The boy's 100 was a race decided in the final strides.
On the boy's side of the competition Gavin Schurr owned the fastest 100 in Colorado for a brief time Saturday. The Fairview sophomore dropped an 11.15 to win the event despite a less-than perfect start. Schurr's final surge in the final 30 meters is what made the difference between first and second, as overtook Horizon's Kennedy Martinez in the final strides.
Martinez did get a win, however, as he was the lone sub-23 performance in the 200. The Horizon senior went 22.89 to win the event clear of the field.
Likewise, Boulder's Aidan Beresford cracked 52 to win the 400 in 51.77. James McHenry wasn't too far back in second in 52.06.
The mid-distance events saw the Boys From The Ridge hit the track since their third place finish at Nike Cross Nationals.
Austin Vancil busted some rust in his first day back racing since finishing sixth at Nike Cross Regionals last December. The Dakota Ridge senior nearly stole the show in second heat of the 800, soloing a 2:03.65 in girl's sunglasses, which won his heat and finished third overall. Adding the feat, it was just an hour following his runaway victory in the 1,600, where he lead nearly the whole way to win in 4:20.98. That's currently the fastest time in Colorado this season.
Dylan Schubert took the runner-up spot just ahead of Ohlson, running 4:25 to Ohlson's 4:27. Of additional note, Christian Montoya soloed a 4:28 victory in the second heat, which was the sixth fastest time of the day.
While the longer the race the more unlikely a close finish, that wasn't the case in the 3,200, where James Overberg and Caleb Jaramillo took the race down the line. Overberg came away with a slim victory, beating Jaramillon 10:22.82 to 10:23.12.
And speaking of tight races, three-hundredths of a second separated the winner from second place in the 110 hurdles. Austin Jensen's lean made the difference, as ran 16.27 to Noah Cannon's 16.30.
On the other side of the spectrum, Finnegan Smith ran away with the W in the 300 hurdles, crossing the line in 42.30. Alex Moss dipped under 43 seconds as well, running 42.92 to finish second.
Owen Koonce went big in the high jump, or is it high? The Centaurus junior went 6-6 for a Colorado No.1, and a two-inch victory. D'Angello Wright was a close runner-up with a 6-4 effort.
Three went over 21 feet in the long jump, lead by Asher Sugianto's 21-9 leap.Timothy Merkle and Braelon Tate battled for the runner-up spot, with Merkle taking the claim with a 21-1.5 jump to Tate's 21-0.5.
Merkle did get a taste of victory, however, in the triple jump. The Rock Canyon senior went 43-5 for a foot victory.
Max Manson was just one week removed from his NBNI pole vault title, but the Monarch senior clearly isn't ready to settle.
Manson went big early, and clearly using his attempts to perfect an even bigger ambition for later this season. Regardless of the training-run, he won decisively with a 16-6 vault.
In the throws the competition was much, much closer, as Aaron Rhea and Jack Myers were separated by a mere foot in the discus. Rhea was the victor, tossing 123-4, while Myers was a close second at 122-4.
Likewise, Jacob Konarski and Ryan Capasso made the shot put a tight competition, as both went well over 40 feet. Konarski claimed the title with a toss of 44-10, while Capasso was the runner-up in 43-8.5.
In the team competition the Broomfield boys made it a sweep, claiming another narrow victory. Broomfield won 100.5 to Horizon's 96.