3A Girls State Forecast

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It is possible to get out in front of Salida, it's just much more difficult to stay there. Photo by Alan Versaw.

The State Forecast series follows this format:

1. Team Discussion - We'll dig into the prospects for each of the top five teams as ranked in the final Colorado Track XC coaches poll.

2. Individual Discussion - This, of course, gets a bit more subjective, but I'll try to identify the top five individuals for each race (knowing full well that maybe not any of the races will finish in the projected order) and discuss what the chances look like for each.

3A Girls Teams

5 - Frontier Academy:  Coach Brett Shanklin's girls make their way into the top 5 heading into the state meet. A team that has been steadily improving all season long won their regional last weekend. They were led in that regional victory by Hannah Ellis who finished second overall, and Emily Long and Molly Sears who also finished in the top ten in tha...