3A Metro League Girls Preview: Can Kent Denver Stave off Peak to Peak?

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Julia Jaschke leads a very strong Kent Denver team into the fall season, but even Kent Denver will find the going tough in this league. Photo by Alan Versaw.

After years of languishing as a mid-level 3A cross country league for girls, the 3A Metro might suddenly be once again the toughest 3A league in the state.

Virtual Meet Results Based on Returning Runners from last Fall

Virtual Meet Results Based on 1600 Times from this Spring

Virtual Meet Results Based on 3200 Times from this Spring

Kent Denver - The league's top spot won't go uncontested, but I'm handing Kent Denver the honor, for now. The front three of Julia Jaschke, Erica Seff, and Sam Schaffer is solid, skilled, and experienced. And, although the trio didn't spend much time on the track this spring, Alex Davis, Molly Murphy, and Chloe Hancock should give the Sun Devils plenty of depth to work with. Izzy Hurley is an interesting possibility coming up from the middle school ranks.

Peak to Peak - The Pumas should be on everyone's watch list for the fall. The returning roster is anchored by Alice Oveson, Christina Hamerly, and Rachael Metzler. Metzler and Oveson ran track times this spring...