ThunderRidge's Erin Bowers was one of several athletes enjoying a spectacular afternoon at the St. Vrain Invitational, posting hurdle marks of 14.54 and 43.57. Photo by Ashley Green.
Saturday morning at practice, Nash, one of my senior sprinters, summed up the 2013 St. Vrain Invitational perfectly: “That meet was sick!”
When you impress an 18-year-old, curly-blond rat nest-haired, argyle-racing-sock-wearing kid to that extent, you’ve done something special. And once again, Tim McIntire and Mark Roberts gave the Colorado track community a night to remember. Excellent weather, peerless meet management and a deep and talented field joined forces to rewrite records and send everyone in attendance to their respective conference meets brimming with confidence.
In a meet with a lot of high-voltage stars, perhaps no one shone like Valor Christian’s Marybeth Sant (photo, above, by Kenny Regan). Pulling away from a pair of ultra-quick sophomores,...
