Marlee Brown puts an end to the useful life of a hurdle on Saturday morning's prelims. Photo by Alan Versaw.
For the most part, the weather cooperated beautifully for this weekend's Colorado State Junior Olympic Championships. But, at the moment when Chyna Ries most needed a 2.0 or under wind, a thunderstorm a little to the north of Legacy Stadium was pushing air southward at a rate of 3.1 meters per second. So, Ries's mark of 21-4 won't go into the record books, but you have to believe that 21-foot barrier is in deep trouble.
Ries, of course, went on to win the 17-18 women long jump, but she was scarcely the only female to register a big long jump mark on the weekend. Jerayah Davis (Wyoming) logged a 19-6 (+3.5), and Maya Evans an 18-3.75 (NWI).
From the throwing rings, the biggest news was probably a PR mark of 157-10 for Josie Natrasevschi. Mariah Walker and Keely Parish were both over 140, but still better than 10% short of Natrasevschi.
Carly Lester's 1:0...