This week’s boys soccer rankings have been released.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Broomfield (11)
0-0
209
1
0-0
2
Boulder (4)
0-0
201
2
0-0
3
Regis Jesuit (3)
0-0
187
3
0-0
4
Fairview
0-0
126
6
0-0
5
Arapahoe (1)
1-0
120
8
1-0
6
Grandview
0-0
118
5
0-0
7
Pine Creek
2-0
94
10
2-0
8
Legacy
0-0
85
7
0-0
9
Cherry Creek
0-1
70
4
0-1
10
Arvada West
1-0
68
11
1-0
11
Denver East
0-0
62
8
0-0
12
Castle View
0-0
58
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Rampart 50, Far Northeast Warriors 32, Fort Collins 25, Mountain Vista 22, Rock Canyon 14, Overland 12, Rocky Mountain 12, Gateway 12, Valor Christian 10, Bear Creek 9, Adams City 8, Ralston Valley 7, Smoky Hill 7, Prairie View 6, Eaglecrest 4, Rangeview 4, Ponderosa 3, Liberty 2, Legend 1
Dropped out
Rampart (12)
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Air Academy (11)
0-0
288
1
0-0
2
Skyview (8)
0-0
268
2
0-0
3
Battle Mountain (3)
1-0
208
5
1-0
4
Lewis-Palmer (1)
0-0
193
4
0-0
5
Golden
1-0
161
3
1-0
6
Denver North
0-0
148
6
0-0
7
Alameda (1)
2-0
114
11
2-0
8
The Classical Academy (1)
1-0
93
12
1-0
9
Pueblo Centennial
2-0
75
10
2-0
10
Niwot
1-0
73
–
1-0
11
Holy Family
0-0
71
8
0-0
12
Mullen
0-0
50
–
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Discovery Canyon 46, Windsor 43, Northfield 40, Centaurus 38, Evergreen 32, Regis Groff 26, Cheyenne Mountain 25, Glenwood Springs 20, Thomas Jefferson 20, Grand Junction 16, Erie 15, Greeley West 12, Northridge 12, Thompson Valley 10, Montrose 9, Greeley Central 9, Standley Lake 9, Littleton 8, Harrison 7, Wheat Ridge 6, Palmer Ridge 6, Pueblo West 5, Elizabeth 5, Steamboat Springs 4, Durango 4, Pueblo Central 4, D’Evelyn 3, George Washington 3, Denver West 2, Loveland 2, Lincoln 1
Dropped out
Discovery Canyon (7), Centaurus (8)
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Colorado Academy (4)
1-0
121
1
1-0
2
Kent Denver (5)
0-0
110
2
0-0
3
Liberty Common
1-0
106
7
1-0
4
Salida
1-0
73
3
1-0
5
Delta (1)
1-0
66
–
1-0
6
Faith Christian
0-0
64
6
0-0
7
Coal Ridge (2)
1-0
59
10
1-0
8
Atlas Preparatory School
0-0
44
4
0-0
9
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0
33
8
0-0
10
Jefferson Academy
0-0
27
–
0-0
11
Roaring Fork
0-1
26
5
0-1
12
Frontier Academy
1-0
22
–
1-0
Others receiving votes:
Palisade 16, DSST: Byers 16, Aurora West College Prep Academy 15, Manitou Springs 14, Lutheran 13, Alamosa 13, Colorado Springs Christian 12, The Academy 12, Middle Park 11, Vail Mountain 11, KIPP Denver Collegiate 11, Lamar 8, DSST: College View 6, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 6, Peak to Peak 5, Fort Lupton 4, SkyView Academy 3, DSST: Montview 2, Basalt 2, Aspen 2, Bennett 2, Arvada 1
Dropped out
Aurora West College Prep Academy (8), Aspen (11), Lutheran (12)
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Denver Christian (2)
1-0
78
2
1-0
2
Dawson School (1)
0-0
62
4
0-0
3
Ridgway (1)
0-2
56
1
0-2
4
Fountain Valley (2)
0-0
53
3
0-0
5
Crested Butte (1)
2-0
45
6
2-0
6
Telluride
1-0
42
5
1-0
7
Thomas MacLaren School
0-0
32
12
0-0
8
Lotus School For Excellence
0-0
28
8
0-0
9
Colorado Rocky Mountain
1-1
27
7
1-1
10
Mile High Academy
0-0
22
8
0-0
11
Colorado Springs School
0-0
21
–
0-0
12
Heritage Christian
0-0
19
11
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Loveland Classical 15, The Vanguard School 10, Evangelical Christian 10, Dolores Huerta Prep 8, Ellicott 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Beth Eden Baptist 2, Campion Academy 1, Lake County 1
THORNTON — Evergreen overcame many obstacles to claim its third-straight Class 3A girls swimming and diving state championship Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
The Cougars took second place in each of the last two races en route to 360 points. Aspen finished in second place (273), followed by Glenwood Springs (254) and Holy Family (219.5).
