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Regis Jesuit girls basketball No. 1 in preseason 5A rankings

Fossil Ridge Regis Jesuit girls basketball — Regis Jesuit girls basketball leads the preseason 5A poll. (Ray Chen/arrayphoto.com)

Regis Jesuit girls basketball, winner of the last two Class 5A titles, heads the classification’s preseason poll.

The Raiders received 11 of the 16 first-place votes in CHSAANow.com’s poll, which was released Monday. They also had 139 overall points, edging preseason No. 2 Broomfield (130).

Regis hasn’t lost to an in-state team since dropping a game to ThunderRidge in Feb. 2013. That’s a span of 28 consecutive wins against Colorado teams. The school is also 42-1 against in-state teams since the start of the 2012-13 season.

Broomfield lost in last season’s 4A title game, and is making the move to 5A this season.

Grandview is No. 3, and No. 4 Highlands Ranch and No. 5 Fossil Ridge round out the top 5.

Also ranked in the preseason are No. 6 Lakewood, No. 7 Cherry Creek, No. 8 Rampart, No. 9 Horizon and No. 10 ThunderRidge.

In 4A, Valor Christian is the preseason No. 1. Pueblo South is No. 2, and defending champion Mesa Ridge is No. 3. Holy Family, winner of last year’s 3A title which has moved up to 4A, is No. 7.

Sterling leads 3A’s preseason poll. Pagosa Springs, last season’s runner-up, is No. 2.

Yuma is the favorite in 2A. It was runner-up last season to Lutheran, which opens as No. 3.

Briggsdale heads the 1A ranking. Defending champion Norwood is No. 3.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Regis Jesuit (11)	0-0	139
2	Broomfield (3)	0-0	130
3	Grandview	0-0	116
4	Highlands Ranch (1)	0-0	104
5	Fossil Ridge (1)	0-0	89
6	Lakewood	0-0	74
7	Cherry Creek	0-0	59
8	Rampart	0-0	46
9	Horizon	0-0	40
10	ThunderRidge	0-0	29
Others receiving votes:
Monarch 16, Poudre 11, Dakota Ridge 7, Arapahoe 6, Mountain Vista 4, Denver East 2, Legacy 2, Pine Creek 2, Castle View 1, Palmer 1, Ralston Valley 1, Rocky Mountain 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Valor Christian (8)	0-0	110
2	Pueblo South (1)	0-0	87
3	Sand Creek	0-0	83
4	Mesa Ridge (3)	0-0	75
5	Pueblo West (1)	0-0	50
6	D’Evelyn	0-0	44
7	Holy Family	0-0	42
8	Montrose	0-0	29
9	Pueblo East	0-0	28
10	Silver Creek	0-0	21
Others receiving votes:
Longmont 18, Green Mountain 17, Palmer Ridge 17, Air Academy 14, Mullen 12, Sierra 12, Glenwood Springs 10, Elizabeth 9, Thompson Valley 7, Vista Ridge 7, Discovery Canyon 6, Windsor 5, Palisade 3, Standley Lake 3, Falcon 2, Canon City 1, Eagle Valley 1, Evergreen 1, Mead 1.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Sterling (4)	0-0	93
2	Pagosa Springs (4)	0-0	84
3	Lutheran (3)	0-0	75
4	Manitou Springs (1)	0-0	62
5	Eaton	0-0	61
6	St. Mary’s	0-0	43
7	Machebeuf	0-0	37
8	Lamar	0-0	30
9	Peak to Peak	0-0	27
10	Olathe	0-0	22
Others receiving votes:
Brush 19, Platte Valley 19, Centauri 17, Trinidad 15, Strasburg 12, La Junta 9, Salida 9, Kent Denver 8, Buena Vista 6, Valley 6, Moffat County 3, Monte Vista 2, Grand Valley 1.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Yuma (8)	0-0	96
2	Hoehne (1)	0-0	82
3	Caliche	0-0	71
4	Peyton (1)	0-0	68
5	Akron	0-0	63
6	Paonia	0-0	47
7	Meeker	0-0	41
8	Rye	0-0	21
9	Sanford	0-0	16
10	Simla	0-0	13
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 6, Del Norte 6, Sargent 5, Highland 4, Sedgwick County 4, Ellicott 3, Clear Creek 2, Ridgway 2.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Briggsdale (4)	0-0	88
2	Idalia (2)	0-0	82
3	Norwood (3)	0-0	78
4	Eads	0-0	58
5	Shining Mountain	0-0	48
6	Cheraw	0-0	41
7	Fleming	0-0	35
8	Kit Carson	0-0	29
9	Community Christian (1)	0-0	22
10	Otis	0-0	15
Others receiving votes:
Peetz 8, Elbert 6, Gilpin County 6, Hi-Plains 4, La Veta 4, Sangre De Cristo 4, Weldon Valley 4, Kim 3, South Baca 3, Flagler 2, Springfield 2, Wiley 2, Jim Elliot 1, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 1.

