Colorado Leap Of The Year: Girls 800

Jun 15, 2024

Central (GJ)'s Sage Siegrist went from 2:30.83 in 2023 to 2:13.83 in 2024 for a leap of 17-seconds.

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In this edition of Colorado Leap Of The Year we'll take a look at the most improved girls in the 800.

Taking the cake is Cami McCauley!

The Chatfield sophomore took this one by a tenth-of-a-second, going from 2:53.31 in 2023, down to 2:28.77 in 2024 for a leap of 24.54.

She was one of five to improve by over 20-seconds, which is a lot in the 800.

Coming in a close second was Eaton's Kaylee Staudinger, who went from 2:54.03 to 2:29.59 for a leap of 24.44.

Boulder's Sadie Stokes took third on this list, going from 2:49.74 to 2:27.04 for a leap of 22.70.

Delilah Cooley and Joselyn Price also make improvements of over 20-seconds.

Editor's Note: This list was compiled using the top 300 performances from 2024, and matching them up against 2023.

Athlete	2024	2023	Difference
Cami McCauley - Chatfield High School	2:28.77	2:53.31	( 24.54 )
Kaylee Staudinger - Eaton High School	2:29.59	2:54.03	( 24.44 )
Sadie Stokes - Boulder High School	2:27.04	2:49.74	( 22.70 )
Delilah Cooley - Lewis-Palmer High School	2:16.95	2:37.14	( 20.19 )
Joselyn Price - Cherokee Trail High School	2:25.96	2:46.00	( 20.04 )
Lilly Lukens - Heritage Christian Academy	2:22.81	2:42.46	( 19.65 )
Skye Williams - Peak to Peak Charter School	2:22.84	2:40.75	( 17.91 )
Sabina Stroia - Erie High School	2:22.22	2:39.90	( 17.68 )
Uma Champe - Longmont High School	2:24.88	2:42.42	( 17.54 )
Anja Rakow - Boulder High School	2:27.59	2:44.93	( 17.34 )
Victoria Stein - Woodland Park High School	2:28.11	2:45.36	( 17.25 )
Faith Mann - Caprock Academy High School	2:31.63	2:48.78	( 17.15 )
Sage Siegrist - Central Grand Junction High School	2:13.83	2:30.83	( 17.00 )
Gracie Westphal - Glenwood Springs High School	2:30.79	2:47.48	( 16.69 )
Addison Raymond - Basalt High School	2:32.27	2:48.26	( 15.99 )
Sydney Cowan - Palmer Ridge High School	2:17.13	2:32.04	( 14.91 )
Lauryn Long - Arapahoe High School	2:19.29	2:34.13	( 14.84 )
Mattie Sheehan - Cherry Creek High School	2:24.54	2:39.34	( 14.80 )
Marin Smith - Mountain Vista High School	2:25.98	2:38.91	( 12.93 )
Sydney Brantley - Loveland High School	2:18.03	2:30.75	( 12.72 )
Ava King - Castle View High School	2:30.96	2:43.49	( 12.53 )
Harper Riss - Peak to Peak Charter School	2:23.79	2:36.09	( 12.30 )
Shayla Curtis - Delta High School	2:30.41	2:42.58	( 12.17 )
Sierra Wall - Fairview High School	2:22.31	2:34.33	( 12.02 )
Eliana DiManna - Ralston Valley High School	2:32.32	2:44.29	( 11.97 )
Mackenzie Black - Fruita Monument High School	2:25.23	2:36.49	( 11.26 )
Ella Howe - Liberty Common High School	2:26.45	2:37.60	( 11.15 )