“It has been a crazy season, but it has been incredibly rewarding,” said Evergreen head coach Liz Hudd, now in her 21st season. “We had a way smaller team. We had girls that came back from illness, came back from not being able to swim because they couldn’t get into the water … and they brought it in the end.
“The girls just did their job,” she explained. “Some of them had best swims, some of them didn’t. But they just were resilient, and consistent and they did an amazing job. I have to hand it to them. They really picked it up at the end, and that’s when we were able to pull away with it.”
It marked the fifth-ever girls swim and dive state championship for Evergreen, which also won 4A titles in 2014 and 2015.
“It’s my first! It’s super-exciting!” said freshman Finley Anderson, who finished second in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 100 butterfly.
“It was different from anything else that I’ve done. But it was an experience that I will never forget. It was so fun being in here and racing and being a part of such an amazing team. There was definitely some pressure to win a third, but it made me go faster; it made us push each other.”
Evergreen wasn’t the only big winner Tuesday.
(Paul Soriano)
Berthoud’s Jamie Dellwardt captured a pair of state championships on the day.
She blazed to a title in the 200 freestyle. The senior recorded a time of 1:54.51 to finish ahead of Jolie Kim of Kent Denver (1:55.93), last year’s champion in the event, and Tuva Siegel of Denver North (1:58.28).
Dellwardt earned her second state championship with the top time in the 100 backstroke (56.91). Anderson finished second (57.31) while Holy Family’s Abigail Philipsen placed third (58.28).
Discovery Canyon junior Victoria Sanders began the day with a state championship in diving. Her score of 479.35 gave her the win over Holy Family’s Mary Kate Cavanaugh (432.30) and Libby Claassen of Glenwood Springs (420.70) and marked the third-straight diving state championship for Discovery Canyon. Rachel Alexander won the event in 2019 and 2020.
Aspen won the first relay event, the 200 medley. The Skiers (Lilly Huggard, Emily Kinney, Kayla Tehrani and Bennett Jones) swam to a mark of 1:49.76 to easily outpace Evergreen (1.51.76) and Glenwood Springs (1:51.92).
Caitlin Crysel of St. Mary’s Academy, cruised to an easy victory in the 200 Individual Medley. The freshman posted a time of 2:06.62 to finish ahead of Bennett Jones of Aspen (2:10.06) and Pueblo County’s Kandi Liberato (2:14.04).
Kalie Linden of St. Mary’s Academy was the top athlete in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.52. Discovery Canyon’s Eden Nolan finished second in 24.85, followed by Tehrani (25.01).
Tehrani then flew to a victory in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.37 to edge Crysel (57.46) and Caitlin Beery of Thomas Jefferson (58.18).
In the 100 freestyle, Siegel won the state championship with a time of 53.35. Linden finished second (54.42) and Gunnison’s Ashlynd Harris placed third (54.74).
(Paul Soriano)
Kim improved on her second-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a state championship in the 500 freestyle. Kim, a senior, posted a time of 5:08.76 to win the event for the second-consecutive year. Beery finished second with a time of 5:09.46, while Amelie Ogilby of Glenwood Springs finished third (5:09.47).