November 24, 2014

Shining Mountain’s Ginger Hutton goes all in for cross country

Ginger Hutton of Shining Mountain Waldorf can’t stop running.

After nabbing all-state cross country honors as a junior and placing sixth at the 2013 Class 2A state championship, she spent part of her summer competing at the track and field Junior Olympics in Texas, where she placed sixth in the 800-meter run and seventh in the 1500-meter run.

If Hutton seems born to run, perhaps it’s because it’s in her genes. While initially hesitant to go out for cross country, Hutton credits her sister Birdie, who holds a number of Shining Mountain Waldorf records in track and field, for guiding her into the sport as an uncertain freshman.

“My sister Birdie is an awesome runner and a great role model. When I was going into high school, she was always trying to get me out to run, and finally at the start of track season my freshman year I agreed,” said Hutton. “Thus I will never forget that season of falling in love with running, and running one and two at state (track and field meet) in the mile with her.”

Despite being an excellent overall athlete who competes in the high jump and has played other varsity sports, this fall Hutton is cutting down her schedule to focus strictly on cross country. And after training most of the summer for track and field, she might be in an even better position to compete — which doesn’t bode well for other runners looking to catch her.

“I’ve only run one cross country season during which I also played varsity volleyball, so up until now I concentrated more on the track season,” said Hutton. “This fall I will be focused solely on cross country and we will see how my late track season (training and racing) rolls over.”

As one of just two returning members of the 2A all-state squad from a year ago, Hutton has high expectations for the upcoming season.

Shining Mountain Waldorf returns a number of excellent runners from last year’s group that placed sixth at the 2A state championship, names Hutton is quick to bring up when discussing her team’s expectations for 2014.

“I’m hoping that our team wins state,” said Hutton. “I feel that we have a very strong girl’s team (with) Paisley Sheehan, Ella Baca (and) Inaya Shore for cross country and I am excited to see how the season plays out.”

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Class 2A girls cross country

Defending individual champion: Miriam Roberts, Lyons (graduated)

Returning All-State athletes: Hutton; Rachel Rairdon, Heritage Christian Academy, Jr.

Defending team champion: Hotchkiss

Team runner-up: Lyons

Regular season begins: August 21

Postseason: Regionals Completed by October 18

Championships: October 25 at Norris-Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs

August 18, 2014

All-state girls track & field teams for 2014 season

The 2014 all-state girls track and field teams are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created based upon results at the state meet.

Scroll down to see the teams, or use the menu below to navigate to the class of your choosing.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

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Class 5A

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Stephanie Bess	Senior	Arvada West	Triple jump
Jordyn Colter	Junior	Cherry Creek	800 meters, 1600 meters
Lauren Gregory	Freshman	Fort Collins	3200 meters
Dior Hall	Senior	George Washington	100 hurdles
Heather Harrower	Senior	Fairview	400 meters
Carly Lester	Junior	Rocky Mountain	300 hurdles
Josephine Natrasevschi	Senior	Fort Collins	Shot put, Discus
Carly Paul	Senior	Poudre	High jump
Chyna Ries	Senior	Denver East	Long jump
Heather Waite	Senior	Loveland	Pole vault
Alleandra Watt	Junior	Pine Creek	100 meters, 200 meters