Annaliese Bossinger - Palmer Ridge High School	2:30.79	2:41.75	( 10.96 )
Lauren Raley - Cheyenne Mountain High School	2:10.49	2:21.40	( 10.91 )
Fiona Groom - Frontier Academy	2:30.32	2:41.17	( 10.85 )
Leila Pizzimenti - Rampart High School	2:30.83	2:41.48	( 10.65 )
Elizabeth McQuitty - Alamosa High School	2:21.85	2:32.47	( 10.62 )
Madeline Clark - Mountain View High School	2:15.54	2:25.94	( 10.40 )
Ainsley Kelver - Ralston Valley High School	2:28.46	2:38.81	( 10.35 )
Emily Beers - Air Academy High School	2:24.77	2:34.72	( 9.95 )
Catalina Schwab - Gunnison High School	2:28.75	2:38.47	( 9.72 )
Sofie Donker - Monarch High School	2:26.95	2:36.46	( 9.51 )
Abby O'Leary - Boulder High School	2:30.14	2:39.61	( 9.47 )
Ciara Baker - Castle View High School	2:15.80	2:25.01	( 9.21 )
Lacy Ruggiero - Durango High School	2:19.43	2:28.36	( 8.93 )
Sophia Christensen - Lakewood High School	2:30.20	2:39.11	( 8.91 )
Elena Torres - Loveland High School	2:17.32	2:25.97	( 8.65 )
Emily Jones - Prospect Ridge Academy	2:24.74	2:33.29	( 8.55 )
Abigail Umbenhouer - Erie High School	2:28.09	2:36.44	( 8.35 )
Miranda Deeths - Fruita Monument High School	2:22.04	2:30.36	( 8.32 )
Swede Sabey - Chaparral High School	2:22.74	2:30.83	( 8.09 )
Emma Buniger - Fruita Monument High School	2:27.96	2:36.01	( 8.05 )
Kate Horneck - Conifer High School	2:16.78	2:24.72	( 7.94 )
Kendal Bach - Windsor High School	2:19.93	2:27.74	( 7.81 )
Delaney Voronin - Fossil Ridge High School	2:14.08	2:21.61	( 7.53 )
Avery Eytel - Summit High School	2:22.50	2:30.01	( 7.51 )
Addison Jones - Wray High School	2:24.98	2:32.45	( 7.47 )
Ava Schaefer - Windsor High School	2:30.17	2:37.64	( 7.47 )
Rosie Nowlin - Longmont High School	2:26.75	2:34.21	( 7.46 )
Brigid Neuheardt - Golden View Classical Academy	2:26.65	2:34.08	( 7.43 )
Katherine Ryan - Holy Family High School	2:32.31	2:39.69	( 7.38 )
Piper Loeks - Elizabeth High School	2:28.53	2:35.70	( 7.17 )
Margaret Chester - Boulder High School	2:28.31	2:35.46	( 7.15 )
MacKenzie McIntosh - Holy Family High School	2:22.07	2:29.20	( 7.13 )
Molly Zann - Kent Denver School	2:24.51	2:31.50	( 6.99 )
Ellie Shaw - Eaglecrest High School	2:27.70	2:34.53	( 6.83 )
Jocelyn Olson - Central Grand Junction High School	2:21.64	2:28.42	( 6.78 )
Avery Kellogg - Resurrection Christian High School	2:31.13	2:37.89	( 6.76 )
Mila Hagen - Fairview High School	2:26.00	2:32.73	( 6.73 )
Melayna Barclay - Chatfield High School	2:15.80	2:22.41	( 6.61 )
Emerson Mullen - Chatfield High School	2:27.41	2:34.02	( 6.61 )
Syreeta Brinson - Fountain-Fort Carson High School	2:32.33	2:38.81	( 6.48 )
Ava Mierau - Mead High School	2:29.36	2:35.79	( 6.43 )
Anna Mulholland - Discovery Canyon High School	2:26.96	2:33.15	( 6.19 )
Elizabeth Roberts - Resurrection Christian High School	2:21.06	2:26.77	( 5.71 )