In one of the most exciting races of the day, St. Mary’s Academy edged Aspen in the 200 freestyle relay. The Pirates (Crysel, Ella Yearsley, Charlotte Gaudet and Linden) earned a time of 1:40.73 to win the state championship, while the Skiers touched in 1:40.79
Isabella Kuzbek of Manitou Springs was the top-seed in the 100 breaststroke heading into the meet, and she did not disappoint. The senior captured her first state championship with a time of 1:07.36. Alyssa Cook of Evergreen finished second in 1:07.95, followed by Jillian Carlson of Delta (1:08.10), last year’s champion in the event.
D’Evelyn capped the evening with a stunning win in the 400 freestyle relay. Sammy Skrzekut, Kati Livingood, Ayla Pierce and Ava Anderson teamed up to post a time of 3:42.91. Evergreen’s Anderson, Kileigh Ackerman, Cook and Taylor Jacobson finished second in 3:43.06, followed by Glenwood Springs (Amy Madsen, Ogilby, Ellie MacPherson and Kylee Smith) in 3:44.21.
[divider]
2021 3A Girls Swimming and Diving State Champions
Diving: Victoria Sanders, Discovery Canyon
200 Medley Relay: Aspen
200 Freestyle: Jamie Dellwardt, Berthoud
200 Individual Medley: Caitlin Crysel, St. Mary’s Academy
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Vista PEAK Prep (6)
0-0
66
2
Denver East (1)
0-0
49
3
Rangeview (1)
0-0
46
4
Westminster
0-0
39
5
Denver South
0-0
34
6
Far Northeast
0-0
31
7
Boulder
0-0
30
8
Fort Collins
0-0
28
Others receiving votes:
Mountain Range 14, Northglenn 4, Hinkley 3
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Thomas Jefferson (2)
0-0
58
2
Harrison (2)
0-0
54
3
Falcon
0-0
45
4
Denver North
0-0
31
5
Lincoln (1)
0-0
29
6
Skyview
0-0
26
7
Aurora Central
0-0
25
8
Gateway
0-0
24
Others receiving votes:
Sierra 18, Centaurus 13, George Washington 12, Kennedy 5
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Basalt (3)
0-0
45
2
Rifle (1)
0-0
37
3
The Classical Academy
0-0
33
4
Faith Christian
0-0
28
5
Aspen (1)
0-0
23
6
Glenwood Springs
0-0
18
7
Kent Denver
0-0
12
8
Northfield (1)
0-0
10
Others receiving votes:
Steamboat Springs 4, The Academy 3, Salida 1, Sand Creek 1, Denver West 1
The preseason boys soccer rankings are out, and they are led by Broomfield (5A), Air Academy (5A), Colorado Academy (3A) and Ridgway (2A).
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Voted upon by coaches around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings are part of the postseason seeding process.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Broomfield (12)
0-0
219
2
Boulder (2)
0-0
202
3
Regis Jesuit (1)
0-0
182
4
Cherry Creek
0-0
151
5
Grandview
0-0
129
6
Fairview
0-0
119
7
Legacy
0-0
103
8
Arapahoe
0-0
99
9
Denver East
0-0
83
10
Pine Creek
0-0
82
11
Arvada West
0-0
78
12
Rampart
0-0
57
13
Castle View
0-0
53
14
Fort Collins
0-0
49
15
Mountain Vista
0-0
40
Others receiving votes:
Ralston Valley 36, Far Northeast Warriors 31, Rock Canyon 31, Rocky Mountain 30, Valor Christian 17, Rangeview 16, Overland 16, Eaglecrest 14, Chatfield 11, Smoky Hill 10, Adams City 10, Cherokee Trail 9, Fossil Ridge 8, Legend 7, Gateway 6, Vista PEAK Prep 5, Highlands Ranch 4, Aurora Central 3, Columbine 3, Douglas County 2, Bear Creek 2, Liberty 2, Hinkley 1
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Air Academy (5)
0-0
197
2
Skyview (5)
0-0
190
3
Golden (1)
0-0
170
4
Lewis-Palmer (2)
0-0
150
5
Battle Mountain
0-0
149
6
Denver North
0-0
141
7
Discovery Canyon
0-0
100
8
Centaurus
0-0
80
9
Holy Family
0-0
79
10
Pueblo Centennial
0-0
73
11
Alameda
0-0
66
12
The Classical Academy
0-0
