Caitlin Simmons was on fire during the 100 hurdles Thursday afternoon.
In the wake of Minor's dominance, Smoky Hill's Makiya Gayles put together quite a day herself. The senior finished second to Minor in the 100, running 12.75, and doubled back to win the 200 in 26.11.
Two cracked the coveted 60-second mark in the 400, lead by Denver Christian's Monika Williams, who won the event in 58.45. And just dipping below one minute by the slimmest of margins was Regan Aurich, cross ing 59.99.
The distance events were an area with plenty of tight races, despite the rarity of such an occasion given the vast real estate.
One second separated winner of the 800 Emily Chaston from third place. Chaston ran 2:30.64. Christina Doolan and Rylee Aksamit were close 2-3, running 2:31.20, and 2:31.64.
Likewise, the 1,600 was nearly as close.
The mile-ish event was revealing in a way, as Cheyenne Mountain freshman Hope Stark put a lot of hope into her strength (perhaps it's more accurately described as "confidence"), as she telescoped away early in the event.
The freshman's early move paid off, and she was able to hold off a late charge from Aubrey Surage and Lindsey Weyant. Stark's time of 5:32.53 was a massive personal best. Surage finished second in 5:33.28, just ahead of Weyant's 5:33.75.
And if spectators thought the 800, or even the 1,600 was close, cue the 3,200...
Ella Johnson and Emily Chaston took the deuce down to the wire with Johnson claiming the W in 11:43.27 to Chaston's 11:43.95.
In the 100 hurdles there was no putting out the fire Caitlin Simmons started. The Lutheran junior blazed a 15.49 to trounce a solid field by nearly a full second. Simmons also took her winning ways off the track, dominating the triple jump with a 37-2.5 leap.
The 300 hurdles was a similar show of dominance with Smoky Hill's Amelia Johannes running a clear two-plus seconds from the field for a 46.36 victory.
In the field Violeta Salazar raised the bar figuratively, and literally, in the high jump. The Doherty sophomore was the lone jumper to clear five feet, winning the event with a 5-2.
In the pole vault Alexa Oatman and Lauren Kelly both entered with 9-6 seeds, and both left with 10-1 vaults.
Meanwhile, Christine Bailey made sure there would be no ties in the long jump. The Smoky Hill senior eased away with a 17-3.5 victory.
40+ tosses in the shot put are rare, and spectators were treated to the rare feat, as Katie Dack-Howell cleared the field with a 40-2.5. toss. Currently that's No. 2 in Colorado.
And Dack-Howell wasn't done there, the Lutheran sophomore dominated the discus as well, winning the event with a 110-2.5.