AURORA – The first round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s esports postseason tournament for MarioKart 8 Deluxe begins Thursday for all 32 teams that qualified for the bracket. The tournament is a single-elimination bracket with second-round games being played on Monday, April 22 and quarterfinal games being played Wednesday, April 24. The four winners on the 24th will advance to the in-person final at Localhost on Thursday, May 2.
Find the full bracket on PlayVS, in addition to match times.
All 32 teams are listed below in rank order:
No. 1 Pueblo West Mario Kart Varsity
- School: Pueblo West High School
- Players: Jesse Wardle, Bradley Johnson, Alexander Price, Ayres Ritchey
No. 2 North Kart A
- School: Denver North High School
- Players: Robin Archuleta, Trésor Smith, Jin Urbina, Frederick Rivard
No. 3 PCHS_02_Kart
- School: Pine Creek High School
- Players: Smith Barrionuevo, Alex Evans, William Blasko, Zain Khan
No. 4 DCC Mario Kart
- School: Discovery Canyon Campus School
- Players: Kaleb Kirby, Andrew Hiles, Brendan Youkey, Coleton Tallman
No. 5 Engineers
- School: Power Technical Early College
- Players: Nathan Helart, Dylan Dornbusch, Gentri Bauman, Austin Bazzo
No. 6 Legend HS Mario Kart
- School: Legend High School
- Players: Ryan Schneider, Austin Chapman, Conner Wilson, Taeo Gaskins
No. 7 RMHS Lobos Varsity
- School: Rocky Mountain High School
- Players: Cooper White, Layla Woodman, Alyson Cathcart, James Baird
No. 8 Fossil Ridge Mario Kart
- School: Fossil Ridge High School
- Players: Zach Brors, Gilad Ley, Brady King, Ari Ley
No. 9 WarriorKart
- School: Poudre Community Academy
- Players: Jayden Robertson, Killian O’Toole, Simon Pieman, Ronin Niles
No. 10 Thunderstorm
- School: ThunderRidge High School
- Players: Sam McLaughlin, Marcin Bodzianowski, Gennady Brown, Austin Doolittle
No. 11 Falcon Awesome Kart
- School: Highlands Ranch High School
- Players: Parker Kelly, Quincy Troup, Carter Rini, Matej Vesely
No. 12 ERA Warriors Mario Kart
- School: Eagle Ridge Academy
- Players: Vincent Banuelos, Samuel Akin, Gunnar Cantrell, Benjamin Gallo
No. 13 Varsity Patriot Kart
- School: George Washington High School
- Players: Christian Gonzalez, Rafael Hernandez, Keira Miller, Faima Pina
No. 14 THUNDERHKZ MEGA
- School: Ellicott Senior High School
- Players: Theo Boyet, Josh Palmer, Isaac Jaimez, Ashley Van Patten
No. 15 RMHS Lobos JV
- School: Rocky Mountain High School
- Players: Alan Miller, Theodoyr Hellsing, Jordan Lucero, Brennan Lyman
No. 16 Wray Eagles
- School: Wray High School
- Players: Logan Hammond, Angel Gutierrez, Mackenzie Carwin, Christopher Bivens
No. 17 PCHS_01_Kart
- School: Pine Creek High School
- Players: Dane Lail, Joshua Dreesman, Caleb Borlin, Joshua Errickson
No. 18 Stallions Cardinal MK
- School: Sierra High School
- Players: Brett McNaughton, Aaron Monte, Carl Schenck, Matthew Stanfield
No. 19 BHS Bulldogs Deluxe
- School: Brighton High School
- Players: Hayden Kirby, Justin Lockwood, Lex Powell, Alex Grein
No. 20 Ranch Racers
- School: Highlands Ranch High School
- Players: Elijah Alder, Aren Behrle, Willo Hoffman, Jordan Dougherty
No. 21 DJDS Tigers Esports
- School: Denver Jewish Day School
- Players: Jonah Weitzenfeld, David Monastyrskiy, Chayim Estreicher, Joey Tesler
No. 22 North Kart B
- School: Denver North
- Players: Miguel Nunez-Corral, Keith Medrano-Olson, Ricky McLoid, Adonis Sierra
No. 23 CECP Mario Kart Lions
- School: Colorado Early College Douglas County
- Players: John Lynch, Natalie Walh, Ilyse Medellin, Hunter Ono
No. 24 Mario Kart Varsity
- School: Mountain Range High School
- Players: Landon DeCorte, Mark Maier, Dallin Cleverley, Matthew Monahan
No. 25 THUNDERHKZ ULTRA
- School: Ellicott Senior High School
- Players: Marlena Henley, Alexander Bills, Greg McNutt, Benito Archuleta
No. 26 CHS MarioKart
- School: Centaurus High School
- Players: Sam Bryan, Joshua Kingsbury, Van Jackson, David Sutton
No. 27 Chatfield Mario Kart Varsity
- School: Chatfield High School
- Players: Kosmo Anderson, Josiah Myers, Wyatt Dodd, Brycen Hampton
No. 28 Grandview HS Mario Kart Black
- School: Grandview High School
- Players: Jo Hoffman, Ethan Campbell, Nico Torres, Elias Newman
No. 29 Grizzlies A-Mario Kart
- School: Fowler High School
- Players: Macy Cash, Courtnee Baylor, Keye Soria, Julian Kiefer
No. 30 Platte Valley Broncos
- School: Platte Valley High School
- Players: Samuel Andrews, Izzy Roth, Jaxon Newman, Prince Benyahmin Yahudahdobbs
No. 31 Creek Kart Vroom Vroom
- School: Cherry Creek High School
- Players: Liberty Mack, Cleo Brunschwig, Jasper Schwartz, Addie Siegel
No. 32 Nighthawks Kart
- School: Northfield High School
- Players: Joey Van Blerkom, Jacoby Jefferson, Sebastian Eby, Nasato Tawara