56
13
Niwot
0-0
52
14
Northfield (1)
0-0
46
15
Mullen
0-0
37
Others receiving votes:
Regis Groff 26, Thomas Jefferson 24, Durango 23, Glenwood Springs 22, Cheyenne Mountain 20, Montrose 19, Standley Lake 14, Erie 12, Pueblo West 11, George Washington 7, Denver West 7, Steamboat Springs 7, Loveland 7, Lincoln 4, Littleton 3, Palmer Ridge 3, Kennedy 2, Woodland Park 2, Grand Junction 1
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Colorado Academy (2)
0-0
136
2
Kent Denver (4)
0-0
128
3
Salida (1)
0-0
96
4
Atlas Preparatory School (1)
0-0
88
5
Roaring Fork
0-0
81
6
Faith Christian
0-0
77
7
Liberty Common
0-0
66
8
Arrupe Jesuit
0-0
56
9
Aurora West College Prep Academy
0-0
52
10
Coal Ridge
0-0
44
11
Aspen (1)
0-0
39
12
Lutheran
0-0
35
13
Manitou Springs (1)
0-0
34
14
Jefferson Academy
0-0
28
15
Vail Mountain
0-0
25
Others receiving votes:
KIPP Denver Collegiate 19, Alamosa 18, Delta 17, Fort Lupton 16, Peak to Peak 15, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 14, Colorado Springs Christian 13, DSST: Montview 13, DSST: Byers 11, The Academy 10, Eagle Ridge Academy 10, DSST: Conservatory Green 9, Pagosa Springs 8, SkyView Academy 7, Middle Park 6, Frontier Academy 6, Lamar 4, St. Mary’s 4, Arvada 4, Basalt 3, Strive Prep – Smart Academy 3, Prospect Ridge Academy 2, Estes Park 2, Bishop Machebeuf 1
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
1
Ridgway (3)
0-0
75
2
Denver Christian
0-0
74
3
Fountain Valley (2)
0-0
71
4
Dawson School (1)
0-0
69
5
Telluride
0-0
58
6
Crested Butte
0-0
55
7
Colorado Rocky Mountain
0-0
54
8
Mile High Academy
0-0
43
9
Lotus School For Excellence
0-0
37
10
Loveland Classical
0-0
32
11
Heritage Christian
0-0
28
12
Thomas MacLaren School
0-0
27
13
Colorado Springs School
0-0
25
14
Campion Academy
0-0
15
15
Rocky Mountain Lutheran
0-0
11
Others receiving votes:
Addenbrooke Classical Academy 8, Dolores Huerta Prep 8, The Vanguard School 6, Caprock Academy 6, Ellicott 5, Beth Eden Baptist 5, Lake County 4, Front Range Christian 3, Union Colony Prep 1
DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis made good on his pledge to attend the first day of high school sports competition.
Polis visited the DPS Invitational at Wellshire Golf Course on Thursday morning, a tournament that marked the first day high school sports competition in the state since the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic shut down athletics in mid-March.
“It’s great to have high school sports back,” Polis said. “High school sports are a big part of who we are, and it drives a lot of kids to be part of their school environment, to socialize, to learn those skills that are so important in the work force: being a member of a team, leadership, stepping up when you need to be part of the whole.
“It’s great that high school sports are back, really due to the hard work of Coloradans. The fact that Coloradans are being safe, they’re wearing masks, they’re staying six feet from others,” Polis continued. “We see that in having lower viral numbers than a lot of the other states that are hot spots. Part of that reward for that is that kids are going to have all of the different high school sports season that we have, and they’ll have an opportunity to participate in organized high school sports this year.”
The DPS Invitational included 15 teams: Denver North, Erie, Cherry Creek, Cheyenne Mountain, Arvada West, Regis Jesuit, Denver East, Lakewood, Denver South, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Rock Canyon, Boulder, Northfield and Conifer.