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Class 4A

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Michelle Carbajal	Senior	Eagle Valley	Triple jump
Alexei Cox	Senior	Broomfield	100 meters
Elise Cranny	Senior	Niwot	800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters
Rebecca Harris	Senior	Sand Creek	Long jump
Molly Klotz	Senior	Longmont	300 hurdles
Lindsey Kroboth	Senior	Thompson Valley	High jump
Nicole Montgomery	Junior	Lewis-Palmer	200 meters, 400 meters
Ashlyn Nolan	Sophomore	Discovery Canyon	100 hurdles
Kimberly Peterson	Senior	Elizabeth	Pole vault
Haley Showalter	Junior	Valor Christian	Discus
Mariah Walker	Senior	Sand Creek	Shot put

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Class 3A

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Hannah Carr	Senior	The Classical Academy	Shot put
Kylie Chavez	Freshman	Sterling	Long jump
Eva-lou Edwards	Senior	Bayfield	3200 meters
Kelsi Lasota	Senior	Estes Park	800 meters, 1600 meters
Jazmin Montes	Senior	Platte Valley	Triple jump
Brittany Pierce	Senior	Eaton	400 meters
Kayla Pinnt	Sophomore	Moffat County	100 meters, 200 meters
Taylor Strohecker	Senior	Pagosa Springs	High jump
Andrea Willis	Sophomore	The Classical Academy	Pole vault
Sarah Yocum	Freshman	Faith Christian	100 hurdles, 300 hurdles

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Class 2A

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Sophia Anderson	Freshman	Hoehne	Triple jump
Kacey Buttrick	Junior	South Park	300 hurdles
Jennifer Celis	Senior	Hotchkiss	400 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters
Monica Drury	Sophomore	Yuma	Pole vault
Morgan Hartigan	Junior	Paonia	Shot put
Logan Hixon	Sophomore	Yuma	Long jump
Brooke Lenox	Sophomore	Eads	Discus
Miranda Mathiason	Junior	Highland	100 hurdles
Miriam Roberts	Senior	Lyons	3200 meters
Marissa Storey	Senior	Sangre de Cristo	100 meters, 200 meters
Ashley Van Vleet	Sophomore	Paonia	High jump

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Class 1A

First Team
Name	Year	School	Event(s)
Taylor Alexander	Sophomore	Vail Christian	200 meters, Pole vault
Corissa Guynes	Senior	Dove Creek	100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Morgan Howard	Senior	Cheyenne Wells	High jump
Ginger Hutton	Junior	Shining Mountain	800 meters
Audrey Rose Kachin	Junior	Plateau Valley	400 meters
Rebecca Kaiser	Junior	Prairie	Long jump
Michaela Keeler	Senior	Hi-Plains	Discus
Rebekah Rairdon	Sophomore	Heritage Christian	1600 meters, 3200 meters
Kirby Vanderpool	Senior	Granada	Triple jump
Madison Young	Senior	Dove Creek	Shot put
Kayla Zink	Freshman	Caliche	100 meters

June 4, 2014

George Washington’s Hall breaks 100 hurdles record at 5A girls track

LAKEWOOD — George Washington’s Dior Hall has been a national phenom in the 100-meter hurdles for many years, but accomplished something Saturday that no one in Colorado history had at the State Track and Field Championships.

She ran a 13.09 100-hurdles in the Class 5A finals, smashing the 1996 all-classification record of 13.23 held by Denver South’s Dominique Calloway. The time was the third fastest in U.S. history for a high school girl.

Perhaps the most amazing thing is that Hall’s 13.09 wasn’t even a personal best. The senior holds the national record in the event with a 13.01, a time she ran to win silver at the World Youth Championships last summer. At a March meet in New York, Hall set the 60-meter hurdles national record with a time of 8.11.

George Washington's Dior Hall. (Brock Laue) — George Washington’s Dior Hall. (Brock Laue)

On Saturday, Hall put on a show in the first event of the final day of State at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. Her competition was Cherry Creek’s super sophomore Ashley Miller, already one of the fastest Colorado girls hurdlers in history herself.

