Let's take a look at the top returning girls 5A squads...
Based on 2022 personal bests, Air Academy looks to be the prime position to defend their state title. They return three who have run 17:31 or faster, and five who have broke 18:45.
They return a 1-5 regular season average of 17:49, and a 1-5 split of 1:36.
Air Academy returns everyone from their 2022 state champion squad. Add that 2022 may have been the start of a dynasty, because this squad is young.
As mentioned in the All Classification Top Returning Squads, Fossil Ridge returns a stellar squad as well, which includes one under 18-minutes and five who have broken 18:40 this season already.
Fossil Ridge owns a regular season 1-5 average of 18:28, and a 1-5 split of just 47-seconds.
Cherry Creek returns the third-fastest squad with a 18:27.54 1-5 regular season average, and a 1-5 Split: 2:03.60. Like Air Academy, they squad is fairly young.
