We begin with a few honorable mentions who could finish among the top seven at Grande Sports Complex. The Durango Demons finished 6th at Desert Twilight last year and return four of their scoring runners from last year. Their top guy, Noah Bodewes has already run sub-15 for 5km at Liberty Bell and their team as a whole has one of the tightest 1-5 spreads in Colorado.
Let's not rule out the Peak to Peak Pumas, ranked number 1 for 3A in Colorado. Justin like Bodewes their top boy, William Ledden went sub-16 for 5km from Liberty Bell, and they also have two Seniors Justin Hager and Ethan Monarski, who have run in the mid-16s for 5km. Overall, they are a good squad with a solid pack just 66 seconds apart that can finish top five in the Sweepstakes race.