The Berthoud girls return with the third-fastest squad in the Colorado.
The landscape in 3A looks a lot like it has in previous years.
On the boy's side it looks like we've got another year of battling between The Classical Academy and Frontier Academy.
On paper they're the two fastest squads by far.
TCA returns with a 1-5 average of 16:58, and a 1-5 split of just 56 seconds, while Frontier returns with an average of 17:03, and a 1-5 split of 1:56.
Holy Family looks like they could jump into the battle, however. They're a solid No. 3 in terms of personal bests from 2021 - they return with an average of 17:24, and a 1-5 split of 1:07.
After that, the door opens up. Salida, Jefferson Academy, Liberty Common, Alamosa, and Colorado Academy are all in the mix.
For the girls, it looks highly probable that The Classical Academy will continue to build on their dynasty.
On paper TCA is in their own race - they return a 1-5 average of 19:27, and a 1-5 split of 1:36.
If anything, it looks like the...