Madison Sutter have broken 13:08.
The 3,200 final is scheduled for Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
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In the 100 Hurdles Alivia Weathers is the favorite to claim the event. She's run 16.64, which is one of two sub-17 clockings. The other being Lisa Sutherland, who has run 16.98.
The 100H is one event Weathers is entered in - she has the potential to claim a few state titles this week.
The 300H looks like it could see a new state champion. Cheyenne Wells freshman Shaylee Scheler has run 47.29, which is over a second ahead of the field. Sutherland is the nearest competitor, and so far she's run 48.47 this season.
Meanwhile, the field events looks like there'll be plenty of close battles.
In the triple jump Maggie Haase, Bobbie Schreiner, and Weathers have jumped between 34-3 and 34-2. So, one inch. Haase is the No. 1 seed with the 34-3 mark, while Schreiner and Weathers have gone 34-2.
On the other side of the spectrum, Avery Palmgren looks like a clear favorite in the long jump. She's the only long jumper who has gone over 17-feet this season. Her 17-1.75 is nearly a foot beyond her nearest competitor.
Haase heads to Jeffco with the No. 1 seed in the high jump (in addition to the triple jump.) Her 5-2 stands about two-inches ahead of her nearest competitors, which are Alissa Hebberd and Kali Siemers, who have both cleared 5-0.
On paper, it looks safe to say that someone from Lone Star will win the pole vault. The trio of Weathers, Andrea Kuntz, and Lamya Kuntz have the top-three seeds, and they're only separated by two-inches. Weathers is the No. 1 seed with 9-3 clearance this season, while Andrea and Lamya have cleared 9-2.
Olivia Lay will be eyeing a sweep of the throws, though she'll have to battle with Colby Stoker in the shot put. Stocker owns the top seed with a toss of 38-11, while Lay has tossed 37-1.5.
Lay is the top-seed in the discus, however, with a toss of 129-7.
In the team competition Heritage Christian looks like the favorite on paper. Between sprints, distance, and relays they look tough to beat. Merion and Eads could challenge as well.
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