It's that time of year again when most of the State flocks to Casa Grande for our biggest premier invitational. Though we have a ton of young and vibrant talent in the State of Arizona, the Desert Twilight Invitational has always sought to assemble competitive fields to push our kids to a higher level.
However, the fact is that there's young and vibrant talent all around the southwest region as well and with so many athletes coming to compete at one of the fastest courses in the country things are bound to get interesting for Arizona. Additionally, with the arrival of new challengers attending this year's meet, this is the we could see a record number of these young ladies flowing under the 18:00 mark.
Have a look at our rundown of our picks of the top girls most likely to make an impact at the second-most important meet of the Arizona cross-country season.