Once upon a time, the Arvada City
Championships were largely contested as an intra-squad track meet at the old
Arvada High School. As time has gone on, and every nook and cranny in every
direction from the intersection of Ralston and Wadsworth has filled in with
homes, the city eventually went from one high school to five, and thus the need
to contest the City Championships at a neutral site with wind gauges and FAT at
the ready should anybody pop a rankings worthy performance.
Long before lots of kids in Arvada call
themselves a bulldog, a wildcat, an eagle, a mustang or a panther, they call
themselves Apex Blazers on the CARA track circuit. If Arvadans don't cut their
teeth in the sweltering heat of a 16-hour-long CARA meet, they do so playing
soccer with the Arvada Edge or football with the Arvada Buffaloes. This sense
of famili...
