The great debates of 2013

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The 5A boys state title all came down to this. Colorado Track XC file photo.

There exist many ways to look at a year in review, and I intend to visit a few of them. We’ll start out, however, by looking at the great debates of 2013 and declaring a few winners. In no particular order, here’s a quick review of the great debates of the year almost gone by:
 
1. Springtime weather versus track and field – Yes, we did have an extraordinary number of meet casualties to the unusually cold weather in the spring of 2013. How cold was it? Cold enough that my tulips froze in late April. But, track and field had the final laugh when the state meet closed in a torrent of best-ever marks.
 
2. Dior Hall versus Sasha Wallace – In the battle of 60 meter hurdlers extraordinaire, Wallace took the showdowns at both Brooks PR and New Balance Nationals Indoor.
 
3. Katie Rainsberger versus Elise Cranny – In the springtime, this was still a classic battle and the pair stag...