There is no state title contender anchoring the final leg of this year’s version of the girls 400-meter relay team for Heights.

Find three fast girls to pair with an elite sprinter was the equation the Falcons used to win two state championships, in 2012 and 2010. But this year, the equation has changed.

Rianne Richard, Chaylynn Conley, Kolby Ganther and Gabriella Ocadiz are all blazers in the 100, but no Heights sprinter is among the top five times posted this season in Class 5A.

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