Colorado's Joe Bosshard is currently in line to run the 5000 meters at DI Nationals next month in Albuquerque. Photo by Alan Versaw.
It's a slow weekend of meets this weekend with most of the indoor invitationals already in the books. Next weekend is conference meets, and then it's down to last-chance meets. So, the indoor season is clearly down to its last few opportunities for qualifying.
Here's our check of Colorado and Colorado-connected athletes currently holding down positions in the national top 16s at the DI level.
Men
60 meters - Markesh Woodson, Missouri, 6th, 6.60; Raymond Bozmans, Texas Christian, 11th, 6.62
3000 meters - Ben Saarel, Colorado, 6th, 7:52.61; Blake Theroux, Colorado, 11th, 7:54.76
5000 meters - Joe Bosshard, Colorado, 9th, 13:43.21
High jump - Mark Jones, Colorado, 13th, 7-2.25
Pole vault - Joey Uhle, Air Force, 10th, 17-10.25
Shot put - Mason Finley, Wyoming, 4th, 66-0.25
Weight throw - Alex Kizirian, Colorado, 14th, 68-4.5
Women
800 meters - Kaela Edwards, Oklahoma State, 10th, 2:05.59
5000 meters - Shalaya Kipp, Colorado, 14th, 16:00.15