With throwers like Santana Salazar constantly coming up through the ranks, we've long suspected Lamar has one of the best throwing programs in the state. The point totals from this year's state meet add a lot of weight that suspicion. Photo by Alan Versaw.
Special to Colorado Track XC by Chris Medina
Editor's Note: After seeing my article on the Golden Baton Awards, Chris Medina was motivated to took a closer look at throws scoring by school. Always on the lookout for ways to more effectively promote track and field, I told him I'd be delighted to run an article with the results he uncovered. This is that piece. The idea is the tally up all the points scored by the throwers from the various schools in each classification. The school scoring the most throws points is crowned this year's winner.
1A Throws
Total Points - Hi-Plains 39, Elbert 18
Boys Points - Hi-Plains 24, Elbert 18
Girls Points - Dove Creek 17, Hi-Plains 15
2A Throws
Total Points - John Mall 26, Burlington 19
Boys Points - John Mall 26, Swink 11
Girls Points - Eads 18, Burlington 15
3A Throws
Total Points - Lamar 45, The Classical Academy 26
Boys Points - Trinidad 18, Cedaredge 17
Girls Points - Lamar 31, The Classical Academy 20
4A Throws
Total Points - Sand Creek 33, Longmont 26
Boys Points - Discovery Canyon 20, Sand Creek 16
Girls Points - Longmont 19, Sand Creek 17, Valor Christian 17
5A Throws
Total Points - Rocky Mountain 27, Fort Collins 24
Boys Points - Rocky Mountain 20, Grandview 9, Mountain Range 9
Girls Points - Fort Collins 24, Rampart 16
What we really need now is another throwing event to help fill out the totals and remove some of the annual variability from a list like this.