Delaney Bond - Cheraw High School	2:25.76	2:31.02	( 5.26 )
Erin Erkkila - Centaurus High School	2:31.71	2:36.94	( 5.23 )
Tatum Berg - Fossil Ridge High School	2:18.37	2:23.57	( 5.20 )
June Fuchs - Fort Collins High School	2:29.67	2:34.83	( 5.16 )
Kelsey Calhoun - Palmer High School	2:30.36	2:35.45	( 5.09 )
Malia Chipouras - Boulder High School	2:30.22	2:35.17	( 4.95 )
Lauren Staples - Pueblo West High School	2:27.58	2:32.43	( 4.85 )
Isobel Pierce - Loveland High School	2:29.38	2:34.16	( 4.78 )
Addison Ritzenhein - Niwot High School	2:13.07	2:17.76	( 4.69 )
Anabella Descalzo - Holy Family High School	2:24.70	2:29.31	( 4.61 )
Paige Kehmeier - Delta High School	2:18.62	2:23.19	( 4.57 )
Lexi Zielke - Fossil Ridge High School	2:30.42	2:34.94	( 4.52 )
Paola Vidales - Kiowa High School	2:27.74	2:32.05	( 4.31 )
Emmy Stoll - Holy Family High School	2:26.55	2:30.80	( 4.25 )
Emma Vecchio - Pueblo West High School	2:25.68	2:29.78	( 4.10 )
Jensen DeAngelis - Timnath High School	2:31.21	2:35.28	( 4.07 )
Sophia Halverson - Golden High School	2:28.88	2:32.91	( 4.03 )
Sydney Slauson - Berthoud High School	2:20.66	2:24.62	( 3.96 )
Mia Williams - Fossil Ridge High School	2:12.25	2:16.10	( 3.85 )
Brianna Huff - Delta High School	2:27.01	2:30.80	( 3.79 )
Danna Montanez - Moffat County High School	2:30.14	2:33.91	( 3.77 )
Madelyn Stice - Gunnison High School	2:24.27	2:27.92	( 3.65 )
Sorrelle Salcido - Fort Collins High School	2:23.55	2:27.17	( 3.62 )
Haley Vetter - Rock Canyon High School	2:28.43	2:32.05	( 3.62 )
Laurel Brain - Fairview High School	2:27.66	2:31.23	( 3.57 )
Allison Pippert - Stargate High School	2:15.10	2:18.58	( 3.48 )
Angela Friedman - Dayspring Christian Academy	2:22.37	2:25.79	( 3.42 )
Quincy Bowling - Byers High School	2:24.61	2:28.03	( 3.42 )
Alex Lancaster - Valor Christian High School	2:29.08	2:32.49	( 3.41 )
Eloise Stuart - Rock Canyon High School	2:14.74	2:17.87	( 3.13 )
Elizabeth Barker - Kent Denver School	2:26.76	2:29.88	( 3.12 )
Maggie Komberec - Resurrection Christian High School	2:30.99	2:34.02	( 3.03 )
Kinley Wolfe - Cherry Creek High School	2:13.72	2:16.70	( 2.98 )
Lindsey Kaines - Rocky Mountain High School	2:14.89	2:17.77	( 2.88 )
Alexia Gonzales - Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy	2:20.37	2:23.25	( 2.88 )
Jessica Black - Cedaredge High School	2:21.95	2:24.82	( 2.87 )
Charly Stansbury - Northfield High School	2:25.95	2:28.80	( 2.85 )
Joy Koole - Resurrection Christian High School	2:24.38	2:27.12	( 2.74 )
Annaka Rudolph - Peak to Peak Charter School	2:21.83	2:24.55	( 2.72 )
Isabel Allori - Liberty Common High School	2:09.16	2:11.84	( 2.68 )
Alissa Rall - Canon City High School	2:23.15	2:25.83	( 2.68 )
Addison Geraets - Timnath High School	2:31.82	2:34.35	( 2.53 )
