Camille Peisner dropped a state-leading, US No. 17 in the 400.
Who's ready for state? (Everyone raise their hands)
The cream has risen to the top - that much is obvious. While there weren't a lot of new state-leading marks, there was a ton of movement within this week's set of rankings.
Sydney Holiday remained in the No. 2 spot in the 100, but did inch up within Arria Minor's shadow just a bit. Holiday ran 11.72 at the Front Range League Championships.
Behind her Teagan Zwaanstra nearly cracked 12 for the first time this season. Zwaanstra ran 12.00 for a Colorado No. 4.
The 200 saw some serious movement.
Camille Peisner had a big, big weekend. Peisner ran 24.21 at the Jeffco Championships for the second fastest 200 in the state this season. Additionally, Peisner ran a state-leading 54.31 in the 400.
Back to the 200...
Maya Provencal ran 24.77 for a Colorado No. 4 at the Jeffco Championships, while the Queen of 2A Sprints, Remington Ross, stormed to a 24.89 for a Colorado No.5.
In the 100 Hurdles
Zion Smith jumped to the No. 3 spot in all-classifications, running 14.64, while Destiny Grimes ran a Colorado No. 4 in 14.68.
Likewise, Destiny Butler made a big jump in the 300 Hurdles, running a PR of 44.21 for the third-fastest time in the state this season.
Of the many big stories coming out of the weekend, the top one has got to be Marlena Preigh. The Fairview senior dropped a state-leading, US No. 4 2:07.31 in the 800 at the Front Range League Championships. Her US No. 4 mark comes without any altitude conversions.
And Preigh wasn't the only half-miler with a big performance - Lilly Lavier ran a big PR of 2:12.18 for a Colorado No. 3.
The 1,600 was yet another event that saw some serious shaking...
The Multi-League Championships in Grand Junction produced perhaps the most competitive 1,600 in the state this year, as the race saw four of the top-eight 1,600s in the state this season. It was a battle between the Blair sisters and the Harding sisters, and a few of the state's best milers.
Joslin Blair and Samantha Blair ran within a tenth-of-a-second from each other, with Joslin claiming the W in 5:01.27 to Samantha's 5:01.37. Madeleine Burns was just behind in 5:02.21, while Lizzy Harding was in her shadow at 5:02.29, and sister Naomi Harding just a step back in 5:03.81.
In the shot put Logan DeRock reclaimed the thrown with a personal best of 42-3 - that leads the state by a mere inch, while Teagan Zwaanstra moved into the No. 2 spot in the long jump with an 18-8.5 performance at the Cherry Creek Invitational.
We've got a new state-leader in the pole vault, and that's Lauren Jarossy. The Legend senior went 12-3, just off her PR, for a new Colorado No. 1
Tyler Williams ran a state-leading, US No. 9 in the 400.
Gavin Sawchuk made gains in the 100. The Valor Christian freshman sprinted his way to the No. 2 spot in all-classifications, running 10.62 for the Jeffco 5A title. Sawchuk also dropped the fifth-fastest 200, running 21.81.
Speaking of the 200... Across town Jackson Connelly ran the third fastest 200 in the state at the Cherry Creek Invite. Connelly ran 21.77.
In the 400: Hello Tyler Williams!
Williams dropped a state-leading, US No. 9 47.07 in the quarter to win the Jeffco 4A title. That's nearly half-a-second off his previous personal best, and yes, only .08 off joining the 46-Second Club.
Moving on up to the 800 Cruz Culpepper clearly is ready to roll. The Niwot junior responded to all the hurrah around the event with a solo 1:53.50 for the second-fastest time in all-classifications (by .01 seconds) this year.
Cal Banta put together a big, revealing, weekend as well. The Air Academy senior ran 1:54.15 in the 800 for a Colorado No.5, and 4:17.62 in the 1,600 for a Colorado No. 4.
Likewise, Dillon Powell, Mason Norman, and Gus McIntyre threw one of the best 3,200 races in the state this year on the track at the Pueblo Twilight. Powell took the win with a Colorado No. 4 of 9:22, while Norman moved to the No. 7 spot with his 9:24, and McIntyre moved to No. 9 with his 9:29.
In the shot put Kain Medrano reestablished himself on top of the thrown with a state-leading 58-9.5 toss, while Grant Redmond upped the high jump bar to 6-7 for a Colorado No. 3.
Miguel Castillo and Peyton Turnage joined the 23-foot club in the long jump over the weekend, as both boys had huge performances. Castillo went 23-4.75 for a Colorado No. 3, while Turnage went 23-1 for a Colorado No. 4.
In the triple jump the Fort Collins duo of Allam Bushara and Micaylon Moore inched themselves a little further away as the No. 1 and No. 2 triple jumpers in the state. Bushara went 49-3.25 for a new state-leading mark at the Front Range League Championships, while teammate Moore went 46-10-.75 for a Colorado No. 2.
In the pole vault David Counts skipped the 13-foot club entirely. The Pine Creek senior went 14-7 for a massive PR, and a Colorado No. 4.
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