From the gun, Hall and Miller took control but the George Washington star’s speed and picturesque form cruised her past the field to the near sub-13 performance. Miller placed second in the fourth-fastest time in state history, 13.38.

“I just wanted to complete my race plan,” Hall said of her preparation for the final. “Going into finals I wanted to run 12.9, but I ran 13.09. It’s pretty good.”

Hall, who has mostly focused on the 100 hurdles and the Patriots’ always blistering relay squads during high school, displayed versatility senior year.

“I split a 54 on the sprint medley (relay),” Hall said. “It was my first event of the year. I was actually not supposed to run as fast as I did, but I felt like someone was behind me, so I felt like I had to go faster. I was really happy with a 54.”

Hall’s performance was enough to help George Washington become the first Colorado sprint medley relay team to break 1:43. They own the all-classification record with a 1:42.98, the top time in America when they ran it.

The Patriots chose not to stack the relay at State, but Hall was certainly busy Saturday. Less than an hour after her 100 hurdle performance, she placed second in the 100-meter dash in a time of 11.69, a new personal record. Pine Creek’s Ally Watt claimed the 5A crown in a time of 11.53.

Hall also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash in 24.26 seconds. Watt won the double with a blistering 23.73.

Hall even ran a leg on George Washington’s second place 400-meter relay (47.13). Pine Creek claimed the title in 46.55, a mere .04 seconds off the Colorado record of 46.51, which GW set in 2007.

Hall’s impressive weekend helped the Patriots place fifth in the 5A girls team standings with 51 points. Fort Collins won the state championship with 84 points, four points ahead of Pine Creek.

Elise Cranny-led Niwot won its second straight 4A championship with 66 points. Thompson Valley finished second with 57.5 and Broomfield was third with 55 points.

The Classical Academy won its third consecutive team title in 3A with a dominating 111-point tally. Eaton was second with 82.5 points.

In 2A, Paonia held off a game Hotchkiss 102-86 to claim back-to-back team crowns.

Jennifer Celis did her best to give Hotchkiss a chance at victory with 30 individual points in the 400 (57.84), 800 (2:11.43), and 1,600 (4:58.55) by herself. She also anchored the state championship 1600-meter relay in a time of 3:59.78.

Hotchkiss' Jennifer Celis. (Brock Laue) — Hotchkiss’ Jennifer Celis. (Brock Laue)

Celis broke her own 2A records in the 800 and 1,600. She closed with a scorching fast kick in both races to beat West Grand’s Tabor Scholl. Celis’ 800-meter race was especially impressive.

“The past few years I would take it on pace and then slow up to make sure I had enough for the kick,” Celis said of her 800-meter state championship. “This year I really just wanted to run my own race. I knew I wanted to break 2:13 this year, but for that race I kind of just wanted to run it to win it and hopefully the time would come.”

One event later, Celis won the 400-meter dash despite admittedly tired legs.

The Hotchkiss star might be a 2A athlete, but will be competing for a big-time college program next season — Oklahoma State University — after winning six individual state titles and three relay titles in her career.

In 1A, Shining Mountain Waldorf won an exciting battle for the State Championship with 74 points. Heritage Christian (71), Dove Creek (68), and Vail Christian (65) were all in the mix late into the weekend.

On a day filled with spectacular performances, Hall’s 100-hurdle state championship run stood out. The senior exudes humility and class, but is honest about her long-term goals.

“To make the Olympics in 2016, win, and break the world record,” Hall said of her ultimate dream.

The George Washington star seems capable of anything after a breathtaking Saturday morning at Jeffco Stadium.

Shining Mountain won the 1A girls track championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com)

Paonia won the 2A girls track championship (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com)

The Classical Academy won 3A girls track's championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com) — The Classical Academy won 3A girls track’s championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com)

Niwot won 4A girls track's championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com) — Niwot won 4A girls track’s championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com)

Fort Collins won 5A girls track's championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com) — Fort Collins won 5A girls track’s championship. (Whitney Webermeier/CHSAANow.com)

May 18, 2014