Paisley Piepgras - Cherry Creek High School	2:25.75	2:28.27	( 2.52 )
Allison Levy - Pomona High School	2:29.93	2:32.28	( 2.35 )
Giana Atkinson - Northfield High School	2:18.87	2:21.19	( 2.32 )
Olivia Olson - Broomfield High School	2:22.55	2:24.85	( 2.30 )
Hadassah Shiver - Thompson Valley High School	2:30.97	2:33.13	( 2.16 )
Maci Barnes - Ignacio High School	2:26.57	2:28.56	( 1.99 )
Addie Beuche - Battle Mountain High School	2:26.53	2:28.48	( 1.95 )
Rachel Wheeler - Roosevelt High School	2:28.30	2:30.19	( 1.89 )
Kiki Vaughn - Boulder High School	2:11.33	2:13.10	( 1.77 )
Alice Lehnherr - Thompson Valley High School	2:21.29	2:23.00	( 1.71 )
Cloe Ruth - Silver Creek High School	2:12.81	2:14.33	( 1.52 )
Raelynn Moran - Pueblo West High School	2:29.09	2:30.61	( 1.52 )
Jaycee Williams - Berthoud High School	2:11.71	2:13.20	( 1.49 )
Kendall Madine - Niwot High School	2:18.23	2:19.68	( 1.45 )
Natalie Washburn - Timnath High School	2:16.00	2:17.40	( 1.40 )
Mackenzie Buxton - Golden High School	2:22.13	2:23.51	( 1.38 )
Brooklyn Sutter - Merino High School	2:20.96	2:22.32	( 1.36 )
Katelyn Philpot - Palmer Ridge High School	2:17.59	2:18.93	( 1.34 )
Julia Rudolph - Niwot High School	2:14.20	2:15.49	( 1.29 )
Briar Crockett - Loveland High School	2:29.96	2:31.16	( 1.20 )
Samantha Geraets - Fossil Ridge High School	2:18.58	2:19.69	( 1.11 )
Aeva Decker - Lutheran High School	2:28.54	2:29.62	( 1.08 )
Scout Chomas - Denver East High School	2:27.45	2:28.47	( 1.02 )
Mikaela Kendall - Heritage Christian Academy	2:23.83	2:24.80	( 0.97 )
Grace Todd - Denver East High School	2:21.43	2:22.37	( 0.94 )
Addie Grosser - Centaurus High School	2:30.59	2:31.23	( 0.64 )
Diana Hunt - Fossil Ridge High School	2:26.22	2:26.83	( 0.61 )
Stella Schroeder - Woodland Park High School	2:30.23	2:30.84	( 0.61 )
Emily Cohen - Cherry Creek High School	2:17.31	2:17.91	( 0.60 )
Shayla Miller - Discovery Canyon High School	2:31.94	2:32.53	( 0.59 )
Jordan Banta - Air Academy High School	2:16.17	2:16.67	( 0.50 )
Caroline Laughlin - Cherry Creek High School	2:16.50	2:17.00	( 0.50 )
Jacqueline Magolske - Mullen High School	2:29.85	2:30.35	( 0.50 )
Addison Eyre - Fruita Monument High School	2:23.51	2:23.95	( 0.44 )
Faith Lee - Heritage Christian Academy	2:30.27	2:30.69	( 0.42 )
Kya Piel - Merino High School	2:30.04	2:30.42	( 0.38 )
Peyton Adams - Mountain Vista High School	2:14.70	2:15.03	( 0.33 )
Ella Unrein - Fruita Monument High School	2:20.51	2:20.83	( 0.32 )
Alessi Kwan - Northfield High School	2:29.25	2:29.46	( 0.21 )

Central (GJ)'s Sage Siegrist went from 2:30.83 in 2023 to 2:13.83 in 2024 for a leap of 17-seconds.

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In this edition of Colorado Leap Of The Year we'll take a look at the most improved girls in the 800.