Continuing with our sophomore focus, Raleigh Davis of ThunderRidge High School is our next future star, leading the way for all 10th graders in Colorado. Her time of 18:07 is the fastest time for the grade, running that time at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede and placing 4th overall. She then went on to run 18:48 at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational, placing an impressive 5th overall in the competitive field.
Looking at her stats from last year, Davis has made huge improvements from her first year, where she only broke 19 minutes once. Considering the technicality of the Cheyenne Stampede course, Davis is definitely on the cusp of already breaking 18 minutes in the 5k!
She also put together a very impressive track season, running times of 11:15 in the 3200m and 5:11 fro the 1600m, which were some of the best marks for the 9th grade class in the state of Colorado. Clearly she has continued to ride the momentum she built for herself from the spring season going into the fall season, and we cannot wait to see how she continues to improve!
Here are some more incredible marks and rankings from the underclassmen!
Quick Takes
Jude Ritzenhein of Niwot High School ran 15:54 at the Centaurus Bernie Gay Invite to finish 3rd overall and place second for Niwot's team as a freshman.
Ethan Merrick from Alamosa High School ran 15:40 to place 5th overall at the Joe I. Vigil Open, crossing the line as the first Coloradan at the meet and only as a sophomore.
Madison Lange of Cherokee Trail High School finished 2nd overall at the Cherry Creek Steve Lohman Invitational, running an impressive time of 17:21 as a 9th grader.
Ellie Askew of The Classical Academy, ran a time of 18:15 at the Joe I. Vigil Open, placing 3rd overall as a sophomore.