Ryleigh Haynes is just one of a substantial and solid group of returning athletes for Eaton next spring. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Based on rankings of returning athletes from this season, the 3A girls favorite is a familiar team, but it's not The Classical Academy. Eaton has been a runner up several times over in the last five years, but next year may be their year. No team in 3A brings back the raft of talent Eaton returns for 2013.
While next year's state championship is anything but a done deal, teams like TCA, Estes Park, Platte Valley, and Pagosa Springs will start the season in chase mode. Here's a quick look at what a virtual meet of individual events only from this year's rankings of returning athletes looks like (The first version of this article omitted Moffat County from the roster of next year's 3A teams; that has been corrected with this version.):
2012 CO HS F Outdoor Track Team Scores (Returners Only)
Calculated as of June 03, 2012
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