Once again, the 100m hurdles could be the most exciting sprint event of the meet. This time the field is highlighted with six girls who have run under 15 seconds in the event. It also includes some rematches from earlier in the season.
First, we will start with the person who holds the fastest mark in terms of PRs, which is Kaeli Powe of Cherokee Trail High School. Her PR of 14.48 is definitely the fastest of the field, however she has yet to do a hurdles race this outdoor season. Her long and triple jump marks have been impressive so far, so we will see if she can carry that to her first hurdle race.
However, the favorite may be Alexa Queen of Fountain-Fort Carson, who has put together two very fast weekends. This past weekend, Queen ran to a personal best time of 14.64 in the event, which is the #1 time in Colorado currently.
If the competition between Powe and Queen wasn't enough, we will see a rematch between Queen and Reese Kasper of Niwot High School. Though Kasper did not do as well at CSU-Pueblo when they first met, Kasper has been looking much quicker than that race, where she ran 14.95 that following Monday after the Pueblo race. Kasper will definitely still be in the mix when it comes to this competitive field.
Moving on to the 400m, we have two girls who have run under 57 seconds, which will make this a very quick race. First, we have Rosie Mucharsky of Denver East High School, who traditionally runs middle distance events, but did compete in one 400m race last year. In that race, she ran an incredible 56.92!
Since she is not a traditional long sprinter and does lack the experience, Mucharsky will be pushed by Annalina Torres of Legacy High School. Torres raced to a time of 56.02 at the Colorado State Championship, where she finished 3rd overall. During the indoor season, Torres ran a time of 56.12 at the Great Southwest Indoor Classic - a very impressive mark on an indoor track. Torres will be the favorite going into this race, but Mucharsky will definitely be lurking later in the race. 
The real question will be if Murcharsky can double back from her 400m race and win the 800m. With a PR of 2:09, she does have a three second gap on the rest of the field. However, her legs will definitely be gassed going into this race. Though this double is a tough one, it will make Murcharsky better at dealing with the lactate buildup that both of these races produce.
The final highlight of this meet will be the 3200m with a trio from Air Academy High School leading the way. First, we have Chamorra Cooper, the sophomore, who comes in with a seed time of 10:40. She recently raced the 1600m at the Harrison Panther Invite, where they were unfortunately unable to get the times for the race. She did race at an open outdoor meet in early February in the 3200m, where she finished with a time of 10:48. Overall, Cooper definitely looks ready and in shape to compete, but her biggest competition will be her teammates, including Tessa Walter.
In both of those aforementioned races, Walter finished ahead of Cooper. Though we were unable to get a time of her 1600m, she did run 10:40 at the open outdoor meet. This time was a new personal best for Walter, making her the favorite to finish 1st because of how she has finished so far this season.
These two Kadets will be joined by another teammate in Jordan Banta, who has yet to race the 3200m in her high school career. She does have a 4:57 personal best time in the 1600m and 17:15 in the 5k, so she will definitely make a good push in that front pack, but her inexperience in this event will make it tough to win out.
Someone who could race up there with Banta is Vivian Jack of The Classical Academy. Jack raced to a time of 5:11 in the 1600m for her first outdoor race and then 2:22 in the 800m. In the second edition of the open outdoor track meet that Cooper and Walter ran, Jack ran a time of 11:15, definitely showing some potential in the race. With this kind of competitive field and her strength in the longer events, she will place herself near the front and could work well with Banta.
In the field events, Kaeli Powe will return to the outdoor runway, where she did jump 19-2 in her first meet. Her personal best mark of 19-8.25 could be in jeopardy if Powe can put together a great day. She did hit a mark of 41-6.75 in triple jump at the New Balance Indoor National Championship but was unable to double back well in the long jump, where she only reached 17-2.5. Nevertheless, when Powe is on, she is clearly lethal and will look to redeem her indoor mark from a week ago.
Speaking of triple jump, though it would have been fun to see Powe compete in the event, Pooja Srikanth of Rock Canyon High School comes in with an impressive mark of 37-2.5. Though that mark was wind aided, her next personal best is still 37-0.25. She is also only a sophomore, so to achieve such an impressive mark in a very technical event shows a lot of promise for Srikanth, who already opened up her season with a mark of 36-5.5.