Zoe Gilbertson Snares Spotlight on a Big Day for Colorado

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Zoe Gilbertson's trip to Albuquerque netted her two firsts, a second, and two PRs. Photo by Alan Versaw.

For Colorado, this weekend was an exercise in quality over quantity. Colorado didn't send massive numbers down to the 2015 Great Southwest Classic Indoor, but those they did send down did a lot of damage.

And the damage started about as soon as the meet began with Zoe Gilbertson flying over the 60 hurdles with no threats on left or right to a time of 8.80. A few minutes later, she was back, winning the hurdle-free 60 in a PR time of 7.94.

The boys had Norman Grimes out of Amarillo, Texas, to deal with in those two events, and so had to settle for seconds by Ryan Younggreen (60H) and Mario Currie (60) for the two events. Jay Shuman and Max Gilbertson had Younggreen's back in the 60H, but where he really needed help was with what was in front of him.

Action of Colorado interest resumed with the girls mile. For better than seven of the eight laps, plus nine metes, New Mexico's Arena Lewis ...