Cameron Harris and Zion Gordon put on a show in the sprints.
In the boy's sprints we saw a battle that's likely to extend outdoors in another month.
Cameron Harris vs Zion "Flash" Gordon went back and forth in the 60 and 60 hurdles spanning the two day meet. Like boxers circling each other in the ring, each took their swing.
Both proved to be ready to roll through the preliminary and semifinal heats of the 60, as both dipped under 7 seconds, though in the finals it was Harris who saved his best for last, winning the event just off the meet record in 6.87, a Colorado No. 1. Gordon took the runner-up spot in 6.94, and Gavin Sawchuk, who put together a solid meet of his own, finished third in 6.99.
Harris 1, Gordon 0.
Gordon was able to turn the tables just a few minutes later, however.
Harris entered the 60 hurdles with the fastest time, as the lone sprinter to dip under 8 seconds in the prelims and the semis, but Gordon had one more gear in the finals.
In another race that went down to the lean, this time is was Gordon coming away with the win, claiming the event in 7.91 for a new Colorado No.1, just ahead of Harris's 7.96.
Harris 1, Gordon 1.
While Harris and Gordon traded wins in the straightaway sprints, Sawchuk had his moment in the final hour of the two-day meet. The Valor Christian freshman ran clear of the field to dominate the 200 in state-leading 21.99. That's the first time Sawhuck has dipped under 22 seconds.
In the 400 we saw a battle into the final straightaway between Dakota Merritt, Langston Williams, and Dillon Andrews. In the final strides Merritt proved his winter fitness, winning the event in 50.99. Williams took second in 51.42, and Andrews finished third in 51.46.
Yasin Sado had a lengthy cross country that was filled was high quality back-to-back-to-back races, and so far his indoor season looks the same. Sado was the runaway victor in the 800, running 1:58.95 for a Colorado No. 2 mark. Behind him Air Academy's Cal Banta took the runner-up spot in 2:00.83.
We got our first glimpse of 2019 Cole Sprout in the mile, and he did not disappoint. In his first race since finishing third at Nike Cross Nationals in December, Sprout made no contest of the mile. The Valor Christian junior cruised off and away with ease to win in 4:23.15, a seven second victory. Banta completed a solid double on the day, finishing second in 4:30, just ahead of Yonas Mogos and freshman phenom Erik Le Roux, who both ran 4:31.
With Saturday's 4:31 in the mile Le Roux capped a stellar double of his own. The Cheyenne Mountain freshman dominated the 2- mile field Friday night, running away with a 9:50 victory. Both times are big PRs for Le Roux.
Behind him Ahmed Sado finished second in 9:55.
In the field events we saw a laundry list of impressive performances.
In the shot Kain Medrano was the class of the field. The Pueblo East senior came away with a dominating victory, tossing a 56-3.75 indoor PR.
Ryan Blake was head and shoulders above the field in the high jump. The senior went 6-4 to win the event by four inches.
Langston Williams had his spotlight in the long jump, where he dominated the field with a 22-2.25 victory. The win was nearly a foot beyond his nearest competitor. In the triple jump no one could go the distance with Allam Bushara. The defending state champ won the event in 47-5.5.
In the pole vault Max Manson took the field to the max, as expected. The Monarch senior cleared 16-8.75 feet with ease, then set the bar to 17-5.5.
With the eyes of the field house on him, he cleared the height on the first try, but a gentle touch on the way down tipped the bar ever so slightly, and it bobbled and came crashing down with him to the mat below.
Manson's second attempt proved unsuccessful, and his third mirrored his first. Clearly, Manson is just weeks away from coming that much closer to taking down his father's 17-7 Colorado record.