By Nathan Max
WSL Executive Editor

MURRIETA, Calif. -- Stanford-bound Cherry Creek senior middie Annie Anton is the No. 1 ranked senior female lacrosse player in the Western United States, according to the new WSL Elite 25 girls player rankings.

This year’s Elite 25 girls rankings were compiled by the WSL editorial staff with some input from a select group of Western-based high school coaches. The vast majority of the players selected have either signed to play college lacrosse for NCAA Division I programs or were selected as U.S. Lacrosse High School All-Americans as juniors.

Some players, like Anton, met both those criteria.

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Five of the Top 10-ranked players have signed to play at the University of California. This year’s list has a heavy concentration of players from Northern California and Colorado because of especially strong senior classes in both those regions.

For example, there are eight seniors in Northern California who were selected either first-team or honorable-mention All-Americans last year when they were juniors. That is more than any other region in the West.

Anton was one of two returning first-team All-Americans out of Colorado.

This is the second straight season in which the top-ranked female player has come from the Cherry Creek program.