In a dramatic reversal of the trend of recent years, Colorado is moving forward into Simplot's finals in massive numbers.
As it turns out, Thursday was merely the table setting for Friday. Colorado's entries moved through preliminary rounds on Friday and into Saturday's finals in numbers almost to large to detail. But, we'll give it a try nevertheless. At the bottom of this article is a link to all results for the day (except field event results--Simplot reports no marks for the preliminary rounds of field events). As you peruse the results, keep in mind that the track times you see are without spikes. Spikes are not legal for the preliminary rounds at Simplot
Boys Advancers
60 meters - Kossi Tchenawou (1), Jai'Shawn Thompson (3), Trevor Cook (4), Jaysean Skrine (8), Andrew Bradberry (14), Noah Willoughby (17), Jake Peterson (18)
200 meters - Brandon Singleton (2), Jaysean Skrine (4), Jai'Shawn Thompson (5), Trevor Cook (9), Nico Forcatto (10), Mar'Keith Bailey (11), Jake Peterson (16), Kossi Tchenawou (17)
400 meters - Kevin McClanahan (3), Brandon Singleton (4), Sawyer Pehkonen (7), Jack Robb (9)
800 meters - Zac Petrie (5)
60 meter hurdles - Tyler Russell (8), Jordan Wright (14)
High jump - Tyler Russell, Nicholas Meihaus
Pole vault - Nicholas Meihaus, Zachary Ray
Long jump - none
Triple jump - Tyler Russell
Shot put - Nathan Dunivan, Nick Garcia
Colorado also has entries in all three relay finals (4x200, 4x400, and SMR16)
Girls Advancers
60 meters - Chyna Ries (4), Alexei Cox (6), Shayna Yon (9), Audra Koopman (12),
200 meters - Alexei Cox (9), Tashay Brown (10), Daisha Stanley (16)
400 meters - Heather Harrower (3), Payton Miller (5), Taylor Buschy (8), Rosa Hardarson (13)
800 meters - Riley Cooney (2), Jennifer Celis (3)
60 meter hurdles - Dior Hall (1), Maya Ries (5), Carly Lester (8), Rebecca Harris (11), Victoria Coombe (14)
High jump - Lindsey Kroboth, Ashlyn Hare
Pole vault - Stephanie Bess, Chloe Woest, Christina Stathakis
Long jump - Audra Koopman, Chyna Ries, Shayna Yon
Triple jump - Stephanie Bess, Tarah Vijayasarathy, Maya Ries
Shot put - Mariah Walker, Haley Showalter
And, again, Colorado has entries in all three relay finals for Saturday, to include a #1 seed by the Fort Collins Track Club in the 4x200